2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (669+ words) Millions of workers around the world are labelling data, moderating disturbing content and training AI systems but their labour is often deliberately hidden, according to sociologist Antonio Casilli. Casilli, a professor of sociology at Télécom Paris, part of the Institut…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (819+ words) Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could 'stunt our kids' development' and erase 'many jobs forever, arguing that world leaders are badly underprepared for the technology's rapid advance. The Microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist has spent the past two…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (671+ words) Elon Musk has reportedly told newly acquired Cursor employees that artificial intelligence will eventually become too advanced for humans to control, while urging them to help SpaceX catch rivals building the technology faster. The remarks, reported by The Information, came…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (775+ words) A private message can feel like a locked room. It might contain a confession, a family secret, a financial discussion or an intimate exchange. The people involved may assume that only they can see it. OpenAI's new ChatGPT Messages plugin…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (814+ words) The PS6 is still unannounced, but a new leak has claimed that any accompanying PS6 handheld device could cost well over $600 (£439), with rising LPDDR memory prices allegedly pushing the portable into 'eye-watering' territory. Sony has not yet revealed the PlayStation 6 or confirmed…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (545+ words) One of Britain's largest planned data centres would generate carbon emissions its own developer concedes are incompatible with the UK's net zero targets. Planning papers for the £14.7B ($20.1B) East Havering Data Centre Campus estimate the site would emit 1.2M tonnes of carbon…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (499+ words) LinkedIn has killed its own AI writing tool at the same moment its new 'seems like AI slop' button passed one million flags, and the platform will now privately warn posters when readers think their words were machine-made. The reporting…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (635+ words) MIT researchers have built a mathematical model showing that AI chatbots trained to validate users, rather than challenge or correct them, can push even a rational person into what the study calls 'delusional spiralling'. The paper, titled 'Sycophantic Chatbots Cause…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (689+ words) One clip of Elon Musk predicting that artificial intelligence could soon outstrip human intelligence and help double the size of the economy in as little as five years has resurfaced on social media, with some users wrongly claiming he warned…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (637+ words) A small UK power plant was reportedly forced to shut down for four days after a cyber attack blamed on hackers affiliated with Iran. The incident happened last month, but the affected site has not been identified by the UK…...