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AI leaders warn the technology poses 'risk of extinction' like pandemics and nuclear war
Hundreds of business heads and public figures sounded a sobering alarm about AI.
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Death by GPS: are satnavs changing our brains?
We increasingly rely on GPS to get from A to B. But what happens if we’re led catastrophically astray – and are we losing our sense of direction?
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Microsoft president compares AI to invention of printing press
Microsoft President Brad Smith said Sunday that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is “almost like” the invention of the printing press. “Well, in a sense, it’s…
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IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computer
The company wants to make large-scale quantum computers a reality within just 10 years.
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Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles
Pioneering research could help development of miniaturised devices for stroke patients and paralysed people
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Bill Gates says A.I. could kill Google Search and Amazon as we know them
Bill Gates said during a Goldman Sachs event on artificial intelligence that a future AI personal assistant will give the firm that builds it an edge on rivals.
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Today's AI boom will amplify social problems if we don't act now, says AI ethicist
AI systems trained on internet data are in danger of reinforcing negative bias and causing societal harm. Salesforce's Kathy Baxter explains how to fix it.
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Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
The world is likely to hit 1.5C of warming within the next five years because of rising carbon emissions.
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You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy
Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the unintentional pickup of human genetic information raises ethical questions.
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Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better
A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment
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In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
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AI Malware: A Silent and Looming Threat in A New Era of Cybersecurity Risks
A new research paper unveils the potential dangers of indirect prompt injections in large language models (LLMs), posing serious concerns for their commercial utility and AI safety.
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AI ‘could be as transformative as Industrial Revolution’
UK’s outgoing chief scientist urges ministers to ‘get ahead’ of profound social and economic changes
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Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration
Nuclear propulsion could enable humanity to reach farther into space than ever before.
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'The Godfather of A.I.' warns of 'nightmare scenario' where artificial intelligence begins to seek power
Geoffrey Hinton, who quit his job at Google, says he regrets his role in helping to develop artificial intelligence.
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From pope’s jacket to napalm recipes: how worrying is AI’s rapid growth?
Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs
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How A.I.-powered robots are changing retail
An army of inventory robots is being deployed to help retailers appease angry customers, boost sales and respond to the ongoing worker shortage.
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Your windows may soon produce wireless Internet connections powered by sunlight
Windows are quickly evolving into futuristic gateways.
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Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT
The New York Times details Google's "shock" and "panic" at having a search rival.
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New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
While there are already developed technologies to remove PFAS from water, experts say these existing approaches have several major limitations.