We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism?

There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd review – Amanda Seyfried compels in wrenching prison drama

Tim Blake Nelson writes and directs a challenging, and unsettling, look at empathy and forgiveness that strikes a haunting note

Love of Your Life review – Margaret Qualley eats, grieves and loves in Amazon’s transporting saga

The actor gives one of her best performances to date in a smoothly made globe-trotting drama of a woman’s life after the loss of her husband

Onwards and Sideways review – Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney lift solid Parkinson’s drama

Toronto film festival: Shakespeare in Love director John Madden’s feelgood – and bad – comedy-drama is powered by excellent performances and authenticity

Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy

To be a parent or not to be a parent is the question propelling this often insightful yet largely run-of-the-mill riff on a Judd Apatow movie

‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown

From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response

I Play Rocky review – crowd-pleasing Stallone biopic is heavy on fan service, light on real emotion

There’s a knockout central performance from Anthony Ippolito in this otherwise rather lightweight making-of comedy drama

Closing Night review – fiery women face off in Almodóvar-lite melodrama

Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Dianne Wiest are all impressive in actor-turned-director Cody Fern’s debut but they’re left stranded

Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI

Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses

Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened

Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective action

Chatbots can exploit our most basic human drive for attachment. Here’s how to have healthier relationship with AI

This intimacy economy is exploiting the deepest parts of our intimate psychological infrastructure

OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development

Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers

Trash Mountain review – Caleb Hearon’s coming home indie is a funny if familiar journey

A city-dwelling gay guy has to go home to rural Missouri after his father dies in this Sundance-by-numbers comedy drama that has its moments

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – Aardman’s spooky-season caper sparkles with fun

There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure

AI will transform capitalism – but how?

Technology is going to drastically reshape the economy, and it’s within our power to decide what that looks like