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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the study of how to make computers and machines perform tasks that human beings are better at — for now.

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DW Projekt Zukunft Sendungslogo Englisch (Tomorrow Today)

Tomorrow Today — The Science Show

AI is changing many fields. Could it also improve weather forecasts and start providing mental health services?
ScienceNovember 8, 202426:04 min
A photo of the accounts of Donald Trump and Elon Musk on X

Fact check: Disinformation's impact on the US election

Mis- and disinformation spread like wildfire on social media platforms. Did this sway the vote?
PoliticsNovember 7, 2024
Symbolbild Flugzeug vor Sonnenuntergang, Symbol picture airplane in front of sunset

TikTok & AI: Gen Z travel hacks to plan your trip

AI and TikTok: Planning a vacation has never been easier. But are algorithms really the better travel guide?
Digital WorldNovember 7, 202403:50 min
A photo of a mobile phone that shows Donald Trump's X account

AI-driven bot network tried to help Trump win US election

A bot network has been drumming up support for Donald Trump on social media platform X shortly before the US elections.
PoliticsNovember 5, 2024
A man holds a smartphone. On the screen is a pixelated chat containing the image of a women with a blurred face. She is dressed in sexy underwear and strikes a sexually suggestive pose

'Revenge porn' in Serbia: Crime without penalty

Private sex photos and films are increasingly being shared without consent. Many say victims are partly to blame.
PoliticsNovember 3, 2024
DW Sendung Shift | Robo Dog 1 China

How trustworthy are robotic guide dogs?

An existing shortage of guide dogs could be helped by using robots.
TechnologyNovember 1, 202401:14 min
DW Sendung Shift | AI Stick WeWalk

AI canes: Smart and helpful

A smart cane for the blind can describe its surroundings, and even announce the bus schedule.
TechnologyNovember 1, 202400:59 min
DW Sendung Shift | Be My Eyes

Be My Eyes: An app that guides

The app "Be My Eyes" can help blind people in day-to-day tasks.
Digital WorldNovember 1, 202401:30 min
DW Sendung Shift | Inclusive Gaming

Playing video games — blind?

Gaming isn’t always accessible. A start-up from Leipzig wants to change that.
TechnologyNovember 1, 202401:39 min
DW Sendung Shift | Gesamtsendung

New technology for visually impaired people — Shift

How are AI and robotics transforming the world for blind and visually impaired people?
Digital WorldNovember 1, 202412:34 min
Switzerland - Geneva 2024 | Robot artist Ai-Da is painting at the "AI for Good Global Summit"

Can an AI robot take over the arts?

Robots used to be industry working tools - making their owners money in factories. Now they're conquering the art scene.
Digital WorldOctober 31, 202405:01 min
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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

AI helps farmers boost yields. Shea butter empowers women. Solar power on balconies. And a new gaming app.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 202426:06 min
USA | Elon Musk auf einer Wahlkampf-Veranstaltung von Donald Trump

Elon Musk's AI model stirs pollution controversy in Memphis

Elon Musk’s xAI faces backlash over pollution concerns in Memphis as its new data center is powered with gas turbines.
BusinessOctober 30, 202408:13 min
Producing solid-state battery

Going all in for climate targets - MADE

From green hydrogen and solid-state batteries, to AI and lab-grown meat. A closer look.
BusinessOctober 29, 202426:04 min
Electronic waste of computers, printers, and wires

E-waste from AI computers could 'escalate beyond control'

Researchers predicting a 1,000-fold increase in e-waste from AI computers by 2030 have called for recycling strategies.
ScienceOctober 28, 2024
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House

White House orders US security agencies to step up AI use

National Security Adviser Sullivan said the US must be faster than its rivals in utilizing AI, in reference to China.
TechnologyOctober 24, 2024
People walk across the street. Their faces are pixelled out.

AI is revolutionizing policing but at what cost?

AI brings a tech revolution to policing. But AI policing software can also reinforce biases and restrict our privacy.
TechnologyOctober 24, 202403:53 min
AI picture showing aircraft parked at an airport partly on fire

Fact check: AI images instead of real Beirut airport attack

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is also a battle of images — and not everything is real.
ConflictsOctober 23, 2024
Robotic cello

The cellist that can play music humans can't

A robotic cellist has made its first appearance with the Symphony Orchestra in the Swedish city of Malmö.
SocietyOctober 23, 202401:57 min
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Volker Wissing (FDP), Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, stand next to the EDAG CityBot, a fully autonomous transport and work vehicle.

Germany's AI strategy: Closing the gap with the US and China

Will Germany's plan to compete with global leaders like the US and China succeed?
PoliticsOctober 23, 2024
Nigeria Lesley Jumbo

Young Nigerian creates device to track deforestation

A robotics developer in Nigeria has found a way to stop illegal deforestation, by tracking trees with simple devices.
ScienceOctober 23, 202401:45 min
Shift-Sendung AI Chatbots Indien

Sex education with AI in India

Can an AI chatbot help Indian women with questions about sexual health?
Digital WorldOctober 19, 202402:11 min
DW Shift Sendungslogo

Breaking taboos: AI's role in sexual health — Shift

Sex and birth control: Can AI chatbots provide education on taboo topics? 
Digital WorldOctober 19, 202412:34 min
Grindr-App-Symbol vor LGBTQ+-Flagge: Dating-Plattform für queere Community

Data protection in the times of mpox and HIV

Grindr provides direct, in-app information on mpox and HIV.
Digital WorldOctober 19, 202402:52 min
DW Projekt Zukunft Sendungslogo Englisch (Tomorrow Today)

The science of communication — Tomorrow Today

Unlocking an ancient Incan language / Transforming industry with 5G / AI smartphones / Cyberbullying / Hangovers
ScienceOctober 19, 202426:04 min
Symbolbild Sharenting

Never do THIS with your kids' photos!

