Labour says government approach to AI leaves workers disadvantaged
Labour's shadow digital minister is setting out the party's approach to regulation.
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Hegel against the machines
The philosopher’s ideas on intelligence have staggering implications for the future of AI.
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Sunak lowers expectations for global AI regulation
The Prime Minister told the Liaison Committee that an international summit the UK is to host in the autumn is…
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A warning from the godfathers of AI
Conversations with the men who made the future
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Is AI a danger to humanity or our salvation?
The founders of AI are divided over what’s next.
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Lindy Cameron: “You can’t retrofit security into AI – it needs to be built in at the start”
The CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre on the dangers of rapid tech development, data-sharing and TikTok.
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Is the government’s approach to AI hardening?
Rishi Sunak had advocated for a light-touch regulatory approach, but in a speech yesterday he was more wary of its…
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How software will make or break sustainability
In the next five years, AI and other tech will turbocharge the move to net zero.
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In a world where everything is “content”, nothing is “art”
A new trend that uses AI to expand famous paintings reveals what happens when we simply ask for more, not…
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Why Rishi Sunak is wary of regulating AI
The government is taking a “pro-innovation” approach.
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CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them?
If a single role is as expensive as thousands of workers, it is surely the prime candidate for robot-induced redundancy.
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Why Big Tech pretends AI is dangerous
Saying you own a doomsday device only proves your power to investors.
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There is no chance the government will regulate AI
This government is planning light-touch regulation of a technology our politicians do not understand.
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An AI Oasis album? Is this the future of music?
As someone who writes about and creates music, I should be appalled by “AIsis”. But there’s a voice of dissent…
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Letter of the week: The NS great and the good
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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In the age of AI, elections will never be the same again
Parties will be able to target voters with ever greater precision and fake news could be supercharged.
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AI threatens to take the fun out of work
AI’s rise in the creative industries suggests it’s not physical drudgery that will be automated, but the knowledge work we…
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The revolution will not be brought to you by ChatGPT
Robots never took your job, and neither will chatbots.
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Most companies struggle to track their carbon emissions. Here’s what they can do about it
Many corporations still use spreadsheets to track their carbon footprint, making it difficult to abide by science-backed emissions targets.
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This is how GPT-4 will be regulated
Models like GPT-4 could pose a serious challenge to regulators. But US, UK and EU watchdogs' responses have been wildly…
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