Technology

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
Data

From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says

New data sharing laws will ‘drive efficiencies in our public services’. But will humans become a rubber stamp?

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
Autism

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

The NAO robot is just two feet tall, but this little droid is teaching researchers big things about movement, rhythm and connection

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
Misinformation

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it

A fake news report on Georgian TV station IMEDI provided a lesson in how fear can be weaponised, and how quickly a society can be destabilised by a single, well-crafted lie

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Paul McNamee

Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov
TV

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov

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Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Jake Hurfurt

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’
Artificial Intelligence

Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
10Foot Takeover

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
Elizabeth Anderson

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
Alison Hawdale

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income

Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
Paul McNamee

Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?

How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?
Artificial intelligence

How do we stop AI becoming an ‘engine of inequality’, and make it a force for good?

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Sean Morrow

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready

As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue
Paul McNamee

As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
Space

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars

Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks
Artificial Intelligence

Starmer wants to ‘mainline’ AI into the UK’s ‘veins’. Here are the opportunities – and the risks

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Online abuse

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

It’s my job to search for extraterrestrial intelligence among the stars. This is what I’ve found
Science

It’s my job to search for extraterrestrial intelligence among the stars. This is what I’ve found

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
Iris Lim

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger

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Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Artificial Intelligence

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould
Technology

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly
Homelessness

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly