Top news of the week: 06.04.2023.
AI might not steal your job, but it could change it
AI is already being used in the legal field. Is it really ready to be a lawyer?
Letter signed by Elon Musk demanding AI research pause sparks controversy
The statement has been revealed to have false signatures and researchers have condemned its use of their work
Column: Afraid of AI? The startups selling it want you to be
ChatGPT and other new AI services benefit from a science fiction-infused marketing frenzy unlike anything in recent memory. There's more to fear here than killer robots.
AI Cyber Lunch: Meredith Broussard on "Confronting Race, Gender, & Ability Bias in Tech"
What if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just glitches in mostly functional machinery—what if they're coded into our technological systems? Please join the Science, Technology, and Public ...
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
The country's data-protection regulator has serious privacy concerns over the technology.
Would you open up to a chatbot therapist?
AI-powered chatbots are now sophisticated enough that they are starting to be used for therapy.
AI experts disown Musk-backed campaign citing their research
Critics accuse the Future of Life Institute, the group behind a letter Musk co-signed, of prioritising imagined apocalyptic scenarios.
AI has much to offer humanity. It could also wreak terrible harm. It must be controlled
Systems with abilities exceeding human capacity have been let loose. If big tech firms refuse to see the risks governments must step in