AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy. But regulating such a fast-moving and complex […] … learn more→
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Regulating AI seems like an impossible task, but ethically and economically, it’s a vital one
Help! I’m an Early Career Researcher and genAI doesn’t know who I am
I’ve been a relatively slow-adopter of the genAI movement in academia. For a while now I’ve been under the (misguided?) perception that if I used genAI in any way to conduct my research, I would somehow be cheating or proving to myself that all-too-common intrusive thought that maybe, just maybe, I’m not as good at […] … learn more→
If artificial intelligence thinks for us, can our brains atrophy?
Every new tool we humans invent is born with the intention of fulfilling a specific need. But all tools have the potential to end up producing the opposite effect to the one intended when used excessively. This is what the philosopher Marshall McLuhan called the ” Law of Reversal ,” according to which any human tool or tool, when […] … learn more→
AI can be a danger to students – 3 things universities must do
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is trained on enormous bodies of text, video and images to identify patterns. It then creates new texts, videos and images on the basis of this pattern identification. Thanks to machine learning, it improves its ability to do so every time it is used. As AI becomes embedded in academic life, […] … learn more→
Philosopher Hannah Arendt provokes us to rethink what education is for in the era of AI
In the 1954 essay The Crisis in Education, German-American philosopher Hannah Arendt argued that crisis can act as an opportunity to revisit questions that have produced presumed and outdated answers. Arendt was concerned with how the loss of tradition and authority in larger social and political spheres was reflected in the adoption of child-centred learning in […] … learn more→
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move
Google has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under the age of 13. While the launch starts within the next week in the United States and Canada, it will launch in Australia later this year. The chatbot will only be available to people via Google’s Family Link accounts. But this development comes with […] … learn more→
Everyone’s copying Ghibli: Copyright and personal data issues behind the AI trend
Are you one of those who followed the trend of editing photos in the style of ‘Ghibli’ last Eid? The trend has now spread to other visual styles, such as The Muppets , Pixar , and action heroes . Aesthetic images created by artificial intelligence (AI) are certainly appealing. However, behind the stunning visuals, there is the potential for copyright infringement […] … learn more→
Memes and conflict: Study shows surge of imagery and fakes can precede international and political violence
Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don’t trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media. What is likely to happen next? The widespread use of social media during times of political […] … learn more→
ChatGPT, a new oracle to ease our anxieties?
What if frantically asking ChatGPT questions was less about a quest for truth and more about a need to ward off anxiety? In the digital age, are we witnessing the return of oracles? Humans faced with uncertainty need ways to ward off its potentially deleterious effects on their lives. Whether we consider this a simple […] … learn more→
AI is inherently ageist. That’s not just unethical – it can be costly for workers and businesses
The world is facing a “silver tsunami” – an unprecedented ageing of the global workforce. By 2030, more than half of the labour force in many EU countries will be aged 50 or above. Similar trends are emerging across Australia, the US and other developed and developing economies. Far from being a burden or representing a crisis, the ageing workforce is […] … learn more→
