Everyone accepts that AI is dangerous. Agreeing about what to do about it – as the EU has started to do – is a different story Last month, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and face of the artificial intelligence boom, sat in front of members of Congress urging them to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). …
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Report says British state is poorly prepared for radical changes that AI could unleash Artificial intelligence could represent the most substantial policy challenge ever faced by the UK and urgent action is needed to avoid falling behind rival powers such as the US, according to a report co-authored by Tony Blair and William Hague. The …
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Federal Trade Commission opposes purchase, which would be largest in video-game industry history, on antitrust grounds The Federal Trade Commission asked a court to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Monday, seeking to halt the deal from closing before the government’s case against the $69bn deal is heard. The FTC said Microsoft and …
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Company said vehicle never obstructed access to scene in San Francisco even as police in video say it blocked first responders A Cruise self-driving car appeared to hinder first responders as they tried to access the scene of a mass shooting in San Francisco’s Mission District on Friday night, raising concerns about robotaxis’ ability to …
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California-based venture capitalist firm says UK now on ‘right path to becoming a leader in crypto regulation’ A leading US tech investment firm that counts Facebook and Twitter among its successful bets has backed the UK’s approach to crypto regulation as it announced plans to open a London office that will be its first outside …
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Thin and light M2 Mac has fast performance, a very long battery life and one of the best screens on the market Apple’s much-rumoured 15in MacBook Air is here, marking the firm’s return to this part of the market and adding more screen to what is arguably the best consumer laptop available. The 15in MacBook …
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Silicon Valley wants to make us believe humans are predictable and our skills replaceable. I’ve learned that’s nonsense I spent the best part of the 2010s working in new media, which – if you enjoyed being repeatedly laid off and then being inundated with jeering messages inveigling you to “learn to code” because your industry …
Be warned: you will be sucked in to the cosmic new worlds, its ‘Nasa punk’ aesthetic and the rich narrative details Bethesda always adds It’s the game Bethesda has been thinking about and dreamily planning for 25 years: a massive role-playing adventure, set not just on one world like the multimillion- selling Fallout and Skyrim …
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Voices of the Forgotten; Arcade Distillery; Windows/PC, PlayStation 5, XboxCombining cartoon graphics and documentary evidence, this first-person adventure telling the story of a Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Paris delivers a vital historical message Countless video games depict the second world war. Most guide players towards the battlefield, with its widescreen explosions and opportunities for sharpshooting …
Coventry workers determined to keep going despite setback in push for unionisation “Jeff Bezos has got more money than he could spend in a hundred lifetimes. He built the company up, but we’ve kept it going.” On a sunny shingle beach in Brighton, Darren Westwood and his colleagues are reflecting on the yearlong battle to …
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