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June 15, 2026, 12:56 PM - 7 min read
The explosion of AI presents a powerful opportunity for conservation if we use the right tools with care. If we replace human judgment with unchecked automation, we risk becoming tools of the very systems we built.
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June 14, 2026, 01:00 PM - 5 min read
The goal is ambitious: a single vaccine that works not just against all known human coronavirus variants, but against related bat viruses that could jump from animals to humans and cause future pandemics.
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June 12, 2026, 04:18 PM - 6 min read
Sounding human builds an artificial sense of trust and intimacy, which can be especially problematic for children when combined with sycophantic language choices – or excessively agreeable, validating and even flattering language.
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June 11, 2026, 01:11 PM - 6 min read
There is a significant amount of data showing heavy use of chatbots and other systems that produce text, images and video leads to neural patterns and behaviour that are associated with addiction.
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June 8, 2026, 01:59 PM - 7 min read
Artificial intelligence is approaching, and in some cases exceeding, doctors’ ability to make accurate diagnoses. However, AI does not know what you have been through or what risk trade-offs you are willing to accept. It cannot acknowledge uncertainty the way a good doctor can, returning to it with you as your circumstances change.
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June 4, 2026, 04:00 PM - 6 min read
AI models, in essence, map multiple possibilities within a given context and then move through these branches to identify the one that produces the strongest logical argument.
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May 31, 2026, 04:10 PM - 7 min read
Studies on journalistic language and neologisms clearly demonstrate that newspapers are platforms for the creation and dissemination of new vocabulary. However, if a significant amount of journalistic writing is delegated to generative AI, this role will diminish.
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May 29, 2026, 12:34 PM - 6 min read
Traditional verification techniques are falling short as AI becomes increasingly convincing and the line between authentic and synthetic blurs. This is true across all content, from still images to moving ones and audio deepfakes.
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May 27, 2026, 12:30 PM - 6 min read
If an AI company becomes aware of warning signs about harm, does it have a legal obligation to at least warn the appropriate authorities? And if the company doesn’t intervene, should its failure to act be considered negligence?
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May 25, 2026, 04:56 PM - 8 min read
The Pontiff urged developers to prioritise the common good over corporate profit, warning that unchecked tech expansion threatens human safety across both civilian workplaces and modern warfare.
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May 22, 2026, 04:20 PM - 7 min read
Generative AI has changed the equation of persuasion entirely: chatbots can now deliver a personalised, adaptive and targeted message, informed by the most intimate details of your life. Studies show this kind of personalised content to be 65 per cent more persuasive than messages from humans or from non-personalised AI.
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May 20, 2026, 02:30 PM - 6 min read
Meta’s new age checks will use “visual clues” about a user’s age, such as height and bone structure, alongside analysis of social media posts and interactions, to estimate a person’s age.
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