‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour

US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious

European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reports

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Banking industry data shows £629m was stolen in six months from fraud that included gold, wine and property

President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months

First lady not named in suit in which investors allege Meteora platform created crypto they knew would plummet

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Anne Keast-Butler says government and business must to work together to tackle future attacks as AI makes cybercrime easier

Work under way to demolish entire East Wing as president upped cost of new structure from $200m to $300m

The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the pieces