Britain’s AI delusion
Sacrificing national security or intellectual property for digital progress could leave the country incalculably worse off.
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Victoria Collins: “We must build public trust in AI and shift the culture to recognise its opportunities”
The new industrial revolution of artificial intelligence presents a unique opportunity, the government must take it.
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AI art and the ruins of human creativity
As the technology takes over the internet, we are hobbling our ability to create.
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Silent protest is falling on deaf ears
A new album of empty studio recordings challenges AI policy. Can an absence of noise say anything anymore?
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AI in breast cancer screening may do more harm than good
The complexity of medical practice is at odds with politicians’ thirst for good headlines.
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I barely recognise the AI version of me
According to ChatGPT, my writing is typified by obsessions with pizza, lattes and “semantics”.
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Euan Blair: “Education does not only happen on campus”
The tech start-up founder – and son of Tony Blair – on the value of apprenticeships and what his father’s…
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The race to God Mode
China and America’s AI battle is about more than just tech supremacy – it’s about controlling the future.
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Why is it still legal to make deepfake porn?
Criminalising the use of a woman’s image without her consent shouldn’t be a complex issue.
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DeepSeek has exposed America’s AI fiction
The story which has pushed US tech companies to dizzying market valuations over the past two years is no longer…
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Will the bond markets defeat Rachel Reeves?
Britain is living through a technological revolution. Labour cannot afford to panic on the economy.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s fake internet empire
The plan to swamp Facebook with non-human accounts will change social media forever.
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Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
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AI cannot bring Brian Sewell back to life
The London Standard is trying to resurrect a legendary art critic - it will fail.
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Do not buy an AI smartphone
The new wave of smartphones represents a global social experiment into the future of AI and humanity.
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The promise of progress: AI and the future of UK healthcare
Advances in technology can help to provide better outcomes and experiences for patients.
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Technology is invaluable to the future of healthcare – but we must also be realistic.
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How to be human in an age of AI
New technologies cannot replace the pleasure and self-expression of living.
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The NHS’s digital problem: how old infrastructure is slowing down healthcare services
From paper patient records to erratic hospital computers, the barriers NHS staff face are stopping them from reaping the rewards…
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When the AI bubble bursts
The boom in AI investment since ChatGPT’s launch has been accompanied by constant claims that the technology will transform our…
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