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Living with AI

In this series experts explore the real life applications of generative AI in our everyday lives, and the practical and ethical questions that arise from our use of these new systems

  • D Fox Harrell

    AI can help shape society for the better – but humans and machines must work together

    D Fox Harrell
    Collaboration is key to creating culturally and ethically positive systems, says professor of digital media, computing and artificial intelligence D Fox Harrell
  • Illustration by Deen So'Oteh

    AI can be a force for good or ill in society, so everyone must shape it, not just the ‘tech guys’

    Afua Bruce
    Although designers do have a lot of power, AI is just a tool conceived to benefit us. Communities must make sure that happens, says author Afua Bruce
  • Dorothy Chou

    AI companies aren’t afraid of regulation – we want it to be international and inclusive

    Dorothy Chou
    If our industry is to avoid superficial ethics-washing, historically excluded communities must be brought into the conversation, says Dorothy Chou, head of public affairs at Google DeepMind
  • Polly Curtis

    Artificial intelligence is powering politics – but it could also reboot democracy

    Polly Curtis
    Generative AI can involve citizens directly in decision-making, but not while developers’ incentives are only financial, says Polly Curtis, chief executive of Demos
  • Philip Maughan

    Meaty, chewy, sticky: how AI’s listening kitchen can redefine the art of cooking

    Philip Maughan
    Written recipes have become too formulaic. Computing can help restore the fun and the fusion of the oral tradition, says writer Philip Maughan
  • Illustration: Deena So Oteh

    Yes, AI could profoundly disrupt education. But maybe that’s not a bad thing

    Rose Luckin
    Humans need to excel at things AI can’t do – and that means more creativity and critical thinking and less memorisation, says academic Rose Luckin
  • 2023-06-28 Deena So Oteh | The Guradian AI and fraud

    Imagine your child calling for money. Except it’s not them – it’s an AI scam

    James Wise
    Fraudsters are being given more sophisticated ways to trick us into believing they are someone they are not, says James Wise, a trustee of the thinktank Demos
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Deena So’Oteh

    AI-powered personalised medicine could revolutionise healthcare (and no, we’re not putting ChatGPT in charge)

    Mihaela van der Schaar
    Artificial intelligence can’t replace human professionals – but it could transform the way they work, says Mihaela van der Schaar of the University of Cambridge
  • David Evan Harris

    AI is already causing unintended harm. What happens when it falls into the wrong hands?

    David Evan Harris
    Meta, where I used to work, is developing powerful tools. I’m worried about what could happen if they’re picked up by malicious actors, says David Evan Harris, an adviser on AI ethics
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