The Artist in the Machine opens our eyes to AI's amazing creativity
11 December 2019
Arthur I. Miller's sure-footed survey of machine art reveals a world of beauty, but his book slips a gear when it tries to marry creativity to consciousness
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Firms and governments use the internet to spy on us. Should we care?
11 December 2019
Our increased reliance on the internet and smart tech means we are watched more than ever before. Is that something to fight – or is our concept of privacy just outdated?
Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?
30 October 2019
Google is famous for ditching projects it loses interest in. The road to workable quantum computers will be long, but we must stick with it, says Douglas Heaven
Tech giants, states or trolls: Who will control tomorrow's internet?
23 October 2019
Terrorists, trolls and hugely successful firms are threatening the internet’s “anything goes” ethos as countries clash over how to deal with them. Should we be worried?
Screen time: How smartphones really affect our bodies and brains
25 September 2019
If you believe the headlines, screens are supposed to warp our skeletons, damage our mental health and alienate us from our families. But the evidence paints a more nuanced picture
Giving nature human rights could be the best way to protect the planet
25 September 2019
Rivers, lakes and forests around the world are being recognised as if they were legal persons. It sounds strange, but could it effectively protect the planet?
AI learns to defy the laws of physics to win at hide-and-seek
17 September 2019
Bots built by artificial intelligence lab OpenAI worked together to find solutions to problems that humans hadn't thought of
How the science of happiness became an industry worth billions
28 August 2019
Fuelled by government and corporate dollars, being happy has become near mandatory. A controversial new book, Manufacturing Happy Citizens, explains the rise of positive psychology
Mind meld: Artificial intelligence is improving the way humans think
21 August 2019
When AIs and humans work together they discover superior solutions to the world’s problems that would elude either working alone. Together, they will change the very process of thinking
Polarisation on social media could be reduced with a few simple tweaks
23 May 2019
Once again elections are being battered and political views polarized by far-right propaganda flooding social media – could a simple tweak to online connections help win the information wars?
