Programs to detect AI discriminate against non-native English speakers, shows study
Over half of essays written by people were wrongly flagged as AI-made, with implications for students and job applicants
John Goodenough obituary
American materials chemist who won the Nobel prize for his role in the invention of the rechargeable lithium battery
Can you solve it? Are you brainy at binary?
The world is split into 10 types of people, those that can solve this puzzle, and those that can’t
Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligence
Robots say they have no plans to steal jobs or rebel against humans
Humanoid robots speak – with some awkward pauses – in ‘world first’ press conference at Geneva AI summit
Are Australian Research Council reports being written by ChatGPT?
Multiple accounts from researchers suggest that feedback for Discovery Project grant funding was written by artificial intelligence
AI watch: from deepfakes to a rock star humanoid
This week in artificial intelligence
Can a ‘robotherapist’ deliver as good a massage as a human?
Backhug’s 26 mechanical fingers offer personalised joint care. How much can it do for me in six weeks?
Five ways AI might destroy the world: ‘Everyone on Earth could fall over dead in the same second’
Artificial intelligence is already advancing at a worrying pace. What if we don’t slam on the brakes? Experts explain what keeps them up at night
AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy
Never underestimate a droid: robots gather at AI for Good summit in Geneva
Ai-da, Desdemona, Nadine and Geminoid join world’s largest gathering of humanoids to promote AI as force for good
Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’
It is not yet clear how the power and possibilities of AI will play out. Here are the best-case scenarios for how it might help us develop new drugs, give up dull jobs and live long, healthy lives
Calendar Girls review – portrait of a seniors’ dance troupe grooving it up in Florida
Documentary following a group of women dancers over 60 is well made but leaves you wondering if there’s more to know about these spirited performers
‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power
Tesla speculated electricity from thin air was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed to power our homes
Chatbots are social media on steroids – trapping us in an even more tangled web
Big tech now has even more to answer for. But salvation could come from an unlikely source