Hard knocks
Now and again I am asked by young people for advice on career choices. My main responses are: (a) experiment and find out what you enjoy and don’t enjoy; (b) …
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‘Digital Armies’ and Disinformation: How Big Tech Is Hitting Brazil’s Upcoming Election
Far-right populists worldwide are using AI to bypass traditional media gatekeepers and spread disinformation at scale. Nowhere is that more true than Brazil, which has been rocked by political disinformation …
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Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say
Incidents of AI misuse and malfunction are growing across Africa. Companies are piloting American and Chinese AI systems, with little consideration for safety. Frontier models should undergo Africa-centric safety evaluations, …
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Prospects in the Cloud
Liepollo Pheko tells The Mint how the digital economy offers opportunities to young South Africans but security may not be one of them. Digital jobs promise a way out of …
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Machine learning
The robots are here. What now? Stephen J. Frenkel and Tom Barnes explore the possibilities for workers and employers. The debate about artificial intelligence and automation is often presented as …
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Gutted, shattered, cowering and showered in shit.
Paul Frijters paints an expressionist picture of artificial intelligence’s impact on work Artificial intelligence (AI) is impressive. That much is becoming difficult to dispute. When I asked ChatGPT, “In what …
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A modern mother of invention
Like the workshops of the past, today’s automated production schedules create necessities that give birth to innovation in the workplace. Marjolaine Rostain and Jean Clarke tell how today’s industries might …
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The real cost of artificial intelligence
The future of work is not about lost jobs; it is about the loss of human capability to find its way. Madhavi Venkatesan writes. Much of the discussion surrounding artificial …
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Don’t believe the doomers: Europe’s tech industry slams AI panic
BRUSSELS — Amid fears that AI models could destroy humanity, top European tech leaders and cybersecurity experts have an increasingly loud response: Ignore the hype, and get on with the …
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What is BRICS Pay, and can it rival the West’s SWIFT payments system?
The central theme of the BRICS bloc of nations is to push back against the global economic dominance of Western countries. That core value was very much at the centre …
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