America is embracing the opportunities of AI while the rest of the world frets

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to generate concerns. The latest furore emerged at the start of this week. Researchers in the top ranked University College London computer science department claimed that an AI algorithm correctly predicts the outcome of 79 per cent of cases heard at the European Court of Human Rights. The […]

Why Julian Assange shows that only intelligent machines can be truly rational

Is Julian Assange rational? There are no prizes for guessing the responses of most City A.M. readers to this question. He faces questioning over allegations (which he denies) in Sweden, and he claims that America will try to extradite him and put him in prison for a very long time. Assange has chosen instead to […]

Science does not always make sense

The story of the week for many people was the new alcohol guidelines issued by the UK’s chief medical officers.  In 1995, the recommended weekly upper limit for men was set at 21 units, or around eight pints.  This has now been slashed to only 14 units. We might imagine that this drastic reduction is […]

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