Computer Science

Is AI conscious? Richard Dawkins is asking the wrong question.

Artificial intelligence might be driving growth for data centre companies, but society is unprepared for the long-term risks posed to the rest of us. 

Apple has announced the chief executive who took over from Steve Jobs is to step down and has named his successor.

The winner from a Chinese smartphone maker reportedly completed the 21-kilometre race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.

While modern laptops are good at saving battery life and keeping cool, extended periods in sleep mode could still be putting a strain on them over time. 

As an artificial intelligence revolution approaches, the government is responding to a huge opportunity in data-centre development while balancing copyright concerns and workforce anxiety. 

As big tech companies sack staff and say AI will pick up the slack, workers are left to grapple with what's really going on.

More people are turning to AI companions during personal crises, treating it as a confidante and even a way to speak to the dead. And while it helps some, it can also have devastating consequences, writes Compass presenter Benjamin Law.

China unveils its five-year plan for tech dominance — including flying cars, brain-chip implants and humanoid robots.

It took 15 months to narrow a field of 270 AI experts to 12 appointees for an AI authority, at a cost of almost $200,000, before it was suddenly scrapped by the federal government.

A misfired internal email was the first time many employees found out about a second round of job cuts in just six months.

Victoria's east is set to become home to a $10 billion data centre that will support the technology necessary for artificial intelligence systems.

Young coding whizzes Neth Dharmasiri and Chinmay Lal believe learning the language behind computer software shouldn't depend on where you were born.

The X AI is not creating sexually explicit images of women on its own, but the software "facilitates their abuse" acting on the requests of men "eager to violate women".

The industrial hub is playing a key role in the AI industry as it pumps out a critical material needed to cool high-performance computer chips.

For more than a week, X's AI bot Grok has been generating sexual images of women and children at the request of other users, even when they ask it not to.

AI is becoming a regular presence at homework time in many Chinese households. Experts say where families draw the line matters more than the technology itself.

Leaders in Germany, France, Spain and the European Union slam the move as "intimidation and coercion".

AI-generated images of Bondi gunman Naveed Akram in the Philippines and a fabricated Facebook page are spreading online. And an image of police officers taken out of context is debunked by ABC NEWS Verify.

The federal government's long-awaited National AI Plan will seek to accelerate the growth of artificial intelligence in Australia, and largely leverage existing laws to protect against its worst harms.