AI professionals seek job flexibility and stability over exciting perks
Research suggests that AI professionals looking for a new job prioritise flexibility and stability over exciting perks.
Voice deepfakes are calling—here's what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
You have just returned home after a long day at work and are about to sit down for dinner when suddenly your phone starts buzzing. On the other end is a loved one, perhaps a parent, a child or a childhood friend, begging you to send them money immediately.
AI disentangles quantum patents
A new study in the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management demonstrates how so-called artificial intelligence (AI) techniques can be used instead of conventional text analysis to disentangle information from a large body of work. Proof of principle was undertaken using a patents database and focusing on research and technologies utilizing the field of quantum science.
With GPT-4, dangers of ‘Stochastic Parrots’ remain, say researchers. No wonder OpenAI CEO is a ‘bit scared’ | The AI Beat
Looking back at a seminal paper on AI ethics and realizing there are lessons from it that the AI community needs to keep in mind today.
How AI fooled Centrelink, and could fool you
Data and interactives editor Nick Evershed on how an AI-generated voice was able to fool Centrelink to access his private information, and AI expert Toby Walsh explores how this technology could make it easier than ever to steal someone’s identity or
Crypto Wants Its Shine Back
After a miserable year, cryptocurrency companies are looking for ways to rebrand products that many consumers no longer trust.
Cybersecurity funds should go towards beefing up Centrelink voice authentication, Greens say
David Shoebridge says some of the $10bn allocated to Redspice program should counter misuse of AI
Mind-control robots a reality
Researchers have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control.
A sowing, pruning, and harvesting robot for SynecocultureTM farming
Synecoculture, a new farming method, involves growing mixed plant species together in high density. However, it requires complex operation since varying species with different growing seasons and growing speeds are planted on the same land. To address this need, researchers have developed a robot that can sow, prune, and harvest plants in dense vegetation growth.
Head-worn device can control mobile manipulators
New research aims to increase autonomy for individuals with such motor impairments by introducing a head-worn device that will help them control a mobile manipulator. Teleoperated mobile manipulators can aid individuals in completing daily activities, but many existing technologies like hand-operated joysticks or web interfaces require a user to have substantial fine motor skills to effectively control them.
How AI is driving the future of technology
With AI managing repetitive and mundane workstreams in app development, humans are free to create, innovate and problem-solve.
GPT-4 emociona y asusta
El nuevo modelo de lenguaje de OpenAI podría no parecer tan peligroso, ahora. Sin embargo, los peores riesgos son precisamente los que no podemos anticipar.
The AI arms race highlights the urgent need for responsible innovation
When OpenAI claims to be “developing technologies that empower everyone,” who is included in the term “everyone?” And in what context will this “power” be wielded?
How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet
The rise of artificial general intelligence—now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley—will bring change that is "orders of magnitude" greater than anything the world has yet seen, observers say. But are we ready?
How AI 'revolution' is shaking up journalism
Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough to take their jobs. Yet.
‘I learned to love the bot’: meet the chatbots that want to be your best friend
Thousands of people enjoy relationships of all kinds – companionship, romantic, mental health support – with chatbot apps. Are they helpful, or potentially dangerous?
AI makes plagiarism harder to detect, argue academics – in paper written by chatbot
Lecturers say programs capable of writing competent student coursework threaten academic integrity
‘ChatGPT said I did not exist’: how artists and writers are fighting back against AI
From lawsuits to IT hacks, the creative industries are deploying a range of tactics to protect their jobs and original work from automation