The best films about AI – ranked!
Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? That remains to be seen. For now, gen up on the dangers and delights with this selection of movies
Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?
I want to see films that respond to our real-life experiences. But few film-makers are willing to tackle this shared trauma, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld
‘It’s not like science fiction any more’: Nasa aiming to make spaceships talk
Exclusive: Researcher Dr Larissa Suzuki tells how Nasa is developing a ChatGPT-style interface
Robot surgeons provide many benefits, but how autonomous should they be?
Keyhole surgery using robotic arms has transformed medicine. But the next generation of advanced robotics might be able to surpass the skills of surgeons
UK innovators get £4.3m to develop space-based solar power
Minister says technology to collect energy and beam it to Earth could help boost UK’s energy security
China and physics may soon shatter our dreams of endless computing power
Silicon chip transistors are so small they are approaching their physical limits. And the firm that makes many of them may be somewhat hampered if Xi Jinping decides to invade Taiwan
Rishi Sunak’s AI summit: what is its aim, and is it really necessary?
UK government says meeting will discuss ‘internationally coordinated action’ to mitigate the risks posed
Mind-reading tech ‘must include neurodivergent people to avoid bias’
UK data watchdog says science of monitoring brain and nervous system is expanding fast but holds ‘real danger’ of discrimination
Sight Extended review – unsettling tale is an eye-opener in our age of AI anxiety
An agoraphobic downloads an app that promises to turn his life around – but things begin to get sinister when it takes over his social interactions
‘What should the limits be?’ The father of ChatGPT on whether AI will save humanity – or destroy it
Sam Altman is among the most vocal supporters of artificial intelligence, but is also leading calls to regulate it. He outlines his vision of a very uncertain future
A lawyer got ChatGPT to do his research, but he isn’t AI’s biggest fool
The emerging technology is causing pratfalls all over – not least tech bosses begging for someone to regulate them
UK should play leading role on global AI guidelines, Sunak to tell Biden
PM wants to see UK take key part in creating international agreement on how to develop AI capabilities
US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official
Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishes
The future of AI is chilling – humans have to act together to overcome this threat to civilisation
The challenge seems daunting. But we have overcome terrifying dangers before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland