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›   Training AI requires more data than we have — generating synthetic data could help solve this challenge

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›   Record labels are suing tech companies for copying classic songs – and the results could shape the legal future of generative AI

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›   New database features 250 AI tools that can enhance social science research

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›   Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut

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›   AI chatbots are intruding into online communities where people are trying to connect with other humans

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›   AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?

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›   Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities – with a little help from AI

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›   Understanding AI outputs: study shows pro-western cultural bias in the way AI decisions are explained

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›   5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products

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›   We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found

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›   AI will let us read ‘lost’ ancient works in the library at Herculaneum for the first time

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›   We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development

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›   2023 was the year of generative AI. What can we expect in 2024?

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›   World’s biggest bat colony gathers in Zambia every year: we used artificial intelligence to count them

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›   Machine learning can level the playing field against match fixing – helping regulators spot cheating

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›   AI-narrated audiobooks are here – and they raise some serious ethical questions

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›   Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad?

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›   Three ways AI is transforming music

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›   A ‘black box’ AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it’s time to open it up

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›   If AI image generators are so smart, why do they struggle to write and count?

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›   Algorithms can be useful in detecting fake news, stopping its spread and countering misinformation

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›   AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before

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›   Four ways that AI can help students

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›   ChatGPT: what the law says about who owns the copyright of AI-generated content

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›   Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof

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›   AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers

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›   The fight against antibiotic resistance is growing more urgent, but artificial intelligence can help

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›   AI and the future of work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI tools mean for artists and knowledge workers

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›   Text-to-image AI: powerful, easy-to-use technology for making art – and fakes

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›   How shoring up drones with artificial intelligence helps surf lifesavers spot sharks at the beach

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