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Digital Sugar: Consequences of unethical recommender systems
Introduction We are spending more and more time online. The average internet user spends over 2 hours on social networking platforms daily. These platforms are powered by recommendation systems, complex algorithms that use machine learning to determine what content should be shown to the user based on their personal data and usage history. In the […]
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Artificial Intelligence: a Dividing Force
On March 22nd 2023 an open letter urged all AI laboratories to ‘immediately pause for at least six months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. This letter was signed by technological stalwarts like Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque along with thousands of other people including […]
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Don’t panic: AGI may steal your coffee mug, but it’ll also make sure you have time for that coffee break.
AGI in the Future Workplace In envisioning the future of work in the era of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), there exists apprehension among individuals regarding the potential displacement of their employment roles by AGI or AI in general. AGI is an artificial general intelligence that can be used in different fields, as it is defined […]
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AI AND AGING: A FUTURISTIC DUO UNVEILING BOUNDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR SENIOR WELL-BEING
The global demographic picture is shifting dramatically, with unprecedented growth in the elderly population. This demographic transition presents many issues, particularly in delivering effective healthcare for older people. In response to these issues, various revolutionary research articles and studies have arisen, providing novel solutions that collectively reinvent the standard model of senior care. As countries […]
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Data privacy: Why it should be the next step in AI regulation
In the current stage of development in Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is nothing more important than data. It’s the fuel of any statistical-based AI method. The most popular classes of models ingest enormous amounts of data to be trained, such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, PaLM. However, in many models, the users do not explicitly give […]
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AI’s Paradox of Progress: A Worthwhile Cost for Climate Change Breakthroughs
Dubai, December 2023. During the UN’s climate summit (COP28), representatives of 198 countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels – a world first. Moving from one of the largest petrostates to its second-largest consumer, the USA, we see the importance of this topic being underlined beyond the diplomatic world. In a video that’s somewhere […]
Read MoreUtilising publicly accessible works across various fields, including artistic, literary, and coding repositories, without explicit permission, while essential, raises significant ethical concerns that overshadow the advancements in generative AI technology.
Recent years have seen an unexpectedly rapid rise in AI tools and technologies. It was only a few years ago when OpenAI unveiled their Dall-E 2 in 2022, an image generator that garnered attention from the popular press and sparked the beginning of the rise of Artificial Intelligence tools to the masses. Since the unveiling […]
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Social media is not your living room, its a public square governed by AI
Today’s social media is saturated with internet bots, cyberbullying, and fake news which are intricately tied to real-world consequences. With artificial intelligence (AI) largely governing interactions on these platforms, the influence of social media on politics, human interactions and societal perspectives has become much more apparent, especially in causing a public divide. To combat this, […]
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AI’s Skewed Impact on The Labor Market
The emergence of artificial intelligence signals a complex dynamic change in the labor market, with the way industries operate changing and the employment landscape being reshaped. On one hand, within many fields, AI has led to the weakening or even disappearance of many jobs, especially those involving repetitive and routine tasks; on the other hand, […]
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AI at a climate crossroad: Managing the environmental footprint while unleashing it’s potential on climate change
The fast-growing industry of AI has taken center stage in today’s society. Models such as Google’s search engines, Netflix’s recommendation system, and chatGPT have become indispensable in our everyday lives. Yet, despite the allure of these models, have we overlooked the shadows they cast on our planet? Are we steering AI toward an environmental disaster […]
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