The metaverse could bring out the good, bad, and ugly sides of people
On March 24,2022 by Tom RoutleyThe metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks...
Why it’s so hard to regulate algorithms
On March 24,2022 by Tom RoutleyBy Todd FeathersIn 2018, the New York City Council created a task force to study the city’s use of a...
What AI could be like when you plug a computer into your brain
On March 20,2022 by Tom RoutleyIn the few minutes that you are reading this article, I will tell you about a completely new type of...
Why giving AI ‘human ethics’ is probably a terrible idea
On March 20,2022 by Tom RoutleyIf you want artificial intelligence to have human ethics, you have to teach it to evolve ethics like...
Why AI and human perception are too complex to be compared
On March 20,2022 by Tom RoutleyHuman-level performance. Human-level accuracy. Those are terms you hear a lot from companies develop...
4 times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI
On March 16,2022 by Tom RoutleyScience fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and visions...
Why the nonprofit OpenAI made GPT-3 a commercial product
On March 16,2022 by Tom RoutleySo you like our media brand Neural? You should join our Neural event track at TNW2020 , where you’ll...
Cops claim Google Maps led them to a mafia member, but there’s more to it than that
On March 16,2022 by Tom RoutleyGoogle Maps is best known for finding places, but the service is also proving adept at finding criminals...
How will GPT-3 change our lives?
On March 12,2022 by Tom RoutleyIn recent years, the AI circus really has come to town and we’ve been treated to a veritable parade...
This AI simulation of Roger Federer helps him overcome his Wimbledon SHAME
On March 12,2022 by Tom RoutleyIn the 2019 Wimbledon final, Roger Federer was a point away from becoming the oldest player to win a...
Alphabet to spin out quantum company after Google’s time crystal breakthrough
On March 12,2022 by Tom RoutleyAlphabet’s reportedly planning to promote one of its Moonshot projects from venture to business in a...
This Philosopher AI has its own existential questions to answer
On March 08,2022 by Tom RoutleyA new Philosopher AI could help you find meaning in a meaningless world — as long as you don’t ask i...
Elon Musk may announce human trials at the Neuralink demo. Here’s why that’s awesome
On March 08,2022 by Tom RoutleyI’m reticent to use the phrase “iPhone moment for brain surgery” in the first sentence here, but Elo...
How Intel helped give the ‘world’s first’ cyborg a voice
On March 08,2022 by Tom RoutleyOn a cold November day in 2016, Dr Peter Scott-Morgan was having a long, hot soak in the bath. After...
How brain-computers could make the Matrix real
On March 04,2022 by Tom RoutleyThe problem with reality is that it tends to insist upon itself. Scientists have long pondered wheth...
5 esoteric science papers to take your mind off the global hellscape
On January 09,2021 by Tom RoutleyExperiencing 2020 from the POV of a rational-minded person is exhausting and scary. It sometimes fee...
Algorithm downgrades nearly 40% of English exam results, hitting poorer students hardest
On January 09,2021 by Tom RoutleyAn algorithm used to determine school-leaving grades in England has downgraded 39% of the results pr...
EU plans to tackle online child abuse spark surveillance concerns
On January 05,2021 by Tom RoutleyThe scale of child sexual exploitation and abuse online is increasing at an alarming rate. The Inter...
5 criminals caught by Detective Google Maps
On January 05,2021 by Tom RoutleyGoogle Maps wears many hats. While mere civilians use the app for navigation, location information, or...
England’s new contact-tracing app has a big distance problem
On January 05,2021 by Tom RoutleyA revamped version of England‘s troubled contact-tracing app is beginning trials today, but the new...