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Donald Trump's AI images of Presidential Library slammed online

An AI-generated video of the Donald J Trump Presidential Library has been shared online. Social media users were quick to criticise the project, pointing out that while the skyscraper features a lot of gold, there's one notable absence: Books.

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Europe's AI leader Mistral raises $830m for data centre near Paris

The data centre will give Mistral 44 megawatts of power, which is one and a half times more energy than a traditional data centre uses.

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Eli Lilly bets on AI-powered drugs in new deal with Insilico Medicine

Eli Lilly has partnered with AI biotech Insilico Medicine for exclusive global rights to develop and commercialise medicines designed entirely by artificial intelligence.

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AI that agrees too much with user could distort judgment, study finds

Even a brief interaction with a flattering chatbot could “skew an individual’s judgment,” making people less likely to apologise or attempt to repair relationships, the study found.

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Economy

Who won and who lost from a year of US tariffs?

A report published this month by the McKinsey Global Institute offers one of the most rigorous accountings of last year's trade war. Its verdict confounds almost every prediction made when the tariffs were first introduced.

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AI fuels surge in child abuse content, new report finds

AI-generated content is more explicit, extreme and complex than other types of child pornography that have been seen in the past, says the Internet Watch Foundation.

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Senior European journalist suspended over made-up AI quotes

Journalist Peter Vandermeersch, who worked with Dutch publisher Mediahuis, reportedly fabricated expert quotes into 15 of 53 articles written for them

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Dictionary sues OpenAI for using copyrighted materials to train AI

Merriam-Webster claims OpenAI used approximately 100,000 articles, encyclopedia and dictionary entries to train ChatGPT without authorisation.

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AI firms are hiring weapons experts to prevent ‘catastrophic misuse’

Anthropic and OpenAI are recruiting experts on chemicals and explosions to build safety guardrails for their AI systems.

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Meet Jessica Foster: The viral AI fooling millions of MAGA fans

MAGA fans have a new poster girl... However, the picture is far from perfect and the implications considering current events are troubling.

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From AI agents to space: Highlights from Nvidia’s GTC keynote

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke for almost three hours in California, unveiling a series of new softwares from his company that will bring autonomous AI to businesses, space and robotaxis.

Health news

How AI is reshaping healthcare and raising ethical questions

Can artificial intelligence reshape healthcare without deepening inequalities or outpacing the rules designed to govern it? Experts will debate the boundaries of Europe’s digital health future at Euronews Health Summit on 17 March in Brussels.

Markets

What are the four new companies being added to the S&P 500 in March?

S&P Global announced that four companies will join the S&P 500 index as part of its quarterly rebalance. The additions highlight the rising importance of AI infrastructure within the leading US equity benchmark.

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Most AI chatbots will help users plan a violent attack

Researchers posed as teenagers planning mass shootings.

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Controversial AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood releases the worst song ever

There's been some heated backlash against AI creation Tilly Norwood, and it's only getting worse with the release of the digital avatar's first single...

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Middle East data centres are becoming targets during Iran war

Data centres are the physical buildings that house all the infrastructure required to power banking apps, cloud services, and artificial intelligence platforms.

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EU Parliament votes for ‘permanent’ fix for AI copyright

The report calls for a European register to list every copyrighted work used to train AI models and whether the artists have opted out.

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AI ‘Godfather’Yann LeCun raises nearly $1 billion for his startup

His startup aims to develop AI systems that can make more informed decisions by leveraging data from cameras and sensors.

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Authors protest AI at London Book Fair with ‘empty’ book

Thousands of authors feature in a new "empty" book titled “Don’t Steal This Book” - a protest over AI firms using creative professionals’ work without their permission.

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‘AI brain fry’: Why chatbots may be exhausting your brain at work

Mental exhaustion from AI use could become more common as employees build and oversee more AI agents.