Technology
Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why
Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why
Relying on artificial intelligence for your Christmas shopping this year? Beware of bias. It’s harmless enough when it comes to Christmas shopping, but the tech is becoming embedded in contexts where the results really, really matter
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
Keir Starmer hopes digital ID will be a passport out of homelessness. People who have experienced homelessness have ‘mixed feelings’
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Moflin is an artificially-intelligent pet which has erupted in popularity in Japan. It has now launched in the UK and US, but will it reach global success at a time of such scepticism over AI companionship? We asked experts for their thoughts
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
From translators to masseuses: Meet the workers most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Is AI pushing jobless young graduates to the far right?
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’
Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg: ‘Technology is not alien – it’s completely human’
Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
Digital exclusion means millions are cut-off from the essentials of modern life. It must be fixed now
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
From the NHS to the DWP: UK’s new data law will make your life ‘radically different’, minister says
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
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
Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov
Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Don’t justify spending cuts with ‘overinflated’ promises on AI, Labour told: ‘AI isn’t perfect’
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?
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
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