Dr Kate Darling

Dr Kate Darling is a Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab and author of The New Breed. Her interest is in how technology intersects with society.

Recent articles by Dr Kate Darling

Robot waiter

How AI is about to change your job – and not for the better

Girl using smartphone on sofa

Rise of the therapy chatbots: Should you trust an AI with your mental health?

Ted Lasoo punching the air in celebration

How ChatGPT – and Ted Lasso – could rid the internet of hate speech

Stop blaming Avatar-generating AI for needlessly sexualised images – fault the creators instead

Man speaking to AI chatbot

ChatGPT: A scientist explains the hidden genius and pitfalls of OpenAI’s chatbot

Robot companions are on their way, but don’t worry, they won’t replace real human friendships

Robot companions are on their way, but don’t worry, they won’t replace humans

AI image generators will help artists, not replace them

AI image generators will help artists, not replace them

Human drivers should not be responsible for accidents caused by autonomous vehicles © Getty Images

Human drivers should not be responsible for accidents caused by autonomous vehicles

It isn’t always the best idea to design robots that look like us– just ask R2D2 © Getty Images

It isn’t always the best idea to design robots that look like us – just ask R2-D2

If a chatbot became sentient we'd need to care for it, but our history with animals carries a warning

If a chatbot became sentient we’d need to care for it, but our history with animals carries a warning

We all hated Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant – so why do we love our robot vacuums? © Getty Images

We all hated Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant – so why do we love our robot vacuums?

The robots are coming for your job… if you’re a dolphin

The robots are coming for your job… if you’re a dolphin

It's time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that's okay

It’s time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that’s okay