Author: Andy Miah, Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford

News that Dutch publishing house Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) has confirmed plans to experiment using AI to translate fiction has stirred up a thought-provoking debate. Some believe it marks the beginning of the end for human translators, while others see this as the opening up of a new world of possibilities to bring more literature to even more people. These arguments are becoming increasingly vocal as the advance of AI accelerates at an ever-increasing rate. This debate interests me as my work examines the intersections of art, ethics, technology and culture, and I have published research in areas of…

After all the pomp and ceremony, the trials, the tears and the medals, if you were to ask most people what they considered the biggest event at the Olympic Games, they’d probably say the 100m sprint finals, the swimming – or perhaps even the opening ceremony. Ask them again in 10 years, and that answer might be very different. That’s because a whole new raft of sports have become major features at the Olympic Games. For the first time in Olympic history, there was breaking – an evolution of breakdancing. The event was located in one of the coolest venues…