Meta argues its AI needs personal information from social media posts to learn ‘Australian concepts’ | Australia news
Meta has urged the Australian government not to make privacy law changes that would prevent the company using personal information…
As we race headlong into our glorious AI-powered future, are we on the road to Idiocracy? | Peter Lewis
As we race headlong into our glorious AI-powered future, a long-forgotten flick from the naughties is gaining cult status by…
Zuckerberg says Meta will build a data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push | Technology
Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Meta would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on developing artificial intelligence products in the near…
WeTransfer says user content will not be used to train AI after backlash | Internet
The popular filesharing service WeTransfer has said user content will not be used to train artificial intelligence after a change…
Medical charlatans have existed through history. But AI has turbocharged them | Edna Bonhomme
Nearly a year into parenting, I’ve relied on advice and tricks to keep my baby alive and entertained. For the…
Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief | UK security and counter-terrorism
Schoolchildren have been arrested by detectives investigating Russian and Iranian plots against Britain, a police chief has said, as he…
Trump to unveil $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs | US news
Donald Trump will join big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in…
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contract | Elon Musk
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week, Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, saw its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok go Nazi….
AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case | X
The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk’s X that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and made antisemitic comments last week could…
Looking for a job? Who you know probably matters more than what you know | Zoe Williams
It’s only when you meet a couple of people who have just landed a job that you realise how long…