artificial intelligence Articles

AI firm Anthropic’s scanning initiative is covert book burning for the modern age
Under the guise of ‘Project Panama’, AI company Anthropic is pirating and physically destroying books with hydraulic presses and shredders to feed its large language model, Claude. On the internet, users are drawing on dystopian literature and history to hold them to account.

Data colonialism and monopoly: The dark side of the economy in the age of AI
Recent technological achievements in AI seem to bring about huge opportunities for human race

AI learns its first words (and helps explain how humans acquire language)
How do we learn to associate specific objects with specific words? A team from New York University have developed an AI ‘baby’ to help us answer this question.

Science in the news: AI biodiversity, bed bug chaos, and puffy planets
Here’s a rundown of the science stories you need to know about from the last few weeks

EVEscape to the rescue: The AI tool predicting new virus strains before they evolve
The new AI technology, developed by the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School, could help predict new viral outbreaks

Artificial intelligence to artificial imposter
As artificial intelligence evolves, a new generation of more sophisticated, and more believable scams are emerging

AI: Friend or foe?
What is the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the job market, and should students be worried about their future job prospects in light of AI advancements?

AI generated recipes and meal plans: Are they worth the hype?
Could new Artificial Intelligence softwares put human chefs and nutritionists out of a job?

AI in Teaching
Artificial intelligence is beginning to impact every aspect of our lives, and our studies are no different. This week, Zain Alden explores how this technology will change the experience of future students

Women and STEM in the media
Mhairi Finlayson spoke at this years Women in Media conference about being a woman in STEM and how STEM research can be applied in media