Who’s really using your kids' photos online? Here’s how to prevent abuse!
Digital WorldOctober 17, 202400:55 min
Ai-Da reaching for paints at a desk, with creator Aidan Meller sitting at its side.

Portrait by robot to be sold at Sotheby's in world first

For the first time ever, a well-known auction house is selling an artwork that was painted by a robot.
ArtsOctober 16, 2024
A google data center in the Netherlands

Google wants nuclear reactors to power its AI data centers

Google is the latest tech company to seek nuclear energy to cope with AI's high demand for electricity.
TechnologyOctober 15, 2024
Illustration Coronavirus

AI research uncovers 160,000 new RNA viruses

AI algorthim helps identify a treasure trove of viruses from environments across the planet. Few are harmful.
ScienceOctober 14, 2024
The arm of a robot holds a bright baton.

Dresden: Robo-conductor takes the baton

The Dresden Symphony Orchestra revisits the relationship between man and machine — and the results are surprising.
MusicOctober 14, 2024
A screenshot of at tweet by far-right AfD Brandenburg

Fact check: How AI influences election campaigns

Political parties use artificial intelligence to create alternative realities. How does that influence us?
PoliticsOctober 13, 2024
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

This is what a fake podcast sounds like

If a show made by AI sounds as good as one made by humans... what happens next?
ScienceOctober 11, 202430:00 min
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Discord: Why the messaging app is under scrutiny

Russia and Turkey have blocked the app, popular with the young, after accusing it of failing to remove illegal content.
TechnologyOctober 11, 2024
NABU-Aktion Stunde der Wintervögel

Bird Mapper — finding out which species survive where

A researcher in Darmstadt has developed technology that uses AI to reliably recognize, count and map bird species.
ScienceOctober 11, 202404:44 min
Members of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry award this years Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win award for chemistry

The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognizes research into computational protein design.
ScienceOctober 9, 2024
The CEO of an AI startup stands laughing in the backyard of his company in Berlin.

Making it in Germany: AI expert Han Xiao

Han Xiao is an AI expert who has set up his own IT firm in Berlin. Born in China, he has a keen eye for what it takes to succeed in the German capital.
BusinessOctober 8, 202406:06 min
Geoffrey E. Hinton (file photo)

Nobel Prize in physics for 'machines that learn'

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win for discoveries "that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks."
ScienceOctober 8, 202401:56 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany

Work-life integration: A new ideal? — MADE

The world of work is on the move: ideas about work-life balance are changing, as is the importance of where we work.
BusinessOctober 8, 202426:04 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | #238

How can African youths make their voices heard?

Accurate and reliable information is as important as life during protests. We discussed this in our street debate.
SocietyOctober 7, 202407:58 min
A blurred view of a smartphone screen showing pornographic images

How does AI porn affect our self-image?

Porn generators using artificial intelligence can create explicit images. Does this shape the way we see ourselves?
LifestyleOctober 5, 202403:34 min
Künstliche Intelligenz

When an AI partner disables erotic conversations  

When Replika makers disabled sexual role-playing games for chatbots, some users experienced emotional turmoil.
Digital WorldOctober 4, 202402:07 min
A view of two sex dolls in a brothel, in dim light

How well can an AI sex doll hold a conversation?

At the Berlin Cybrothel, customers can talk with AI sex dolls. How good are the dolls at keeping a conversation going?
Digital WorldOctober 4, 202403:36 min
Künstliche Intelligenz

How AI is changing our sex life

How are sex robots, virtual partners, and AI-generated porn changing our love lives
InnovationOctober 4, 202412:34 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | #238

The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

Gen Z are making their voices heard. The 77 Percent speaks with them, as well as Kenyan President William Ruto.
SocietyOctober 2, 202402:57 min
Symbolbild Cyber crime

EU plan to combat online child abuse sparks privacy concern

Critics warn that requiring providers to screen private messages is ineffective and compromises privacy.
PoliticsOctober 2, 2024
DW Sendung Afrimaxx

Afrimaxx — Modern African Lifestyle

These lamps made it to Wakanda Forever, Nigerian AI artist Malik Afegbua and a Kenyan eco-farm.
LifestyleOctober 2, 202426:03 min
A young bearded man wearing glasses sits at a computer

Picturing African identity, with the help of AI

Malik Afegbua from Nigeria is using artificial intelligence to create a new image of Africa.
LifestyleOctober 2, 202405:38 min
Illustration Computertaste mit der Aufschrift Deepfake

Deeply fake: Using AI to uncover deception

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute harness artificial intelligence to detect AI-generated deepfakes.
ScienceOctober 2, 202408:07 min
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Tomorrow Today — The Science Show

Yoga for COVID aftereffects. Brain chips — brilliant or terrifying? AI reveals deepfakes and improves stroke care.
ScienceSeptember 27, 202426:08 min
Emergency responders assess the aftermath of an airstrike in a residential area, with damaged buildings, destroyed vehicles, and smoke rising in the background.

Fact check: Images don't show Hezbollah strikes on Israel

Many images that claim to show the aftermath of Hezbollah attacks are fake.
ConflictsSeptember 25, 2024