We invited an AI to debate its own ethics in the Oxford Union — what it said was startling

We invited an AI to debate its own ethics in the Oxford Union — what it said was startling Data will become the most fought-over resource, the AI said AI at Oxford It’s natural, therefore, that we would include the ethics of AI in our postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business at Oxford’s Said Business School. In its first year, we’ve done sessions on everything from the AI-driven automated stock trading systems in Singapore, to the limits of facial recognition in US policing....

5 min · 973 words · Pamela Decker

We made a ‘time crystal’ — here’s what the quantum system could do

We made a ‘time crystal’ — here’s what the quantum system could do An ever-ticking clock Bits and qubits Let’s start there. Computers are all around us. Some are compact, portable, and primarily used to stream Netflix, while others fill entire rooms and simulate complex phenomena like the weather or the evolution of our Universe. Regardless of the details, on a fundamental level computers, all have the same purpose: processing information....

6 min · 1130 words · Elizabeth Gutierrez

We must include more women in physics — it’d benefit all of humanity

We must include more women in physics — it’d benefit all of humanity Fixing the imbalance will bring more of science’s best minds into the spotlight Dissolving barriers One priority is the need to overcome the barriers that prompt many women to leave physics before reaching its most senior levels. This happens for many reasons, including uncertainty in gaining long-term employment and the associated doubts about ever achieving senior positions, but research shows the effect is felt disproportionately by women....

4 min · 776 words · Emma White

We must include more women in physics — it’d benefit all of humanity

We must include more women in physics — it’d benefit all of humanity Fixing the imbalance will bring more of science’s best minds into the spotlight Dissolving barriers One priority is the need to overcome the barriers that prompt many women to leave physics before reaching its most senior levels. This happens for many reasons, including uncertainty in gaining long-term employment and the associated doubts about ever achieving senior positions, but research shows the effect is felt disproportionately by women....

4 min · 776 words · Jorge Fernandez

We need a female Steve Jobs

We need a female Steve Jobs Story byPatrick de Laive Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne. He is co-founder of TNW and sporadicly invests in startups. He is(show all)Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne. He is co-founder ofTNWand sporadicly invests in startups. He is a frequently asked speaker at (tech) events across the globe.Check hisLinkedIn profileand@Patrick on Twitterfor more information....

1 min · 147 words · Marie Smith
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