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Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

14 February 2023

With the recent news that the ChatGPT AI can pass a theory of mind test, how far away are we from an artificial intelligence that fully understands the goals and beliefs of others?


A mechanical neural network

Mechanical neural network could enable smart aircraft wings that morph

19 October 2022

A neural network forms the basis of many modern artificial intelligence set-ups, and now the concept has been applied to a purely mechanical calculating machine


red and blue digital lights

AIs could be hacked with undetectable backdoors to make bad decisions

3 May 2022

The AI algorithms used in business are often built by third-party companies, which means it is theoretically possible for rogue workers at the firms to insert undetectable backdoors into the AI


Tesla is building an AI humanoid robot called Optimus, says Elon Musk

Tesla is building an AI humanoid robot called Optimus, says Elon Musk

20 August 2021

Tesla will branch out from building electric, self-driving cars to produce humanoid robots designed to “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks”, says the company's founder Elon Musk


Computer code on screen

GitHub's programming AI may be reusing code without permission

8 July 2021

A Microsoft-owned tool powered by artificial intelligence is designed to make life easier for programmers, but some developers say it may be repurposing some of the billions of lines of code it was trained on without permission


Tony Veale & Mike Cook

Social media bots: Discovering the world of twitter mischief-making

2 December 2019

Mischief-making bots are the ne’er-do-wells of the digital realm, but Tony Veale and Mike Cook are on a mission to reveal the good that Twitterbots can do


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