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Artificial Intelligence has suddenly gone from the fringes of science to being everywhere. So how did we get here? And where's this all heading? In this new series of Science Friction, we're finding out.

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05 | The year the world woke up to AI with a bang

2023 was the year powerful new AI technology went mainstream, with image generators and tools like ChatGPT. And people quickly started wondering where these advances were taking them.

Published: 18h agoTue 21 Nov 2023 at 2:00pmwith James Purtill

Duration: 25 minutes 47 seconds

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04 | If you control AI, you control the world

AI is often portrayed as being all about technology. But it is also about money and control. Because those who control AI, may control the world.

Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds

Published: 14 Nov 2023Tue 14 Nov 2023 at 2:00pmwith James Purtill

03 | The bumpy history of driverless cars and their AI brains

When you think about a driverless car future, perhaps your mind goes to being driven around, watching movies from the backseat and drinking martinis. For over a decade, perfect driverless cars have seemed only a few years away.

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Duration: 25 minutes 45 seconds

Published: 7 Nov 2023Tue 7 Nov 2023 at 2:00pmwith James Purtill

02 | Locked up by AI for a crime he didn't commit

As ChatGPT shows us, AI can do some amazing stuff. But it does some creepy stuff as well. And it's already been responsible for locking up innocent people.

Duration: 25 minutes 39 seconds

Published: 31 Oct 2023Tue 31 Oct 2023 at 2:00pmwith James Purtill

01 | The day modern AI toppled humanity's champion

The world is experiencing a boom in artificial intelligence (AI). It's everywhere. In just a few years, computers have learned to paint a picture, write a novel, translate languages and consume the entire internet.

Duration: 25 minutes 45 seconds

Published: 24 Oct 2023Tue 24 Oct 2023 at 2:00pmwith James Purtill

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ChatGPT was tipped to cause widespread cheating. Here's what students say happened

At the start of 2023, experts warned ChatGPT would swamp schools in a wave of cheating. With the academic year wrapping up, we asked students what really happened.

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Published: YesterdayTue 21 Nov 2023 at 6:30amby James Purtill

'The most shocking thing I've ever seen': How one move in an ancient board game changed our view of AI

A board game contest between human and machine in 2016 marked the birth of modern AI. This is the moment the world changed forever.

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Published: 25 Oct 2023Wed 25 Oct 2023 at 6:44amby James Purtill

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Controversy over racial representation at an international science conference planned for Cairns has put the spotlight on how Australia deals with cultural diversity in science.

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When twins Elizabeth and Jen collected their baby teeth as kids, an 'eerie pattern' emerged

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Published: 27 Mar 2022Sun 27 Mar 2022 at 11:04pmby Elizabeth Kulas

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