Blaise Agüera y Arcus argues that prediction is the fundamental principle behind intelligence and “may be the whole story”.
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As ChatGPT moves toward ads, fears about manipulation are rising. But if designed well, advertising inside AI could help fund access while making shopping easier.
How good are our current seafloor maps?
In Africa, four countries cover the lion’s share of IA-related investments. But a few other countries on the continent are displaying undeniable potential in the field.
Existing underwater fibre optic cables could help monitor tectonic movement on the ocean floor.
Companies are selling a range of anti-drone devices, from guns that fire nets to powerful laser weapons, but no one system is sufficient for defending airports, power plants and other critical sites.
A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence what people believe.
A combination of education, income and technology has a strong influence on women’s reproductive autonomy.
Technology can help countries with high levels of informal workers build stronger tax systems, if there are strong foundations and the right incentives.
Will the UK’s new Cyber Action Plan staunch the flow of attacks? Other countries are leading the way in cyber-defence strategies.
Emerging digital tools can help authorities prioritize inspections and rapidly identify illicit goods by linking online monitoring, legal references and on-the-ground investigations.
Following the app’s sale, the company’s updated privacy policy and terms of service set off alarm bells. The reaction shows Big Tech has lost the public’s trust.
Human intelligence is social and embodied – but AI is very different.
People are using generative AI to flood courts with filings, legislatures with constituent letters and publications with submissions. AI detectors are no silver bullet.
In the right context, films can move across many different genres in the span of their lifetime, depending on the audiences that watch them.
Medals can be won and lost by hundredths of seconds as athletes sprint away from the starting block.
Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.
NZ appears to be widening its defence and surveillance capabilities across the region, raising questions about strategic alignment, transparency and independence.
An AI agent you can run at home has gone viral – and things are getting a bit weird.
With a major inquiry into online harms nearing its conclusion, NZ faces a pivotal decision about how boldly it wants to respond.
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Toronto
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Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor of Statistics and Professor of EECS, University of Michigan
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Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University