He said Google's AI was conscious. But what was it doing ... - The Observer
... AI chatbot had become sentient. Now he's warning about the mental health risks ... AI chatbot called LaMDA. In the preceding months, the Google ...
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'If it wasn't for ChatGPT my brother would still be alive... - The Observer
As the world is consumed by debate about the existential risks of artificial intelligence , Sarah's experiences inside OpenAI highlight a more ...
AI is threatening a world beyond our control – but tackli... - The Observer
Artificial intelligence puts jobs, safety and society at risk . The UK government has the chance to bring the world together.
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Bill Gates warns AI has exposed the internet's soft underbelly - The Observer
Yet AI managed to. Ryan Austin of Calif, a cybersecurity firm ... The hidden language bias shaping what AI knows. Matthew Prince, CEO of ...
Bill Gates warns the 'evolutionary' age of AI will be bru... - The Observer
The philanthropist and Microsoft founder highlighted bioterrorism and cyberattacks as the most pressing short-term threats , but that, by the end of ...
In defence of AI slop: we should embrace open access to creativity, not condemn it
Will the original sin of the copyright theft on which these AI models were built still feel as relevant in a few years when not just arts ...
Millions of us are appealing to AI as a relationship referee – is it helping or harming us?
... AI use case of 2025 – ahead of “organising my life”, “finding purpose”, and “coding”. Related articles: British venture capital funding is booming ...
Talkie could silence the tech bros by taking AI back to the 1930s - The Observer
A 'vintage' LLM trained on English texts from before 1931 provides a riposte to firms that insist on ingesting the copyrighted web.
'Safety first' puts Anthropic ahead in game of AI spin - The Observer
The tech firm's decision to delay the launch of a risky new model has boosted its reputation and its valuation at the expense of OpenAI.
Everyday stories of confusion over AI | The Observer
... AI-induced plagiarism and misinformation (“What happened when the literary critic asked AI for help ... AI hallucination or disinformation problem. It's ...
Justice Chatbot lends a hand to draft judgments on immigr... - The Observer
Tribunal judges are to use Microsoft's Copilot to prepare for hearings and write decisions, but experts say a swifter AI system has its risks .
What happened when the literary critic asked AI for help? He got sacked - The Observer
Yet it was that infringement of writers' copyright in the first place that enabled the later transgressions. It is the now well-established modern ...
OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech 'gambling with minds' - The Observer
An OpenAI whistleblower says that AI companies are “gambling with people's minds” by creating social media-style models that encourage users to ...
AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them - The Observer
But Williamson knew immediately that it was fake. As a journal editor, he was already familiar with a growing problem: AI chatbots that “ hallucinate ” ...
Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system - The Observer
... hallucinated by an AI chatbot. But practitioners say people who represent themselves using AI create a particular kind of pressure on the legal system ...
The AI threat is far greater than job losses | The Observer
Recent scare stories obscure the fact that the risk posed by artificial intelligence is most likely to come from its misuse by the powerful.
The AI threat is far greater than job losses | The Observer
None of this is to say that AI is not useful, even transformative, but the idea that it will simply “replace humans” is a dangerous fantasy. Employers ...
Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer - The Observer
But we are now closer to an answer thanks to AlphaGenome, an AI model that will help biologists crunch through DNA sequences to understand the ...
AI predictions for 2026 | The Observer
If last year saw the arrival of the ' AI bubble', this one could force the AI shadow economy into the light. How will the tech transform business ...
ChatGPT turns three and is still changing the world - The Observer
ChatGPT introduced the world to generative artificial intelligence ( AI ) ... How about the Great Hallucination ? Photograph by Florian Gaertner ...
Visions of the AI apocalypse - The Observer
When tech leaders refer to the existential dangers of AI , they are often dismissed as hyping their own product. But Yudkowsky and Soares are not ...
Yes, today's jobs market is tough for graduates – but AI ... - The Observer
Unite created phoney job to prevent challenge to leaders, says ...
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Chip titan Nvidia reports soaring profits but an AI crash could send it back to Earth
Whistleblower's complaint challenges London landlord. Barney Macintyre ... An AI crash might come even if AI is a viable and transformative innovation.
Flight 171: 'They only had a few seconds. There were no g... - The Observer
Engine failure or pilot error? Questions are mounting as the Air India disaster investigation begins. In the seconds before flight AI 171 crashed ...
How China's need to win AI race drove the rehabilitation of 'Crazy' Jack Ma | The Observer
This shift says a lot about the current priorities of China's leadership, especially its ambitions to dominate a future animated by AI . “Crazy Jack” ...