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Policy is key to managing existential risk of AI

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A particularly sensitive strand of this debate focuses on ‘existential’ risks. This concern was voiced in a terse but influential recent statement by Center for AI Safety (CAIS)…

Fast media cycle will hinder prudent policymaking

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Rapid response decision-making.

Future workers will need to adapt continuously

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Skills for the changing economy.

Brazilian nutrition policies have wide application

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Globally, undernutrition remains stubbornly high, even as overnutrition rises: an estimated 800 million people are calorie deficient and around 2 billion experience micronutrient…

Online disinformation is greater risk for older users

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The growing numbers of senior citizens in the United States, their rapidly increasing adoption of social media and their high levels of voter turnout make their vulnerability to…

AI will transform finance but also exacerbate risks

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AI prospects in the financial sector

Prospects for the future of work in 2019-23

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Prospects for the future of work in 2019-23.

Cyber threat intelligence is useful but has pitfalls

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Multiple actors seek to do harm online for a variety of reasons -- from financial to political motivations. This is creating a new industry: cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

COVID-19 long-term effects raise healthcare burden

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Significant time and resources have been diverted towards the COVID-19 response effort, with unparalleled levels of funding and collaboration. The initial focus has been on the…

AI 'companions' will become common

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They are represented by realistic-looking human avatars, with whom people can form one-to-one social relationships. Today, the number of people with such AI companions likely…