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The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy

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The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy

Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. But there are good reasons to think AIs will never be capable of genuine empathy, raising profound questions about their role in society

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US Army tests AI chatbots as battle planners in a war game simulation

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Health

AI designs bespoke 3D-printed prosthetic eyes

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Technology

GPT-4 developer tool can hack websites without human help

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Technology

Deepfakes are out of control – is it too late to stop them?

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Technology

Realism of OpenAI’s Sora video generator raises security concerns

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Life

Poison frogs tap-dance to rouse prey and make them easier to catch

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Life

Male cuttlefish burst through their ink clouds to impress females

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Technology

This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own

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Humans

Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says

A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI

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Technology

AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames

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Life

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Technology

Silicon Valley’s top AI models are terrible at rebus wordplay puzzles

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Environment

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

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