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Evolution is making us treat AI like a human, and we need to kick the habit

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than us”. His fear is that AI will one day succeed in “manipulating people to do what it wants”.

The Conversation

Eric: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the 1980s-set series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Eric is a Netflix thriller series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a much-loved but troubled TV puppeteer whose son has gone missing.

WhatToWatch

Scientists warn of AI dangers but don't agree on solutions

Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn’t mean they agree on what those dangers are or how to prevent them

The Independent UK

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AI to Z: all the terms you need to know to keep up in the AI hype age

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ever more prevalent in our lives. It’s no longer confined to certain industries or research institutions; AI is now for everyone.

The Conversation

Can you spot the bot? Take the ‘human or not’ gaming challenge

This free-to-play viral game asks you to detect if you are chatting to a real person or an AI within two minutes.

Evening Standard

Tim Culpan: Maybe AI needs to write its own dictionary

An explosion of interest in artificial intelligence is irking a lot of people concerned about the encroachment by computers into human domains such as visual arts, music, and literature. More recently, even the terms we use to describe these systems don’t sit well with some who take issue with digging…

Tribune News Service

Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals

For the first time, scientists using chia seed experiments have confirmed that Alan Turing's mathematical model can explain patterns seen in nature.

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The danger of blindly embracing the rise of AI

Letters: Readers express their hopes, and fears, about recent developments in artificial intelligence chatbots

The Guardian - UK

No, ChatGPT did not pass the Turing test — but here’s when it could

A rumor has suggested that ChatGPT could pass the Turing test with the launch of GPT-5 in December 2023, making its speech indistinguishable from a human.

Tom’s Guide

Chatbots Aren’t Becoming Sentient — Our Biggest Fears Are in Our Heads

Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies.

Inverse

AI isn't close to becoming sentient – the real danger lies in how easily we're prone to anthropomorphize it

The Conversation

AI Is Smarter Than Ever – But Some Problems Still Stump Today’s Computers

AI has become highly advanced, but today's computers can't handle certain problems — quantum machines may be the answer.

Inverse

Limits to computing: A computer scientist explains why even in the age of AI, some problems are just too difficult

Empowered by artificial intelligence technologies, computers today can engage in convincing conversations with people, compose songs, paint paintings, play chess and go, and diagnose diseases, to name just a few examples of their technological prowess.

The Conversation

Can machines invent things without human help? These AI examples show the answer is ‘yes’

The question of whether artificial intelligence (AI) can invent is nearly 200 years old, going back to the very beginning of computing. Victorian mathematician Ada Lovelace wrote what’s generally considered the first computer program. As she did, she wondered about the limits of what computers could do.

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Liverpool Echo

Man described himself as 'martyr for paedophiles' in disturbing seven-page letter

Pervert compared himself to Alan Turing after he was caught out by a threesome gone wrong

Inverse

A pioneer of AI reveals what the tech is really capable of: “It’s not sentient”

If we want to reach true artificial intelligence, we'll need to combine both modern and traditional methods. And we're currently quite far from that goal.

Daily Mirror

Can I still use my old bank notes as £20 and £50 paper bills no longer legal tender

Paper banknotes have been around for more than 300 years, but will cease to be legal tender after September 30

Wales Online

Oh buggery: The monarchy, gay rulers and the dividing opinions held by LGBT+ people

Members of the Welsh LGBT+ community have contrasting views on the monarchy and its history

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Derek Goldrei obituary

Other lives: Mathematician who had teaching and leadership positions at the Open University and several Oxford University colleges

Wales Online

Rare Nazi Enigma machine that outfoxed Brits in WWII could sell for £100k

'Updated' model that couldn't be broken arrived too late in the war to turn the tide

Daily Mirror

Money warning: Brits have just SEVEN DAYS to spend paper £20 and £50 notes

Old £20 and £50 notes will stop being legal tender after September 30 when the notes are replaced with polymer versions which are longer lasting and have measures to avoid being copied

The Guardian - UK

People race to exchange paper banknotes before deadline

Queues form at Bank of England to swap old £20s and £50s before they stop being legal tender

The Guardian - UK

From rationing to reality TV – how Britain and the monarchy changed in Elizabeth's lifetime

In the era of the Queen’s coronation, the UK was a land of deprivation and deference, but profound social and economic change was about to transform the nation and then the monarchy

Liverpool Echo

How rights and equality for the LGBTQ+ community changed under the Queen's reign

Just last year the Queen announced the government would be outlawing the practice of conversion therapy

Manchester Evening News

If you can solve this 'impossible' riddle you could get £250 to spend on a holiday

You could bag yourself a holiday if you solve it

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