<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Artificial Intelligence news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Weak AI Regulation Is Worse Than No Regulation, Researchers Claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Game theory says the best AI safety regulation is strict and targets everyone in the supply chain, according to the paper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/weak-ai-regulation-is-worse-than-no-regulation-researchers-claim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/weak-ai-regulation-is-worse-than-no-regulation-researchers-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neill Blomkamp’s New Horror Clip Is Entirely AI-Generated, Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's called Nightborne, and Blomkamp says an AI feature is next.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/neill-blomkamps-new-horror-clip-is-entirely-ai-generated-sucks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/neill-blomkamps-new-horror-clip-is-entirely-ai-generated-sucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry says government&rsquo;s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are &lsquo;fatally flawed&rsquo;The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government&rsquo;s AI growth plans.Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage the heat generated by densely packed servers. Cooling towers, chillers and humidification systems make direct use of this water, with large volumes also consumed indirectly throu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/not-enough-water-for-uks-datacentre-plans-trade-body-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/not-enough-water-for-uks-datacentre-plans-trade-body-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Tends to Develop New Stereotypes to Base Hiring Decisions On, Study Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[LLMs are more likely to develop biases than humans, a new study claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-tends-to-develop-new-stereotypes-to-base-hiring-decisions-on-study-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-tends-to-develop-new-stereotypes-to-base-hiring-decisions-on-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the age of extreme job anxiety | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young, old, midlife &ndash; whatever your age, gender or sector, the unemployment crisis is hitting us all. The only way through it is togetherThe personal experience of long-term unemployment is one people rarely share, for completely understandable reasons. There&rsquo;s a bit of superstition that saying it out loud will bed it in, and there&rsquo;s always one person in 100 who will choose to explain away the misfortune as your own personal failing.Even if they&rsquo;re clearly in the grip of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/welcome-to-the-age-of-extreme-job-anxiety-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/welcome-to-the-age-of-extreme-job-anxiety-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers&rsquo; supply chainsBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesAmazon&rsquo;s founder, Jeff Bezos, and the UK government have invested in a &pound;2bn British artificial intelligence startup that is aiming to become the &ldquo;search engine for rare materials&rdquo; that accelerates the next wave of technological breakthroughs.The Cambridge-based CuspAI has raised $450m (&pound;330m) in funding from invest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-and-uk-government-invest-in-2bn-british-startup-cuspai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-and-uk-government-invest-in-2bn-british-startup-cuspai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientistsFor many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlines. The western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, was spotted in a seaside town in north Wales in June, and widely celebrated on birding forums.But a new scourge is threatening to disrup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-altered-images-on-birdwatching-forums-putting-research-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-altered-images-on-birdwatching-forums-putting-research-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Samsung Layoffs in the U.S. Show Smartphone Arm’s Struggles, Even as It Profits Massively From AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly 839 Samsung employees are losing their jobs in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-samsung-layoffs-in-the-us-show-smartphone-arms-struggles-even-as-it-profits-massively-from-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-samsung-layoffs-in-the-us-show-smartphone-arms-struggles-even-as-it-profits-massively-from-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will helpThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workEarlier this year Paul* discovered via a flurry of media stories that his business group had been targeted for job cuts, alongside a number of other public-sector agencies. For him, this was the second time, after his technical management]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-worries-grow-but-some-human-skills-cant-be-replaced-by-machines-gaynor-parkin-and-dave-winsborough/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-worries-grow-but-some-human-skills-cant-be-replaced-by-machines-gaynor-parkin-and-dave-winsborough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[New national plan is accompanied by Labor push for digital duty of care legislationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth in the use of artificial intellig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/government-use-of-automated-ai-decision-making-to-be-curbed-under-new-australian-rules/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/government-use-of-automated-ai-decision-making-to-be-curbed-under-new-australian-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could AI be conscious?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts believe it&rsquo;s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implicationsIn January, the AI company Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude, its most advanced large language model (LLM), which contained the comment: &ldquo;We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want&nbsp;to&nbsp;overstate the likelihood of Claude&rsquo;s moral patienthood nor dismiss it out of hand.&rdquo; A month later, Anthropic&rsquo;s CEO Dario Amodei went on a podca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-ai-be-conscious/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-ai-be-conscious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilification]]></title><description><![CDATA[New laws would give Vcat power to force social and AI platforms to identify anonymous users in move premier says will protect childrenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial media companies could be forced to identify anonymous accounts accused of online vilification, under new laws being proposed in Victoria.The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, announced a suite of social media reforms on Sunday, saying families needed new ways to protect their children online. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of-vilification/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/victoria-announces-new-social-media-demasking-powers-for-accounts-accused-of-vilification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Mets reject concerns over in-game AI use after Ottavino claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green says Mets follow all MLB AI guidelinesOttavino alleges club used AI for pitch decisionsMLB recently restricted dugout iPad functionsNew York Mets interim manager Andy Green said the club is fully compliant with Major League Baseball when asked about a report that singled out his organization for using artificial intelligence for in-game strategy decisions.&ldquo;Whatever the rules are, we remain fully compliant and Major League Baseball makes those determinations,&rdquo; Green said before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-york-mets-reject-concerns-over-in-game-ai-use-after-ottavino-claims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-york-mets-reject-concerns-over-in-game-ai-use-after-ottavino-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANU accused of ‘hysterical’ response to students using AI to cheat as unis scramble to ‘secure’ assessments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia risks &lsquo;shipping&rsquo; intellectual capability overseas if educational rigour not restored, experts warnFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn academic at the Australian National University has accused it of a &ldquo;hysterical&rdquo; response to students using AI to cheat, as tertiary institutions rush to shore up the credibility of assessments.But a colleague warned Australia is in danger of &ldquo;shi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anu-accused-of-hysterical-response-to-students-using-ai-to-cheat-as-unis-scramble-to-secure-assessments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anu-accused-of-hysterical-response-to-students-using-ai-to-cheat-as-unis-scramble-to-secure-assessments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s AI speech was a good start. Now Australia must confront these bigger questions | Julianne Schultz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM&rsquo;s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery new technology has a tipping point, when it speeds towards ubiquity, changing the world as we once knew it. In the past six months, artificial intelligence, in its various forms, has crossed that threshold.You can measure it in the billions of dollars being invested; the hope-tinged-with-fear decrees from presiden]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/albaneses-ai-speech-was-a-good-start-now-australia-must-confront-these-bigger-questions-julianne-schultz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/albaneses-ai-speech-was-a-good-start-now-australia-must-confront-these-bigger-questions-julianne-schultz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy Burnham&rsquo;s plan to scrap the government&rsquo;s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts.The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of a wider Whitehall shake-up. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-tech-advocates-alarmed-by-burnham-plan-to-scrap-technology-department/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-tech-advocates-alarmed-by-burnham-plan-to-scrap-technology-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple dethrones Nvidia to regain title of world’s most valuable company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shift in pecking order illustrates that investors are reassessing outlook for artificial intelligenceApple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world&rsquo;s most valuable company, reshuffling the top ranks of tech heavyweights as investors reassess the outlook for artificial intelligence.Apple was last valued at $4.88tn as &#8288;its shares held steady, while Nvidia &#8288;was roughly at $4.86tn, &#8203;after a 3.5% decline. