Election risks, safety summits and Scarlett Johansson: the week in AI
It\u2019s been a busy week in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI found itself in hot water with Scarlett Johansson after launching its new chatbot, Sky, drawing comparisons to the Hollywood star\u2019s character in the sci-fi film Her. In South Korea, the second global AI summit took place, and a report from the Alan Turing Institute explored how AI could influence elections. The Guardian\u2019s UK technology editor, Alex Hern, tells Madeleine Finlay about what\u2019s been happening. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod