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Rage against machine learning driven by profit

Illustration: Neil Webb The current boom in artificial intelligence (AI) would probably not exist were it not for work that…

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Rise of ChatGPT and other tools raises major questions for research

It has been less than two years since Nature Index last looked at research data on artificial intelligence (AI), but…

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Artificial intelligence laws in the US states are feeling the weight of corporate lobbying

The adoption of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in the European Union (EU) this year has triggered speculation about the…

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A guide to the Nature Index

The Nature Index is a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The index tracks contributions to research articles published…

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Can AI be used to assess research quality?

Illustration: Neil Webb Do squirrel surgeons generate more citation impact? The question seems ludicrous, or perhaps the start of a…

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Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa

To an outside observer, Olubayo Adekanmbi’s career in telecommunications epitomized success. At Airtel and MTN Group, two of the largest…

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Dreams of the East Elevens

The Entry-Ant whirred and beckoned the impatient queue forward. Jeri frosted her eye-clips to black for the scan-scorch procedure.“Jeri Ego.”The…

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AlphaFold reveals ‘family tree’ of viruses

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Why aren’t there talks with the Taliban about getting women and girls back into education?

From left to right: Raihana Sattari, Marwa Shinwari and Heela Barakzai, robotics researchers from Afghanistan, who had to move to…

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The UK’s $1-billion bet to create technologies that change the world

After a decade building quantum-computing hardware, Jacques Carolan decided he needed a change. “I wanted to work on technologies that…

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