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AI is a backward-looking technology that reinforces old biases, warns Natalie Bennett, while fuelling energy-hungry AI data centres will leave the green transition in tatters, writes Christopher Tanner.Plus letters by Philip Ward, Kevin Donovan and Giles du BoulayThere are at least three major concerns to raise with the government’s apparent betting the future of the UK on so-called artificial intelligence (‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout

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This hypnotic tale of an orbiting spaceship ponders big questions about what it means to be humanIn this sci-fi dystopia, Earth has been destroyed and a spaceship is orbiting an unknown planet. The setup, too, is unfamiliar, challenging many of the usual rules of theatre: the audience can at times walk on to the stage, film the performance and take pictures.Based on the Booker International-shortlisted novel of the same name by the Danish author Olga Ravn, and staged

Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvementsApple is suspending an artificial intelligence feature that made inaccurate summaries of news headlines.The tech company received a complaint from the BBC after the AI-generated service issued a news alert branded with the corporation’s logo falsely telling some iPhone users that Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, had

As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soarViolent weather events have been top of the news agenda for weeks, with scientists and fact-based news organisations attributing their increased severity to climate breakdown. The scientists consulted have all emphasised the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.At the same time there are predictions about artificial intelligence and datacentres urgently needing vast amounts of new e

From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivityKeir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world leader status in artificial intelligence and grow the economy by as much as £47bn a year over a decade.The multibillion-pound investment, which seeks to create a 20-fold increase in the amount of AI computing power under public control by 2030, has been framed as a gamechanger for businesses and public