ai, ai and humanity, deepfakes, fake news

Algorithms Are Pushing AI-Generated Falsehoods at an Alarming Rate. How Do We Stop This?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are supercharging the problem of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and various image, voice, and video generators have made it easier than ever to produce content, while making it harder to tell what is factual or real. Malicious actors looking to spread disinformation can use AI ...

Troy Oakes

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AI Is Everywhere — Including Countless Applications You’ve Likely Never Heard Of

Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere. Currently, generative AI, in particular — tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT, Gemini (previously Bard), and others — is at the peak of hype. But as an academic discipline, this technology has been around for much longer than just the last couple of years. When it comes to real-world applications, many ...

Troy Oakes

How AI Is Transforming Earthquake Predictions

With the rapid intensification of natural disasters in recent years brought by the worsening climate change, scientists and experts are cramming to create technologies that could predict the onslaught of natural calamities to help people better prepare and limit the destruction they bring. There are now expectations that artificial intelligence (AI) will one day be ...

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Seismographic equipment recording earthquake activity on Hawaii.

Australia Plans to Regulate ‘High-Risk’ AI. Here’s How to Do That Successfully

Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic announced the Australian government’s response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation. The response addresses feedback from last year’s consultation on artificial intelligence (AI). It received more than 500 submissions, noting “excitement for the opportunities” of AI tools, but also raising concerns about potential risks ...

Troy Oakes

AI digital business.

2023 Was the Year of Generative AI. What Can We Expect in 2024?

In 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) truly entered our daily lives. The latest data shows four in five teenagers in the United Kingdom are using generative AI tools. About two-thirds of Australian employees report using generative AI for work. At first, many people used these tools because they were curious about generative AI or wanted to ...

Troy Oakes

Artificial intelligence.

Researchers Warn We Could Run Out of Data to Train AI by 2026. What Then?

As artificial intelligence (AI) reaches the peak of its popularity, researchers have warned the industry might be running out of training data — the fuel that runs powerful AI systems. This could slow down the growth of AI models, especially large language models, and may even alter the trajectory of the AI revolution. But why ...

Troy Oakes

Human vs. AI intelligence.

We Built a ‘Brain’ From Tiny Silver Wires That Learns in Real Time

The world is infatuated with artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. AI systems can process vast quantities of data in a seemingly superhuman way similar to your brain. However, current AI systems rely on computers running complex algorithms based on artificial neural networks. These use huge amounts of energy, and use even more energy ...

Troy Oakes

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