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Anthropic: AI could escape human control

US firm proposes coordinated global slowdown on building advanced artificial intelligence

Anthropic says the world should have option to ‘pause’ on AI

US firm says it will convene policymakers for discussion of dangers, in post detailing progress of its Claude modelAnthropic has floated the idea of a worldwide “temporary pause” on AI development – a...

Sky News - UK5 months ago

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New AI-designed vaccine 'could prevent pandemics and save millions of lives'

New vaccine technology created with the help of artificial intelligence could provide immunity against entire families of viruses and protect people from any future mutations in a single jab, scientis...

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New claimants seek to sue Elon Musk’s xAI after Labour MP’s test case

Jess Asato’s lawyer says others want to take action over demeaning sexualised material created by Grok AI toolNew claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after...

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Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder

PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised imagesUK politics live – latest updatesElon Musk is “interfering in our politics” a...

Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg

Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London Amazon is expanding fast-track deliveries in the UK, including adding fresh fruit an...

Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual

Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian BauckhamCheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices...

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Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images

Jess Asato was portrayed wearing a bikini in Grok-generated images after she criticised creation of such non-consensual picturesA Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company after...

What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?

Giving news websites the power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramificationsThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered Google to change how it uses publishers’ c...

Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including GrokA former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused onl...

Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch

Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland appsLloyds Banking Group has apologised after thousands of its customers were unable to make payments or send...

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut fundi...

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Martin Scorsese gets backlash after endorsing 'creatively freeing' AI

AI can help directors "move faster without sacrificing quality or craft" in pre-production, he says.

BBC Entertainment & Arts5 months ago

Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief

Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David OmandDrones will need to be programmed with moral guidelines as AI-driven decision making...

UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenueBusiness live – latest updatesOnline publishers and news organisations are now able t...

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Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results

The Competition and Markets Authority says it would put publishers "in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google".

BBC Entertainment & Arts5 months ago

Sky News - UK5 months ago

Google search facing UK 'conduct requirement'

Google search is facing a series of targeted rules that a UK regulator says will secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers, and improve its services at the same time.

BBC News - UK5 months ago

Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor

The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the decade.

BBC News - UK5 months ago

Hackers trick Instagram AI chatbot into giving access to other users' accounts

Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.

Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree

One of largest equity fundraisings ever includes $10bn share sale to US investment group Berkshire HathawayBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle’s parent company Alphabet has said it plans to raise up...