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Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication Child sexual abuse imagery generated by artificial intelligence tools is becoming more prevalent on the open web and reaching a “tipping point”, according to a safety watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation said the amount of AI-made …

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System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements Artificial intelligence could help reduce some of the most contentious culture war divisions through a mediation process, researchers claim. Experts say a system that can create group statements that reflect majority and minority views is able to help people …

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Harry Stebbings says tax rules make Britain ‘a bad place to do business’ as he warns of entrepreneurs leaving Tech entrepreneurs will leave the UK “en masse” if the chancellor announces a significant increase in capital gains tax at this month’s budget, according to a leading industry investor. Harry Stebbings, a British podcaster turned investor …

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Data is vital to AI systems, so firms want the right to take it and ministers may let them. We must wake up to the danger Imagine someone drives up to a pub in a top-of-the-range sports car – a £1.5m Koenigsegg Regera, to pick one at random – parks up and saunters out of …

Here’s the deal: AI giants get to grab all your data unless you say they can’t. Fancy that? No, neither do I | Chris Stokel-Walker Read More »

Although choosing a venue is not uncommon, northern district stands out because it’s not where X is located Elon Musk’s X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes from users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently deliver victories to conservative …

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Home computing and the gaming industry have their origins in the iconic early 80s hardware, documented here in an homage to an eccentric pioneer You’ll need a pretty high geek tolerance level for this very detailed and specialised account of Sir Clive Sinclair’s bestselling ZX Spectrum home computer, whose appearance in 1982 with its rubbery …

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The TV icon turned midlife expert hears from gutsy guests on their radical life changes in Begin Again. Plus: five of the best comfort listen podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Only one show usually comes to mind when you think Adam Buxton plus podcast – and all …

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Institute for AI and data science sends memo saying it will concentrate on fewer projects The UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence and data science has launched a consultation process that could lead to redundancies among its 440 staff. In a memo sent to staff this month the Alan Turing Institute gave an update on …

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Company sues after coastal commission cited CEO’s spread of misinformation on X in rejecting company’s proposal Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sued a California commission in federal court, accusing it of political bias in its decision to block the space venture company from increasing the number of rockets it launches from a US airbase in the …

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Facebook and Instagram owner reportedly dismisses about 24 workers for abusing $25 meal credit system Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has reportedly fired about 24 staff at its Los Angeles offices for using their $25 meal credits to buy items such as toothpaste, laundry detergent and wine glasses. The tech firm, which is …

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