‘We’re the ultimate creators, not AI’: Will.i.am on why we’re worrying too much about machine-made tunes

The Black Eyed Peas star thinks the naysayers are overlooking everything from AI’s future capabilities to the things that make human artists unique.

Alex Connock, Senior Fellow in Management Practice, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 10, 2024 • ~10 min

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market

Apple is marketing its new AI features under the banner of Apple Intelligence.

Lewis Endlar, Programme Director MSc Project Management and Lecturer in Business, Keele Business School, Keele University • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~7 min

Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.

Preliminary findings inspire other large Harvard classes to test approach this fall

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 5, 2024 • ~9 min

How cyberattacks on offshore wind farms could create huge problems

AI could help close cybersecurity vulnerabilities at offshore wind farms.

Kimberly Tam, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, University of Plymouth • conversation
Sept. 5, 2024 • ~7 min

How AI features in smartphones are reducing their dependence on the cloud

New processors have been crucial to hosting power-hungry AI features on phones rather than the cloud.

John Chiverton, Senior Lecturer in Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 • ~5 min

AI App Helps People with ADHD
VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 2, 2024 • ~7 min

How AI can dramatically reduce the time it takes to make VAR offside calls in Premier League football matches

Semi-automated offside technology tracks players at very high speeds and levels of detail.

Mark Middling, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 • ~5 min

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society and culture

Can automated restaurants still be community and cultural spaces, or will they become feeding stations for humans? These and other questions loom, as AI and robot cooks reach the market.

Patrick Lin, Professor of Philosophy, California Polytechnic State University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2024 • ~10 min

A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations

A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 28, 2024 • ~7 min

Human oversight of AI systems may not be as effective as we think — especially when it comes to warfare

Is there a risk that human operators will start to “think” like AI?

Mark Tsagas, Senior Lecturer in Law, Cybercrime & AI Ethics, University of East London • conversation
Aug. 28, 2024 • ~6 min

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