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A UK police force is dropping tricky cases on advice of an algorithm

A UK police force uses an algorithm to choose which crimes to investigate. It has led to half as many assaults and public order offences being pursued

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Comment

Making AI research classified will harm US science

Comment

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Technology

Nonfacial Portrait review: art fights to save faces and paint over AI

Culture

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Technology

AI lie detection at border control should proceed with caution

Leader

border control

Technology

An AI lie detector will interrogate travellers at some EU borders

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Technology

Huge online Trolley Problem survey reveals people's cultural bias

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Technology

Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure

Features

How to stop artificial intelligence being so racist and sexist

Technology

How to stop artificial intelligence being so racist and sexist

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Technology

After the Facebook scandal: The grand plan to hold AI to account

From next month, EU citizens will have sweeping rights to know what computers are thinking about them – but can that work, and if so how?

Features

Technology

Mind-reading headset lets you Google just with your thoughts

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Health

Cancer algorithm uses game theory to double survival time

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Humans

How New Scientist readers predicted the Oscar winners

Features

Physics

Unbreakable: The race to protect our secrets from quantum hacks

Features