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Are We Building Machines That Can Feel? The Strange New Science of AI Sentience

Are We Building Machines That Can Feel? The Strange New Science of AI Sentience

AI acts so human that we're wondering if it's conscious. While researchers hunt for "minds" in AI code or lab-grown brain cells, others warn that giving bots rights could end disastrously. Ultimately, our belief in AI consciousness might just be a reflection of our own empathy.

Write Drunk, Edit Sober: The New Rules of AI Prose

Write Drunk, Edit Sober: The New Rules of AI Prose

AI writes faster than Hemingway, but its prose is often bloated and pretentious. As AI ditch old clichés for long Latin words, human editing is more crucial than ever. The future of writing isn’t typing; it’s taming AI.

Spying on the Wrist Wriggle: What Happens When AI Try to Steal Our Tacit Skills?

Spying on the Wrist Wriggle: What Happens When AI Try to Steal Our Tacit Skills?

AI easily learns data but struggles with “tacit knowledge”: the unspoken habits we rely on at work. To fix this, bosses are tracking workers’ every move. But spying raises massive privacy issues and often makes staff hide their best skills from AI.

Manila Calling: Why AI Hasn’t Stolen the Night Shift Yet from the Call Centre Capital

Manila Calling: Why AI Hasn’t Stolen the Night Shift Yet from the Call Centre Capital

AI hasn’t killed the Philippine call centre boom yet. Workers use tools like ChatGPT to do their jobs better and faster. But as simple tasks vanish, beginners face a tougher climb, and having a robot boss brings a new kind of stress.

Trapped in the Matrix: Dodging the New AI Superpowers

Trapped in the Matrix: Dodging the New AI Superpowers

American and China are hoarding top-tier AI. While tech bosses pitch private regulators to police rogue AI, other nations must avoid state-funded flops and build local data centres instead. Pick your partners wisely; cheap Chinese tech comes with heavy strings attached.

“Lower-Value Human Capital”: How Not to Introduce AI at Work

“Lower-Value Human Capital”: How Not to Introduce AI at Work

Bosses love AI for productivity, but workers are nervous it might replace them. Calling staff “low-value human capital” only breed resentment and ruins performance. To ease the panic, managers must ditch the corporate speak and actively retrain their teams for the jobs of tomorrow.

Why Everyone Hates AI (And Why We Can’t Afford to Stop Building It)

Why Everyone Hates AI (And Why We Can’t Afford to Stop Building It)

Voters hate AI data centres more than nuclear plants, fearing job losses and grid strain. As US politicians panic and push bans, China’s open models are closing the gap. To win the tech race without a revolt, leaders must share the economic wealth, fix the power grid, and stick to the facts.