Beijing legislates for robotaxis as backlash against them climbs
Beijing will support the introduction of robotaxis in ride hailing and car rental fleets in the city as advanced driver…
A driverless car hits a person crossing against the light in China, highlighting a challenge for AI
A driverless ride-hailing car in China hit a pedestrian, and people on social media are taking the carmaker’s side, because…
RockYou2024: World’s largest database of stolen passwords posted, exposing nearly 10 billion credentials
A user on a notorious hacking forum known for trading data among cybercriminals has allegedly uploaded the largest compilation of…
The voices of AI are telling us a lot
What does artificial intelligence (AI) sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now AI developers are cribbing from…
Is AI a major drain on the world’s energy supply?
When Google announced last week that its climate emissions had risen by 48% since 2019, it pointed the finger at…
AI appears to discriminate against people with disabilities
Bias has long been a problem for AI and algorithms, and such software has previously been shown to reflect and…
Modern dating distorted by apps and racy online content, survey shows
Already a "complicated psychological process," dating has been made even trickier by "the pervasiveness of social media and digital dating.
AI driving rise in Google’s greenhouse gas emissions, says company
According to Google’s latest environmental report, in 2023, green house gas emissions from the company were up 13% on 2022,…
People who share fake news are likely to experience unusual thoughts, researchers say
On social networks, misinformation is everywhere. And while some might think to check the information they share, a minority of…