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Computer scientist and pioneer of natural language processing – teaching AI to communicateThe artificial intelligence tools we use today, including Siri, Google Translate or ChatGPT, would not exist if pioneers such as the computer scientist Yorick Wilks had not helped to establish the field of natural language processing: teaching computers to interpret, generate and translate human language. Crucial to Wilks’s research and career progression was his experience in Stanford, Californ

PM and Labour leader to set out views but experts say UK unlikely to become home of global regulatorUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak will set out his views on artificial intelligence (AI) next week to an audience of technology industry insiders during a keynote speech at London Tech Week. Twenty-four hours later, the Labour leader Keir Starmer will do the same.The prime minister and Starmer have a habit of speaking at the same venue within a day of each other – they did s

Meeting is expected to discuss ‘internationally coordinated action’ to mitigate risks posed by artificial intelligenceRishi Sunak has announced that the UK will host a global summit on safety in artificial intelligence in the autumn, as fears grow that the technology’s rapid advancement could spin out of control.Safety concerns are mounting after breakthroughs in generative AI, which can produce convincing text, images and even voice on command, with tech executives such as Elo

Employees get preview of chatbots similar to ChatGPT for Messenger and WhatsAppFacebook’s owner, Meta, announced new artificial intelligence-focused tools in an internal company meeting on Thursday and outlined its plan after months of financial struggle.The company confirmed a New York Times report that employees were given a sneak peek of new products it has been building, including ChatGPT-like chatbots planned for Messenger and WhatsApp that could converse using different personas. Con