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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back
Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon…
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South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power
The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil s…
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Coinbase adverts banned in UK for suggesting crypto could ease cost of living crisis
Advertising Standards Authority says firm advised by George Osborne ‘trivialised risks…
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‘My Tesla has become ordinary’: Turkey catches up with EU in electric car sales
Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets spurning foss…
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‘This train isn’t going to stop’: shocking Sundance film shows promises and perils of AI
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, co-directed by Daniel Roher, delves int…
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At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination
Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI…
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‘I didn’t have anything to prove’: what Traitors finalist Jade Scott learned about survival from video games
Accused, isolated and constantly under scrutiny, The Traitors contestant drew on years…
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California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was …
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UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round
Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 7…
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Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work
Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later fou…
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Blurry rats and coyotes with mange: the oddly thrilling subreddit dedicated to identifying wildlife
The most popular posts on r/animalid are exotic lizards and rare birds – but it’s the …
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Sam Altman’s make-or-break year: can the OpenAI CEO cash in his bet on the future?
Altman’s campaigning for his company coincides with its use of enormous present resour…
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Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is br…
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How the ‘confident authority’ of Google AI Overviews is putting public health at risk
Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at r…
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Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocau…
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