Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs? | AI (artificial intelligence)
I always say please and thank you to my Alexa. Why is this? I am sure it doesn’t care. Is…
Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom | Heather Stewart
Donald Trump’s most immediate concern in demanding Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz may be rocketing US gasoline prices, but…
An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night | AI (artificial intelligence)
Two weeks ago, an AI bot invited me to a party it was organising in Manchester. It then promptly lied…
‘Occasionally a picture can change the course of history’: 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world | Photography
Words can tell a story, but it’s pictures that will make you believe in it. Such is the power of…
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes | Technology
The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding….
OpenAI buys tech talkshow TBPN in push to shape AI narrative | OpenAI
OpenAI is wading into the media business by acquiring TBPN, a technology-focused talkshow closely watched by Silicon Valley insiders, its…
Google teams up with gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals | Google
Google has struck a partnership for a natural gas power plant that could provide energy for one of its datacenters…
I have always seen myself as ‘progressive’ – but with AI it’s time to hit the brakes | Peter Lewis
Canberra rolled out the red carpet this week to one of the AI overlords whose technology is driving the world…
I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche
I recently heard an exchange at a playground that should worry the executives at AI companies more than any analyst’s…
I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again | Life and style
I’m single. Is it because I am emotionally avoidant, waiting on a unicorn, or under 6ft tall? Perhaps a spicy…