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apple-dethrones-nvidia-to-regain-title-of-worlds-most-valuable-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apple-dethrones-nvidia-to-regain-title-of-worlds-most-valuable-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Its Busted AI, Apple Just Stole Nvidia’s Crown as the Most Valuable Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's more than one type of crown jewels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/despite-its-busted-ai-apple-just-stole-nvidias-crown-as-the-most-valuable-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/despite-its-busted-ai-apple-just-stole-nvidias-crown-as-the-most-valuable-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Trained Grok Users to Expect Sexual Deepfakes, Now He’s Suing Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musk's company has helped get at least 244 users arrested for CSAM, according to an xAI court filing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-trained-grok-users-to-expect-sexual-deepfakes-now-hes-suing-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-trained-grok-users-to-expect-sexual-deepfakes-now-hes-suing-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta touts safety features &ndash; but for women, the dangers of these recording devices are obviousImagine if every time you left the house, you couldn&rsquo;t be sure that the stranger you met at a bar &ndash; or even the person walking by you in the street &ndash; wasn&rsquo;t secretly recording you. It sounds like something out of a Black Mirror episode, but let&rsquo;s face it, the era of wearable technology is fully upon us as everyday accessories have been developed to help track health a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/smart-glasses-are-deeply-creepy-why-are-celebrities-like-kylie-jenner-endorsing-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/smart-glasses-are-deeply-creepy-why-are-celebrities-like-kylie-jenner-endorsing-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacyAs facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain&rsquo;s public spaces, a new generation of designers say privacy could be the next big fashion trend.Companies have started incorporating &ldquo;adversarial patterns&rdquo; in their garments &ndash; carefully designed arrangements of shapes, colours and repeated motifs said to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/adversarial-clothing-are-garments-designed-to-confuse-facial-recognition-systems-about-to-go-mainstream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/adversarial-clothing-are-garments-designed-to-confuse-facial-recognition-systems-about-to-go-mainstream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Philharmonic/Havlat/Kaziboni/Piatti Quartet<br />
(NMC)<br />
Einstein&rsquo;s field equations, Newton&rsquo;s universal law and artificial intelligence are among the subjects of Laidlow&rsquo;s ambitious orchestral worksRobert Laidlow is as at home in the realms of science and technology as he is in the world of classical music. As this NMC debut album demonstrates, his intricate, wildly imaginative work is eminently approachable, even if the core concepts are highly complex.Warp, a terse, 12-minute pi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robert-laidlow-reality-eaters-album-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robert-laidlow-reality-eaters-album-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate &ndash; and think through &ndash; the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon DarwenRead the text version hereSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-this-deep-mystery-of-what-actually-is-this-thing-the-philosopher-inside-google-deepmind-ai-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-this-deep-mystery-of-what-actually-is-this-thing-the-philosopher-inside-google-deepmind-ai-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the Times Trump Has Falsely Claimed Something Is AI]]></title><description><![CDATA["If something happens really bad, just blame AI,&rdquo; Trump has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-the-times-trump-has-falsely-claimed-something-is-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-the-times-trump-has-falsely-claimed-something-is-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s xAI sues user who allegedly used Grok to create child sexual abuse material]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case is one of first brought by an AI company against a user &#8288;for allegedly using a tool to generate child abuse materialElon Musk&rsquo;s artificial-intelligence startup xAI has sued a South Carolina man arrested &#8288;earlier this year on charges of sexually exploiting minors, alleging he misused the company&rsquo;s AI system Grok to &#8288;create child sexual abuse &#8288;material.xAI &#8203;alleged in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas on Tuesday, that Terry Harwood violated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-sues-user-who-allegedly-used-grok-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-material/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-sues-user-who-allegedly-used-grok-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain implant helps paralysed man to feed himself and drink from cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keith Thomas can move arms and hands, and feel sensation of touch after &lsquo;double neural bypass&rsquo; and months of trainingA man who was paralysed from the chest down in a swimming accident six years ago has been able to feed himself and drink from a cup thanks to a brain implant that bypasses his spinal cord injury.Keith Thomas of Massapequa, New York, could not lift his arms off his wheelchair when he agreed to trial the technology in 2021, but after surgery to implant electrodes in his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brain-implant-helps-paralysed-man-to-feed-himself-and-drink-from-cup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brain-implant-helps-paralysed-man-to-feed-himself-and-drink-from-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok facing UK investigation amid fears over age checks and harm to children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofcom concerned TikTok&rsquo;s age verification is ineffective, leaving some exposed to posts on suicide, self-harm and pornographyTikTok is under formal investigation over concerns it has failed to protect children from harmful content, the UK&rsquo;s online regulator, Ofcom, has announced.The social media platform&rsquo;s approach to checking the ages of users has sparked &ldquo;particular concerns&rdquo; at the watchdog, almost a year after measures to protect children from the worst of onlin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tiktok-facing-uk-investigation-amid-fears-over-age-checks-and-harm-to-children/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tiktok-facing-uk-investigation-amid-fears-over-age-checks-and-harm-to-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company's AI systems targeted employees with disabilities or on medical or parental leave, the lawsuit claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-sued-for-allegedly-using-discriminatory-ai-in-layoff-decisions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-sued-for-allegedly-using-discriminatory-ai-in-layoff-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatchette and Elsevier Sue Google for Using Their Work to Train AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Scott Turow has joined the lawsuit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hatchette-and-elsevier-sue-google-for-using-their-work-to-train-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hatchette-and-elsevier-sue-google-for-using-their-work-to-train-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Turing's biggest AI assumption may have been wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new book claims AI has been built on a flawed assumption dating back to Alan Turing's famous 1950 paper. Peter J. Denning argues that the most important parts of human intelligence, including common sense, intuition, culture, and practical know-how, cannot be encoded into computers. He believes this makes true human-level AI impossible, regardless of how large language models become.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alan-turings-biggest-ai-assumption-may-have-been-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alan-turings-biggest-ai-assumption-may-have-been-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Says Claude’s Values Are Different Depending on Which Language You’re Using]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic researchers say they &ldquo;aren&rsquo;t yet sure how much of this variation is desirable.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-claudes-values-are-different-depending-on-which-language-youre-using/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-claudes-values-are-different-depending-on-which-language-youre-using/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops, rather than simply passing information forward. This more dynamic view of brain function could help engineers design future AI systems that think more like biological brains while using far less power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-discovered-the-brain-doesnt-make-decisions-the-way-we-thought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-discovered-the-brain-doesnt-make-decisions-the-way-we-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Fawaz&rsquo;s song, a cover of Like a Prayer, has raised questions about how generative AI is being used in music and whether it should be declaredAn Australian producer has gone from little-known artist to viral sensation in a matter of months, with his hit song catapulting on to global charts and receiving thousands of radio spins.There&rsquo;s just one problem: music experts and other musicians are questioning whether he produced it. They claim Josh Fawaz&rsquo;s most popular song, a cov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-the-most-popular-song-played-on-australian-radio-stations-the-product-of-generative-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-the-most-popular-song-played-on-australian-radio-stations-the-product-of-generative-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced?By Lauren Oyler. Read by Kate HandfordRead the text version hereSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpodA version of this piece previously appeared in the Yale Review Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/navigating-the-unknown-together-me-and-my-idiot-ai-boyfriend-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/navigating-the-unknown-together-me-and-my-idiot-ai-boyfriend-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s massive AI rollout - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China&rsquo;s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and state surveillanceWhile the spread of AI has been met perhaps with a lot of scepticism in the west, China has fully embraced the technology, explains Amy Hawkins, from millions of users talking to AI doctors, to the use of intelligent robots in factories, and drones delivering food on the Great Wall of China.AI has also been eagerly taken up by the state, not least in the oppor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-massive-ai-rollout-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-massive-ai-rollout-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan says people ‘disdain’ AI and the idea it will replace humans is ‘nonsense’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Odyssey director addresses industry fears over artificial intelligence and says rightwing criticism of Lupita Nyong&rsquo;o as Helen of Troy is &lsquo;irrelevant&rsquo;The Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan believes the kind of movies he makes &ndash; big-budget action films shot mostly on location &ndash; would survive the spread of artificial intelligence, a technology he says many people &ldquo;disdain&rdquo;.The Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight director is promoting his latest blockbust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/christopher-nolan-says-people-disdain-ai-and-the-idea-it-will-replace-humans-is-nonsense/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/christopher-nolan-says-people-disdain-ai-and-the-idea-it-will-replace-humans-is-nonsense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are some of the most complex structures ever created’: how tech reporting moved into the physical world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s global tech reporting team are investigating the impact of the vast datacentres being built to power the AI revolution. We spoke to them about how their beat has become increasingly offlineJournalists often use the term &ldquo;shoe-leather reporting&rdquo; to refer to the on-the-ground legwork that goes into covering certain stories. As the tech industry&rsquo;s focus has shifted from screen-based realities to the physical world of colossal AI datacentres and social media ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-are-some-of-the-most-complex-structures-ever-created-how-tech-reporting-moved-into-the-physical-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-are-some-of-the-most-complex-structures-ever-created-how-tech-reporting-moved-into-the-physical-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemploymentEvery weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. It&rsquo;s time he uses to work on his own project: a browser-based video game for which he writes every line of code himself.