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How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation

Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real

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An image of a man brushing his teeth with two toothbrushes, one of which looks strange, that has been generated by an AI program

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Why many inventions, from flying cars to smart robots, fail to launch

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What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

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What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts
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How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work better

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Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view might be wrong

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AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections

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Digital Human Brain Covered with Networks

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Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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Microsoft and Quantinuum’s quantum computer may be most reliable yet

A quantum computer built by Quantinuum uses “logical quantum bits” designed by Microsoft to run simple computational routines with an unprecedented level of reliability

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There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

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AI trained on millions of life stories can predict risk of early death

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DeepMind AI with built-in fact-checker makes mathematical discoveries

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The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction

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The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction

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