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Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong? | Eduardo Porter
A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhum…
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This model is not a real person: how AI is shaking up fashion – video
From digital twins to models ‘sculpted’ by programmers, generative AI has been popping…
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An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care?
While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take lone…
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Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’
Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that…
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Americans echo Pope Leo’s concerns about AI: ‘It threatens workers, privacy and human life’
Guardian readers in the US spoke of fears about unregulated AI in response to the pope…
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Workers need greater say over AI rollout, says TUC-backed report
Exclusive: IPPR thinktank calls for new measures to boost employees’ influence at ‘piv…
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If you want to run your first marathon in your 50s, it helps to be chased by zombies
When Ben Elton didn’t distract from the pain of moving my body, I found the perfect so…
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Anthropic reaches valuation of $965bn, beating OpenAI to become world’s most valuable AI firm
Claude’s parent company’s $65bn in latest funding round underscores vast sums of money…
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Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment? – podcast
Last month at Beijing’s half marathon, a robot named Lightning beat the human world re…
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Studio Display XDR review: Apple’s pro display shines very brightly
Crisp 27in 5K Mac monitor is packed with features and some of the best HDR performance…
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Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you
A gentle daily puzzle is quietly becoming the most joyful part of my morning routine …
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Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal
Agreement averts strike and shows latest impact of AI boom as two more chipmakers join…
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Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions
Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of …
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A Louisiana state senator helped secure Meta’s largest datacenter. Then he sold the land beside it
Jay Morris denies experts’ claims that he violated ethics rules over land deals near t…
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I stopped checking the weather forecast – and got a series of wonderful surprises
Like so many Britons, I usually consult a weather app before venturing out of the hous…
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Rachel Reeves tells ministers to ‘buy British’ in four key industries
Exclusive: Chancellor pushes for procurement of ships, steel, energy and AI to priorit…
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Delivery robots are spreading across LA. Residents ‘both pity and hate them’
A region known for its lack of walkability now has more obstacles for pedestrians to c…
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Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ driving rise of AI
Pontiff calls for ‘most rigorous’ ethical constraints on tech and apologises for churc…
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Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows
Definition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to…
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The devil owns Amazon: big tech has infiltrated the fashion world - will we see a revolt?
Anna Wintour has welcomed the Bezoses – and their patronage – with open arms. But afte…
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How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order
The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green…
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‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as arti…
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‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on show at Cannes
Darren Aronofsky among proponents of using technology, while Guillermo del Toro says h…
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‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ …
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Final frontier for meds? UK startup sends drug-making into space
BioOrbit hopes drug-crystallisation technology will lead to self-injected cancer treat…
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Instagram, X and others blocking Saudi dissidents’ accounts
US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘inst…
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Trump postpones executive order on AI over China concerns – US politics live
The US president said he doesn’t ‘want to do anything to get in the way’ of tech firms…
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Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors
IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions …
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BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom
Telecoms company CEO says tech firms are buying up memory chips to power datacentres r…
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AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder
Jack Clark describes ‘vertiginous sense of progress’ and ‘profound changes’ to society…
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Nvidia’s revenue blows past Wall Street expectations as AI boom accelerates
Many analysts view company’s financial performance as a broader referendum on AI build…
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Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? – video
It's getting harder and harder to guess whether a face is AI. The University of Ne…
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Sony 1000XX the Collexion headphones review: supreme comfort and quiet luxury for your ears
Special anniversary edition of award-winning headphones are some of the best sounding …
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Pocock urges CGT changes as Albanese laughs off AI meme campaign
Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM th…
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Jury hands victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in battle with Elon Musk
OpenAI CEO and president found not liable for breaking contracts made with Musk when f…
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Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder
The pope’s encyclical will address ‘the protection of the human person in the age of A…
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More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per ye…
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Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts
Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with am…
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‘Nobody’s negotiating for the people here’: comedian Charlie Berens takes on AI datacenters
Known for his ‘Manitowoc Minute’ skits and midwestern humor, the journalist turned com…
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Rowing through the fog: how to increase your tolerance for uncertainty
Journalist Simone Stolzoff in a new book explores why modern life makes not knowing ha…
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Tech founders use AI-generated images to poke fun at Anthony Albanese in protest against tax changes
‘He’s having a great time with his new 47% equity,’ one entrepreneur jokes, warning th…
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What we learned from the cringey courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman
Two of the world’s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their me…
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X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement
Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrori…
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‘It’s like stealing’: Palestinian family’s seized property listed on Booking.com
West Bank home described as ‘ideal for outdoor gatherings’ is among 41 listed rentals …
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How Forza Horizon took on Japan with deep research – and 360-degree cameras
The open world driving sim has roared through locations from Colorado to Australia, it…
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Digital arson spree by ‘AI Bonnie and Clyde’ raises fears over autonomous tech
Emergence AI’s experiment with AI agents shows extent to which programming shapes thei…
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‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of wa…
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‘There are no rules’: spotlight on Gossip Goblin as AI film-making enters new era
Defying criticisms of ‘slop’ and ‘theft’, the growing culture of AI-powered creativity…
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One in seven in UK prefer consulting AI chatbots to seeing doctor, study finds
Exclusive: Doctors say ‘highly concerning’ poll highlights risk to patients of turning…
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Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’
Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of ‘living in a time of …
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GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s fin…
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Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit
Ken Paxton accuses streamer of designing addictive platform and falsely representing d…
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Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance
A new divide is emerging: between workers who use AI at work and those who are managed…
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UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours
FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in…
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Cape Verde bets on tech to reverse postcolonial brain drain
African archipelago hopes startups, digital infrastructure and diaspora investment can…
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Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future
With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions…
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Mogging, gen Z and why streaming platform Twitch has changed its rules
Previously prohibited use of websites such as Omoggle that connect a streamer to a str…
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Who is Louis Mosley, the man tasked with defending Palantir against its critics?
The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s f…
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AI will make language barriers disappear – and diminish our understanding of other cultures
Machines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than i…
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Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act
Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a compan…
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Why is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with being tasteful?
Whether it’s Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop o…
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‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans
The software company said in February it would cut 2,000 jobs but, as it touts new tec…
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Apple agrees to pay $250m after falsely claiming AI-powered Siri was ‘available now’
Settlement, which includes no admission of wrongdoing, covers roughly 36m eligible dev…
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GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details
Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer coul…
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Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds
Researchers say works may have been incorrectly inscribed in 1700s, leading to centuri…
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Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names
People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help…
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Fashion’s Faustian pact: the high cost of Jeff Bezos’s Met Gala patronage
Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts an…
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Will human minds still be special in an age of AI?
We tend to think of intelligence like height – and imagine ourselves being overtaken. …
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AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear
After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one fam…
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Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities
Residents say AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into de…
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‘Sick of swiping’: the dating event where your mates do the talking
‘Date My Mate’ nights, which involve pitching a friend to a room of singles, are gaini…
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Judge cuts off Musk’s AI doomsday talk as his testimony ends in OpenAI case
Trial continues after heated back-and-forth during OpenAI’s cross-examination of the T…
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