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Experts and thinkers signed open letter expressing concern over irresponsible development of technologyArtificial intelligence systems capable of feelings or self-awareness are at risk of being harmed if the technology is developed irresponsibly, according to an open letter signed by AI practitioners and thinkers including Sir Stephen Fry.More than 100 experts have put forward five principles for conducting responsible research into AI consciousness, as rapid advances raise concerns that such sy

ChatGPT developer announces AI agent amid growing challenge from rivals such as China’s DeepSeekOpenAI has stepped up its development of artificial intelligence agents by announcing a new tool that crafts reports which it claims can match the output of a research analyst.The ChatGPT developer said the new tool, “deep research”, “accomplishes in 10 minutes what would take a human many hours”. Continue reading...

Star issues warning about use of artificial intelligence in films while collecting best actor prize for Dream Scenario at the Saturn awards Nicolas Cage has reiterated his warning against the use of artificial intelligence in the film industry, saying “we can’t let that happen”.In remarks reported by Variety, Cage used an acceptance speech on 2 February at the Saturn awards (given to science fiction, fantasy and horror films) to denounce what he called “the new AI world&r

Exclusive: Cern’s next director general Mark Thomson says AI is paving the way for huge advances in particle physicsAdvanced artificial intelligence is to revolutionise fundamental physics and could open a window on to the fate of the universe, according to Cern’s next director general.Prof Mark Thomson, the British physicist who will assume leadership of Cern on 1 January 2026, says machine learning is paving the way for advances in particle physics that promise to be comparable to

DeepSeek roiled global markets and shocked Silicon Valley, but it’s just one of a raft of Chinese AI companies that could challenge US dominanceDeepSeek’s release of an artificial intelligence model that could replicate the performance of OpenAI’s o1 at a fraction of the cost has stunned investors and analysts. Markets reeled as Nvidia, a microchip and AI firm, shed more than $500bn in market value in a record one-day loss for any company on Wall Street. Investors feared that D