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Bot, Xmas stocking

Bah! There’s a bot in my stocking…

AI TECH has us cowering in a corner for its propensity and potential to “steal” jobs. What’s remarkable is the sheer range of professions...
AI taking jobs

The bots, the bots! Brits fear AI workplace takeover

ALMOST five million Brits worry about losing their jobs to AI. Research by Forbes Advisor found that the most “anxious” industry is the business consulting...
AI training

Amazon’s free AI training courses to be rolled out

AMAZON will provide free AI training to two million people by 2025 in a bid to boost proficiency. The firm’s AI Ready commitment aims to...
AI regulation

AI ‘must be understood to be regulated’, say experts

AI INDUSTRY leaders have gathered in Parliament for a special debate on the ethical and regulatory challenges posed by the technology. The Fintech is Dead,...
Businessman AI handshake

AI summit hears of widespread fear surrounding tech

THOSE attending last week’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park witnessed the high level of fear surrounding the technology. The event was touted as a...
Tech Nation

Life after death: Tech Nation rises once more

TECH Nation is officially relaunching to work with the UK government as “an independent voice” for founders, and to help tech entrepreneurs to thrive...
Hands, robot and human. Frontier AI Taskforce illustration

AI safety comes under further scrutiny in UK

THE UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce is establishing a safety research team to evaluate the emerging technology’s risks. It will work with tech organisations to work out...
UK flag, Nvidia graphics card

The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order

THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips. The aim is to build a national AI resource...
Decentralised identifiers, Digital ID illustration

DID you DID or is you ain’t identified…?

By TRAVIS SPENCER IN 2022, decentralised technologies gained a prominence, but interest fell as quickly as it had risen. But not all decentralised web concepts should...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres

UN head backs new watchdog body for AI

UN SECRETARY-General Antonio Guterres is backing proposals for the creation of an international AI watchdog body. The rapid advance of generative AI like ChatGPT —...