&ldquo;I am actively trying to keep my axe sharp,&rdquo; said Matt, who did not want to use his actua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chasing-new-skills-going-back-to-basics-and-pushing-for-collective-action-how-software-engineers-are-adapting-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chasing-new-skills-going-back-to-basics-and-pushing-for-collective-action-how-software-engineers-are-adapting-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Study Tried to Quantify How Many LinkedIn Posts Are 100% AI. It’s a Lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not shocking that people on LinkedIn use AI, but they use it *so much.*]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-study-tried-to-quantify-how-many-linkedin-posts-are-100-ai-its-a-lot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-study-tried-to-quantify-how-many-linkedin-posts-are-100-ai-its-a-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creativesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesWhen Anna Funder stood before a pack of journalists at Parliament House this month, she presented herself not just as a writer but also a &ldquo;victim of crime&rdquo;.The Stasiland author was using the analogy to illustrate how technology companies have flagrantly &ldquo;hoovered up&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-want-to-water-down-australias-copyright-laws-artists-are-outraged-labor-is-split/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-want-to-water-down-australias-copyright-laws-artists-are-outraged-labor-is-split/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Public Got So Mad at Meta’s New AI Photo Tool That It’s Scrapped Already]]></title><description><![CDATA["We&rsquo;ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it&rsquo;s no longer available," Meta says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-public-got-so-mad-at-metas-new-ai-photo-tool-that-its-scrapped-already/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-public-got-so-mad-at-metas-new-ai-photo-tool-that-its-scrapped-already/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the lawEntering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and which jobs may be less affected. While it is still early days for the tech, many had ideas about&nbsp;how you can best prepare yourself for a successful career in this new w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/safe-from-ai-which-jobs-will-help-you-thrive-in-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/safe-from-ai-which-jobs-will-help-you-thrive-in-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boomMicrosoft, Amazon and Google&rsquo;s collective carbon emissions have increased by nearly a fifth in the past year, driven largely by datacentre construction.In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO&#8322;e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-drive-up-big-techs-carbon-emissions-to-a-third-of-those-of-france/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-drive-up-big-techs-carbon-emissions-to-a-third-of-those-of-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has a movie coming out. Spare us this future | Dave Schilling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting is about human connection across cultural and social divides. But we can&rsquo;t expect much of that in the &lsquo;Tillyverse&rsquo;Rejoice, cinema lovers. Tilly Norwood is back! Not familiar? I don&rsquo;t blame you, as she&rsquo;s not exactly a household name yet &ndash; though a fleet of well-fed publicists is certainly trying to rectify that. Tilly Norwood is an &ldquo;AI actor&rdquo;, as in, an actor that&rsquo;s not actually an actor at all. Just a series of digital blobs and lines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-has-a-movie-coming-out-spare-us-this-future-dave-schilling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-has-a-movie-coming-out-spare-us-this-future-dave-schilling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accountsMeta has said &#8288;it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram &#8288;accounts, after drawing widespread &#8288;criticism over &#8203;privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union.&ldquo;Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control &#8288;over whethe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-ditches-muse-image-ai-feature-because-it-misses-the-mark-on-users-privacy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-ditches-muse-image-ai-feature-because-it-misses-the-mark-on-users-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suit claims OpenAI poached Apple workers, coaxing them to share confidential material in bid to create hardwareApple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday alleging the artificial intelligence firm stole company trade secrets in a move to create its own hardware device.The suit claims OpenAI poached Apple employees, coaxing them to hand over confidential material, product designs and other tightly held information. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apple-sues-openai-alleging-artificial-intelligence-company-stole-trade-secrets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apple-sues-openai-alleging-artificial-intelligence-company-stole-trade-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google]]></title><description><![CDATA[Direct oversight of &lsquo;critical third parties&rsquo; such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economyThe Bank of England has been handed powers to regulate important tech firms including Amazon and Google from next week, amid fears that system failures could threaten financial stability and harm consumers.From Monday, the Bank and fellow City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be in charge of ensuring that four large-scale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bank-of-england-handed-powers-to-regulate-key-tech-firms-including-amazon-and-google/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bank-of-england-handed-powers-to-regulate-key-tech-firms-including-amazon-and-google/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we look at the key issues left over from StarmerAndy Burnham is expected to become prime minister in less than two weeks and has promised to significantly change Labour&rsquo;s agenda and deliver improvements for all parts of the UK.But he will arrive with a bulging in-tray of challenges and issues left over from Keir Starmer &ndash; from geopolitics to the cost of living. Here is what Burnham can expect to find behind the Down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-bulging-in-tray-of-challenges-andy-burnham-faces-upon-entering-no-10/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-bulging-in-tray-of-challenges-andy-burnham-faces-upon-entering-no-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury&rsquo;s and B&amp;M is &lsquo;dangerous escalation&rsquo;Facial recognition technology in shops will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders, with civil liberties groups warning of a &ldquo;dangerous escalation&rdquo; towards surveillance and criminalisation in the retail sector.Facewatch, a facial recognition system used by more than 100 businesses including Sainsbury&rsquo;s, B&amp;M and Spar to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alarm-over-launch-of-facial-recognition-in-uk-shops-that-instantly-alerts-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alarm-over-launch-of-facial-recognition-in-uk-shops-that-instantly-alerts-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘AI accountability agenda’: US senator unveils package of bills to curb tech’s harms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Senator Ed Markey on why he has proposed legislation aimed at curbing datacenters, automated hiring systems and harm to childrenUS senator Ed Markey is worried about the perils of unregulated artificial intelligence.What part? All of it: the costs associated with thirsty, energy-guzzling datacenters, intrusive workplace surveillance, bias in discriminatory algorithms, AI overriding workers&rsquo; judgments, and deepening economic inequality &ndash; as those who profit most from AI rak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-accountability-agenda-us-senator-unveils-package-of-bills-to-curb-techs-harms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-accountability-agenda-us-senator-unveils-package-of-bills-to-curb-techs-harms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing]]></title><description><![CDATA[SK hynix, a supplier of advanced memory chips, has seen profits skyrocket thanks to the global race to build AI datacentresSouth Korean chip maker SK hynix set pricing for its mega US listing on Friday, aiming to raise $26.5bn as it takes advantage of the AI boom in what will be one of the world&rsquo;s biggest ever stock sales.The Asian semiconductor giant plans to issue the equivalent of about 18m shares on Wall Street&rsquo;s tech-heavy Nasdaq index later in the day. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/south-korea-chip-maker-sk-hynix-rides-ai-boom-raising-265bn-in-huge-us-listing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/south-korea-chip-maker-sk-hynix-rides-ai-boom-raising-265bn-in-huge-us-listing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City &ldquo;skills compact&rdquo; that will commit firms such as Barclays and Lloyds to retraining thousands of financial sector workers for the AI revolution.The financial services skills compact will be launched on Tuesday, during what is likely to be Reeves&rsquo;s final Mansion House speech to City bosses before Andy Burnham&rsquo;s expecte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/reeves-to-launch-city-skills-compact-committing-firms-to-retrain-staff-in-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/reeves-to-launch-city-skills-compact-committing-firms-to-retrain-staff-in-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra CEO Vicki Brady faces questions on nationwide outage – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning from annual leave, Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady has faced a barrage of questions for the first time since the company's nationwide outage on Wednesday affected train services, payment systems and triple zero calls. Brady says the failure was not the result of job restructuring, insisting that 'people and processes worked as they should have'. She said Telstra would conduct a thorough investigation into the software glitch behind the outage.An earlier headline on this video incor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/telstra-ceo-vicki-brady-faces-questions-on-nationwide-outage-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/telstra-ceo-vicki-brady-faces-questions-on-nationwide-outage-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robota review – machines on the march in next-gen version of sci-fi classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schwarzman Centre, Oxford<br />
