The UK wants to export its model of AI regulation, but it’s doubtful the world will want it

Recent claims that artificial intelligence (AI) poses an existential threat to humanity seem to have jolted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak into action. Despite being seen as having a “pro-techology” stance, he appears to be quickly shifting position. The Centre for AI Safety recently made mitigating the risk of extinction from AI a global priority. Against […]

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TurboTax developer Intuit brings AI to taxes and personal finance

Intuit, the global financial technology platform renowned for its popular products such as Intuit TurboTax and Mailchimp, has announced a proprietary generative artificial intelligence operating system, dubbed “GenOS”, designed to tackle various financial challenges including tax, accounting, marketing and personal finance. Generative AI refers to a rapidly-developing category of artificial intelligence that focuses on creating […]

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facial modelling study explores technology to aid diagnosis

Foetal alcohol syndrome is a lifelong condition caused by exposing an unborn baby to alcohol. It’s a pattern of mental, physical and behavioural symptoms seen in some people whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Not all prenatal alcohol exposure results in the syndrome; it is the most severe form of a range of effects called […]

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Israel tests drone ‘air taxis’ for the first time

Israel’s National Air Drone Initiative (INDI) has launched a number of drone flight tests across Israel this week, in preparation for the advancement of flight vehicles, according to a press release published on Monday INDI partnered with the Transportation Ministry, the Israel Innovation Authority, Ayalon Highways, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI). The […]

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Did an AI drone go rogue and kill its human operator in a simulation?

Reports of an Artificial Intelligent (AI) drone killing its military operator in a simulation in London have made appearances in global media over the last week. However, the US military denies that this simulation ever happened.  The alleged simulated death occurred during a simulation test ran by Air Force Colonel Tucker Hamilton.  According to reports, […]

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Apple Vision Pro: What does it do and will it deliver?

Apple recently unveiled its Vision Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California. With it, Apple is venturing into a market of head-mounted devices (HMDs) – which are usually just displays, but in this case is more of a complete computer attached to your head – as well as the worlds of virtual reality […]

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how artificial photosynthesis may be key to sustained life beyond Earth

Life on Earth owes its existence to photosynthesis – a process which is 2.3 billion years old. This immensely fascinating (and still not fully understood) reaction enables plants and other organisms to harvest sunlight, water and carbon dioxide while converting them into oxygen and energy in the form of sugar. Photosynthesis is such an integral […]

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How understanding plant body clocks could help transform how food is grown

Have you ever had a bad case of jet lag? That horrible feeling when you get off a long haul flight and your body is telling you it’s time to go to sleep, but the outside world is telling you it’s time for breakfast? That’s the biological effects of your inner body clock, also known […]

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