Technology

AI should be licensed like medicines or nuclear power, Labour suggests
Exclusive: party calls for developers without a licence to be barred from working on advanced AI tools
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
05, Jun, 2023 @9:56 PM

Apple unveils 15in MacBook Air, iOS 17 and revamped watchOS 10
Alongside Vision Pro headset, firm revealed new Mac Pro, Mac Studio, macOS Sonoma and iPadOS 17
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
05, Jun, 2023 @8:36 PM

Apple reveals Vision Pro AR headset at its worldwide developers conference
Headset priced at $3,500 allows users to ‘browse the system simply by looking’ and tapping their fingers to select, says Apple
Alex Hern
05, Jun, 2023 @6:58 PM

BA, Boots and BBC staff details targeted in Russia-linked cyber-attack
Hack attributed to criminal gang hit MOVEit software used by third-party payroll provider Zellis
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
05, Jun, 2023 @6:18 PM

Google and Facebook urged by EU to label AI-generated content
Call comes amid moves to combat disinformation from Russia, while Twitter is warned to comply with new digital content laws
Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent
05, Jun, 2023 @1:06 PM

Saudi Arabia warns Snapchat users that ‘insulting’ regime is a criminal offense
Users of the social media app have faced legal consequences for posts – some private – that are critical of Saudi authorities
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
05, Jun, 2023 @9:48 AM

Elon Musk’s brain implant company is approved for human testing. How alarmed should we be?
The billionaire’s record has raised concerns over Neuralink’s ability to responsibly oversee the development of such an invasive device
Kari Paul and Maanvi Singh in San Francisco
04, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM

AI poses national security threat, warns terror watchdog
Security services fear the new technology could be used to groom vulnerable people
Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor
04, Jun, 2023 @6:00 AM

Robot takeover? Not quite. Here’s what AI doomsday would look like
Experts say the fallout from powerful AI will be less a nuclear bomb and more a creeping deterioration of society
Kari Paul
03, Jun, 2023 @11:00 AM

‘Much easier to say no’: Irish town unites in smartphone ban for young children
Parents and schools across Greystones adopt voluntary ‘no-smartphone code’ in bid to curb peer pressure
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
03, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM

The existential threat from AI – and from humans misusing it | Letters
Letters: Roger Haines writes that there is no evidence of AI sentience, while Prof Paul Huxley recalls Asimov’s laws of robotics, and Phyl Hyde says fears of AI are being overblown
02, Jun, 2023 @4:16 PM

Australia is looking to regulate AI – what might they be used for and what could go wrong?
Growing sense that artificial intelligence is in accelerated development prompts government review looking to make ‘modern laws for modern technology’
Josh Taylor
02, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
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