As a chess-playing robot breaks a child’s finger, complex questions arise about AI

Are we ready to deal with the moral and legal complexities raised by human-robot interaction?

Maria O'Sullivan, The Conversation

· Jul 28, 2022 · 11:30 pm

A Google engineer mistook a powerful AI as sentient because of this human cognitive glitch

Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so.

Kyle Mahowald, The Conversation

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Anna A Ivanova, The Conversation

· Jun 30, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Inventions by artificial intelligence are pushing patent laws to breaking point

Can software be an ‘inventor’? As courts wrestle with AI patent applications, the law must change to keep up.

Toby Walsh, The Conversation

· Jun 04, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Five things to know about the next-gen AI that is capable of creating images and telling jokes

These systems are known as ‘foundation models’ and are not all hype and party tricks.

Aaron J Snoswell, The Conversation

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Dan Hunter, The Conversation

· May 14, 2022 · 11:30 pm

In Malaysia, the use of AI to recommend sentencing in court has raised concerns

As the country concludes a pilot run, experts say artificial intelligence is no match for ‘human judges’.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 14, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Is artificial intelligence better than humans at making money in financial markets?

Despite all their imperfections, empirical evidence suggests humans are currently ahead of AI.

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, The Conversation

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Fabio Cuzzolin, The Conversation

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Wojtek Buczynski, The Conversation

· Feb 07, 2022 · 09:30 pm

With AI getting better at writing, it’s become harder for universities to check for plagiarism

The traditional landscape surrounding academic integrity and authorship is being rapidly reshaped by technological developments.

Michael Mindzak, The Conversation

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Sarah Elaine Eaton, The Conversation

· Nov 16, 2021 · 07:30 pm

AI and deepfakes are bringing history to life – but at a steep moral cost

Beyond anxieties about the wholesale fabrication of history, there are subtler consequences that are worrying.

Nir Eisikovits, The Conversation

· Nov 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm

There’s a revolution coming in voice profiling and the warning signs are loud and clear

Marketers will soon be able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis to gain insights into shoppers’ inclinations.

Joseph Turow, The Conversation

· May 04, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Europe is set to ban artificial intelligence that is a threat to the safety and rights of people

But it leaves a loophole for mass surveillance.

Bernd Carsten Stahl, The Conversation

· Apr 25, 2021 · 11:30 pm

AI tech is increasingly being used by police worldwide. Here’s why India needs to regulate it

Technologies are known to increase bias, resulting in inaccurate judgements for minorities.

Gaurav Jain

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Raghav Chopra

· Apr 01, 2021 · 09:00 am

Artificial intelligence can now learn to influence human behaviour

Scientists from Australia devised a systematic method of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in the ways people make choices using an AI system.

Jon Whittle, The Conversation

· Feb 16, 2021 · 11:30 pm