Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

AI might provide information for work or engage in lighthearted conversation but they fundamentally lack qualities that define a virtuous friendship.

Gregg D Caruso, The Conversation

· Jun 01, 2025 · 10:00 pm

What if employers could gauge the ‘moods’ of workers? A dangerous new tech gains ground in India

Emotion recognition systems are finding growing use, from monitoring customer responses to ads to scanning for ‘distressed’ women in danger.

Vidushi Marda

· Aug 28, 2023 · 07:30 am

A Google engineer believes an AI has become sentient. Is there a way to know for sure?

Experts disagree with the Google engineer, but the debate raises old questions about the nature of consciousness.

Oscar Davis, The Conversation

· Jun 15, 2022 · 11:30 pm

From Alexa to Siri, modern AI is based on an old idea that all humans feel the same six emotions

Out-of-date science is steering the near-ubiquitous emotion-detecting technologies.

Dr Rich Firth-Godbehere

· Dec 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Lost in automation: Companies are using chatbots for customer service. Here’s why that’s bad news

Expect customer service to get worse as artificial intelligence steps in.

Daniel Polani, The Conversation

· Sep 01, 2017 · 11:30 pm

A first for robotics - emotional robot Pepper wins over homes in Japan and is now set to enter offices

Scroll Staff

· Jul 31, 2015 · 11:03 am