Headlong&rsquo;s take on Karel &#268;apek&rsquo;s 1920 tale of romance and robots is rife with timely debates about tech&rsquo;s threat but at times the philosophical discussions drag onIf our world is currently thinking through the brave new future of generative AI and super intelligence, Karel &#268;apek&rsquo;s 1920 play RUR: Rossum&rsquo;s Universal Robots proves the notion of robot consciousness and rebellion is not a new anxiety. So does Mary Shelley&rsquo;s Frank]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robota-review-machines-on-the-march-in-next-gen-version-of-sci-fi-classic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robota-review-machines-on-the-march-in-next-gen-version-of-sci-fi-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to build a NZ$3.5bn datacentre in Makarewa in the country&rsquo;s south has drawn concern about electricity and water use, and potential noise pollutionPeople living near the site of New Zealand&rsquo;s first planned AI datacentre are calling for more transparency about the project, especially about how the centre&rsquo;s huge electricity and water use and potential noise pollution could affect them.Singapore-based company Datagrid has secured approval to build a NZ$3.5bn (US$2bn) AI datac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-lot-of-red-flags-plans-for-new-zealands-first-datacentre-spark-concern-as-locals-demand-greater-transparency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-lot-of-red-flags-plans-for-new-zealands-first-datacentre-spark-concern-as-locals-demand-greater-transparency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instagram users should check privacy settings after rollout of new Meta AI image generator, advocates warnMeta has sparked blowback from privacy advocates for allowing its new AI image maker to generate photos of users with public profiles by default.Users of Meta&rsquo;s Muse Image AI tool, released Tuesday, can tag public Instagram profiles and generate pictures that pull from faces of people featured in these social media posts. Instagram users are not notified when their posts are integrated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/instagrams-ai-image-generator-alarms-privacy-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/instagrams-ai-image-generator-alarms-privacy-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly minted rich and those anticipating huge IPOs are fueling buying and charter spree in the private jet sectorSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX sent a wave of tech investors shopping for private jets, &#8288;burying her in paperwork for aircraft-purchase agreements.The &#8288;attorney, based in Cleveland, Ohio, attributed the rush to a handful &#8203;of majo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-and-ai-startup-wealth-fuels-demand-for-private-jets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-and-ai-startup-wealth-fuels-demand-for-private-jets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staggered release of ChatGPT 5.6 follows similar restrictions on rival firm Anthropic&rsquo;s latest AI modelsOpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release to a small group of government-approved users.OpenAI complied with the White House&rsquo;s request last month. The company stated in a blogpo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-releases-latest-chatgpt-model-after-delay-over-white-house-cybersecurity-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-releases-latest-chatgpt-model-after-delay-over-white-house-cybersecurity-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight against AI data centers is important – but it’s just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI companies want to capture the value created by entire industries. That concentration of wealth and power is society&rsquo;s greatest riskOpposition to AI datacenters has emerged as a primary theme in US politics, one that &ndash; surprisingly &ndash; doesn&rsquo;t fall along party lines. We applaud people coming together for constructive debate on any issue, and agree that communities need to evaluate whether any economic benefits these datacenters bring is worth their costs. Still, we worry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-important-but-its-just-a-starting-point-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-important-but-its-just-a-starting-point-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don’t want AI - give me books written by complicated people, drawings by sweet idiots, songs by those who feel | Rebecca Shaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t need AI videos of fake animals. There are real ones out there and they&rsquo;re really cuteGenerative AI has gone too far. Many have said it, but I need to add my human voice to the cacophony.There are many reasons I dislike the growing use of generative AI. It is environmentally disastrous, necessitating massive, water-guzzling datacentres. In a world where many people do not have access to clean water and where countries like Australia suffer worsening droughts, people are unthi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-want-ai-give-me-books-written-by-complicated-people-drawings-by-sweet-idiots-songs-by-those-who-feel-rebecca-shaw/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-want-ai-give-me-books-written-by-complicated-people-drawings-by-sweet-idiots-songs-by-those-who-feel-rebecca-shaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta said it was working with officials to be a &lsquo;good neighbor&rsquo; and drinking water supplies were not affectedOfficials in Wyoming said a contractor for Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s tech company, Meta, flushed bacteria-contaminated water into public sewers during construction of a controversial new AI datacenter.The incident prompted water authorities in Cheyenne to implement strict safety regulations on how wastewater from such projects is disposed of, according to the Wyoming Tribune Eag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wyoming-tightens-wastewater-rules-after-meta-datacenter-contractor-flushed-contaminated-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wyoming-tightens-wastewater-rules-after-meta-datacenter-contractor-flushed-contaminated-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish]]></title><description><![CDATA[July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, while leaving those for other G7 countries weaker or unchanged, amid hopes the economic impact of the Iran war may be less severe than feared.In a July update of its World Economic Outlook, which was finalised before the latest outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, the Washington-based organisation projected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/imf-upgrades-uk-growth-forecast-as-fears-over-impact-of-iran-war-diminish/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/imf-upgrades-uk-growth-forecast-as-fears-over-impact-of-iran-war-diminish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political campaigns are increasingly deploying AI and deepfakes to further their messaging, and the scale of spread has experts concerned From the comfort of his bed, Jonathan Rinaldi, a political candidate for a city council seat in Queens, New York, tinkered away on his iPhone, prompting an artificial intelligence chatbot to mock up fake news hits and endorsements he had never received.During the campaign last October, Rinaldi shared one of those stories, made to appear real with a CNN logo, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-equalize-political-campaign-ads-or-will-it-remain-a-tool-for-spreading-lies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-equalize-political-campaign-ads-or-will-it-remain-a-tool-for-spreading-lies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can&rsquo;t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks &ndash; and care may require human messiness&ldquo;Chat told me I should break up with him.&rdquo;I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. &ldquo;How do you feel about it?&rdquo; She said this had been her gut feeling all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/my-patients-use-chatgpt-for-therapy-now-i-use-it-too-sarah-dargouth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/my-patients-use-chatgpt-for-therapy-now-i-use-it-too-sarah-dargouth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and university graduates in Australia most at risk of losing jobs to AI, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those with high levels of vocational training, including tradespeople, are least exposed to AI displacement, according to government reviewGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence has yet to cause widespread job losses but the federal government has warned that telemarketers, advertising staff and accountants are among the occupations &ldquo;most exposed&rdquo; to being replaced by the technology.According to a first-of-its-kind national report, people i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/women-and-university-graduates-in-australia-most-at-risk-of-losing-jobs-to-ai-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/women-and-university-graduates-in-australia-most-at-risk-of-losing-jobs-to-ai-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rapid rise of housefishing: are AI-enhanced property listings helpful – or sinister?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From repainted walls to imaginary lawns, estate agents say modified photos help buyers &lsquo;visualise the potential of a property&rsquo;. But how much AI enhancement is too much? Agents, viewers and trading standards experts tell allIt is twilight on a desirable street in Chiswick, or it could be Hampstead, Wilmslow or Hove. A spectacular sunset has left a vivid stripe of orange fading into a violet sky. Against this saturated backdrop, a large Victorian house is clearly outlined despite the d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-rapid-rise-of-housefishing-are-ai-enhanced-property-listings-helpful-or-sinister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-rapid-rise-of-housefishing-are-ai-enhanced-property-listings-helpful-or-sinister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Have a Public Instagram Account, You Might Be Surprised What AI Users Can Now Do With Your Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta's slop generator has arrived late in the game, and you might want to opt-out from it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-have-a-public-instagram-account-you-might-be-surprised-what-ai-users-can-now-do-with-your-face/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-have-a-public-instagram-account-you-might-be-surprised-what-ai-users-can-now-do-with-your-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Have a Public Instagram Account, You Might Be Surprised at What AI Users Can Now Do With Your Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta's slop generator has arrived late in the game, and you might want to opt-out from it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-have-a-public-instagram-account-you-might-be-surprised-at-what-ai-users-can-now-do-with-your-face/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-have-a-public-instagram-account-you-might-be-surprised-at-what-ai-users-can-now-do-with-your-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m above asking price amid AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report finds widespread overbidding as rapid AI growth generates increased wealth in city where housing is scarceSan Francisco&rsquo;s AI boom has buyers spending unprecedented amounts of money on homes &ndash; much more than sellers are asking for.A new analysis from real-estate brokerage Compass, found that in the first half of 2026, more than 140 homes in the city sold for at least $1m above their asking price, 44 of them in June alone. