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When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

Technology

When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

There are serious issues with new proposals to use artificial intelligence to predict future crimes, says Yu Xiong, chair of the advisory board to the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Metaverse and Web 3.0

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AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay

Technology

AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they're here to stay

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Mind

Science is a Pandora's box – but we should open it anyway

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Technology

US government is using AI for unprecedented social media surveillance

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Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method

Technology

Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method

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US government defunds research on misinformation

Technology

US government defunds research on misinformation

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Greater mouse-tailed bats

Life

Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy

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KONYA, TURKIYE - MARCH 26: Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) rest in Lake Cavuscu as they migrate from Africa to Europe and Russia with the arrival of spring in Ilgin district of Konya, Turkiye on March 26, 2025. Lake Cavuscu is home to pelicans and migratory birds on the migration route. Lake Cavuscu, where there are suitable conditions for feeding and accommodation, is also home to resident birds. (Photo by Seyit Konyali /Anadolu via Getty Images)

Life

Great white pelicans take a well-deserved break during migration

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An artist?s impression of the Martian settlement SpaceX has envisioned. Image: SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/humanspaceflight/mars/

Technology

Inside the outlandish, futuristic dreams of the tech bros

Culture

Technology

AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injuring them

A machine controlled by AI that sprays bears with the chilli pepper chemical capsaicin could reduce dangerous confrontations with people

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Society

US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time

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Technology

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

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Technology

Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

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Technology

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game

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