Tech News

Euroviews. Is generative AI truly making disinformation worse?

Without tackling existing flaws within our current ecosystem, we are creating a fertile ground where disinformation and other harmful phenomena will continue to flourish, Kalim Ahmed writes.

14 March 2024

Tech News

AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden and Trump

A watchdog group criticised Midjourney earlier this month, stating it is already being used to produce images that could support disinformation about political candidates.

14 March 2024

Tech News

Draft UN resolution on AI aims to make it 'safe and trustworthy'

A new draft resolution aims to close the digital divide on artificial intelligence.

13 March 2024

Tech News

OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted full control of the AI company

Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its original plans to be an open-source AI company that was for the good of humanity.

6 March 2024

Tech News

OpenAI rival Anthropic launches its most powerful AI chatbot

The company was formed in 2021 by brother and sister Dario and Daniela Amodei, after they left OpenAI.

4 March 2024

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Euroviews. What’s next after Europe’s ‘year of AI’?

Realising the economic and social potential presented by AI and maintaining the growth in adoption across Europe means equipping everyone with the right skills so we can all be included in Europe’s digital journey, Tanuja Randery writes.

4 March 2024

Tech News

Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI

Figure is less than two years old and doesn't have a commercial product but is persuading influential tech industry backers to support its vision of shipping billions of human-like robots to the world's workplaces and homes.

29 February 2024

Tech News

Google’s CEO admits Gemini AI model’s responses showed ‘bias’

Sundar Pichai told employees the bias was “completely unacceptable and we got it wrong”.

28 February 2024

Tech News

MWC 2024: Here is a look at the mobile phones of the future

Bendy phones and satellite connections were among the innovations on display at Mobile World Congress this year.

27 February 2024

Tech News

Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces criticism and further scrutiny

Some critics in the European Parliament are mad about the deal but there are also questions about what happened and the EU plans to look into it

27 February 2024

Tech News

France's Mistral AI releases ChatGPT rival and partners with Microsoft

It marks a dramatic shake-up for the company which launched as partially open sourced, meaning the software is free for the public to modify and distribute.

26 February 2024

Tech News

OpenAI and Intel CEOs discuss AI's need for processing power

CEOs of OpenAI and Intel cite artificial intelligence's voracious appetite for processing power

22 February 2024

Tech News

Can AI companies legally mine the Internet for training content?

Have AI companies already won on copyright issues? Some experts say they may have, though it may be decided on a case-by-case basis.

21 February 2024

Tech News

What is open source AI and why is profit so important to the debate?

Regulators, start-ups and Big Tech are split into two camps in the open versus closed source artificial intelligence debate, where safety and profit take precedence.

20 February 2024

Culture news

Why some video game actors are letting AI clone their voices

Artificial intelligence can help video games expand their worlds by cloning actors’ voices. But ethical and practical questions remain as unions negotiate with major gaming studios.

20 February 2024

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Nazi AI chatbots are here. Are we in a new era of online extremism?

The far-right social media network Gab now hosts a Hitler chatbot, sparking fears over AI’s ability for online radicalisation.

19 February 2024

Tech News

ChatGPT down? Here are the best AI alternatives to consider

For those who use or rely on ChatGPT’s AI magic on a regular basis, these are other AI apps and chatbots that can help out.

15 February 2024

Tech News

Microsoft says generative AI used in hacking by Iran, China and Russia

Critics of the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022, and subsequent releases by competitors, argue security was largely an afterthought.

14 February 2024

Tech News

AI romantic apps can steal your data as well as your heart - report

This Valentine’s Day “AI soulmates” are giving the ick as they sell or share your personal data to third parties such as Facebook.

14 February 2024

Markets

UK chipmaker Arm sees shares nearly double in less than a week

The chipmaker continues to go from strength to strength amid the AI boom.

13 February 2024