Trust us with AI, say the big tech titans. That’s what the banks said before the 2008 crisis

Politicians at Rishi Sunak’s AI safety summit must understand that proper regulation is the key to avoiding disaster, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

Kavi: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The hyperpop musician shares the various phrases, minutiae and Twitter arguments tattooed on his brain. It’s delightfully stupid

Interpreters are wizards – at times they seem to have read my mind. AI could never compete

They can take another’s words and sentences and reshape them, on the instant, transforming my stammered-over words into sublimities, says novelist John Banville

How AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Bard work – visual explainer

In the last year, chatbots powered by large language models are everywhere and even … useful. But how do they work?

Kamala Harris to call for urgent action on AI threat to democracy and privacy

US vice-president to say short-term problems with technology as pressing as existential ones, before UK summit

The golden/nightmare AI future: inside the 3 November Guardian Weekly

Artificial intelligence, debated. Plus: the battle to save Sheffield’s trees

My Airbnb host threw me out on the street at midnight

My possessions were dumped outside and there was no way I could get help

Rishi Sunak’s vanity jamboree on AI safety lays bare the UK’s Brexit dilemmas

At a table where democratic accountability should dominate, a diminished nation is trading in Silicon Valley celebrity, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

From compressed yeast to cream cheese and cornflakes: one man’s search for the world’s greatest sandwich

Barry Enderwick has recreated more than 700 sandwich recipes from history, dating from 200BC to the present day. What has he learned – and crucially – which are the tastiest?

‘AI’ named most notable word of 2023 by Collins dictionary

Chosen from a list that includes ‘greedflation’, ‘nepo baby’ and ‘deinfluencing’, use of term has quadrupled this year

Nick Clegg compares AI clamour to ‘moral panic’ in 80s over video games

Meta executive’s comments show regulation discussions at UK summit could face tough resistance

AI better than biopsy at assessing some cancers, study finds

Researchers in UK say new tool could help ensure patients at high risk are identified promptly

Microsoft accused of damaging Guardian’s reputation with AI-generated poll

Publisher says poll speculating on cause of woman’s death that appeared next to Guardian article caused ‘significant reputational damage’

Buff and hulking or small and meek? Courtroom artist on sketching Sam Bankman-Fried

Jane Rosenberg’s viral illustrations paint a changing picture of the crypto mogul as his trial continues

Sam Bankman-Fried wraps up testimony as fraud trial nears end

Prosecutors press Bankman-Fried on how Alameda Research, sister hedge fund to FTX exchange, spent $8bn of customer funds