‘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