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April 15, 2026, 03:33 PM - 7 min read
If AI companionship becomes widespread enough to influence those norms, popular ideas about what makes a good partner may prioritise availability and responsiveness, displacing other aspects of love and affection.
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April 8, 2026, 03:25 PM - 5 min read
Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.
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April 2, 2026, 05:03 PM - 7 min read
Predictive language technologies have become so routine – baked into smartphones, email services and chatbots – that we barely notice them anymore. But they raise a difficult question: What happens to a writer’s unique voice when AI routinely completes their thoughts – or generates them altogether from scratch?
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March 13, 2026, 12:17 PM - 5 min read
China’s official AI policy documents suggest Beijing sees AI as “a new engine for building the nation into both a manufacturing and cyber superpower”, and “a new engine of economic development”.
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March 8, 2026, 12:53 PM - 6 min read
Relying on AI-driven tools can be a double-edged sword in policing. They can improve decisions, but can also reinforce bias and amplify mistakes.
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March 4, 2026, 02:20 PM - 11 min read
The fundamental case against the “I” in AI is that intelligence is organic, derived from sensory interaction with a physical environment. Agüera y Arcas turns the tables with the premise that computation is the substrate for intelligence in all life forms.
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February 25, 2026, 02:38 PM - 5 min read
Decisions made with AI assistance are already shaping hiring, healthcare, education and justice. If we lack frameworks to evaluate these systems critically, we outsource judgment to algorithms whose limitations remain invisible.
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February 23, 2026, 03:49 PM - 6 min read
Software companies won’t disappear overnight, and neither will the jobs of people using that software. But agentic AI will change what they sell, how they charge and how visible they are to end users.
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February 16, 2026, 02:39 PM - 3 min read
“In the past, some members would simply sign in the register and leave without attending the proceedings. The AI-based system will put an end to that practice,” the Speaker said.
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February 15, 2026, 01:13 PM - 8 min read
The fears that the rise of AI will cause a structural slowdown in the IT industry are largely overblown. While AI may reduce demand for some traditional services and tasks, there will be new opportunities in building new capabilities and offerings around AI platforms, tools and models.
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February 12, 2026, 12:36 PM - 6 min read
There are many unanswered questions. What about copyright? What about your privacy? What happens if the technology becomes outdated or the business closes? Does the data get sold on? Does the digital twin also “die”, and what effect does this have for a second time on the bereaved?
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February 4, 2026, 03:35 PM - 8 min read
AI tools like online translators and text generators have become so advanced that they can write just like humans. This makes it difficult for teachers to detect cheating.
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