wellbeing

Could tailored AI robots help alleviate the loneliness epidemic?

The company behind the robot claims more than 90 per cent of its users report lower levels of loneliness.

22 December 2023

Design

Tommy Hilfiger is releasing a new 3D fashion styling game

The famous US designer is launching FashionVerse, an interactive mobile game that uses generative AI to create photorealistic avatars, backgrounds and props.

22 December 2023

Earth News

Euroviews. AI in biology could find the most creative answers to our climate woes

We need to bridge the divide between AI engineers and biologists with the same goal of having a positive impact on society, Stef van Grieken writes.

21 December 2023

Tech News

Euroviews. Q&A: People will only use technology they trust, Microsoft expert says

Euroviews spoke to Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy at Microsoft in Brussels, about many of the burning questions around European and global regulatory cooperation on artificial intelligence, and what regulating AI will mean for Europe's citizens.

21 December 2023

Tech News

AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

In a new study, the Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the giant AI database LAION.

20 December 2023

Tech News

These AI-powered headphones let you choose which noises to filter out

Deep learning technology could help you filter out unwanted background noises while keeping the ones you like.

20 December 2023

Tech News

Families in China turning to AI to 'digitally revive' dead loved ones

Some Chinese firms claim to have "digitally revived" thousands of deceased people using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

19 December 2023

Tech News

AI robot wins against human for first time in mental and physical task

While AI has beaten chess grandmasters in previous man-versus-machine experiments, it has never been able to test its physical ability too.

19 December 2023

Tech News

OpenAI gives its board the power to veto potentially harmful AI

The potential dangers of generative AI are a concern to the public, politicians and AI researchers.

19 December 2023

Tech News

'Potentially disastrous': Tech sector says the EU AI Act goes too far

The EU AI Act still isn’t set in stone and the European elections could shake things up. For now, the tech industry fears the act may stifle competition.

15 December 2023

Tech News

Pope Francis joins calls for an international treaty to regulate AI

The pope fell afoul of the technology earlier this year when an image of him in a white puffer jacket produced using generative AI went viral.

14 December 2023

Tech News

Euroviews. AI-assisted bioterrorism is a risk worth considering

As the EU experienced with the AI Act, finding a trade-off between innovation and risks takes time. But the specific risks of AI-enabled bioterrorism can be tackled now, Kevin Esvelt and Ben Mueller write.

14 December 2023

Tech News

ChatGPT: News articles will be used to train AI models

“We want to explore the opportunities of AI-empowered journalism — to bring quality, societal relevance and the business model of journalism to the next level,” said Axel Springer CEO.

14 December 2023

Tech News

'I was heartbroken': Dealing with grief when your AI lover is shutdown

People are building meaningful relationships with virtual avatars, but the unreliable services hosting them mean they could "die" at any point.

14 December 2023

Euronews Tech Talks

Can a single photo published on social media ruin our lives?

The speed at which AI deepfake technology generate fake news is concerning. They can recreate videos of politicians or television presenters, manipulating their mouths to utter words they've never spoken.

13 December 2023

Culture news

AI revives late actor Jimmy Stewart’s voice to read a Christmas story

Twenty-six years after his death, the beloved “It’s a Wonderful Life” actor can be heard reading a brand-new Christmas bedtime story, with a little help from AI.

13 December 2023

Real Economy

What will AI mean for the future of Europe's businesses and workers?

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Real Economy, we’re asking what AI means for the world of work. Might it make those tricky tedious tasks easier, or is it actually coming for your job? And if you’re not in the firing line just yet, could you be working next to a bot sometime soon?

13 December 2023

Tech News

Why we need fewer men in AI, according to leading women in tech

Euronews Next spoke to the women working in AI to find out why women need to be in the sector and what needs to change to encourage them.

13 December 2023

Tech News

French AI start-up Mistral reaches unicorn status

Mistral offers companies open-source language models that can be used to launch chatbots and other AI products such as search engines.

11 December 2023

Tech News

'Dehumanising': How have AI deepfakes been used to target women?

Experts describe the use of a person’s images to create deepfakes using artificial intelligence (AI) without their consent as "dehumanising".

11 December 2023