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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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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Who knows best?
When it comes to matters of plans for regional economies, Henry Leveson-Gower suggests the government might want to start from a different place to the one it is at. One …
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Jobless youth is not all about bots
Young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a foothold in the labour market and artificial intelligence (AI) is an obvious culprit. But James Robson argues that blaming it …
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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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ChatGPT: a conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel good. I am going to come clean. I am an enthusiastic user of artificial intelligence (AI) or at …
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Are students economical with the verity?
Henry Leveson-Gower reviews results from a recent report that tells how cues from mainstream authority sway economics students even at postgraduate level. Walk into any economics department and you will …
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Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI
Kenya faces a severe teacher shortage due to large class sizes and burnout. To manage their workloads, some teachers are using ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. AI edtech startups have …
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A shady business operated out of a British mansion is buying up scientific journals to earn millions by publishing mediocre studies
A shady business network apparently run by Pakistani and Indonesian citizens from a mansion on the outskirts of Birmingham, United Kingdom, has launched an attack on the Spanish scientific journal …
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Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation?
“Misleading and untrue claims have been made by some protesters about the Science Museum and the sponsor of Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery,” the museum wrote in an …
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