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‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI

My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare

I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger

He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences

China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for export – report

Parts suppliers ‘put production on hold’ amid mounting confusion as China restricts purchase of the chips and US puts 25% roundabout tariff on their sale

Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists

Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime

ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US

Ads to be placed alongside answers as OpenAI looks to beef up revenue for flagship AI product

Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts

Song that topped Swedish Spotify rankings ruled ineligible after elements of song revealed to be partly AI-made

BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal

Plan follows pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence fee

Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’

Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form union

TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world

X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool

Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content

AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister

Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’

Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules

Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues over Grok-generated explicit images

Ashley St Clair files lawsuit in state of New York over deepfakes that appeared on social media platform X

AI as a life coach: experts share what works, what doesn’t and what to look out for

It’s becoming more common for people to use AI chatbots for personal guidance – but this doesn’t come without risks

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  • AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
  • The Guardian view on how culture is taking on tech: the ultimate handheld device
  • UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
  • Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’
  • Man charged with manslaughter over Tesla crash originally blamed on car’s self-driving mode
  • UK parents: share your views on guidance to not put photos of children on public display
  • Supergirl is a box office catastrophe. How can Marvel and DC save the superhero movie?
  • What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment, I tried to imagine
  • NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI … until someone mentioned the Terminator films
  • Yours for just £228: a Kevin Spacey stainless steel gold-tone Fourth of July ‘adversity ring’
  • ‘If you see one movie this year’: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set to storm the box office
  • US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
  • I tested 53 water bottles to find the best for leaks, looks and sustainability: here are my favourites
  • The making of Independence Day at 30: ‘I panicked and raced to set to rewrite’
  • Bugonia to Wicked: For Good – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • ‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite
  • 3,000% bonuses but a growing wealth divide: South Korea grapples with its AI chip boom
  • ‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work
  • Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
  • I’d been craving the immediacy of a phone call. So I scrolled through my contacts and started dialling
  • Bitcoin firm advertised by Nigel Farage loses 15% of asset value
  • Social media platforms ‘monetise gore and fringe content’, eSafety regulator tells antisemitism commission
  • ‘A female Minion would be the beginning of the end’: Pierre Coffin on creepy memes, decoding Minionese and farting bananas
  • Calendar Girls: The Musical review – heartfelt and hilarious, with nimbly handled nudity
  • OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’
  • Birds of War review – war journalists find love among the ruins
  • AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds
  • New Zealand finally gets a Google Maps tool that correctly pronounces Māori placenames
  • Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns
  • People in the US: share your views on Trump’s earnings in his second term

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