Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next year A rise in online racism driven by fake images is “just the start of a coming problem” after the latest release of X’s AI software, online abuse experts have warned. Concerns were raised after computer-generated …
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Class action alleges company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and 30% fee breaches laws Business live – latest updates Apple will appear in court on Monday accused of overcharging UK customers through its App Store. The claim alleges that the company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and …
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Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create ‘litigation, reputational and financial risks’ Business live – latest updates Apple has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, as tech rivals scale back similar schemes before Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The …
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Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data Why Labour is pinning its hopes on AI to drive UK growth Artificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread …
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For middle-aged users, it will be ‘even harder to discern the truth’ among extremist content, expert says Experts fear the decision by Meta to drop professional factcheckers from Facebook will exacerbate so-called boomer radicalisation in the UK. Even before what Keir Starmer described as “far-right riots” in England last summer, alarm bells were ringing amid …
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Peter Kyle frustrated with act inherited from Tories and says parliament should legislate faster to protect public Online safety legislation is “unsatisfactory” and “uneven”, the science secretary has said as he expressed hopes for parliament to learn to legislate faster on the issue. Peter Kyle said he had given a “very personal commitment to making …
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Is tech calling the shots in your life? From making AI work smarter to tracking stolen phones, our expert explains how to get ahead Asking ChatGPT to write your emails is so two years ago. Generative AI tools are now going beyond the basic text-prompt phase. Take Google’s NotebookLM, an experimental “AI research assistant” that …
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The demise of NBN’s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The announcement of the demise of NBN’s fibre-to-the-node technology will be welcomed by those who …
Can the AI Parky ever beat the real chatshow colossus? As the Virtually Parkinson podcast launches, our writer sits in on a bizarre interview with Monty Don – then ends up in the hot seat himself Ask anyone who regularly interviews people and they’ll tell you that few things are stranger than when the tables …
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The PM and chancellor believe AI will help British workers produce more, raising wages and releasing spare capital The spectre of last week’s bond market sell-off hangs over the government’s artificial intelligence strategy. Investors, and voters, want to know where the growth is in the UK economy. Keir Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, believes …
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