Artificial Intelligence
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Boris Eldagsen and the AI art dilemma
Talking Point German artist has won a photography competition with a computer-generated image – is this the future of art or a threat to creativity?
By Felicity Capon Published
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Pros and cons of artificial intelligence
Pros and Cons AI offers ‘unimagined capabilities’ but experts have warned it could serve ‘nefarious aims’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Experts call for AI pause over risk to humanity
Speed Read Open letter says powerful new systems should only be developed once it is known they are safe
By Jamie Timson Published
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Facial recognition technology and policing: an unholy alliance?
Talking Point Grey area for AI leads to claims that everyone is being put into ‘a perpetual police line-up’
By Jamie Timson Published
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Donald Trump, the Pope and the disruptive power of AI images
feature AI-generated deepfakes blur reality and could be used for political disinformation or personal blackmail
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Russia vs Bali, AI upgraded and a plague of seaweed
podcast Do Russian tourists in Bali deserve their reputation? What will Chat GPT do next? And why is sargassum causing a stink in Florida?
By The Week Staff Published
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AI and Big Tech: busted flush or next gold rush?
Talking Point Generative AI start-ups won $1.37bn in investment last year – almost as much as the five previous years combined
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Google’s Bard: AI chatbot makes $100bn mistake
Speed Read An error during Google’s demonstration of its new ChatGPT rival instantly wiped 9% off the tech firm’s value
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Spain spends €258m on trains too big for tunnels
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Chatbot wars: Google launches Bard to take on ChatGPT
Under the Radar Search giant’s first foray into generative AI sets the scene for new conflict among Big Tech companies
By Jamie Timson Published
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Animal shelter will name cat litter tray after your ex
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Unsettling’ bid to bring dodo back to life
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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OpenAI: the ChatGPT start-up now worth billions
feature The Elon Musk-founded company has secured investment from Microsoft as artificial intelligence chatbot takes the world by storm
By Asya Likhtman Published
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Call for regulation to stop AI ‘eliminating the whole human race’
Speed Read Professor said artificial intelligence could become as dangerous as nuclear weapons
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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