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August 14, 2026, 03:07 PM - 5 min read
Today’s computers use machine learning, a kind of artificial intelligence, to sound like a person. Engineers and scientists train an AI program by giving it many hours of recordings of real people talking.
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August 5, 2026, 12:52 PM - 7 min read
When users delete files – moving them to the trash bin, then deleting permanently – the data isn’t actually erased. Rather, the system marks storage space as reusable and updates metadata to unlink the file. But the underlying content often remains recoverable.
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July 31, 2026, 12:07 PM - 7 min read
The coming legal fight, should it arise, will not be over whether the government can exert the level of control it already has. The fight will be about how governments can wield this control responsibly. The best case at this point is that this fight takes place in the open, with public input, through lawful legislative processes.
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July 15, 2026, 01:35 PM - 9 min read
Most of the work required for publication – notably writing, peer review and a large part of the editorial work – is carried out free of charge by researchers. The direct consequence is that an institution or a country’s wealth still partly dictates access to scientific knowledge.
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July 13, 2026, 01:20 PM - 6 min read
Recursive self-improvement is when AI builds its own successor without human input. Learn what it means, why Anthropic's co-founder says it is coming by 2028.
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July 12, 2026, 01:18 PM - 5 min read
Technology can recognise patterns. People provide empathy, trust and clinical judgement. The future of mental health care may likely depend on combining the strengths of both.
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July 9, 2026, 01:29 PM - 6 min read
Their appeal is easy to understand. They are always available, highly customisable and offer a steady sense of being heard, desired and understood — at a time when loneliness and social disconnection are on the rise.
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June 23, 2026, 12:44 PM - 7 min read
Genuine happiness relies on authentic interpersonal connections, but AI is disrupting traditional ideas of friendship and relationships. Replacing these with AI-driven interactions risks eroding well-being and community.
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June 12, 2026, 04:18 PM - 6 min read
Sounding human builds an artificial sense of trust and intimacy, which can be especially problematic for children when combined with sycophantic language choices – or excessively agreeable, validating and even flattering language.
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June 10, 2026, 02:58 PM - 6 min read
According to the Finnish Digital Skill Report 2023, only half of 65 to 74-year-olds have basic digital skills. Of 75 to 89-year-olds, as few as 22 per cent have such skills, and one-third do not use internet at all.
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June 3, 2026, 12:50 PM - 7 min read
What once felt like science fiction is now embedded in our everyday lives. You can’t always see this technology, and you can’t always opt out. But knowing it exists is the first step to understanding how much of yourself you’re already sharing.
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May 31, 2026, 04:10 PM - 7 min read
Studies on journalistic language and neologisms clearly demonstrate that newspapers are platforms for the creation and dissemination of new vocabulary. However, if a significant amount of journalistic writing is delegated to generative AI, this role will diminish.
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