Robots

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Health & Medicine

Can robots really be companions for older adults?

Social isolation is a problem for many older adults, but are social robots an answer – and what do our elderly people think?

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Arts & Culture

Technodystopia: Are we heading towards a real-world Blade Runner?

In 1982, Blade Runner floored audiences with its technodystopian depiction of the future. Almost 40 years on, some of these projections seem eerily accurate

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Sciences & Technology

The ‘personality’ in artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning continue to impact many human industries, would understanding the ‘personality’ within the algorithm make us trust AI more?

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Politics & Society

Should we work with or turn off AI?

Artificial intelligence is already impacting the way we work – but for the next generation of professionals, human-machine collaboration could be the norm. And now is the time to think about the values we want in that relationship

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Sciences & Technology

Will a computer take your job?

It’s predicted that computers could one day become smarter than humans, but we shouldn’t forget people power in the age of artificial intelligence

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Sciences & Technology

Why does artificial intelligence discriminate?

Combatting bias and creating more inclusive AI is unlikely to succeed unless developers include those people who have been historically excluded or ignored

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Sciences & Technology

How robots can reach out

Younger people with dementia can struggle to feel independent and engaged but could robots help build better connections with the wider world?

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Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

Is any job safe from the march of the machines?

Richard Susskind argues professions are a relic from print-based society, and white collars workers like lawyers, consultants and accountants need to brace for change

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Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

Human dignity and digital identity

The data trail we leave behind in our online life raises complex ethical questions about digital privacy and identity

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Sciences & Technology

Thriving amid the rise of the machines

Since 1948, futurists have warned about the impact automation could have on the human workforce, and now those changes are becoming a reality. Does it mean a re-think about what jobs humans can do better than machines?

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