The rotten fruit of AI slop

It’s a law of human nature that the more sophisticated a technology is, the stupider the uses it will be put to. So, if you like wasting your time on TikTok, you may have noticed a strange new type of AI brain rot taking over for this week at least – “fruit dramas”.

Why deep mind can’t think

The idea that artificial intelligence systems can think, feel or even become conscious is a powerful illusion created by our deeply human tendency to attribute intelligence and intention to anything that appears to communicate like us.

The election campAIgn

For better or worse, the parties contesting Australia’s election campaign are using artificial intelligence to mass produce materials and target voters with bespoke messages.

AI is not magic

AI is the latest in a long line of technology products which is being touted as the solution to everything by people wanting to make money from it, but despite its staggering abilities in some tasks, it remains a limited and flawed approach to solving many problems.

AI goes to war

There is no doubt that the use of AI will become increasingly prominent in armed conflicts, but policymakers need to be aware of its shortcomings as well as its capabilities.