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Very risky business: the pros and cons of insurance companies embracing artificial intelligence

  • Written by David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & SocioTechnical Studies, Griffith University
Very risky business: the pros and cons of insurance companies embracing artificial intelligenceThe enabling technology for insurers to use AI is the 'ecosystem' of sensors known as the internet of things.Shutterstock

It’s a new day not very far in the future. You wake up; your wristwatch has recorded how long you’ve slept, and monitored your heartbeat and breathing. You drive to work; car sensors track your speed and braking. You...

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