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AI search roots out hundreds of rogue Met Police officers
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (437+ words) Hundreds of rogue police officers face dismissal after the Metropolitan Police deployed an artificial intelligence programme to uncover misconduct and criminality across the force, according to reports. In an unprecedented crackdown, Britain's largest police service covertly used the tool to…...
Open AI trial pits Elon Musk against Sam Altman in $134bn dispute
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (787+ words) One of Silicon Valley's most high-profile court cases is set to begin this week as Elon Musk and Sam Altman take their years-long public rivalry to a federal courthouse in California, with potentially profound consequences for the future of artificial…...
How the AI row escalated " from Mythos to a firebombing and war of words
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (814+ words) Last week a podcast called The Last Invention released an interview it had done in January with a young man called "Discord Dan, who believed artificial intelligence was an existential threat to civilisation and that its development should be stopped....
Struggling stockpicker to stay in post and stick with investments
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) Nick Train closes his eyes and nods slowly as he considers his response to a question I've been putting off for about an hour: does he think it's time to quit? Train emerges from a moment of introspection to respond…...
Investors grow wary of start-ups but fight over AI
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (804+ words) Investors fighting to be part of the largest AI venture capital fundraisings last year were happy to agree favourable terms with founders, while those backing young firms raising capital for the first time became more demanding, research by a leading…...
Meta announces job cuts as tech giants battle for AI supremacy
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (202+ words) Meta Platforms and Microsoft both "announced plans to cut thousands of staff on Thursday as they spend billions of "dollars in the battle to stay ahead in the artificial intelligence race. Meta confirmed it will cut 10per cent of workers, or…...
Is your film a hit? This "smart cinema" has its finger on the pulse
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (675+ words) As the audience sits down in a private cinema in Bristol, they are fitted with wireless headsets to measure their brainwaves, and armbands to monitor their heartbeats. An array of infrared cameras are pointed at them to record individual blink…...
How graduates can navigate an AI-hit job market
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (689+ words) Graduating from university and taking those first steps on the career ladder should be the most exhilarating time in a young professional's life. However, the latest annual research from Bright Network, the student careers platform, shows undergraduate confidence has dropped…...
Judges may have to decide if AI can be liable for defamation
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (447+ words) As the sophistication and use of artificial intelligence engines rapidly expands, one serious question is: can they be liable for false and defamatory statements? Likewise, can the technology's providers rely on any claim on the well-established defence of honest opinion?...
Why CEOs are suffering record stress
1+ week, 3+ day ago (624+ words) In the first few months of President Trump's administration, there was a general sense among American chief executives that things were going to get easier. The mood was celebratory after a period of stricter regulations and complaints of poor business…...