The final episode of AI and You casts a light on the disadvantages and the advantages of Artificial Intelligence in various sectors. A hope-filled potential for the future exists but AI could also bring some dangers. For now, what we do know is that our intelligence is real, and if we combine our human intelligence with compassion, ethics, transparency and the right political will, we might just be able to create a brighter future.

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AI is one of the most hotly debated topics in parliaments, governments, and European and international institutions currently. At the end of 2023, 31 countries had already passed some form of AI legislation, and 13 were actively debating new laws. The recently passed EU AI law has caused quite a stir in recent months. All eyes are now on the US as the 2024 elections may impact the generative AI legislation.

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AI Regulation is Coming- What is the Likely Outcome? : CSIS

Current US AI regulation means adopting a strategic — and communicative — approach : Thomson Reuters

EU’s AI Act Falls Short on Protecting Rights at Borders : Just Security

Brussels EU Quarter : Lobby Planet

Big Tech lobbying should not derail the AI Act : Corporate Europe Observatory

Microsoft partners with Mistral in second AI deal beyond OpenAI : The Verge

Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces EU scrutiny : Reuters

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AI systems can search through enormous volumes of personal data, including criminal histories and other characteristics deemed to be "risk factors”. Recently, organisations have voiced worries about the French government's intention to utilise AI monitoring in the run-up to the Olympics in Paris. The most dreaded development in the near future is the emergence of deadly weapons driven by AI that are autonomous.

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There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks : Pro Publica

A new look at the intersection of predictive policing, poverty and stress in LA : Centre of Health Journalism

LAPD ended predictive policing programs amid public outcry. A new effort shares many of their flaws : The Guardian

Predictive policing: When AI predicts criminal activity : Digital World

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime : WIRED

Paris 2024 Olympics: Concern over French plan for AI surveillance : BBC

Russia illegally used facial recognition to arrest protestor, human rights court rules : Politico

‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza : The Guardian

Israel under pressure to justify its use of AI in Gaza : Politico

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Can technology participate in solving the climate crisis? When it comes to energy waste optimisation, AI can step in and help. It can also optimise energy grids and make renewable energy sources more efficient. However, AI can’t tackle all problems related to the climate crisis and it is more often a short-term solution to a long-term problem.

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How Can We Use AI To Address Global Challenges Like Climate Change? : Forbes

Electricity consumption worldwide in 2022, by leading country : Statista

Cal Fire now using artificial intelligence to fight wildfires : CBS News

Reducing Emissions from deforestation and degradation : Caisse des Depôts

Could AI help stop deforestation before it starts? : World Wildlife Magazine

IKI Project – An International Climate Initiative : Environmental Emergencies Centre

Mining for Data: The Extractive Economy Behind AI : Green European Journal

Energy and Policy Considerations for Deep Learning in NLP : Emma Strubell Ananya Ganesh Andrew McCallum

Climate change : World Health Organization

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Have you already heard about AI-powered hiring practices?

Is this common practice reducing inequality, or reinforcing discrimination?

Some tech experts argue that AI can also be an opportunity to overcome all forms of bias, even those within humankind.

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Racist technology in action: White only soap dispensers : Racism and technology centre

Amazon ditched AI recruiting tool that favored men for technical jobs : The Guardian

Meet Tengai, the job interview robot who won't judge you : BBC

Solans, D., Beretta, A., Portela, M., Castillo, C. & Monreale, A. Human Response to an AI-Based Decision Support System: A User Study on the Effects of Accuracy and Bias.

What Really Happened When Google Ousted Temnit Gebru : Wired

These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI : Rolling Stone

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AI has the potential to make certain diagnoses earlier and more accurately than human beings. However, some AI deployments in healthcare could harm us more than help us.

For what concerns mental health care, the use of AI has revealed that there are still “significant gaps” in our ability to apply these models for this purpose. Nonetheless, people are already turning to AI chatbots for mental health support.

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Life expectancy at birth, total (years) : The World Bank

MB-SupCon: Microbiome-based Predictive Models via Supervised Contrastive Learning : Journal of Molecular Biology

Is B.M.I. a Scam? : The New york Times

The Role of AI in Drug Discovery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies : The National Library of Medicine

Using artificial intelligence to collect data on children’s eye diseases at the Central Eye Hospital : DIVE

AI Assisted Infant Eye Disease Screening: Early Detection is of Crucial Importance : Huawei

Lawsuits take aim at use of AI tool by health insurance companies to process claims : CBS News

Why AI is the new frontier in the battle to treat the male mental health crisis : The Telegraph

Technology and the Future of Mental Health Treatment : National Institute of Mental Health

A new frontier in mental health: Technology : US health News

Challenges for Artificial Intelligence in Recognizing Mental Disorders : National Library of Medicine

Racial Bias in Health Care Artificial Intelligence : NIHCM Foundation

Experts call for more diversity to combat bias in artificial intelligence : CNN News

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How AI can impact education? In some places like China, Artificial Intelligence already plays a role in teaching, grading and planning lessons for students. However, while navigating through AI, it is important to learn to discern what is trustworthy and what is not.

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Education in the age of artificial intelligence : The UNESCO Courier

The Evolution of Education: How AI is Reshaping Grading : The Princeton Review

Real teacher salaries in Europe are down. Which countries pay the highest and lowest wages? : Euronews.next

DALL-E: the Creative Process and the Art of Prompting : USC Career Centre

Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI’s hallucination problem fixable? : AP News

The rise of AI fake news is creating a ‘misinformation superspreader’ : The Washington Post

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With the development in technology and implementation of Artificial Intelligence all over different sectors, some of us are left with the fear that our jobs will be replaced by technology. Is that the case? Maybe. But certain skills like critical thinking, interpersonal skills and empathy, are out of AI’s reach.

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17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot : The Washington Post

Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work : Staff Discussion Notes No. 2024/001 ; International Monetory Fund

OECD Employment Outlook : OECDiLibrary

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