By Hazel Shearing and Shiona McCallum Education correspondent and technology reporter 6 hours ago image source, Getty Images With exam season approaching, students may be tempted to turn to new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to give them an edge on assessments. Universities have struggled to understand what AI applications like ChatGPT are capable …
Summary: A new study delves into how advanced AI systems affect our trust in the people we interact with. Research finds that a strong design perspective is driving the development of AI with increasingly human-like characteristics. While attractive in some contexts, it can be problematic when it’s not clear whether you’re communicating with …
Summary: A recent study found that secondary bacterial pneumonia, rather than the much-discussed “cytokine storm,” is a significant factor in COVID-19-related deaths. Nearly half of the patients who required mechanical ventilation support were affected by this secondary bacterial infection. By applying machine learning to analyze medical records, the researchers found that those who …
Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have dogged humanity since the beginning of the computer age. Until now these fears have focused on machines using physical means to kill, enslave or replace people. But in the last couple of years, new AI tools have emerged that threaten the survival of human civilization from an …
Over the last decade, with the introduction of increasingly complex artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the demand for computing power has increased exponentially. New energy-efficient hardware designs could help meet this demand while reducing the power consumption of computers, supporting faster processing and enabling AI training within the device itself. Spin-orbit pair magnetoresistive random …
By Jonathan Amos BBC science correspondent Image caption, The satellites completing the network have carried India’s largest rocket into orbit March 25, 2023 Updated March 26, 2023 London-based company OneWeb has launched the latest set of satellites it needs to provide a broadband Internet connection anywhere on Earth. The 36 spacecraft boarded an …
By Michael Dempsey Business technology journalist February 10, 2023 image source, Getty Images Image caption, There is no internet without data centers Much of what we do every day involves a data center. Shopping online, streaming TV shows, reading this story – they all need data to be archived and readily available. The …
By Paul Seddon and Oscar Bentley BBC news January 12, 2023 image source, Getty Images Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion against government plans to prevent harmful material on the internet. Thirty-six Conservative MPs are backing a plan to jail social media bosses if they fail to protect children from harmful content …