• Prioritise artists over tech in AI copyright debate, MPs say

    Prioritise artists over tech in AI copyright debate, MPs say
    Cross-party committees urge ministers to drop plans to force creators to opt out of works being used to train AITwo cross-party committees of MPs have urged the government to prioritise ensuring that creators are fairly remunerated for their creative work over making it easy to train artificial intelligence models.The MPs argued there needed to be more transparency around the vast amounts of data used to train generative AI models, and urged the government not to press ahead with plans to requir
  • Donald Trump shares bizarre AI-generated video of 'Trump Gaza' – video

    The US president posted the clip, which appears to have been published beforehand by accounts unaffiliated with the White House, on the site Truth Social on Wednesday. It features Trump and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sunbathing in a Dubai-style resort while Elon Musk is showered with bank notes while walking on a beach. The clip echoes Trump's recent comment on Gaza when he said: 'We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal … the Riviera of the Mid
  • UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI

    UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI
    Survey of 1,000 students shows ‘explosive increase’ in use of generative AI in particular over past 12 monthsBritish universities have been warned to “stress-test” all assessments after new research revealed “almost all” undergraduates are using generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in their studies.A survey of 1,000 students – both domestic and international – found there had been an “explosive increase” in the use of genAI in the