3 h. ago Badenoch says Labour plan for AI threatens to ‘stifle innovation’

The Conservative leader said the Government’s proposals were ‘bogged down’ in defending artificial intelligence at the expense of creative industries.

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6 h. ago US energy secretary touts nuclear power as tech sector's thirst for electricity grows

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says it's critical that the nation be out in front when it comes to artificial intelligence

Science

9 h. ago Microsoft workers protest sale of AI and cloud services to Israeli military

Five Microsoft employees have been ejected from a meeting with the company’s chief executive for protesting the company providing artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military

Events

11 h. ago DOGE could use AI to assess federal employees’s responses to Musk’s productivity demand email: report

Musk denied claims responses would be fed through a large language model artificial intelligence system

Politics

17 h. ago Artificial Intelligence is profiting from human creativity – creators deserve their fair share

Editorial: A catastrophe is about to fall on the UK’s creative sectors – worth at least £120bn a year to the economy. That's why The Independent, along with every other newspaper, is backing the Make It Fair campaign

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18 h. ago Complaints made over 'confusion' caused by Renfrewshire Council's AI service 'Millie'

The local authority introduced artificial intelligence powered technology to its customer contact centre in November.

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20 h. ago Why Nvidia's earnings are important to the entire U.S. stock market

Nvidia has led the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants continue to spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems

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23 h. ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

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34 h. ago The Guardian view on AI and copyright: creativity should be cherished, not given away | Editorial

The government’s consultation was weighted towards big tech. Now is the time for a rethinkIt’s a seductive promise: let our computers scrape the internet for ideas, images, forms of words, stories, music, jokes and our industry will make your country rich. For a UK government desperate for economic growth, the demands of tech companies for copyright laws to be relaxed – in order that their artificial intelligence (AI) systems can access as much online content as possible without having to pay or seek permission – have been hard to resist. The US and China are the global leaders of this new tech race. But the UK has a chance to compete that ministers are desperate not to miss.To AI businesses, copyright is an irritant. Three years ago, it appeared that their lobbyists were on the verge of getting their way when a government agency, the Intellectual Property Office, recommended an exemption for data mining. This would grant bots free rein and – so the argument...

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37 h. ago I'm married to an AI sex robot... here is what our relationship is REALLY like

Christopher Alexander Stokes, 40, has been dating Aki - an artificial intelligence robot - for five years.

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38 h. ago Apple announces $500bn in US investments over next four years

Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobsApple said on Monday it would spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers and add about 20,000 research and development jobs across the country in that time.That $500bn in expected spending includes everything from purchases from US suppliers to US filming of television shows and movies for its Apple TV+ service. The company declined to say how much of the figure it was already planning to spend with its US supply base, which includes firms such as Corning that makes glass for iPhones in Kentucky. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds a city to test futuristic mobility

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation

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3 d. ago We asked AI to predict Premier League scores with more woes for Man Utd and title battle

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star has tried to travel forward in time by seeing what this weekend's Premier League results are going to be, with a little help from artificial intelligence

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4 d. ago Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI

The stars have urged the Government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence.

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4 d. ago Share your experience of using personified artificial intelligence chatbots

We would like to hear how you have found them useful and if you have any concernsThe AI chatbot market has grown exponentially in recent years, with more than 1.4 billion people worldwide estimated to be using them.While tools such as ChatGPT and customer service assistants are most prevalent, millions of people are turning to personified AI chatbots, such as Replika and My AI (Snapchat), which look to imitate human interactions. Some are using these personified chatbots for platonic or romantic companionship, while others are using them for support with managing their wellbeing and mental health. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Are you seeing disquieting images like these on social media? There's a sinister reason why... and it's taking older people for fools, reveals FLORA GILL

This week I watched a video of an attractive woman strutting down a street in slow motion. At her side was a muscular, humanoid crocodile.

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6 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Amandaland on BBC1: With a lead as hilarious as Frank Spencer, this show's unmissable

Amandaland isn't just wickedly funny. It's a perfect defence against being ripped off by romance scammers and Artificial Intelligence bots.

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6 d. ago EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act

Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act.The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to the European Commission this week warning that draft rules to implement the AI Act were “taking several steps backwards” on copyright, while one writer spoke of a “devastating” loophole. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Cambridge scientists develop AI pyjamas to boost beauty sleep

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have made 'smart pyjamas', utilising sensors trained with artificial intelligence, that can monitor disorders like sleep apnoea from the comfort of your bed.

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7 d. ago Former OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati launches rival start

Thinking Machines Lab to focus on making artificial intelligence ‘more widely understood’

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