For AI to properly emulate human emotions the field must become more inclusive, machine-learning art pioneer Refik Anadol says in this interview. More about "A deep understanding of humanity is way more complex than any algorithm" says Refik Anadol
Pioneering electric bicycle manufacturer VanMoof was declared bankrupt in the Netherlands on Monday by the Amsterdam District Court, following the company's pandemic-time boom. More about World's "most well funded e-bike brand" VanMoof goes bankrupt
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Elon Musk's latest venture – an AI startup that the American entrepreneur says will seek "to understand reality". More about "Elon needs all the help he can get understanding the universe" says commenter
People are asking the wrong questions about humanity's relationship with AI argues Madeline Gannon, a designer whose work focuses on communication between robots and people. More about Robots should be "good neighbours and good citizens" says Madeline Gannon
AI will liberate architects from repetition and allow them to concentrate on things that add value to society, claims the CEO of LookX, a tech company seeking to revolutionise the process of designing buildings. More about "Only by embracing AI can you be involved in controlling it" says LookX founder Wanyu He
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced the launch of an AI startup, xAI, that he says will take a new approach to making the technology safe. More about Elon Musk launches xAI startup "to understand reality"
AI-powered algorithms used by Instagram and Pinterest are impacting how designers and architects look for ideas and leading to more homogenous work, according to a University of Oxford research project. More about Design, Interrupted explores how "everyday AI" is restricting creativity
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a special airworthiness certificate to Armada Model Zero, a prototype electric car that can go from driving to flying by launching straight up into the air like a drone. More about Electric flying car receives approval for test flights in the US
The proliferation of AI poses major challenges for the natural world, according to tech-focused artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, whose latest work uses neural networks to replicate birdsong. More about AI "raises all sorts of questions" for animals and the environment says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Fashion brand Ganni and materials company Polybion have debuted a jacket grown by bacteria during the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, marking a milestone for bacterial cellulose as a leather alternative. More about Ganni unveils faux leather jacket made using bacteria instead of cowhide
Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material that could be made with extraterrestrial dust and used to build colonies on the moon and on Mars. More about StarCrete is a concrete-like material that could be made from extraterrestrial dust
Designer Tim Fu has used LookX, an artificial intelligence tool trained on architecture, to turn squashed paper into building models that evoke designs by architects Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. More about Tim Fu uses "Midjourney for architecture" to transform crumpled paper into starchitect buildings
Artificial Intelligence acted as a "creative collaborator" in a project by IKEA's research lab Space10 and design studio Panter & Tourron to reimagine the couch as a lightweight and foldable seating design. More about Space10 counts AI as collaborator on Couch in an Envelope prototype
Using AI to help design cities of the future risks creating a regressive world like The Jetsons unless we recognise the technology's susceptibility to stigma and bias, write MIT scientist Fábio Duarte and Washington Fajardo. More about "AI tools are rapidly changing how we imagine the urban environment"
This week on Dezeen, we began our AItopia series, which will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on design, architecture and humanity. More about This week we launched our AItopia series
Architecture studio Hickok Cole has used AI chatbot ChatGPT to design a large mixed-use building with a green roof and a swimming pool as a research project. More about Hickok Cole uses ChatGPT to design 24-storey mixed-use building
British technology company SatVu has launched a satellite into orbit that will map the energy efficiency of buildings from space, with the goal of identifying structures for retrofitting. More about Hotsat-1 satellite launched to identify energy inefficient buildings
The director of CY École de Design in France has criticised Dezeen over our reader competition to design artwork for a new editorial series using generative AI. More about Design school director criticises Dezeen over AI artwork competition
Following the conclusion of Dezeen's reader competition to design the artwork for the AItopia series using text-to-image tools, here we publish the 10 shortlisted entries. More about Ten AI illustrations shortlisted in Dezeen's AItopia competition
Our collective obsession with cyberpunk narratives risks turning dystopian visions of AI into a self-fulfilling prophecy, writes Freyja Sewell. More about "If everyone believes the future is dystopian, could that cause us to make it dystopian?"