Tech News Macron announces ‘significant’ new investments in AI The French president spoke at the Elysée Palace to tech leaders and politicians, saying that this was a moment of “strategic awakening”. 22/05/2024
Culture news AI can detect sarcasm now. Great... Oh isn’t AI so clever. We're just soooo happy that some researchers in the Netherlands have built an AI sarcasm detector. 🙄 22/05/2024
Tech News AI, climate... and Elon Musk: What to expect from VivaTech 2024 VivaTech is back this week, welcoming thousands of start-ups, visitors, and a certain tech billionaire. Here's what's in store from our team in Paris. 22/05/2024
Moments This AI-powered seal guides tourists around an island in Denmark Fanø, an island in the Wadden Sea, is popular with nature-loving tourists. 22/05/2024
Tech News Tech companies join to make commitment to safety at AI Seoul Summit The agreement by 16 tech companies comes as a second AI safety summit is being held this week in South Korea. 21/05/2024
Tech News Scarlett Johansson gets OpenAI to drop ChatGPT voice resembling hers The maker of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT stopped using the voice that sounded "eerily similar" to that of the actress. 21/05/2024
Tech News OpenAI’s Sam Altman ‘embarrassed’ over staff exit contracts A clause in exit paperwork meant they could have their equity in OpenAI taken away if they did not sign NDAs. 20/05/2024
Home Woman refinds her voice with AI after illness left her unable to talk While artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning has caused concern, the use of OpenAI's new tech could help people affected by strokes and tumours. 20/05/2024
Tech News How the world is grappling with AI: acts, pacts and declarations This week is set to be an important one for AI with an international summit held in Korea and a sign-off on the AI Act in Brussels. 19/05/2024
Work Skills you need to get ahead in an AI-dominated jobs market With 71 per cent of leaders favouring less experienced candidates with AI skills over more experienced ones without them, professionals are being urged to adopt and master AI tools. 18/05/2024
Business British supermarket Sainsbury’s plans to cut costs by harnessing AI A five year tie-up with Microsoft could potentially help the supermarket chain to make use of AI to cut costs and improve staff efficiency. 18/05/2024
Tech News Council of Europe adopts first binding international AI treaty Unlike the EU AI Act, this treaty can be signed by non-European countries. 17/05/2024
Tech News The 10 best uses of OpenAI’s new GPT-4o Since its launch, users have found creative ways to use ChatGPT’s latest version, GPT-4o, from generating video games to transcribing historical texts. 17/05/2024
Tech News OpenAI GPT-4o to Google's Gemini: All the major AI updates this week AI voice assistants stole the show this week as tech companies made major announcements. 17/05/2024
Tech News Microsoft urged to answer EU questions on Generative AI Failing to provide the Commission with an answer by 27 May could result in a hefty fine. 17/05/2024
Markets Reddit shares surge on news of OpenAI content deal ChatGPT will be trained using Reddit content as competition for premium datasets heats up among AI firms. 17/05/2024
Business IBM announces plans to create 800 new high-tech jobs across Ireland IBM has announced plans to create 800 new AI jobs across Ireland over the next three years as big tech companies continue to invest in the country. 17/05/2024
Earth News Data centres have driven Microsoft’s emissions up by 30% AI has helped increase Microsoft’s emissions almost a third since 2020. 16/05/2024
Tech News As AI tools flourish, trust in scientific papers is being eroded Experts are warning that the "fingerprints" of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can be found in scientific papers, including peer-reviewed ones. 16/05/2024
Economy European Commission's Brussels Economic Forum tackles key issues Top EU policymakers were discussing artificial intelligence and the green transition as the bloc heads to the polls in June. 16/05/2024