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British spies uncover Iranian cyber attacks targeting dissidents around the world
British intelligence have uncovered an Iranian spyware campaign stealing sensitive data from targets around the world.
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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC
US President Donald Trump dismisses calls to slow the development of AI, saying that claims of it "taking over the World" are a "HOAX".
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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’ AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a s...
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Could AI pose a threat to humanity, and can it be regulated?
The BBC's AI correspondent Marc Cieslak explains what artificial intelligence is and whether it could cause a threat to humanity.
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OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
Company behind ChatGPT tells ministers to seize ‘political window’ on regulation as cross-party committee warns of rising threats to human rightsUK politics live – latest updatesOpenAI has urged Briti...
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Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened
Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective actionReform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner su...
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‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment
Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week courseIn a youth centre opposite Preston bus station, the UK government is trying to address two of the greatest...
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Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads
Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via adsTesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a...
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UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings
Letter from 70 MPs and peers follows Anthropic employee’s claim new technology could wipe out humansAI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?More th...
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Economy shows surprise AI-led growth but energy squeeze looms
The UK economy recorded 0.4% growth in July, partly on the back of artificial intelligence (AI) investment, according to early official figures that outperformed expectations.
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OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member
US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundationOpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptab...
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Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried
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Plan to curb tech giants after warning of AI 'threat to humanity'
The Green Party has proposed a five-point plan to curb the power of tech giants after industry insiders warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential risk to humanity.
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Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank saysDatacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while c...
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UK to force Apple and Google to block explicit images on children’s smartphones
Lisa Nandy says government will introduce legislation after talks end without breakthroughApple and Google will be forced to block explicit images on children’s smartphones by law in the UK after talk...
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How meteorologists recreated weather that helped decide second world war
Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure – a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944’s D-day landingsDressed in a Royal Air Force uniform and sporting a trim moustache, Andrew Scott looks sligh...
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AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief
Rene Haas also claims artificial intelligence could pave way for widespread use of humanoid robots within five yearsBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of one of the UK’s biggest chip companies has...
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England’s teenagers outperform peers in most countries in maths, reading and science
OECD test sees results dip in almost all member nations and warns of ‘digital distractions’ eroding academic skills England’s teenagers are outperforming their peers in most countries in maths, readin...
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Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forc...
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