The environmental cost of the digital economy
Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to...
How will quantum fintech impact mainstream finance?
The evolution of modern finance was closely linked to the evolution of computers, communications, and financial mathematics. Two main changes happened in the 1970s...
Is the US losing the AI arms race?
The U.S. government, long a proponent of advancing technology for military purposes, sees artificial intelligence as key to the next generation of fighting tools.
Several recent...
What happens when AI becomes wardrobe advisers?
The tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook have all begun to use machine learning to give you tips on what to wear. Is fashion...
Artificial intelligence could be a force for social good – but we’re currently heading...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already re-configuring the world in conspicuous ways. Data drives our global digital ecosystem, and AI technologies reveal patterns in data....
Facial analysis AI in job interviews will reinforce bias
Artificial intelligence and facial analysis software is becoming commonplace in job interviews. The technology, developed by US company HireVue, analyses the language and tone...
Deepfake face-swapping app ZAO shows uploading your photos is riskier than ever
The latest photo app craze can make you look like a movie star. Zao uses artificial intelligence to replace the faces of characters in film or...
How AI could make your car as smart as a human passenger
Driving long distances without a passenger can be lonely. If you’ve ever done it, you might have wished for a companion to talk to...
Artificial intelligence is in danger of becoming too male, says a new study
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are becoming smarter every day, beating world champions in games like Go, identifying tumours in medical scans better than human radiologists, and increasing...
Hype and hysteria around AI could set it back by decades
Most discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are characterised by hyperbole and hysteria. Though some of the world’s most prominent and successful thinkers regularly forecast that AI...
