There is a temptation to divide the future of AI into two possibilities: utopia or catastrophe. Neither extreme is particularly helpful. The more interesting possibility is messier – and requires a step-shift in our thinking, from artificial intelligence to AI societies. When most people hear “AI”, they typically think of ChatGPT, Copilot or another conversational […] … learn more→
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The next frontier is not artificial intelligence, it’s artificial societies
OpenAI claims another huge mathematical result amid fights over credit, ethics and privacy
OpenAI has announced one of its unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) models has found an answer to one of the biggest open questions in mathematics, the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem. The Millennium Prizes offer million-dollar rewards for solutions to seven notoriously difficult mathematical puzzles, and until now only one had been solved. Mathematical problems at this […] … learn more→
An invisible AI watermark is coming to your messages. Your relationships may pay the price
Imagine a manager sends a thoughtful message to one of her hard-working employees after a particularly exhausting week in the office. The message communicates personal warmth, but when the recipient discovers it was generated by AI, it somehow feels less genuine. In the past, the recipient would only have discovered AI use if the sender […] … learn more→
How to make the use of generative AI visible in literary publishing, or the role of paratext
In the literary world, the question of using AI is being raised more and more. Until now, its use has sometimes been highlighted, sometimes downplayed, or even hidden, and publishing houses have started to put in place labels – before the adoption of the AI Act on August 2nd by the European Union. This information […] … learn more→
AI is becoming more common in uni courses. What can students gain and what might they lose?
Universities are increasingly introducing artificial intelligence (AI) teaching tools into classrooms. The latest case to make headlines is Macquarie University’s “Virtual Peer” – an AI-chatbot introduced in two psychology units. In the online delivery of these units, some material previously taught through Zoom tutorials is now delivered by the AI chatbot and other online activities. […] … learn more→
The listening gap is real — how AI might help teachers bridge it
A Grade 4 teacher showed her class a video of children who walk miles barefoot to school. A hand shot up: “Why are you showing us AI slop? No way this is real.” A classmate pushed back: “Bro, my grandma didn’t have shoes when she walked to school.” But another chimed in: “Totally AI.” I […] … learn more→
Online courses and virtual courses: a flexible path to lifelong learning
Learning has become a continuous process. People no longer study only at the beginning of their professional lives and then stop. New tools, changing industries, remote work, digital communication, and evolving workplace expectations make it important to keep updating skills over time. That is why Cursos Online have become a practical option for people who […] … learn more→
Whether you’re an introvert or extravert may decide how you should use AI
More than a century ago, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung made introversion and extraversion central to his theory of psychological types. Today, we tend to use “introvert” and “extrovert” as shorthand for how sociable someone is. Jung’s preferred spelling was “extravert”, and his distinction went considerably further than whether someone enjoys a party or likes […] … learn more→
Growing up socially isolated linked to young people becoming Neet
Around a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet). The consequences for their health and income can be significant and long lasting, with costs to the economy too. There’s pressure on the government to do something about it. To act effectively, we need to understand why some young […] … learn more→
Write with the criticism you’re afraid of
What do you do if you have a bit of a writing block? Sometimes not being able to generate a sentence is the problem. But just as often it’s not – you have the ideas but something else is stopping you getting them on the page. And sometimes that something else is a person. Not a […] … learn more→
