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Artificial Intelligence (AI) News Archive

OpenAI’s Whisper AI may make errors in hospital transcriptions

OpenAI’s Whisper AI may make errors in hospital transcriptions

The Verge - 27-Oct-2024

Researchers found it unreliable in certain cases, especially with common pauses

AI could double human lifespan, says Anthropic CEO

AI could double human lifespan, says Anthropic CEO

Tom’s Guide - 15-Oct-2024

Dario Amodei explores AI’s potential to transform longevity and health breakthroughs

Oxford university shuts down the Future of Humanity Institute

Oxford university shuts down the Future of Humanity Institute

The Guardian - 19-Apr-2024

Elon Musk-backed institute collapses after leader's past remarks and long-termism's controversies

AI holds the promise of longer lives, shorter workweeks, and economic growth

AI holds the promise of longer lives, shorter workweeks, and economic growth

CNBC - 03-Oct-2023

Jpmorgan CEO sees AI transforming healthcare, workforce, and global economy

Navigating AI in Healthcare: The Opportunities and Challenges of Language Learning Models

Navigating AI in Healthcare: The Opportunities and Challenges of Language Learning Models

JAMA - 27-Mar-2023

Applications and risks of AI tools while considering ethical, legal, and regulatory implications

Research Scholars Programme at Future of Humanity Institute - now open

Research Scholars Programme at Future of Humanity Institute - now open

Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) - 12-Aug-2020

Research long-term consequences in Oxford with world leading thinkers such as Nick Bostrom

Mathematics for morality: A new framework to steer AI away from unethical choices

Mathematics for morality: A new framework to steer AI away from unethical choices

FE News - 03-Jul-2020

New principle helps regulators and companies curb unethical AI decisions

Artificial Intelligence efficiency improves faster than Moore’s law predictions

Artificial Intelligence efficiency improves faster than Moore’s law predictions

OpenAI - 05-May-2020

OpenAI will track these improvements publicly to provide more transparency

IBM Watson will be better than other commercial artificial intelligence systems

IBM Watson will be better than other commercial artificial intelligence systems

Independent - 11-Mar-2020

Will artificial intelligence surpass human intelligence one day?

DPhil Scholarships available at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute

DPhil Scholarships available at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute

University of Oxford - 04-Oct-2019

An amazing opportunity to work with some of the world's leading thinkers

Top 10 movies that reveal Artificial Intelligence's impact on humanity

Top 10 movies that reveal Artificial Intelligence's impact on humanity

Screen Rant - 17-Sep-2019

The movies highlight themes of survival, ethical dilemmas, and the implications of AI on humans

James Lovelock predicts the Anthropocene may quickly be replaced by the Novacene

James Lovelock predicts the Anthropocene may quickly be replaced by the Novacene

NBC News - 25-Aug-2019

He doesn't think humans will merge with technology (Kurzweil style)

AI advancements are changing society at an unprecedented rate

AI advancements are changing society at an unprecedented rate

Forbes - 12-Apr-2019

This possibility raises ethical and security concerns for the future

UN reports massive growth in AI patents

UN reports massive growth in AI patents

United Nations - 31-Jan-2019

No mention of artificial general intelligence (AGI) which will be the real revolution

Human-like intuition and creativity, now exhibited by DeepMind's AlphaZero

Human-like intuition and creativity, now exhibited by DeepMind's AlphaZero

YAHOO! - 07-Dec-2018

This improvisation was regarded as historical 'turning point' for AI

Is effective regulation of AI possible?

Is effective regulation of AI possible?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 27-Sep-2018

An author summarizes the possible challenges and complications that arise when trying to regulate artificial intelligences

The man who was fired by a machine

The man who was fired by a machine

BBC - 21-Jun-2018

An error caused for an employee to be wrongfully fired by an automated system

Has technology evolved beyond our control?

Has technology evolved beyond our control?

Guardian - 15-Jun-2018

Technology has more power than ever but remains vulnerable to programming biases and errors

AI cheats at video game to win

AI cheats at video game to win

The Verge - 28-Feb-2018

Researchers taught AI agents how to play old Atari video games.

Will artificial intelligence become conscious?

Will artificial intelligence become conscious?

Kurzweil Network - 22-Dec-2017

Forget about today’s modest incremental advances in artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Chip For Mobile Devices

Artificial Intelligence Chip For Mobile Devices

Futurism - 10-Feb-2016

Current mobile AI offloads processing to the cloud because of power consumption.

Digital brain fires like the real thing

Digital brain fires like the real thing

New Scientist - 14-Oct-2015

Digital model of one third of a millimetre cubed of a rat’s brain includes 31,000 neurons, 37 million synapses and 207 different types of brain cells.

FLI awards $7M to explore artificial intelligence risks

FLI awards $7M to explore artificial intelligence risks

Kurzweil Network - 01-Jul-2015

Future of Life Institute (FLI) selects 37 global research teams to keep AI beneficial to humanity.

Microsoft head dismisses threat of artificial intelligence

Microsoft head dismisses threat of artificial intelligence

Guardian - 28-Jan-2015

Eric Horvitz, head of Microsoft’s main research lab, has dismissed fears that AI could pose a threat to the survival of the human race

Elon Musk commits $10m to keep AI beneficial for humanity

Elon Musk commits $10m to keep AI beneficial for humanity

Forbes - 15-Jan-2015

Protecting his investments as well as the human race?

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

BBC - 02-Dec-2014

Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain's pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence.