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AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet

By Walter Scheirer | Special Topics

A microscope with cards displaying logos of different social media platforms

How to better study—and then improve—today’s corrupted information environment

By Sean Norton, Jacob N. Shapiro | Disruptive Technologies

Popping the chatbot hype balloon

By Sara Goudarzi | Special Topics

Introduction: The Hype, Peril, and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

By John Mecklin | Artificial Intelligence, Military Applications of AI

Special: Will AI destroy art? Or just change it?

By Sara Goudarzi | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

satellite image of area near N Korea nuke research plant

Machine learning improves satellite imagery analysis of North Korean nuclear activity

By Sulgiye Park, Allison Puccioni, Rodney C. Ewing | Technology and Security

DeepMind’s David Silver speaks to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters. Photo provided by David Silver and used with permission.

DeepMind’s David Silver on games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters

By Susan D’Agostino | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

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In the debate over autonomous weapons, it’s time to unlock the “black box” of AI

By Arthur Holland Michel | Artificial Intelligence, Opinion

Credit: Matt Field. Based in part on a photo by Rico Shen CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is your robot up to it? DARPA wants machines that can explain how conditions affect their own performance

By | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Artificial intelligence: a detailed explainer, with a human point of view

By Milton Hoenig | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The military applications of AI

Artificial intelligence, cyberattack, and nuclear weapons—A dangerous combination

By Pavel Sharikov | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

To ban or regulate autonomous weapons – A Brazilian response

By Paulo E. Santos | Uncategorized