AI apocalypse or overblown hype?

Social media, traditional media and water cooler conversations are awash with predictions about AI’s implications, including the risks and dangers of so-called large language models like ChatGPT

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.

The risks and rewards of generative AI

Conversations about AI often turn on whether it will be a net positive or negative for society, but our new research as part of an international team suggests that acknowledging AI’s apparent paradoxes can help us develop a clearer picture about its risks and potential benefits.

AI for the people

Artificial intelligence could be a threat to jobs, truth and the future of humanity, but it could also offer marginalised people powerful tools to improve their own lives.

AI in early education

Artificial intelligence is being adopted across society, whether we want it or not, and may soon appear in early education classrooms to prepare our children for a future where technology permeates every aspect of their lives.

An AI driven renaissance

Europe’s Renaissance sparked a flowering of free thought and new ideas in the arts and elsewhere. AI could too.

Fooling Google

Art is based on life, and AI doesn’t have one. That’s just one reason why the art community is uniquely well-positioned to show us the limitations of AI.

Junk food for the mind

Generative AI is pumping out endless torrents of garbage books, pictures and social media posts for scammers and fraudsters – up to 70% of tweets on Elon Musk’s X are generated by bots – undermining the public’s trust in all kinds of online information.

Back to the future

The field of artificial intelligence has been running through a boom-and-bust cycle since its early days. Now, as the field is in yet another boom, many proponents of the technology seem to have forgotten the failures of the past – and the reasons for them.

Sprint to success with AI

An artificial intelligence “Sprint” has been launched to help startups and entrepreneurs rapidly develop AI solutions to address pressing national issues including cost of living, governance, supply chain resilience, human and environmental well-being, and workforce transformation.

Ersatz intelligence

AI is not intelligent or truly creative, but ersatz intelligence and creativity will be good enough for many humdrum commercial tasks for companies looking to cut expensive human staff.

Balancing the risks and rewards of AI

The tricky balance between innovation and safety in the realm of artificial intelligence means policymakers, intelligence agencies, industry, civil society and researchers must work together to shape the future.