Artificial intelligence
Your LinkedIn contact could be a deepfake

Your LinkedIn contact could be a deepfake
And other stories from the stranger side of life
11 Apr 2022
AI beats humans at bridge

AI beats humans at bridge
And other stories from the stranger side of life
29 Mar 2022
Why Elon Musk is facing claims of animal cruelty

Why Elon Musk is facing claims of animal cruelty
Billionaire’s technology firm forced to deny ‘cruel treatment of macaque monkeys’
16 Feb 2022
Will humans someday live forever?

Will humans someday live forever?
Silicon-valley start-ups, tech billionaires and Research scientists all hope to crack the secrets to a longer lifespan
21 Jan 2022
Hotel staff hit back at rude guests

Hotel staff hit back at rude guests
And other stories from the stranger side of life
21 Oct 2021
Beethoven’s unfinished symphony finished by AI

Beethoven’s unfinished symphony finished by AI
Musicians, historians and scientists join forces to ‘create something that Beethoven himself might have written’
1 Oct 2021
‘Mind-reading helmet’ devised in US

‘Mind-reading helmet’ devised in US
And other stories from the stranger side of life
17 Jun 2021

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Fake money ruins testicle-eating festival 

Fake money ruins testicle-eating festival
And other stories from the stranger side of life
28 May 2021
France in revolt, junior networks and digital emotions

France in revolt, junior networks and digital emotions
Why are French soldiers up in arms? Is Instagram the right place for children? And can computers recognise emotions?
14 May 2021
Ireland, Wombo and laser vision

Ireland, Wombo and laser vision
Is the Good Friday Agreement unravelling? How much of a threat are AI deepfakes? And can we really now see round corners?
19 Mar 2021
Sex robots ‘could kill’ if hacked, experts warn

Sex robots ‘could kill’ if hacked, experts warn
And other stories from the stranger side of life
9 Feb 2021
Why is the government paying Vote Leave’s AI firm £3m?

Why is the government paying Vote Leave’s AI firm £3m?
Artificial intelligence operation Faculty Private has also received payments from company owned by Dominic Cummings
13 Jul 2020
52 ideas that changed the world: 26. Artificial intelligence

52 ideas that changed the world: 26. Artificial intelligence
AI has wide-ranging applications but some experts are warning of potential ‘pitfalls’
6 Dec 2019
How translation technology could change the world

How translation technology could change the world
Machine-learning could transform world of business, work and diplomacy but also drive us further apart
30 Aug 2019
Apple fires ‘hundreds’ of contractors over eavesdropping

Apple fires ‘hundreds’ of contractors over eavesdropping
Third-party workers were sent audio files containing ‘confidential information’
29 Aug 2019
Can AI really solve Britain’s traffic problems?

Can AI really solve Britain’s traffic problems?
New Government scheme will allow tech companies to access live congestion data
28 Aug 2019
Why is the BBC launching a voice assistant?

Why is the BBC launching a voice assistant?
‘Beeb’ will focus on regional accent recognition to stand out from Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant
27 Aug 2019
What can the ‘world’s largest computer chip’ actually do?

What can the ‘world’s largest computer chip’ actually do?
Cerebras Systems’ processor has 50,000 times as many cores as an iPhone chip
20 Aug 2019
Why King’s Cross facial recognition is proving controversial

Why King’s Cross facial recognition is proving controversial
Use of hi-tech surveillance systems raises fears over the public’s privacy
13 Aug 2019
Why mice are being used in the fight against ‘deepfakes’

Why mice are being used in the fight against ‘deepfakes’
Scientists believe the rodents may be key to creating algorithms that detect doctored footage
12 Aug 2019
NHS artificial intelligence plans revealed

NHS artificial intelligence plans revealed
Boris Johnson pledges £250m to fund national AI lab - but is personal data at risk?
8 Aug 2019
What is Neuralink, Elon Musk’s ‘mind-reading’ microchip?

What is Neuralink, Elon Musk’s ‘mind-reading’ microchip?
Tech entrepreneur has revealed company’s plans to link AI and human intelligence
19 Jul 2019
Deepfakes: how Samsung brought the Mona Lisa to life

Deepfakes: how Samsung brought the Mona Lisa to life
Controversial technology that was a porn trend is now animating famous images
24 May 2019
How smart speaker AIs reinforce gender bias 

How smart speaker AIs reinforce gender bias
Unesco urges tech firms to offer gender-neutral versions of their voice assistants
22 May 2019
What happens to your Facebook account when you die?

What happens to your Facebook account when you die?
Social media giant to use AI to stop people getting notifications about deceased friends and relatives
10 Apr 2019
British bosses use artificial intelligence to monitor staff

British bosses use artificial intelligence to monitor staff
Unions say new system may cause distrust and increase pressure
8 Apr 2019
Why Google has dropped its AI ethics board

Why Google has dropped its AI ethics board
Staff protest at controversial board member leads to company u-turn
5 Apr 2019
How does Facebook’s News Feed work?

How does Facebook’s News Feed work?
New feature shows users why they see certain posts and videos
1 Apr 2019
Automation could replace 1.5 million UK jobs

Automation could replace 1.5 million UK jobs
ONS estimates 70% of ‘high risk’ roles are currently held by women
26 Mar 2019
Northern jobs most at risk from rise in automation

Northern jobs most at risk from rise in automation
Whereas higher-skilled counterparts in the south could benefit from rising demand and increased employment
6 Mar 2019
What makes OpenAI’s text robot ‘malicious’?

What makes OpenAI’s text robot ‘malicious’?
Elon Musk-backed firm warns that artificial intelligence programme could be used to spread fake news
15 Feb 2019
Can you police by machine?

Can you police by machine?
Liberty warns predictive policing threatens citizens’ rights as federation warn of dangers of staffing shortages
14 Feb 2019
How Alibaba’s City Brain is solving traffic congestion

How Alibaba’s City Brain is solving traffic congestion
Artificial Intelligence might lead to smarter cities, but could also be used for surveillance
17 Jan 2019