George Hopkin

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theFreesheet editor George Hopkin is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience. As a specialist in technology reporting, Hopkin covers the full spectrum of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
AI recruiter.

Humans rubber-stamp AI hiring bias unless automated prejudice is severe

Human recruiters consistently mirror the biases of artificial intelligence systems when making…
A dog without a tail.

AI art generators expose beginner’s mistakes with badly drawn dogs

Generative AI might be able to create stunning visual spectacles, but it…
AI teacher.

AI scales personalised tuition by winning student trust with guaranteed accuracy

Artificial intelligence may have cracked the code for delivering personalised education to…
Genetic code.

AI uncovers 100-million-year “time capsule” in mammal X chromosomes

Artificial intelligence has identified a massive genetic region that has maintained the…
Global digital twins.

AI ‘world model’ to simulate Earth’s future and predict ecosystem collapse

Researchers are building an artificial intelligence “world model” capable of simulating the…
Deezer.

Humans fail to spot AI music as 50,000 synthetic tracks uploaded daily

Almost all listeners are unable to distinguish between human-composed music and artificial…
OpenAI.

OpenAI upgrades GPT-5 with ‘warmer’ tones and adaptive reasoning

OpenAI has released an upgrade to its GPT-5 series, introducing two new…
Rust language

‘Mathematically perfect’ code translator beats AI at fixing global security

Researchers have developed a technology to swap the insecure foundations of global…
The AI "Super Six"

‘Super Six’ tech giants worth $20.7tn as AI boom drives $4tn infrastructure race

The six largest technology companies in the world are now responsible for…
World Trade Center 9/11.

Fear of flying is an ‘evolutionary shield’ protecting genetic dynasties

The intense fear of low-probability catastrophes like terror attacks is actually a…