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/absolutely-bananas-san-francisco-homes-sell-for-1m-above-asking-price-amid-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/absolutely-bananas-san-francisco-homes-sell-for-1m-above-asking-price-amid-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents and council say creating affordable housing is more urgent than &lsquo;high-frequency trading&rsquo; in nearby CityCampaigners in east London are opposing plans for a datacentre in Brick Lane that they say will worsen the area&rsquo;s housing crisis and drive long-term residents away.The road, famed for its curry houses and 24-hour bagel shops, is the latest flashpoint in the rapid rollout of datacentres across the UK that aims to meet demand created by artificial intelligence. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/curry-bagels-and-ai-londoners-fight-plan-for-huge-datacentre-in-brick-lane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/curry-bagels-and-ai-londoners-fight-plan-for-huge-datacentre-in-brick-lane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big tech’s lofty climate goals wrecked by energy-hungry AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Net-zero pledges of Google and Amazon slip out of reach, and struggling Meta makes frantic movesHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian&rsquo;s US tech editor, writing to you after a rodeo in rural Texas, where I celebrated Independence Day. Today in tech, we&rsquo;re discussing how tech giants&rsquo; investments in AI are hindering their pledges of climate neutrality, Meta&rsquo;s frantic search for new lines of business, and Americans&rsquo; anger a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-techs-lofty-climate-goals-wrecked-by-energy-hungry-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-techs-lofty-climate-goals-wrecked-by-energy-hungry-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence &lsquo;cheating, deceiving, going their own way&rsquo; &ndash; and time to get ahead of it is during testing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence models are already &ldquo;cheating, deceiving and going their own way&rdquo;, Australia&rsquo;s assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, has warned, as the federal government&rsquo;s AI Safety Insti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-models-already-doing-things-their-creators-never-intended-australias-assistant-technology-minister-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-models-already-doing-things-their-creators-never-intended-australias-assistant-technology-minister-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irritating Phenomenon Known As ‘Tilly Norwood’ Is Getting Some Sort of Movie Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ugh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-irritating-phenomenon-known-as-tilly-norwood-is-getting-some-sort-of-movie-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-irritating-phenomenon-known-as-tilly-norwood-is-getting-some-sort-of-movie-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stymied datacentre projects threaten global AI revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large-scale datacentre projects around the world are being challenged or cancelled, as infrastructure&rsquo;s energy demands ramp upDatacentre planning proposals face all kinds of hurdles, from securing energy supply to high construction costs. But the 2,000 acre Prince William Digital Gateway site in the US state of Virginia had another problem: its proximity to a Civil War battlefield.&ldquo;If the development is allowed to proceed, the solemn nature of this historic site would become marred b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stymied-datacentre-projects-threaten-global-ai-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stymied-datacentre-projects-threaten-global-ai-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are Not Machines by Sarah O’Connor review – can dignity at work survive the tech revolution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Financial Times journalist ponders the future of labour in world increasingly dominated by AI and automationIt&rsquo;s never been easy to land and keep a decent job. But it feels like it&rsquo;s getting harder. In June, the number of job vacancies in the UK fell to a five-year low; headlines warn of a looming AI-employment shock. What might the future of work look like &ndash; and who or what will shape its terms? In her new book, Sarah O&rsquo;Connor goes looking for answers in the modern col]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-are-not-machines-by-sarah-oconnor-review-can-dignity-at-work-survive-the-tech-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-are-not-machines-by-sarah-oconnor-review-can-dignity-at-work-survive-the-tech-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indecent proposal: why social media’s rebrand of surveillance tech normalises harassment and non-consensual filming | Maggie Zhou]]></title><description><![CDATA[By selling AI glasses as aspirational, cool and fashion-forward, tech elites are trying to pacify their entry into the mainstream worldWe have a habit of dismissing social media trends as inane and vapid while ignoring the disturbing undercurrent. A few weeks ago I was reminded of that when I saw an Instagram carousel by British fashion personality Alexa Chung. Shared with her 6 million followers, she showed different outfits through screenshots of herself entering and leaving her home on her se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/indecent-proposal-why-social-medias-rebrand-of-surveillance-tech-normalises-harassment-and-non-consensual-filming-maggie-zhou/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/indecent-proposal-why-social-medias-rebrand-of-surveillance-tech-normalises-harassment-and-non-consensual-filming-maggie-zhou/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Releases Paper About Claude’s Mental ‘Workspace.’ Don’t Read It Uncritically]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic's paper and supplementary materials hint at consciousness, perhaps a bit hastily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-paper-about-claudes-mental-workspace-dont-read-it-uncritically/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-paper-about-claudes-mental-workspace-dont-read-it-uncritically/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish government to consider SNP national council motion for moratorium on all new datacentresThe Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new datacentres, putting a key plank of the UK&rsquo;s AI strategy at risk.Last Sunday the Scottish National party (SNP)&rsquo;s national council passed a motion to freeze all new datacentres in Scotland. That motion has been sent to the Scottish government to consider. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scotland-could-freeze-datacentre-projects-in-challenge-to-uks-ai-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scotland-could-freeze-datacentre-projects-in-challenge-to-uks-ai-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of gaming jobs will be shed over the coming fiscal year as Microsoft continues to invest heavily in AIMicrosoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs &ndash; roughly 2% of its global workforce &ndash; in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox&rsquo;s history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-as-it-revamps-xbox-in-latest-wave-of-mass-layoffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-as-it-revamps-xbox-in-latest-wave-of-mass-layoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into the spider’s lair: how an Australian film-maker made an impossible documentary with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jodie Heenan says her award-winning short film, Guardians of the Burrow, &lsquo;looks and feels&rsquo; realScene: a dimly lit underground burrow. A giant Amazonian tarantula and a tiny dotted humming frog share the space, an unlikely duo captured in extraordinary detail.Except, they haven&rsquo;t been. Guardians of the Burrow, a short &ldquo;wildlife documentary&rdquo; by the Australian digital content designer Jodie Heenan, is entirely AI generated. At the weekend it won a prize in the Omni int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/into-the-spiders-lair-how-an-australian-film-maker-made-an-impossible-documentary-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/into-the-spiders-lair-how-an-australian-film-maker-made-an-impossible-documentary-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress | Bruce Schneier and Jon Penney]]></title><description><![CDATA[These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject itIn the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong &ndash; shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it &ndash; the system will notice, retain it, tie it to your official government record, communicate that fact to you, and provide real-time alerts to any relevant authorit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-surveillance-is-being-supercharged-and-it-will-chill-social-progress-bruce-schneier-and-jon-penney/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-surveillance-is-being-supercharged-and-it-will-chill-social-progress-bruce-schneier-and-jon-penney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost City regulator’s powers to help protect UK consumers from AI, says watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCA&rsquo;s review into how tech will reshape financial services warns about amplified risks of cyber-crime and fraudMinisters have been urged to toughen the City regulator&rsquo;s powers to protect consumers against the potential risks of AI, according to a landmark review.The Mills review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which looked at how AI will reshape financial services from 2030 onward, found that companies are already starting to shift from human-led activities towards AI-enabl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/boost-city-regulators-powers-to-help-protect-uk-consumers-from-ai-says-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/boost-city-regulators-powers-to-help-protect-uk-consumers-from-ai-says-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinionAI tools are twisting online messages on sensitive political topics about everything from abortion to climate change in ways that could snowball to reshape long-term public opinion, experts have said.As tech companies push AI tools as convenient ways to redraft and summarise the massive influx of daily messages, many inject their own political biases &ndash; some leaning distinctly rightwi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-altering-meaning-of-users-drafts-on-issues-from-abortion-to-climate-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-altering-meaning-of-users-drafts-on-issues-from-abortion-to-climate-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli command system identified 850,000 targets in Gaza and Lebanon wars, says supplier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elbit Systems supplied Tzayad digital army programme to map people, vehicles and other objects in real timeIsrael identified about 1,000 potential targets a day during the first two years of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with its command and control system, according to a presentation by the country&rsquo;s largest arms supplier, Elbit Systems.A total of 850,000 targets were detected in real time by the Israeli Tzayad digital army programme across all the military&rsquo;s theatres of war between]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/israeli-command-system-identified-850000-targets-in-gaza-and-lebanon-wars-says-supplier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/israeli-command-system-identified-850000-targets-in-gaza-and-lebanon-wars-says-supplier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it's changing the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity&rsquo;s most advanced technologies. Now researchers are pushing its boundaries even further, with potential breakthroughs in energy, medicine, computing, and our understanding of the universe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quantum-mechanics-once-baffled-scientists-now-its-changing-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quantum-mechanics-once-baffled-scientists-now-its-changing-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Those Fake Books on the New Air Force One AI-Generated?