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Bereaved parents whose children took own lives demand more access to content they were exposed to online | Science & Tech News
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Bereaved parents of children who took their own lives want authorities to take online histories into account when determining their cause of death. The mother of Archie Battersbee, who died in August 2022 after a “prank or experiment” that went wrong, joined other families to demand more access to content their children were exposed to…
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Terminator and other sci-fi films blamed for public’s concerns about AI | Science & Tech News
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There are calls for more public education surrounding the future role of artificial intelligence, amid claims that many people’s fears are based on films. Rashik Parmar, chief executive of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, said Hollywood blockbusters like Terminator and Ex Machina had “ingrained” public concerns about AI. His words came after a letter…
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AI drone ‘kills’ human operator during ‘simulation’ – which US Air Force says didn’t take place | Science & Tech News
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An AI-controlled drone “killed” its human operator in a simulated test reportedly staged by the US military – which denies such a test ever took place. It turned on its operator to stop it from interfering with its mission, said Air Force Colonel Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, during a Future Combat Air & Space Capabilities summit…
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Twitter loses second trust and safety chief since Elon Musk takeover | Science & Tech News
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Twitter’s head of trust and safety has resigned from the social media company, according to a report. Ella Irwin told Reuters news agency she had resigned, not long after Fortune reported her internal Slack account appeared to have been deactivated. Ms Irwin oversaw content moderation – a controversial subject for a company that has been…
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What are the concerns around AI and are some of the warnings ‘baloney’? | Science & Tech News
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is not only raising concerns among societies and lawmakers, but also some tech leaders at the heart of its development. Some experts, including the ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton, have warned that AI poses a similar risk of human extinction as pandemics and nuclear war. From the boss…
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Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink says it has won FDA approval for human trials | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has said it has been given the go-ahead to start carrying out studies on humans. Neuralink said in a tweet on Thursday it had won the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to launch our first-in-human clinical study!” It represents “an important first step that will…
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Royal Navy’s experimental ship carries out first trial of quantum navigation system | Science & Tech News
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The Royal Navy has carried out the first trial of a quantum navigation system that could allow a vessel to know its precise position anywhere in the world without using GPS. The technology, developed by physicists at Imperial College in London, exploits the quantum properties of atoms to measure an object’s movement more precisely than…
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Artificial intelligence helping scientists in fight against superbug and breast cancer | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence has been used to identify a new antibiotic capable of killing a type of bacteria responsible for many drug-resistant infections. The new antibiotic was identified by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and McMaster University from a library of nearly 7,000 potential drug compounds. The researchers used a machine-learning model they had trained…
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Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations after UK space mission failure | Science & Tech News
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has announced it will be shutting down. It comes a few months after a space mission ended in disappointment, when a rocket carrying the first satellites launched from the UK failed to reach orbit and was lost. On Tuesday, the firm revealed it was closing down after its assets were sold…
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Paralysed man walks again thanks to ‘digital bridge’ that wirelessly reconnects brain and spinal cord | Science & Tech News
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A paralysed man has been able to walk again after communication was re-established between his brain and spinal cord using a wireless “digital bridge”. The so-called brain computer interface is made up of two electronic implants, one each in the brain and spinal cord. Read more:Analysis: Paralysis breakthrough is quite astonishing – and AI is…