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Obviously a lot of people are dabbling in AI at the moment, sometimes passing its ideas off as their own. But would you be happy if the person elected to represent you in parliament did that? A researcher decided to ask people in the UK and Japan what they thought about politicians using AI to make decisions. You can find out what your fellow citizens think here. There are also some telling differences between the two cultures that are worth noting.
Oh, and if you haven’t yet heard Boris Johnson saying, “ChatGPT, ChatGPT, I love ChatGPT,” in the weirdest way imaginable, I’ve included a video in the article for you to enjoy alongside the findings.
Our present wrangling over how AI fits into our lives was neatly predicted several decades ago by French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, who warned as early as the 1990s that we would eventually outsource our thinking to machines.
Meanwhile, the latest calculations on how much extra salary you can expect with a university degree suggest there’s still at least a financial benefit to learning things for yourself rather than relying on AI – despite the much-increased minimum wage.
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Laura Hood
Senior Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Steven David Pickering, Brunel University of London
The public feel ok about some uses of AI in parliament, but they’re very opposed to it making decisions.
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Jean Baudrillard in 1999.
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Bran Nicol, University of Surrey; Emmanuelle Fantin, Sorbonne Université
Baudrillard’s genius lay in foreseeing what these rudimentary devices like fax machines suggested about likely future uses of technology.
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Sean Brophy, Manchester Metropolitan University
This isn’t a story about university losing its value. It’s a story about Britain becoming a lower wage economy.
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World
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Giulia Sciorati, London School of Economics and Political Science
China promotes the adoption of autocratic practices by other governments, adapting its approach to suit the local context.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex
The former US vice-president is widely regarded as the driving force behind George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and the US War on Terror.
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Politics + Society
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Alexandra Fanghanel, University of Greenwich
Intervening in assault or harassment does not require you to be a vigilante.
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Arts + Culture
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Diane A. Rodgers, Sheffield Hallam University
Rude, gross and quite adult – this classic ‘80s comedy was a big hit with kids.
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Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University
The stories in The Eleventh Hour tell Rushdie’s life story in metaphorical glimpses.
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Business + Economy
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Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London
The mood music has been set – and it’s gloomy.
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Environment
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Benjamin Neimark, Queen Mary University of London; Kate Mackintosh, University of California, Los Angeles
International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
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Dhritiraj Sengupta, University of Southampton
The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and disrupting hydrodynamics.
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Hannah Hughes, Aberystwyth University; Veronica Korber Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
The Brazilian Cop30 presidency has a critical role to play as mediator and bridge builder to increase the collective ambition of governments.
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Health
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Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University
Scientists are urging clearer labelling on processed meats such as ham and bacon, and safer production methods to protect consumers from preventable cancer risks.
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Franziska Weinmar, University of Tübingen
Perinatal depression currently affects around one in five mothers.
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Science + Technology
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Mark Lorch, University of Hull
One banned nail polish chemical shows why proving something is ‘safe enough’ is never simple.
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Jodie Raybould, Coventry University; Daniel Waldeck, Coventry University
Counselling a narcissistic is a delicate process.
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