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Khaled Diab July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 1 Comment ai, artificial intelligence, chatgpt, journalism, media, science, technology

The precarious future of journalism in the age of AI

As artificial intelligence tools enter centre stage in journalism, the promise that AI will liberate journalists conceals the threat of mass job losses and the proliferation of fake news.

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Khaled Diab December 7, 2022February 4, 2023 1 Comment artificial intelligence, automation, billionaires, computer, economic inequality, economy, employment, inequality, robots, science, technology

Interview with a bot: Is AI risky for humanity?

Concerned about the future ramifications of artificial intelligence, Khaled Diab decided to ask ChatGPT some difficult questions about the risks AI poses and how to avert these dangers and make the most of the technology. The bot’s answers were smart but unsettling.

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Khaled Diab June 25, 2022August 18, 2022 0 Comments algorithm, artificial intelligence, automation, bot, brain, computer, google, intelligence, knowledge, lamda, language, robots, social media, software, technology

Do AIs dream of electronic death?

When a chatbot expresses a sense of spirituality and a fear of being switched off, does that make it sentient? This is the wrong question to be asking about artificial intelligence.

The thin green line of environmental activism

The environmental movement has scored remarkable recent successes, but the situation for the climate and nature remains fragile and vulnerable. Overcoming the damaging inertia of business as usual requires the thin green line of activists to be reinforced by the swelling ranks of concerned citizens.

Overcoming the hidden environmental costs of solar energy

Our efforts to harness the sun’s energy to power our future may require up to 5% of the territories of some countries, a new simulation finds. This could have significant direct and indirect environmental side effects, including habitat loss and deforestation. But there are ways to avoid this.