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Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’

US president also issued executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’

OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns

Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificially intelligent agent Muse

Patricio Guzmán obituary

Chilean film-maker whose trilogy on Augusto Pinochet’s coup brought him to international attention

Digger review – Tom Cruise’s loudmouth oil tycoon goes hard in Alejandro G Iñárritu’s eco-satire

One man’s irresponsible drilling causes a global crisis in Iñárritu’s exasperatingly laborious, self-congratulatory film

Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban

Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house

The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users

The AI agents are spiraling out of control

As OpenAI discloses multiple incidents of its technology going rogue and the UN warns of uncontrollable agents, Meta is putting an AI agent in the hands of millions

OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing

GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe

Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack

Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’

How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools

Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics

Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document

Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation

Child review – jump scares abound in twisty organ transplant fable that keeps horror at its heart

This Luxembourg-made movie about a couple who venture east to save their son features some impressive film-making

Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert

‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses

As a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a whole

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  • Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – live
  • Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
  • OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
  • Patricio Guzmán obituary
  • Digger review – Tom Cruise’s loudmouth oil tycoon goes hard in Alejandro G Iñárritu’s eco-satire
  • Australian government concedes no scientific consensus on social media harms for teenagers – but ‘credible risks’ justify ban
  • Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
  • The AI agents are spiraling out of control
  • OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
  • Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack
  • How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools
  • Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
  • Child review – jump scares abound in twisty organ transplant fable that keeps horror at its heart
  • Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
  • ‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses
  • Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time
  • The Portuguese House review – picturesque, polite drama of secrets and revelations at a country estate
  • April X review – Connor Storrie searches for missing twin in dystopian dream-tech sci-fi thriller
  • Mac mini M6 review: truly mighty but now more pricey
  • As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you
  • Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
  • Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
  • Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
  • High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests
  • AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
  • Gen Z has very strong opinions about age-gap relationships – and it could be right
  • Pandora’s Legacy review – fascinating profile of silent film legend GW Pabst
  • Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
  • AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades
  • Crushed review – Steve Oram is priestly lead in harrowing Bangkok-set child-abduction thriller

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