Even the best artificial intelligence has weaknesses

New research may lead to guidelines on how to better test algorithms and reminds us that machines do not have human intelligence after all.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Jan. 16, 2024 ~6 min

AI flags suicide risk factors among teens

A new study shows artificial intelligence can accurately identify factors particularly related to teen suicide attempts.

Simon Knokgaard Halskov-U. Copenhagen • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~4 min


What are the risks and upsides for AI in government review?

Catherine Sharkey explains how artificial intelligence is being used to tackle the arduous work of keeping our federal agencies in check.

Emily Rosenthal-NYU • futurity
Dec. 27, 2023 ~9 min

There’s reason to worry about AI reading emotions

As AI systems "learn" to detect emotions, an expert says their unreliable methods and limitations are cause for concern.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 19, 2023 ~11 min

AI beats people at identifying ancient and modern antelope remains

A study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found AI accurately identified animals more than 90% of the time.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Dec. 14, 2023 ~5 min

AI model favors wealthier, western stuff

OpenAI's CLIP performs poorly on images that portray low-income and non-Western lifestyles, research finds.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~6 min

VR can help people with autism navigate the real world

Virtual reality can help people with autism navigate real-world experiences such as public transportation.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Dec. 11, 2023 ~6 min

AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min


AI image generator serves up racial, gender stereotypes

What does a person look like? If you use the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion to get answers, too frequently you'll see images of light-skinned men.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

AI Jesus? Experts question wisdom of godbots

Researchers raise concerns about giving moral authority to artificial intelligence, specifically "godbots."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 9, 2023 ~11 min

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