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Why we need to slow down the AI chatbot revolution

22 February 2023

Rushing the release of AI chatbots for search is a risky experiment fuelled by greed.
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AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images

21 February 2023

An artificial intelligence can identify sites of Mesopotamian remains with 80 per cent accuracy – it could help archaeologists quickly work out where to dig
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How AI chatbots in search engines will completely change the internet

17 February 2023

Moves by Google, Microsoft and Baidu to bring AI chatbots into their search engines may bring big advantages, but they could also damage many industries and change the very way we interact with the web

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