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British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board
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British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board

London-based startup, which is vital to the government’s artificial intelligence ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bn UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’The Essex supercomputer...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts
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Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts

AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disastersLiverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in
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AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in

The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says
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North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says

Firm says AI tools are masking identities of false applicants, who then funnel wages from remote IT jobs to North KoreaFake IT workers deployed by North Korea are using AI technology, including voice-...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say
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UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permissionThe UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
AI firm Anthropic vows to sue Pentagon after being labelled supply-chain risk
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AI firm Anthropic vows to sue Pentagon after being labelled supply-chain risk

The supply chain risk designation of the artificial intelligence firm is a first for a US company.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
TfL hack in 2024 affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal
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TfL hack in 2024 affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal

TfL insists it has "kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary action".

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar
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Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar

Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D cameraThe patient was in Gibraltar. The surgeon was in London. The outcome was a remarkable triu...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral
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Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral

The case is the first wrongful death case against Google over alleged harms caused by Gemini.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos
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Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash
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OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash

Chief Executive Sam Altman said the group would prohibit the use of its systems to spy on Americans.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’
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OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

ChatGPT owner’s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence servicesBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply art...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
What can players and clubs do about 'AI slop'?
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What can players and clubs do about 'AI slop'?

There is an exponential growth of AI 'slop' involving players and football clubs. Is there anything that can be done to stop it?

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions
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Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions

Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demandDatacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase t...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs
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AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs

Investors shifting to ‘heavy-asset, low-obsolescence’ companies insulated from disruption, says Goldman SachsInvestors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy – the Hal...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use
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Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use

The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans
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Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans

It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Canada school shooting
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OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Canada school shooting

The tech firm has been criticised for not reporting the suspect's ChatGPT account to police despite it being flagged internally due to concerns over content.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Sainsbury’s to cut 300 jobs as it restructures tech team and Argos deliveries
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Sainsbury’s to cut 300 jobs as it restructures tech team and Argos deliveries

Head office job losses part of plan for more separation between supermarket and Argos businessesSainsbury’s is cutting 300 head office jobs as it restructures its technology team and Argos delivery ne...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
US Olympian says 'I would never say that' after White House AI video shows him insulting Canada
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US Olympian says 'I would never say that' after White House AI video shows him insulting Canada

USA men's ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk distances himself from an AI-enhanced White House video in which he appears to disparage Canadians, saying "those words would never come out of my mouth".

BBC News - UK7 months ago