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The books are somehow both real and fake at the same time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-those-fake-books-on-the-new-air-force-one-ai-generated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-those-fake-books-on-the-new-air-force-one-ai-generated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[As imaging tools become more sophisticated, online predators are using images of children to make extreme pornographyUK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fearsThe two photos started out as typical teenage selfies: looking into the mirror, fully clothed. But once online predators had got hold of those pictures and ran them through an AI imaging tool, they had become the basis for extreme pornography videos.These examples come from the Report Remove service, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-prey-why-watchdogs-are-telling-parents-to-protect-children-from-nudification-apps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-prey-why-watchdogs-are-telling-parents-to-protect-children-from-nudification-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material onlineAI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification appsParents should not put photos of their children on public display online, according to landmark guidance issued to tackle the rise of AI-generated sexual abuse material.The recommendation has come from the National Crime Agency and the Internet Watch Foundation, which fear that most people are unaware of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-parents-warned-over-posting-images-of-children-amid-ai-sexual-abuse-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-parents-warned-over-posting-images-of-children-amid-ai-sexual-abuse-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can debate the ethics of AI but can’t seem to change course | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the profile of Iason Gabriel, a philosopher and research scientist at Google DeepMindThe Guardian&rsquo;s profile of Google DeepMind&rsquo;s philosopher was encouraging because it showed how seriously many of the people building AI are taking their ethical responsibilities (&lsquo;There&rsquo;s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?&rsquo;: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI, 30 June). Yet it also left me wondering whether the most important decision has al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-can-debate-the-ethics-of-ai-but-cant-seem-to-change-course-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-can-debate-the-ethics-of-ai-but-cant-seem-to-change-course-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The abundance that AI promises to deliver represents an enormous and radical opportunity &ndash; a chance to reconnect with the ancient project of how to liveFor a long time humanity has dreamed about a life free of toil, spent largely in leisure, learning and pleasure.Now that AI has arrived, what if it was the thing that finally delivers us into a post-work future? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-would-our-lives-look-like-if-we-no-longer-had-to-work-as-a-thought-experiment-i-tried-to-imagine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-would-our-lives-look-like-if-we-no-longer-had-to-work-as-a-thought-experiment-i-tried-to-imagine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI ... until someone mentioned the Terminator films]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emails sent between MP Anoulak Chanthivong&rsquo;s staff take cautious approach to AI giant arriving in Sydney &ndash; despite the government&rsquo;s encouragementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW technology minister&rsquo;s office removed a reference to being &ldquo;absolutely thrilled&rdquo; about OpenAI opening a Sydney office after staffers joked a dystopian Skynet could be headed for the city within five years.Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI announced i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nsw-government-absolutely-thrilled-to-welcome-openai-until-someone-mentioned-the-terminator-films/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nsw-government-absolutely-thrilled-to-welcome-openai-until-someone-mentioned-the-terminator-films/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW shadow upper house leader steps aside during Icac Liberals inquiry – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was discovered with fatal stab wounds outside a community medical centre.AAP reports the boy was found critically injured outside Craigieburn Community hospital in Melbourne&rsquo;s north about 7.50pm on Wednesday. A staff member from the clinic rushed to his aid and delivered CPR but he died at the scene. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nsw-shadow-upper-house-leader-steps-aside-during-icac-liberals-inquiry-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nsw-shadow-upper-house-leader-steps-aside-during-icac-liberals-inquiry-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3,000% bonuses but a growing wealth divide: South Korea grapples with its AI chip boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powered by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea is seeing a surge in wealth, but there are questions over who gets to share in the profitsWhen South Korea&rsquo;s most high-profile divorce case returned to court last month, the lawyers were arguing not just about the breakdown of a relationship, but also the exact date at which to value shares in one specific company.The judges&rsquo; decision in Seoul could change the value of business tycoon Chey Tae-won&rsquo;s assets by b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/3000-bonuses-but-a-growing-wealth-divide-south-korea-grapples-with-its-ai-chip-boom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/3000-bonuses-but-a-growing-wealth-divide-south-korea-grapples-with-its-ai-chip-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister&rsquo;s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about itCreatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal &lsquo;ultimate dirty deal&rsquo;Big tech companies are asking for Australian copyright laws to be watered down, to allow them to scrape Australian output &ndash; including journalism, music and books]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-kill-music-anthony-albaneses-favourite-bands-beg-pm-to-stop-ai-companies-from-stealing-their-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-kill-music-anthony-albaneses-favourite-bands-beg-pm-to-stop-ai-companies-from-stealing-their-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jersey Becomes Latest State to Pass Law Against Surveillance Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legislation only applies to grocery stores and still needs to be signed by the governor to become law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-jersey-becomes-latest-state-to-pass-law-against-surveillance-pricing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-jersey-becomes-latest-state-to-pass-law-against-surveillance-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report saysBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesOpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.The OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has argued that giving the US public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-in-early-talks-to-give-5-stake-to-us-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-in-early-talks-to-give-5-stake-to-us-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Reportedly on Verge of Standards Deal With Big AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is that a good thing? That part is up to you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-administration-reportedly-on-verge-of-standards-deal-with-big-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-administration-reportedly-on-verge-of-standards-deal-with-big-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump Chats With AI Teddy Roosevelt About the Panama Canal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump told a crowd Wednesday about having a conversation with the late president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/president-trump-chats-with-ai-teddy-roosevelt-about-the-panama-canal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/president-trump-chats-with-ai-teddy-roosevelt-about-the-panama-canal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are AI companies getting away with crime? | Fiona Katauskas]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re making an art of stealing intellectual propertySee more of Fiona Katauskas&rsquo;s cartoons here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-ai-companies-getting-away-with-crime-fiona-katauskas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-ai-companies-getting-away-with-crime-fiona-katauskas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as &lsquo;spotless&rsquo;A hotel being sued for mass food poisonings was described as &ldquo;spotless&rdquo; and a resort where guests complained of sexual harassment by staff was praised for &ldquo;friendly&rdquo; service by an AI intended to summarise millions of Tripadvisor reviews.The overviews of customer feedback downplayed serious complaints, ranging from the stench of mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-summaries-of-tripadvisor-hotel-reviews-downplay-serious-complaints-investigation-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-summaries-of-tripadvisor-hotel-reviews-downplay-serious-complaints-investigation-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across worldA new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world.&ldquo;The more AI advances without shared rules, the less say governments and people will have in the outcome,&rdquo; said Ant&oacut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rapid-spread-of-ai-may-worsen-global-inequality-un-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rapid-spread-of-ai-may-worsen-global-inequality-un-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Calls Drugs ‘The One Thing I Don’t Do’ in Wildly Unhinged Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA["This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me," Alex Karp declared on national television.