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Robot seized by German police after allegedly groping teenage girl
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Robot seized by German police after allegedly groping teenage girl

Police have launched an investigation on suspicion of sexual harassment after the robot's owner, 16, and his companion are said to have streamed the incident.

BBC News - UK4 hours ago
Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
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Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?

Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.

BBC News - UK5 hours ago
Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats
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Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats

Body representing some of Britain’s biggest graduate employers reveals misconduct is at a record highIt is obvious when someone is using AI to drum up answers in a job interview, according to Chris Mo...

The Guardian - UK News5 hours ago
Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
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Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests

Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech soundsIf you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning...

The Guardian - UK News5 hours ago
Saudi man charged with planting 'sophisticated' recording device in OpenAI office
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Saudi man charged with planting 'sophisticated' recording device in OpenAI office

Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.

BBC News - UK6 hours ago
Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots
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Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the p...

Sky News - UK7 hours ago
Tech firms promise to take down AI platforms if British secret services show they are unsafe
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Tech firms promise to take down AI platforms if British secret services show they are unsafe

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

Sky News - UK11 hours ago
MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
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MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI

Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".

BBC News - UK12 hours ago
Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots?
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Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots?

Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.

BBC News - UK14 hours ago
Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
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Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF

High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacksIMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’The threat of an AI sha...

The Guardian - UK News15 hours ago
Fortnite-maker Epic Games confirms 'huge pivot' towards using AI
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Fortnite-maker Epic Games confirms 'huge pivot' towards using AI

The US firm's boss responds to critics, saying "much of the room wants it to be 2016, but it's not".

BBC Entertainment & Arts16 hours ago
AI 'supercharging' security threats to UK, MI5 warns
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AI 'supercharging' security threats to UK, MI5 warns

Artificial intelligence (AI) is "supercharging" security threats to the UK, including the potential development by terrorists and states of new killer bioweapons, the head of MI5 has warned.

Sky News - UK16 hours ago
Phase Eight and Hobbs owner hit by cyber-attack, as H&M probes separate hack claim
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Phase Eight and Hobbs owner hit by cyber-attack, as H&M probes separate hack claim

TFG London has apologised to customers for disruption after it identified a "cybersecurity incident" on Sunday.

BBC News - UK18 hours ago
‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist
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‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist

ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation ArmyA new messaging and payment “super app” marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese com...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’
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Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatmentWomen with autoimmune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told thei...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
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French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack

Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

BBC News - UK1 day ago
Burnham says ‘public will be the boss’ in any future decision about closer relationship with the EU – as it happened
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Burnham says ‘public will be the boss’ in any future decision about closer relationship with the EU – as it happened

The prime minister tells MPs the next summit with the EU will be held on 20 NovemberBurnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, is speaking now....

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
Saudi national charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI
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Saudi national charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.

Sky News - UK1 day ago
AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
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AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached

Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.

BBC News - UK1 day ago
Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agentUK politics live – latest updatesAn AI-driven cyber-attack similar to...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago