New Zealand is badly under-prepared for mass deployment of AI in the public sector - and the latest Budget measures are being made without safeguards, writes Professor Alexandra Andhov

McClatchy, Advance Local, Tribune Publishing and other major newspaper chains are restricting the nonprofit's archiving bots.

By Irina Dumitrescu. A talk given at the Creative Critical launch event at UCL's Institute for Advanced Studies in September 2022.

Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence

Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

A cross-border investigation has revealed how industry lobbying is shaping data centre regulation.

Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

Farmers have warned of food shortages but Ireland imports most of what it eats

The European Union should focus on regulating large social media platforms instead of imposing bans for minors to use them, Estonia’s Education Minister Kristina Kallas said on Friday. Europe…

Meanwhile, Micheál Martin has said Ireland may is on the precipice of “turning oil away” because of the blockades.

A new analysis commissioned by The New York Times suggests that Google's AI Overviews are wrong an astonishing percentage of the time.

Humans, however flawed, are

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‘Urgent’ reform aims to meet changing needs of students as they seek ‘direct routes to employment’

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”