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-calls-drugs-the-one-thing-i-dont-do-in-wildly-unhinged-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-calls-drugs-the-one-thing-i-dont-do-in-wildly-unhinged-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can live without AI, but can we live without clean water? | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article about Erin Brockovich&rsquo;s battle against datacentres and voice their fears for the environment What are the benefits obtained from AI&rsquo;s massive use of electricity and water (&lsquo;We&rsquo;re up against forces that have all the money in the world&rsquo;: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres, 29 June)? Analysis shows that the top four uses of AI are &ldquo;therapy/companionship&rdquo;, &ldquo;technical assistance and troubleshooting&rdquo;,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-can-live-without-ai-but-can-we-live-without-clean-water-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-can-live-without-ai-but-can-we-live-without-clean-water-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after being paid over $2bn since return to office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demand tighter rules on political figures&rsquo; crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profitsDonald Trump has again been accused of &ldquo;brazen crypto corruption&rdquo; after financial disclosures revealed his family&rsquo;s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn in his first year back in the White House.A 927-page disclosure, released on Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, showed that the US president had been pai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-accused-of-disgusting-greed-after-being-paid-over-2bn-since-return-to-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-accused-of-disgusting-greed-after-being-paid-over-2bn-since-return-to-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamir Nazir&rsquo;s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has &lsquo;obvious markers&rsquo; of AI use, was described as &lsquo;original, poetic and deeply moving&rsquo; by the judging chairA story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize.Jamir Nazir&rsquo;s story The Serpent in the Grove went viral after being named as a regional winner in mid-May, with critics on X and Bluesky claiming it showed &ldquo;obviou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/short-story-accused-of-being-ai-written-wins-overall-commonwealth-prize/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/short-story-accused-of-being-ai-written-wins-overall-commonwealth-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationalsBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesAnthropic has restored customer access to its powerful newest AI model, Fable, after a more than two-week blackout resulting from US government safety concerns that it could be abused to enable serious cyber-attacks.The San Francisco company said export controls had been lifted, citing a social media post from the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-us-has-lifted-export-controls-on-fable-and-mythos-ai-models-after-security-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-us-has-lifted-export-controls-on-fable-and-mythos-ai-models-after-security-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreatives are demanding further assurances from the Albanese government that it won&rsquo;t water down copyright laws under a potential deal with tech firms to attract more than $50bn worth of datacentre investment in exchange for a $350m-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/creatives-sound-alarm-on-copyright-as-pocock-calls-50bn-datacentre-proposal-ultimate-dirty-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/creatives-sound-alarm-on-copyright-as-pocock-calls-50bn-datacentre-proposal-ultimate-dirty-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autismAdults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF.The survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representative sample of 2,480 US adults, found that use of AI tools and chatbots correlated with belief in falsehoo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/frequent-ai-chatbot-users-more-likely-to-believe-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/frequent-ai-chatbot-users-more-likely-to-believe-anti-vaccine-myths-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manny Rutinel&rsquo;s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulationPolitical groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in on one local race in Colorado, as the state&rsquo;s Democratic primary vote gets under way on Tuesday. Democrat Manny Rutinel, who&rsquo;s running in the competitive eighth congressional district for a seat in the House, has seen his campaign boosted with at least $2m in donations from committees led by the former Go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-donations-make-colorado-democratic-primary-one-of-states-most-expensive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-donations-make-colorado-democratic-primary-one-of-states-most-expensive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return of the ‘greybeards’: AI backfired – so Ford had to rehire humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfallsName: &ldquo;Greybeards.&rdquo;Age: There&rsquo;s a clue in the name. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/return-of-the-greybeards-ai-backfired-so-ford-had-to-rehire-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/return-of-the-greybeards-ai-backfired-so-ford-had-to-rehire-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy's secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe. By analyzing images of Type Ia supernovae and modeling their environments in unprecedented detail, researchers can estimate cosmic distances with near-spectroscopic accuracy. The technique is designed for the flood of data expected from the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory and may greatly improve our understanding of dark energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/millions-of-exploding-stars-could-soon-reveal-dark-energys-secrets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/millions-of-exploding-stars-could-soon-reveal-dark-energys-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once, cyber-attacks required great skill. AI is changing that | Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We&rsquo;ll need to harness AI for defense, tooEarlier this week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes &ndash; that&rsquo;s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club &ndash; jointly released a statement warning of the increasing cyber risks of AI models: in particular, their ability to autonomously hack into systems and networks. The statement was more measured than some of the breathless he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/once-cyber-attacks-required-great-skill-ai-is-changing-that-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/once-cyber-attacks-required-great-skill-ai-is-changing-that-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Reportedly Got Too Addicted to Google AI Tokens and Had to Be Cut Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's enough AI for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-reportedly-got-too-addicted-to-google-ai-tokens-and-had-to-be-cut-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-reportedly-got-too-addicted-to-google-ai-tokens-and-had-to-be-cut-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights &ndash; and it&rsquo;s globalWhen Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something was going on. People email Brockovich all the time because of what happened in 1993, when she was instrumental in suing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&amp;E) on behalf of residents of the town of H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/were-up-against-forces-that-have-all-the-money-in-the-world-erin-brockovich-on-her-battle-against-ai-datacentres/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/were-up-against-forces-that-have-all-the-money-in-the-world-erin-brockovich-on-her-battle-against-ai-datacentres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higherShares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis.Investors have driven up the value of semiconductor and memory chip manufacturers, whose profits have soared during 2026, at the expense of some large software companies, which have fallen out of favour this year. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shares-in-chipmakers-underpinning-ai-boom-rocket-in-first-half-of-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shares-in-chipmakers-underpinning-ai-boom-rocket-in-first-half-of-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian with retirement savings? You probably own SpaceX]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech and AI stocks now make up as much as 12% of most balanced superannuation funds, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence and technology stocks have become a driving force on Wall Street and, unbeknownst to most Australians, a growing part of their retirement savings.The so-called &ldquo;magnificent seven&rdquo; &ndash; chip maker Nvidia, Google owner Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-with-retirement-savings-you-probably-own-spacex/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-with-retirement-savings-you-probably-own-spacex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI claims to have the answers to life’s big questions. But sometimes not knowing brings us closer to the truth | Amy Galliford]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT relieves me of my discomfort, but in doing so it robs me of contemplation, of the holy ground between question and answerMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeAs a person of faith raised in a religious household, I have a fairly clear picture of what prayer means to me. Prayer is the practice by which I draw closer to God, petition for my needs and desires, request guidance and ask forgiveness.The deal has always been that in ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-claims-to-have-the-answers-to-lifes-big-questions-but-sometimes-not-knowing-brings-us-closer-to-the-truth-amy-galliford/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-claims-to-have-the-answers-to-lifes-big-questions-but-sometimes-not-knowing-brings-us-closer-to-the-truth-amy-galliford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Sedaris on his Duolingo obsession: ‘“Today is the last day,” I told myself – but I was powerless to stop’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count &ndash; which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and FrenchHugh and I were driving from Washington, DC, to the Sea Section, our house on the coast of North Carolina, when I noticed a dot with legs traversing the hem of my untucked shirt. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a&nbsp;tick on me!