AI Action Summit ends with US vice-president criticising European regulation and warning against cooperation with China Political and business leaders descended on Paris this week for the third annual artificial intelligence summit with the technology causing tensions across the globe. Emmanuel Macron, who opened the summit with a montage of deepfakes of himself, acknowledged AI’s …
Chinese social media platform again available for download in US as Donald Trump continues to mull its future there amid security concerns TikTok returned to the US app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would …
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About 200 drivers got in touch with the Guardian to share their views on the industrial action When Simon Waite began working as a private hire driver in 2017, it gave him the flexibility and income to spend time with his children, then aged five, 12 and 18. “One of the reasons I loved Uber …
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Billionaire’s lawyers say offer will be withdrawn if firm he helped found a decade ago ‘preserves the charity’s mission’ Elon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4bn offer to buy the non-profit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company. “If OpenAI, Inc.’s Board is prepared to preserve …
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Short film falsely depicts actor and other Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from pop star Scarlett Johansson has warned of the “imminent dangers of AI” after a deepfake video of her and other prominent Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from Kanye West went viral this week. The video contained AI-generated versions of more …
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Xbox, PC; Obsidian Entertainment/MicrosoftObsidian’s huge, heavily detailed fantasy world has a lot of variety and texture, and interesting people to meet – but the combat and exploration wear thin Every time I have to switch between fantasy realms I feel a little like the workers in Severance. Who am I again? What am I here …
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Looking for the latest iPhone, or a good deal on a refurbished handset? Our expert has assessed and rated the current crop of Apple smartphones The best iPhone may be the one you already own. There is generally no need to buy a fresh phone just because new models have been released, as hardware updates …
Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending under president Donald Trump. A procurement forecast produced …
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Eric Schmidt fears terrorist groups or countries such as North Korea, Iran or Russia may use AI to develop weapons Google’s former chief executive has warned that artificial intelligence could be used by rogue states such as North Korea, Iran and Russia to “harm innocent people”. Eric Schmidt, who held senior posts at Google from …
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Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark The Dating Apps Reporting Project is an 18-month investigation. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network and the Markup, now a part of CalMatters, and co-published with the …
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