People trust robots more than humans with money, global study reveals
A major global survey of consumers and business leaders has suggested there is a growing belief among consumers and business
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RoboCafe in Dubai eases minds of Covid-wary customers
A café run by robots has opened to customers in one of Dubai’s most popular tourist destinations – ideal in
Read moreChildren exposed to air pollution suffer reduced thinking skills
Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, Edinburgh University researchers
Read moreBias study hopes to inspire development of fairer facial recognition technology
A study looking into the accuracy and bias of gender and skin colour in automatic face recognition algorithms tested with
Read moreEncrypted messaging could increase child abuse cases, report warns
Millions of children in England are using messaging platforms that they are not old enough to be accessing and the
Read moreCambridge University launches master’s degree in AI ethics
The University of Cambridge will offer a master’s degree course focused on the responsible use of artificial intelligence, which it
Read moreUK government launches information warfare network
The UK Government has launched a new approach, through a network of technical experts, to find ways to conduct information
Read moreValuable lessons engineers can learn about risk from Covid-19
The engineering profession needs to do more to explain to the public how its work is related to science and
Read moreInstagram made to crack down on ‘hidden advertising’
Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform
Read moreFacebook Oversight Board starts hearing content moderation appeal cases
Facebook has announced the start of its independent Oversight Board on content moderation decisions. Facebook users can now appeal content-moderation
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