Artificial intelligence

And other stories from the stranger side of life

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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And other stories from the stranger side of life

Tesla mogul is on mission to enable humans to control computers with their brains

Artificial intelligence operation Faculty Private has also received payments from company owned by Dominic Cummings

AI has wide-ranging applications but some experts are warning of potential ‘pitfalls’

Machine-learning could transform world of business, work and diplomacy but also drive us further apart

Third-party workers were sent audio files containing ‘confidential information’

New Government scheme will allow tech companies to access live congestion data

‘Beeb’ will focus on regional accent recognition to stand out from Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant

Cerebras Systems’ processor has 50,000 times as many cores as an iPhone chip

Use of hi-tech surveillance systems raises fears over the public’s privacy

Scientists believe the rodents may be key to creating algorithms that detect doctored footage

Boris Johnson pledges £250m to fund national AI lab - but is personal data at risk?

Tech entrepreneur has revealed company’s plans to link AI and human intelligence

Controversial technology that was a porn trend is now animating famous images

Unesco urges tech firms to offer gender-neutral versions of their voice assistants

Social media giant to use AI to stop people getting notifications about deceased friends and relatives

Unions say new system may cause distrust and increase pressure

Staff protest at controversial board member leads to company u-turn

New feature shows users why they see certain posts and videos

ONS estimates 70% of ‘high risk’ roles are currently held by women

Whereas higher-skilled counterparts in the south could benefit from rising demand and increased employment

Elon Musk-backed firm warns that artificial intelligence programme could be used to spread fake news

Liberty warns predictive policing threatens citizens’ rights as federation warn of dangers of staffing shortages

Artificial Intelligence might lead to smarter cities, but could also be used for surveillance

More than half of the automated workforce has been fired following complaints

From remote door keys to light-up loos, the popular voice assistant is well on course to take over your home

Man in Germany is sent thousands of audio recordings from AI recordings

State-run media outlet Xinhua says virtual presenters will ‘reduce production costs’

Lyra algorithm can successfully identify cancerous cells 99% of the time