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Exclusive: NCA’s Alex Murray says he hopes new £115m police AI centre can limit unfairness found in tools ‘It’s not Robocop’: UK police embrace AI ‘efficiency’ in complex investigations A police chief has admitted artificial intelligence used to boost crime fighting will contain bias but pledged to combat the risks. Labour wants a dramatic expansion …

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Anthropic says three Chinese firms used ‘distillation’ technique to extract information from its Claude chatbot US artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Monday it had uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot, in what it described as industrial-scale intellectual property theft. OpenAI leveled similar charges last month. …

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When the most profound human emotion becomes an automated transaction in an online shop, the techlords have won The Guardian reported on the arrival of “Fate” and, friends, I laughed. Or maybe I cried. It’s apparently the first “agentic AI dating app”. An AI personality named “Fate” interviews users, runs data matches on their hopes …

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Detectives say tools supplied by Palantir were integral to convictions of a criminal gang that stole £800,000 It was fraud on a grand scale. The “Fuck the Police” criminal gang based in Luton and Romania stole £800,000 in more than 3,000 withdrawals from cash machines in dozens of locations throughout 2024. The police investigation matched …

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Last Week Tonight host delved into the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in relation to the Epstein files and Musk’s poisonous ownership of X On his new episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver wasted no time digging into the files related to late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, which have once again ensnared former prince Andrew. …

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Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in the UK would exceed the country’s current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog. Ofgem said about 140 proposed datacentre schemes, driven by use of …

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Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed? How will we be fed? That’s the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid all this talk about whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over all of our jobs. Formidable though the technology appears, …

If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat? Read More »

Your $1,000 laptop deserves a protective home on the road. A tech journalist and frequent traveler recommends his nine favorites The four best personal-item backpacks that fit under US airline seats Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Whether you’re flying across the country on vacation, meeting …

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions asks whether we could cope with a world where computer gave up saying no … Readers reply: what would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars? After years of computer saying no, and giving us all migraines and premature grey hair, …

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With sensors that cool the air as it nears your head, this high-end tool promises gentler styling for sensitive scalps • The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home Tell most hair-care enthusiasts you want to upgrade your hair dryer, and I’d bet good money you’ll be asked, “Will you buy a Dyson?” …

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