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Hitting the data wall: How experts are rethinking how we train A.I. systems
We've long talked about the data-driven turn in AI and how a Deep Learning approach has given us everything from image recognition, to ChatGPT. But what about the ongoing ethical questions about the kinds of data machines are learning on? And beyond that, what if we're starting to…run out of data?
Radio Spark April 26
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Is the distinctively human talent for music no longer ours alone?
Radio Spark April 19
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Should robots work for us or with us?
Radio Spark April 12
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How more responsive, AI-driven infrastructure could help meet future needs
Radio Spark April 5
How yeast and bacteria could be key to future fashion design
Samraweet Yohannes
Radio Spark March 28
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'Society has created this almost stigma around adult play,' says recreation and leisure researcher
Radio Spark March 22

In age of misinformation and generative AI, can we put a watermark on reality?

Radio Spark March 15

Could the next superstar radio host be an AI? Maybe not soon, but it is coming: experts

Radio Spark March 9

From Formula 1 to cardiology: How digital twins can help predict problems before they happen

Radio Spark March 8

Confronting the human cost of automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace

Radio Spark March 1

The dangerous myth of neutrality in tech, and how to fix it

Radio Spark February 23

From virtual care apps to AI algorithms: the trouble with data collection in healthcare

McKenna Hadley-Burke

Radio Spark February 23

How 'compassionate ageism' made its way into design of new technology

Samraweet Yohannes

Radio Spark February 16

How to set our imagination free to build the technological futures we want

Radio Spark February 2

How digital tech is altering the way we retain and remember things

Radio Spark January 26

How sports tech is pushing the limits of athletic performance

Radio Spark January 19

Surprising reasons to be optimistic about tech in 2024

Radio Spark January 12

Sci-fi storytelling gives us the tools to imagine better futures, says researcher

Samraweet Yohannes

Radio Spark January 5

How to bring a little more balance to your digital life in 2024

Radio Spark December 30, 2023

'Cheap calories of online connection' can't replace face-to-face connections, says belonging researcher

Radio Spark December 22, 2023

Weighing the promise and risks of new uses for DNA tech on our human future

Radio Spark December 15, 2023

Unlocking repair: How software-enabled tech reshaped the right to repair debate

Radio Spark December 8, 2023

Is gamified investment and sports betting leading to rash financial decisions?

Radio Spark December 1, 2023

How tech nourishes and complicates intimacy

Radio Spark November 24, 2023

Paying ransom for data stolen in cyberattack bankrolls further crime, experts caution

Radio Spark November 18, 2023

Designing tech for the most vulnerable users leads to better products for all, says researcher

Samraweet Yohannes

Radio Spark November 17, 2023

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