Discussions around science and technology can become controversial, such as public conversations around climate science or gene-editing tools. That might leave the impression…
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A machine can only “do whatever we know how to order it to perform,” wrote the 19th-century computing pioneer Ada Lovelace. This…
The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than…
The social separation imposed by the pandemic led us to rely on technology to an extent we might never have…
The big idea Social media can be mentally draining. And when mentally drained, you are more likely to be influenced…
Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view. Customers can pay for groceries or…
Many futuristic novels and films have explored what the world might look like without water. But water scarcity isn’t a…
A recent open letter by computer scientists and tech industry leaders calling for a six-month ban on artificial intelligence development has received widespread…
“So far as the influence of the newspaper upon the mind and morals of the people is concerned, there can…
Despite recent waves of Big Tech layoffs, billions of dollars have been sunk into virtual reality (VR) hardware and software over the past few years.…