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Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
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Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards

Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakesMeta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deep...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

The comments were made at a summit in Scotland with participants from AI giants such as Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, Microsoft boss tells BBC
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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, Microsoft boss tells BBC

Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents
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OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents

The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year
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Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year

MSPs vote for strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developedHolyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up t...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
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UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened

PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary genera...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment
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‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment

Safety crisis makes it more likely that governments will be spurred into action, says Yoshua BengioConcerns over AI safety are reaching a point where governments realise they must act to protect the p...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears

Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost petsAmazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbours community app in...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
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Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study findsMicroplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
What lies behind Scotland's AI data centre boom
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What lies behind Scotland's AI data centre boom

The growth of AI is happening at lightning pace, so what are the advantages and disadvantages of Scotland being at the forefront?

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms

Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings
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Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings

The US president has pushed the issue to the forefront of American politics - even at the risk of losing supporters.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
A backlash over data centres is another threat to the AI juggernaut
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A backlash over data centres is another threat to the AI juggernaut

The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago
AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog
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AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog

The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago
Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
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Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago
Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts

First secretary warns of ‘huge risks’ of technology as PM is urged to use next year’s G20 to drive global regulation Ministers must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
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Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground.

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago
Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened
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Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Lib...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon
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AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversightAI models have begun communicating in a strange new version of English that reads...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
What weapon could the US have put into space?
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What weapon could the US have put into space?

The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago