The threat from deepfakes may not be how good they are, but that their existence undermines trust in news, playing into the hands of agents of misinformation.
The Biggest Problem With DeepFakes isn’t The DeepFakes
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The battery life of your phone could affect your loan application
Is how often you drain your phone battery a good indicator of your credit worthiness? Lack of algorithmic transparency in financial services means we may not know.
Counterspeech could help fight online hate
Counterspeech is an effective method for dealing with online abuse, helping to change beliefs and build resilience. Could AI deploy it at scale?
Your Zoom Call Just Got Even More Uncomfortable
Imagine being on a Zoom call and the person the other end is getting real-time indications that you’re bored, annoyed, or even lying – that’s the promise of ’emotion AI’.
The Real Threat from Deep Fakes
Should we be worried that we can tell a computer-generated image of a human face from the real thing less than half the time?
Beware ‘Bossware’
Bossware, proliferating since the pandemic, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to manage or monitor a company’s employees. It’s not infallible.
Turns Out Robots Are Even Better at Phishing Than Humans
Robots have been found to be even better at crafting enticing phishing emails than human scammers are. That should worry all of us.
How to Stop Your Robot From Cooking Your Cat: Living with Artificial Intelligence
The Reith Lectures, delivered by Professor Stuart Russell before Christmas, painted a sobering picture of the challenges of living with AI.
Hired by an algorithm
If you’ve applied for a job recently you’ve almost certainly been hired or rejected by an algorithm – not a human being. Does it matter?