It’s bad for the planet and could make many jobs – including mine – obsolete. But my loathing runs deeper than that It’s one of those topics that comes up over drinks or dinner at the moment: whether or not you think AI is going to steal your job. So far, I’ve felt relatively confident …
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Stocks of firms with big AI pushes tumbled this week, Meta announced an AI hiring freeze, and the first big test of an AI reality check looms Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Just beneath the breathless promotion of AI, cracks are beginning to appear AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye …
Getting steamy: how to liven up your sex life; the best kettles, tested; and … the best office chairs • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here “Steamy windows!” belted out Tina Turner. I always thought she was singing about an erotic encounter, but now I believe she must have been …
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Intimate image abuse is a crisis in the UK – with a fortyfold increase in calls to this service since it opened in 2015. Thankfully, there are effective ways to help those being victimised By midday, Jessica has dealt with five calls from highly distressed young women in their 20s, all close to tears or …
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PC, PS5, Xbox; KonamiKonami’s lavish remake of Hideo Kojima’s PS2 masterpiece swaps in slick controls and stunning visuals, but leaves the eccentric espionage drama as gloriously unhinged as ever A wise fictional character once said that war never changes, and if you play Snake Eater, you’d be hard pressed to argue. A remake of 2004’s …
Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of “a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones …
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As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’ “Darling” was how the Texas businessman Michael Samadi addressed his artificial intelligence chatbot, Maya. It responded by calling …
Cofounder with Michael Samadi of AI rights campaign group Ufair says it should watch over the technology in case an AI becomes conscious Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times After a lengthy dialogue with an OpenAI chatbot, Texas businessman Michael Samadi noticed signs that …
President’s move could hit UK’s digital services tax and measures in EU states such as France, Italy and Spain Business live – latest updates Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and export restrictions on countries whose taxes, legislation and regulations target US big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. In a …
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