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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This is how AI could feed the world’s hungry while sustaining the planet
While the risks posed by AI dominate the headlines, behind the scenes there is a quiet revolution underway as AI systems are used to tackle the greatest challenges facing humanity, from c...
Future of Work
Layoffs destroy lives and damage companies. Business leaders can change that through AI-powered outskilling
All business leaders must grapple with the fact that layoffs may increase in the coming years - and it’s up to them to take care of people and prepare companies for an uncertain future.
Tech for Good
This technology is offering a completely new way to monitor sleep
This wireless device, called BodyCompass, captures sleep data without using cameras or body sensors and could aid patients with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, or bedsores.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
To harness the AI age, governments must keep these 7 factors in mind
AI can't advance until governments take issues like data literacy, responsible procurement and careful investment seriously. Here are the factors governments should prioritize to ensure A...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Voice recognition technology doesn’t work for kids - and it's hurting them in the classroom
Popular voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri and Google use speech recognition software to answer your questions, but kids' language is highly complex and unpredictable.
Agile Governance
Why agile governance should be human-centred governance
Agile governance of technology must strike a balance between encouraging innovation and protecting rights. Keeping human beings in mind is the best way to do .
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How to put AI ethics into practice: a 12-step guide
There is a lack of consensus about how to ensure that AI-powered systems are deployed responsibly. Here's a framework for doing just that.
COVID-19
This AI tool helps healthcare workers look after their mental health
A new digital tool is helping health workers manage their mental health. Could it pave the way for a wider transformation in the way services are delivered?
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
A short history of jobs and automation
We often think of the rise of automation as a modern trend – but throughout history waves of mechanization have changed people’s working lives.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
AI is here. This is how it can benefit everyone
AI can improve lives, but to avoid issues such as accuracy, human control, transparency, bias and privacy challenges, its use needs to be carefully and ethically managed.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This miniature surgical robot could replace its giant counterparts
This miniature robot was successful in puncturing a mock retinal vein, only about twice the thickness of a human hair, without causing damage.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
These robots can store energy in 'fat reserves' like humans
Scientists from the University of Michigan have created 'biomorphic batteries' that allow robots to store energy like humans.
Africa
How can Africa succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
It's vital that young people are offered the tools to be successful in a digital-first economy, writes the African Development Bank’s Hanan Morsy.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Towards Responsible #AIforAll in India
India is striving to balance innovation and regulation of artificial intelligence. Responsible #AIforAll will put ethical AI principles into practice.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Why building consumer trust is the key to unlocking AI's true potential
The pandemic has accelerated the uptake of AI, but companies must earn consumers' trust that this technology is being used ethically and transparently.