Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance A new divide is emerging: between workers who use AI at work and those who are managed by it
Who is Louis Mosley, the man tasked with defending Palantir against its critics? The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s fear of a US tech takeover
How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI? The system’s power is comparable to others – but it still has frightening implications for the future of hacking
‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators? A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yet
Europe’s AI translation industry told it risks reputation by partnering with US firms Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructure
‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over? Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chips
Global finance watchdog warns over private credit industry fuelling AI boom Financial Stability Board report reveals tech, healthcare and services sectors as the biggest borrowers
AI costs are coming to consumers A slew of tech earnings predict an expensive future for everyday electronics buyers, and big developments in the UK tech world
Ken Eason obituary Other lives: Loughborough University expert on the organisational impacts of introducing computer technology
Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry
An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary wants to bring the epic poem to the big screen using the power of artificial intelligence. It can’t be any good
Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong In today’s newsletter: With the use of facial recognition skyrocketing, there are calls for the rapid development of safeguards
Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’
AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family’s credit card bill. They are not alone
Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities Residents say massive, noisy AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development right next to their homes