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Who do we trust when human and machine intelligence disagree

A faulty sensor – and the automated action it led to – are being blamed for the loss of Lion Air flight JT 610. Is it time for AI to take a back seat, asks Peter Lemme

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snake oil cartoon

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Snake-oil sellers must no longer be able to hide behind charity status

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Protesters in yellow vests have clashed with police over rising fuel prices

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Sorry France, but fuel taxes are a bitter pill we must all swallow

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Google headquarters Madrid

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Let's cheer workers at Google who are holding their bosses to account

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New medical implants need a higher approval bar than toothbrushes

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New medical implants need a higher approval bar than toothbrushes

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HIV demonstration

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We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will

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floods

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Putting a price on CO2 is a smokescreen that hides its human cost

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robots cartoon

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Making AI research classified will harm US science

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nuclear power station near the Vienne river in France

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Environmentalists must embrace nuclear power to stem climate change

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world cartoon

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An AI apocalypse isn't the problem – technology-driven inequality is

Fears of an artificial intelligence apocalypse make the news, but it's AI-fuelled inequality we should worry about, says Andrew Simms

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There is no fundamental difference between male and female brains

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Iran's imprisoned conservationists need scientists to speak up

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Brazil’s next president threatens the people and forests of the Amazon

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Why Dorothy Hodgkin should be pictured on the UK’s new £50 note

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