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Tools to spot AI essays show bias against non-native English speakers

Essays in English written by people from China were branded by text-analysis tools as being generated by artificial intelligence 61 per cent of the time

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Watermarking tool to prevent AI image editing can easily be thwarted

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Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

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Welcome To Your A.I. Future
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Google robot learns to sort the recyclables left in office waste bins

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Welcome to Your AI Future! Watch the AI film made using Midjourney

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Figure 4: At the beginning of the simulation, one agent is initialized with an intent to organize a Valentine?s Day party. Despite many possible points of failure in the ensuring chain of events?agents might not act on that intent, might not remember to tell others, might not remember to show up?the Valentine?s Day party does in fact occur, with a number of agents gathering and interacting.

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ChatGPT agents are better at simulated role-play than humans

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AI-designed protein shells could make vaccines more effective

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Inflatable drone can bounce off walls and perch on nearly anything

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Regulating AI is going to be hard but big tech transparency is key

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Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

Existential risk from AI is admittedly more speculative than pressing concerns such as its bias, but the basic solution is the same. A robust public discussion is long overdue, says David Krueger

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Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

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How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

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Artificial intelligence: 5 questions answered that you should know

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How this moment for AI will change society forever (and how it won't)

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AI helps cyclists work out how much to eat during the Tour de France

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