4+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) The Guardian Technology + AI (artificial intelligence) Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy does everything feel meh? We're in the era of joyless decadence – Stateside with Kai and Carter…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (917+ words) While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element “You’ll never get rid of humans,” Prof Wendy Moyle says, during a discussion about robots and…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (106+ words) Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs? The Guardian The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts This week’s replies: has a…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (834+ words) US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’ Recently, the literary agent Kate Nash started noticing that the submission letters she was receiving from authors were becoming…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (312+ words) Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy edits Wikipedia has banned the use of artificial intelligence in the generation or rewriting of content for its voluminous online encyclopedia. In a recent…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (724+ words) CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technology The boom in artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, with only a handful of companies and investors likely to reap its financial…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (498+ words) Firm says person fined A$10,000 is one of over two dozen staff in Australia caught using AI in exams since July A partner at the consultancy KPMG has been fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat during an internal training…...

8+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (329+ words) Prof Virginia Dignum is right (Letters, 6 January): consciousness is neither necessary nor relevant for legal status. Corporations have rights without minds. The 2016 EU parliament resolution on “electronic personhood” for autonomous robots made exactly this point – liability, not sentience, was the…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (126+ words) We’d like to hear from people who are training AI to replace their current roles Analysis by the International Monetary Fund says Artificial intelligence will affect about 40% of jobs around the world. We’d like to find out more about the…...