The guru of the AI apocalypse
Eliezer Yudkowsky is confusing a very human obsession with death and a very modern fear of a techno-deity
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Doomscrolling on Vibes, Meta’s new AI slop feed
Can the TikTok short video model work when nearly everyone involved is a bot?
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Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
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Doomers records our AI angst
We have reached a strange moment in human imagination
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Dr AI will see you now
Human doctors may be fallible, but they have a tool that AI medicine will never have: judgement.
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The rise of the robot recruiter
AI is taking over the hiring process, but is this making the job-search fairer?
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Artificial intelligence is coming for creatives. The question is how to make it fair
Freelance writers have faced a tough market for decades. Without better support, AI could be a tipping point.
Magic and divination in the age of AI
An event in London finds eerie common cause between computer scientists and tarot readers. Meanwhile, Nvidia conjures a market cap…
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Doctors, beware the AI scribe
The time I spend editing my computerised medical notes outweighs any productivity gains I get from not writing them.
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My friendships are my life. AI could never compete
ChatGPT’s sycophantism is nothing like a real friend.
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Reframing the private school debate
Also this week: AI and the value of creativity, and Prince Harry’s lessons on family feuds.
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Why China is winning
In the struggle with the US for dominance, which superpower’s patriotic determination is stronger?
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Jensen Huang: the man who powers AI
The entrepreneur’s microchip company Nvidia has fuelled a tech revolution, but his success is built on failure and suffering.
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How to think in the age of AI
In a world transformed by tech, philosophy is more vital than ever.
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Britain’s AI delusion
Sacrificing national security or intellectual property for digital progress could leave the country incalculably worse off.
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Victoria Collins: “We must build public trust in AI and shift the culture to recognise its opportunities”
The new industrial revolution of artificial intelligence presents a unique opportunity, the government must take it.
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AI art and the ruins of human creativity
As the technology takes over the internet, we are hobbling our ability to create.
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Silent protest is falling on deaf ears
A new album of empty studio recordings challenges AI policy. Can an absence of noise say anything anymore?
By AI in breast cancer screening may do more harm than good
The complexity of medical practice is at odds with politicians’ thirst for good headlines.
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I barely recognise the AI version of me
According to ChatGPT, my writing is typified by obsessions with pizza, lattes and “semantics”.
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