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DrMikeWatts

DrMikeWatts@backend.newsmast.org

<p>PhD in artificial intelligence, research experience in IT and ecology. Scientist. Engineer. Educator. Husband. Father.</p>

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    Japan court gives legal protection to the human voice, restricting the ability to clone it with #AI: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361041347/tokyo-court-grants-legal-protection-human-voices-ai-cl #ArtificialIntelligence

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    While some research shows that #AI is leading to reduced opportunities for graduate employment, other research shows it is not: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/ai-was-supposed-to-hit-new-grads-hard-so-far-unemployment-data-says-otherwise/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    The real reason big #AI companies are slowing down their model development is because they can&#39;t deliver what they promised: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4223523/why-ai-companies-are-really-pumping-the-brakes-on-their-models.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    An overview of Claude Sonnet 5: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-claude-sonnet-5-everything-you-need-to-know/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Being able to judge what an #AI tells you is the most important part of being AI-ready: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4149417/ai-ready-skills-are-not-what-you-think.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    It might be cheaper to keep employing people rather than replace them with #AI: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/layoffs-due-to-ai-are-costing-firms-more-as-ai-bills-soar #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI facial recognition makes a lot of mistakes and causes a lot of harm: https://spectrum.ieee.org/facial-recognition-gone-wrong #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Users of #AI need to understand the data behind the insights AI provide, before those insights can be trusted: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2026/03/31/the-ai-trust-gap-why-ai-performance-requires-control/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Educators need to be transparent about the use of #AI in producing teaching material: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/teaching/2026/03/30/different-kind-ai-disclosure-statement-opinion #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI pentesting tools allows for continuous security testing: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/amazon_security_boss_ai_efficiency/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Five different approaches to integrating #AI into the university curriculum: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/academic-life/2026/04/03/how-5-colleges-are-approaching-ai #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Now CEOs are going because of #AI: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-resign #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI really is the ultimate capitalist tool-companies slash thousands of jobs even though they&amp;#39;re already highly profitable: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/01/us-tech-firm-oracle-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-spending-larry-ellison #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Modular data centres allow for faster and cheaper scaling for #AI: https://spectrum.ieee.org/modular-data-center #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Red Hat plans to roll more #AI into its processes: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/red_hat_ai_dev/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2026 https://computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2026/04/ieee-transactions-on-cognitive-and.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Don&amp;#39;t believe the hype around #AI: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4152552/beware-of-headlines-touting-impossible-ai-benefits-analysts-warn.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Hands-on skilled workers are the ones least likely to be displaced by #AI: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/jobs-ai-cant-do-young-adults #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Having many services hanging off of a single #AI model means a single-point of failure: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/your-ai-vendor-is-now-a-single-point-of-failure #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI needs chips, and chips makers need helium. The war with Iran has interrupted the helium supply: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/helium-ai-iran-war #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI is really destroying childrens&amp;#39; ability to learn: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/02/pupils-england-losing-thinking-skills-because-of-ai-survey #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Tertiary students are using #AI for mental health support because on-campus support is not accessible: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/04/03/what-know-about-ai-and-campus-mental-health-opinion #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Students are using #AI-enabled glasses to cheat in exams: https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/ai-smart-glasses-rentals-are-helping-students-cheat-on-their-exams #ArtificialIntelligence

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    The waste heat from #AI data centres directly affects the environment for kilometres around: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/ai_datacenter_heat_islands/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI services are now being used for supply-chain attacks: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/mercor_supply_chain_attack/ #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Weekly Review 10 April 2026: https://computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2026/04/weekly-review-10-april-2026.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    The psychological downsides to #AI making things too easy: https://spectrum.ieee.org/frictionless-ai-psychology #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Companies give #AI chatbots personalities because it&amp;#39;s good for the bottom line: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4147771/the-dark-side-of-chatbots-with-personality.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI is exacerbating death fraud: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4146580/what-it-leaders-need-to-know-about-ai-fueled-death-fraud.html #ArtificialIntelligence

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    #AI are programmed to be sycophants, but this undermines the judgement of their users: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-sycophantic-ai-can-undermine-human-judgment/ #ArtificialIntelligence