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Concerns about privacy, consent and memory raised by artificial intelligence will become more urgent as more advanced models enter the market.
AI developers are starting to talk about ‘welfare’ and ‘spirituality’, raising old questions about the inner lives of machines.
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a chatbot.
It might seem odd to look to someone who lived over 2,000 years ago for answers about AI. But Aristotle has enduring insights about friendships – and which ones are particularly valuable.
The rollout will leave parents playing a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.
We’re just as likely to share intimate info with a chatbot as we are with a fellow human. It’s a privacy risk.
AI models too often produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation.
Research finds concerning numbers of workers are using public AI tools in inappropriate ways, undermining work quality and increasing risks.
A new study surveys Canadians’ attitudes towards and use of generative AI. Many worry it could be used to manipulate voters or interfere with democratic processes
What we want from AI systems depends on the kind of relationships they are trying to simulate.
Nomi AI is marketed as an “AI companion with memory and a soul”. But it has a much darker side which highlights the urgent need for enforceable AI safety standards.
OpenAI has rolled out a new feature on ChatGPT that can produce reports at the level of a ‘research analyst’. But it doesn’t mean we can replace human thinking.
If you need to access social services, you deserve to know whether the provider is using artificial intelligence in any way.
The upside to this war of words? More competition is boosting consumer choice, including with OpenAI’s release over the weekend of a new AI model, o3-mini.
A Korean chatbot named Iruda was manipulated by users to spew hate speech, leading to a large fine for her makers — and providing a warning for lawmakers.
Sending your personal information to be stored in China is a risky proposition.
More efficient AI models may make research easier – and raise questions about the value of investments in huge datacentres.
From dodgy advice to fake adverts, consumers need to be on their guard.
The latest buzz phrase coming from technology companies is ‘AI agents.’ A computer scientist explains what that means – and how ChatGPT and your Roomba fit into the picture.
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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