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The latest episode should jolt us out of our complacency and force us to confront the dangers of monopoly capitalism The theatrics of OpenAI’s seeming implosion amid the firing of its CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, Microsoft’s dramatic offer to poach its top executives and staff, and Altman’s triumphant return following the ouster of the …

The real story of the OpenAI debacle is the tyranny of big tech | Sarah Radsch Read More »

The development of supersmart AI needs careful handling – and that probably won’t be made easier by a bout of corporate chaos In the 1983 movie WarGames, the US defence department runs a superintelligent central computer that is hacked into by a teenager, who unwittingly almost causes a nuclear Armageddon. The end of the world …

The Guardian view on OpenAI’s board shake-up: changes deliver more for shareholders than for humanity | Editorial Read More »

Protection groups call for urgent action to help pupils understand risks of making images that legally constitute child sexual abuse Children in British schools are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make indecent images of other children, a group of experts on child abuse and technology has warned. They said that a number of schools were …

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Isaac Herzog’s office says president will emphasize the ‘need to act’ against rising anti-Jewish hate during tech billionaire’s visit Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, accused by civil rights groups of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on his Twitter/X social media platform, will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog on Monday, along with Israelis whose relatives have been held by …

Elon Musk to meet Israeli president amid antisemitism accusations on X Read More »

The US reproductive health expert on being sued for $1m, and winning a top prize for her fight for free speech in the public interest Dr Chelsea Polis is a reproductive health scientist based in New York City. She was sued for $1m by a medical device company after speaking out about misleading marketing claims …

Dr Chelsea Polis: ‘The scientific world recognises when you stick your neck out and do the right thing’ Read More »

Agnieszka Pilat calls herself a ‘propaganda artist’ for robots. But when those machines are sold to governments, police and military, what’s the line between art and an ad? The artist is completely focused, a black oil crayon in her hand as she repeatedly draws a small circle on a vibrant teal canvas. She is unbothered …

Robot dogs have unnerved and angered the public. So why is this artist teaching them to paint? Read More »

Electrification nonprofit says annual federal report on winter-fuels costs is misleading and leaves out critical nuance With the holiday season underway in the US, how Americans heat their homes this winter – and how much that will cost them – is the latest focus of the gas v electricity climate culture war. Earlier this year, …

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The chaos at OpenAI reveals contradictions in the way we think about the technology At times it felt less like Succession than Fawlty Towers, not so much Shakespearean tragedy as Laurel and Hardy farce. OpenAI is the hottest tech company today thanks to the success of its most famous product, the chatbot ChatGPT. It was …

AI doesn’t cause harm by itself. We should worry about the people who control it | Kenan Malik Read More »

Firing of the CEO behind ChatGPT company sent shock waves through Silicon Valley – only for him to be reinstated days later When Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, took to the stage in San Francisco nine days ago he hinted at another significant development in the world of artificial intelligence. “Four times now …

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The Iranian photographer, in his hometown, flashed back to his youth In Ahmad Abad, a suburb of the Iranian city of Tabriz, a gaggle of children were playing on a gas pipe. Akbar Mehrinezhad often took photographs here, on the edge of the city, drawn to the subjects he found. When he saw these children …

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