Does artificial intelligence have more positive or negative consequences for society and the planet? An interview with Theresa Züger, who developed an audit method with her research team to answer this question for individual AI projects.

US AI firms need tremendous amounts of energy, water and land for their new generation of data centres. They are finding the resources they require in Argentina, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

AI is changing the electoral process. Voters may receive calls from digital avatars, and even the deceased can deliver endorsements. At the same time, disinformation and hate speech are on the rise. Can democracy survive in the age of AI?