Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics

The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figures

‘Put your phone away:’ Sweden urges parents to restrict screen use around children

People also encouraged to make parts of home phone-free after research showed impact of adult screen use on children

Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs

Firm says its RTX Spark PC chip for Microsoft Windows will let AI agents replace the mouse and keyboard

Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24

The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance, says technology journalist Tatum Hunter

Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim

Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication

AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment

For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities

FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear

Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws

Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival

Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm

The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following

Editorial: Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connection

Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK

Survey finds frustration with connectivity to 4G or 5G, highlighting weaknesses in digital infrastructure

Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong?

A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future – actual humanity be damned

An industry targeting Australia’s ageing population is growing, but can AI deliver more humanity in aged care?

While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element

Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’

Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination