A year of small screens and couch-borne escapism
The bar set for 2021 is extremely low — ankle-high. With a mysterious viral outbreak hitting China and fires sweeping the southern hemisphere, 2020 started off poorly. It ended with…
Why We Need Ethics for AI
Earlier this month, a South Korean chatbot, powered by artificial intelligence, was under fire for saying harmful remarks. The service, named Iruda, is a female chatbot that learns words and…
Can 3D Characters Become Next K-Pop Idols?
Since its introduction in the 1960s, computer animation has been widely used in films and television shows. Characters built with this technology, once considered as an experiment, is now even…
Next-Generation Romance: VR Girlfriends
A Japanese man in his early 20s gets dressed in a black and white tuxedo at a wedding chapel. A couple of staff members approach to measure the groom’s height…
Water-Farming to Increase Food Security in Africa
For the past few years, the African continent has shown faster urban growth rates than many other parts of the world. A study published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…