Your AI assistant can now use your computer
With the public demo of Anthropic's "computer use" feature for its Claude chatbot, this was the week that AI "agents" – which can carry out many tasks rather than just answer questions…
AI-enhanced blood tests could detect Parkinson’s disease seven years before onset
A new blood test using artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to predict Parkinson's disease seven years before symptoms appear in patients. Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition impacting around 10 million…
AI and democracy: So far, so harmless?
In the UK's general election, Steve is running to be MP for Brighton. In Wyoming in the United States, Vic is running to be mayor. Both of them are not in fact…
AI ‘will not replace’ journalists, VivaTech co-founder says
It’s often referred to as the biggest startup event in Europe. VivaTech opens its doors this Wednesday in Paris with 150,000 people in attendance, as well as 10,000 startups.…
Paris’s VivaTech trade fair opens with focus on AI
One of Europe's largest tech conferences kicks off in Paris this Wednesday. Startups will meet investors, and guest speakers including Elon Musk will discuss the role of artificial intelligence at the VivaTech…
Have we reached peak generative AI?
A slew of announcements from OpenAI and Google this week brought us to the brink of human-like AI assistants. Generative artificial intelligence is getting faster, and being applied to an increasing number…
OpenAI set to announce search engine, one day before Google conference
OpenAI will announce plans for a search engine powered by artificial intelligence on Monday May 13, Reuters reports. It's the latest challenge to search king Google and comes just one day before…
Fact check: How to spot AI videos by Sora
OpenAI's text-to-video model, Sora, makes animation easier and more accessible — and it poses the question: What is the value of human creativity?…
Study finds AI algorithm can predict your political views by looking at your face
We look at reactions to New York's highest court overturning Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in a major decision that could impact his future appeals. Also: France's highest civil court rules on…
Colourising Klimt’s vanished paintings: Can AI ‘predict’ the continuation of an artwork?
In this Science segment, we look at how AI is attempting to complete unfinished or lost works by great artists like Klimt but also Beethoven, Schubert and Rembrandt. Scientists use all the…
Restoring coral reefs: Marine farms and AI emerge as possible solutions
Australian scientists say the Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest coral reef, stretching over 2,300 kilometres along the country's northeastern coast – is undergoing its seventh "mass bleaching" event since 1998.…