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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus discusses writing musical with AI and ABBA future
"It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame," he said during a talk at SXSW London. The ABBA singer, who is president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, previously warned of the “existential challenge” AI represents to music.
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Neurotech will reshape how we live, predicts CEO Ana Maiques
Brain conditions are a major challenge in today's society. Companies around the world are developing technologies to tackle this issue. Among them is Neuroelectrics, a Spanish company co-founded by Ana Maiques in 2011.
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SXSW London accused of ‘artwashing’ for hosting panel with Tony Blair
The participation of former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were hidden from the public line-up of the inaugural edition of the festival SXSW London. This has prompted several artists to pull out and criticise the festival.
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SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash
A new letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton states: "We don’t build generative AI tools, and we don’t allow third parties to scrape or use artist content from SoundCloud to train them either.” This follows a backlash after the platform's Terms Of Use were quietly updated in February.
AI is reshaping industries, from natural language processing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini to image generation with Midjourney and DALL·E. Autonomous systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and robotics powered by Boston Dynamics are pushing automation forward, while DeepMind’s AlphaFold is revolutionizing medical research. Stay informed on breakthroughs, ethical debates, and the global push for regulation as AI continues to evolve.