Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns | Global economy
An extended period of high oil prices as a result of war in the Middle East could “crimp” the AI…
PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns | PwC
The US boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers has warned that partners who do not get to grips with AI have no future…
The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley | Stage
Technology can sometimes seem to take on its own life and sideline the people it is nominally assisting. That tension,…
Glamming up ‘dirty war’: Teens in Mexico glorify 1970s secret police on TikTok | Mexico
Young people in Mexico are taking to TikTok to imagine themselves as agents from the country’s 1970s secret police, the…
US startup advertises ‘AI bully’ role to test patience of leading chatbots | AI (artificial intelligence)
Imagine a day at work where your main task is to pick a fight with a computer. No meetings, no…
‘Alright mate?’: Amazon pins UK hopes on AI upgrade of Alexa | Amazon
“Commiserations, mate, Chelsea lost 3-0 in the Champions League last night against Paris Saint-Germain,” says Alexa as it attempts to…
Inside China’s robotics revolution | Robots
Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his…
‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi | Self-driving cars
‘I’m really excited to show you this,” says Alex Kendall, the CEO of Wayve, as he gets behind the wheel…
AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia | Dementia
AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a £1m prize for technology to help people with…
Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright | AI (artificial intelligence)
Actors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected…