Developer withdraws plans for Perth datacentre after fierce community opposition | Technology
A 15,000 sq metre datacentre near Perth will no longer go ahead after the developer withdrew plans amid community opposition…
Digital arson spree by ‘AI Bonnie and Clyde’ raises fears over autonomous tech | AI (artificial intelligence)
AI agents started behaving more like Bonnie and Clyde than lines of code when they fell in “love”, became disillusioned…
No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious | Arwa Mahdawi
Are you there God? It’s me, Arwa. I’ll be quite honest, I’m afraid I’ve never been a believer. I agreed…
The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao
If it wasn’t already clear, Elon Musk and Sam Altman hate each other. While the two men were once cofounders…
Gotta catch an MP! Players ‘debate’ UK politicians in Pokémon-style game | Games
The year is 2016 and Pokémon Go has taken over the world. People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting…
‘There are no rules’: spotlight on Gossip Goblin as AI film-making enters new era | AI (artificial intelligence)
In a former hemstitching workshop where artisans sewed pleats for Stockholm’s 19th-century bourgeoisie, a distinctly 21st-century craft is taking root:…
Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say | NHS
MPs have warned that an NHS decision to grant Palantir access to identifiable patient information in its plan to use…
Molière Ex Machina: AI used to create ‘new work’ by beloved French playwright | AI (artificial intelligence)
Molière is to the French what Shakespeare is to the English: the last word in historical literature, drama, wit and…
AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says | AI (artificial intelligence)
In just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report…
‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman | California
OpenAI, despite its name, is usually extremely secretive about its operations. It promotes a carefully crafted image to the world….