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The Collins Word of the Year 2023 is...

The Word of the Year reflects the preoccupations of the time...

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Everything you need to know about the UK’s AI safety summit

The UK prime minister hopes the artificial intelligence (AI) summit will push the country onto the world stage of AI but it may be more of a follower rather than a leader.

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China’s Alibaba upgrades its AI model to challenge Amazon, Microsoft

Alibaba upgrades AI model with the aim of being “the most open cloud in the era of AI.”

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I wanted to become friends with an AI. Here's what I learned

Do friendships with an artificial intelligence (AI) only exist in science fiction? We tested a virtual companion app to explore human-machine relationships.

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Biden makes new rules for AI over safety concerns

US president Joe Biden signs order to guide the development of AI.

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Does artificial intelligence have a gender? Yes and no

Certain types of AI, like digital assistants, often have so-called feminine characteristics. Why do programmers make this choice and what are the consequences?

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AI’s threat to authors a hot topic at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Authors such as Salman Rushdie grappled with the potential threat to human writing posed by artificial intelligence (AI).

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Shoppable TV ads to be tested for first time in Australia

Australians will soon be able to try buying goods directly related to the TV programmes they are watching, and if successful the practice could be headed for mainland Europe. Shoppable adverts are already used by many US-based TV companies and increasingly in the UK.

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Big Tech results: Is AI investment fuelling a comeback?

Cloud services are turning tech companies around after last year’s slump. But the same can't be said for Google's parent company Alphabet.

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How humanitarian organisations are investing in AI to save lives

AI supporting social solidarity? UNICEF and Médecins Sans Frontières are harnessing it to save lives. Find out how technology is supporting humanitarian work.

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UN appoints AI panel on international governance to advise on risks

The potential harms of AI include misinformation and disinformation, as well as bias, fraud, and violation of human rights, the head of the UN said.

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The ‘final’ Beatles song, 'Now And Then,' to be released next week

'Now And Then' comes out on 2 November...

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Are The Beatles about to release their ‘final’ song?

Could the mysterious casette tape projections onto famous Beatles landmarks be teasing the band’s 'final' song?

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UK in no rush to regulate AI, Sunak says ahead of AI safety summit

The UK says it will establish the world’s first AI safety institute to prevent the technology escaping human control.

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Facing redundancy: Which jobs will be lost due to AI?

ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney... these revolutionary new tools may well wipe out certain jobs tasks, or even whole professions. Which are under threat?

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AI-generated child sexual abuse images could soon flood the Internet

The already concerning rise in child sexual abuse imagery on the Internet could worsen unless measures are taken, a watchdog has warned.

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The history of AI: From Alan Turing to ChatGPT

In the first episode of our AI 101 series, explore the history of AI. Discover how it took off: from Alan Turing's test to the advent of ChatGPT.

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Anish Kapoor on Vantablack ownership and artificial intelligence

We sat down with British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor for the opening of his new major exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

Europe Decoded

Israel-Hamas: How an AI photo of a baby duped social media users

The war between Israel and Hamas has generated so much false or misleading information online that even fact-checkers and analysts are having a tough time keeping up. Social media is flooded with misleading posts and artificial intelligence is making things worse.

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Industry experts discuss the threat of AI on the film industry

In Paris, UNESCO hosted a conference inviting filmmakers to confront the fast-approaching age of artificial intelligence in their industry.

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.