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Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei Business live – latest updates Artificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or be in danger of repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid companies, according to the chief executive of …

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World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation Entries in Elon Musk’s new online encyclopedia variously promote white nationalist talking points, praise neo-Nazis and other far-right figures, promote racist ideologies and white supremacist regimes, and attempt to revive concepts and approaches historically associated with scientific racism, …

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Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want At two minutes 45 seconds it’s about the same length as With a Little Help From My Friends. But Paul McCartney’s first new recording in five years lacks the sing-along tune and jaunty guitar chops …

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track Read More »

‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and property When then Tropical Storm Melissa was churning south of Haiti, Philippe Papin, a National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologist, had confidence it was about to grow into a monster hurricane. As the lead forecaster on duty, he predicted that …

How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior Read More »

The average Australian generates about 22kg of e-waste yearly. Here’s how to responsibly recycle your unwanted devices Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com It takes time, money and fossil …

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Sweatpants are in, you can’t go wrong with Jellycats, and Legos never get old. It turns out tweens are not shy about sharing the holiday gifts they want In the UK? The best UK Christmas gifts for 11-year-olds – picked by 11-year-olds Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, …

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Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the extent required’ The father of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself after viewing harmful online content, has called for a change in leadership at the UK’s communications watchdog after losing faith in its ability to make the …

Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom Read More »

Sensitive information relates to more than 100 individuals and their referees Personal details submitted by applicants for a job at Tate art galleries have been leaked online, exposing their addresses, salaries and the phone numbers of their referees, the Guardian has learned. The records, running to hundreds of pages, appeared on a website unrelated to …

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Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm We all live in history. A lot of the problems that face us, and the opportunities that present themselves, are defined not by our own choices or even the specific place or government we’re living under, but by …

Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis Read More »

Anthropic says financial firms and government agencies were attacked ‘largely without human intervention’ A leading artificial intelligence company claims to have stopped a China-backed “cyber espionage” campaign that was able to infiltrate financial firms and government agencies with almost no human oversight. The US-based Anthropic said its coding tool, Claude Code, was “manipulated” by a …

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