Joshua Krook, University of Southampton; David Bossens, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, and Peter Winter, University of Bristol
Drones could carry out safety inspections more safely and ferry materials between floors.
The fashion industry is often an enthusiastic adopter of new technologies.
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New technologies are disrupting the fashion industry. From virtual showrooms to supply chain management, these technologies carry both opportunities and threats.
While some nurses have protested the use of robotics and AI in healthcare, new technologies could help care for aging populations offering efficiency alongside the compassion of human nurses
It won’t be just human eyes monitoring the thousands of security cameras at the Paris Olympics.
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France is using experimental AI-enabled surveillance and data collection tools before, during and after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s what that means for the trade-off between security and privacy.
AI is everywhere these days, which means more data centers eating up more electricity. There’s no easy fix, but some combination of efficiency, flexibility and new technologies could ease the burden.
Don’t feel you need to rush out and enrol in a degree on how to become an AI engineer (unless, of course, that is where your interest and passion lie).
A Google data centre in the Netherlands.
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The government has revived the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, but the way AI may be skewing news results and visibility is off the table for now. My new research suggests it should be a priority.
AI-powered chatbots with romantic and sexual roleplay features are growing in popularity.
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Artificial intelligence technologies are changing how users experience intimate romantic and sexual connections. These technologies bring many positive benefits, but there is a dark side.
Marine ecologist Isabel Key explains what she’s finding as she listens to the sounds of underwater seagrass meadows. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Many datasets have gaps and biases due to how the information was gathered. Developers must account for this to avoid embedded wrong assumptions being carried across to train future AIs.
Human Rights Watch has sounded the alarm over Australian children’s images found in a huge data set used to train AI models. It could be a breach of our privacy law.
Steve Endacott’s AI Steve would be the first AI MP if elected.
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Disabled people are experts in using – and designing – assistive technologies. They have lessons to offer everyone about keeping control when help is offered.