&rdquo; I said.He looked down at my lap. &ldquo;Well, throw it outside. It&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/david-sedaris-on-his-duolingo-obsession-today-is-the-last-day-i-told-myself-but-i-was-powerless-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/david-sedaris-on-his-duolingo-obsession-today-is-the-last-day-i-told-myself-but-i-was-powerless-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big AI Had a Point When It Said It Needed to Be Told What Is Not Okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live squarely in the time the AI CEOs were warning us about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-ai-had-a-point-when-it-said-it-needed-to-be-told-what-is-not-okay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-ai-had-a-point-when-it-said-it-needed-to-be-told-what-is-not-okay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of reckoningOpenAI staggers AI model release after White House requestEvery couple of decades, investors will ask themselves how long can the stock market keep climbing. Is it safe to buy more shares? Is their pension or equity portfolio vulnerable should financial markets, and especially those in the US, come crashing down to earth?When stock markets rise to historically high levels &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-bubble-has-further-to-run-despite-the-looming-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-bubble-has-further-to-run-despite-the-looming-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian rescue team uses AI-powered drone to find lost hikers – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men in their 20s were found within five hours thanks to an artificial intelligence-powered drone, which used thermal imaging to locate them. Two hikers veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park, New South Wales, on Tuesday, and were found about half a kilometre off the track. It was the first time the FRNSW drone&rsquo;s AI detection system had been used to rescue missing peopleHikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-rescue-team-uses-ai-powered-drone-to-find-lost-hikers-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-rescue-team-uses-ai-powered-drone-to-find-lost-hikers-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman &ndash; and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco BayAt Dave Eggers&rsquo;s suggestion, we&rsquo;re starting the interview by life drawing together. The novelist dropped out of art school but has been drawing for decades, and his new book is set in the art world. Prudence, our model, stands before us with her palms open, nude but for a pair of black knee-high socks. This, u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dave-eggers-once-you-have-a-machine-think-and-write-for-you-youre-cooked-as-a-species/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dave-eggers-once-you-have-a-machine-think-and-write-for-you-youre-cooked-as-a-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology&rsquo;s big tobacco moment? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/social-media-bans-go-global-big-tech-faces-a-reckoning-after-australias-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/social-media-bans-go-global-big-tech-faces-a-reckoning-after-australias-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire and Rescue NSW uses thermal imaging and a mobile phone red light to quickly locate men who veered off walking track near JindabyneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo hikers who veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park have been found within five hours using a drone powered by artificial intelligence, a first-of-its-kind mission, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has said.The two men, aged in their 20s, were reported missing at 7pm on Tuesday evening after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hikers-lost-in-kosciuszko-national-park-rescued-within-five-hours-by-ai-drone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hikers-lost-in-kosciuszko-national-park-rescued-within-five-hours-by-ai-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xprize Founder Insists All the New Tech That’s Surveilling Humans Makes Us ‘Behave Better’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who's actually being monitored in a "trillion sensor world"?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xprize-founder-insists-all-the-new-tech-thats-surveilling-humans-makes-us-behave-better/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xprize-founder-insists-all-the-new-tech-thats-surveilling-humans-makes-us-behave-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Altman announces limited preview of GPT 5.6 in move that echoes launch of Anthropic&rsquo;s MythosBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesOpenAI is staggering the release of its latest AI model after a request from the US government, in a move echoing the launch of Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos product.The company behind ChatGPT signalled its dissatisfaction with the move, saying that doing so keeps the best AI tools from &ldquo;users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-staggers-ai-model-release-after-trump-administration-request/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-staggers-ai-model-release-after-trump-administration-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signaturesA scientist who decoded the dictionary that a bird uses to communicate has won a $100,000 prize for making progress towards a world in which humans can talk to the animals &ndash; without being met with a blank response.Dr Julie Elie at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2026 Coller-Dolittle prize for two-way interspecies communication after working out the 11 core]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-little-bird-told-her-scientist-wins-100000-prize-for-decoding-birdsong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-little-bird-told-her-scientist-wins-100000-prize-for-decoding-birdsong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian musicians sound warning note after Nick Cave, Kylie and many more slurped into AI training tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;It&rsquo;s all just rendered useless&rsquo;, Something For Kate&rsquo;s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make musicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPaul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are among big-name Australian musicians upset that their original songs have been found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.A dataset search tool recently created by US publication The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-musicians-sound-warning-note-after-nick-cave-kylie-and-many-more-slurped-into-ai-training-tool/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-musicians-sound-warning-note-after-nick-cave-kylie-and-many-more-slurped-into-ai-training-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world, from the US and UK to Chile to Ireland, a report has found.In an analysis of about 3,600 climate-related lawsuits filed since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics (LSE) found a growing number of cases challenging the energy sources, wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-are-growing-target-of-global-climate-related-legal-cases-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-are-growing-target-of-global-climate-related-legal-cases-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More relevant than making fires’: Explorer Scouts launch badges for AI and digital age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Content creation and online safety among new topics for 14- to 18-year-olds &ndash; but tweaks may be needed when social media ban comes inScouts are introducing badges in content creation, digital communication and online safety after consulting nearly 3,000 teenagers who said they wanted skills to help them navigate a world increasingly shaped by AI, social media and digital technology.The new Explorer Scout badges, part of the Scout movement&rsquo;s first major overhaul in almost 25 years, wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/more-relevant-than-making-fires-explorer-scouts-launch-badges-for-ai-and-digital-age/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/more-relevant-than-making-fires-explorer-scouts-launch-badges-for-ai-and-digital-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met gets extension to Palantir AI project after Sadiq Khan blocked deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor&rsquo;s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplierThe Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a &pound;50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-gets-extension-to-palantir-ai-project-after-sadiq-khan-blocked-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-gets-extension-to-palantir-ai-project-after-sadiq-khan-blocked-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met gets extension to AI project after Sadiq Khan blocked deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor&rsquo;s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplierThe Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project that has been run with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process.The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a &pound;50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-gets-extension-to-ai-project-after-sadiq-khan-blocked-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-gets-extension-to-ai-project-after-sadiq-khan-blocked-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGA Congresswoman Denies Using AI to Write Bill: ‘Love Claude but Grok Is Way More Savage’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna became extremely defensive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maga-congresswoman-denies-using-ai-to-write-bill-love-claude-but-grok-is-way-more-savage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maga-congresswoman-denies-using-ai-to-write-bill-love-claude-but-grok-is-way-more-savage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spending on government contracts with tech firms that use AI-powered tools to track immigrants has soared to record levels under Trump 2.0, report saysA new report sheds light on the unprecedented growth of the US government&rsquo;s immigration surveillance arsenal, revealing fresh details about how spending on technology and AI tools to find and track migrants has soared to record levels during Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term.The report, released this week, analyzed US Immigration and Customs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-should-be-worried-report-sheds-light-on-ices-booming-arsenal-of-hi-tech-surveillance-tools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-should-be-worried-report-sheds-light-on-ices-booming-arsenal-of-hi-tech-surveillance-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it&rsquo;s unclear to what endWhen the Democratic primary for New York&rsquo;s 12th congressional district was called on Tuesday night, the result capped off one of the most expensive races of its kind in the state&rsquo;s history. More than $24m poured into the Manhattan contest from tech-backed financial groups as the campaign turned into a battleground for pro- and anti-AI groups to test their influence.Much of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-tech-spent-millions-on-a-single-us-congressional-race-it-wont-be-the-last-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-tech-spent-millions-on-a-single-us-congressional-race-it-wont-be-the-last-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviourThe surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering more than a metre of charred papyrus without physically unrolling the scroll. The work discusses stoic philosophy on eth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-helps-read-papyrus-scroll-burnt-to-crisp-during-vesuvius-eruption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-helps-read-papyrus-scroll-burnt-to-crisp-during-vesuvius-eruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critic of Labor’s tax changes deletes anti-immigration AI video reposted from rightwing nationalist account]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fund manager Geoff Wilson says he did not watch full video and deleted it after &lsquo;inappropriate associations were identified&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe fund manager Geoff Wilson, a prominent public critic of the government&rsquo;s tax changes, has deleted an inflammatory AI-generated video he reposted from a rightwing nationalist account portraying Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers taking money f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/critic-of-labors-tax-changes-deletes-anti-immigration-ai-video-reposted-from-rightwing-nationalist-account/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/critic-of-labors-tax-changes-deletes-anti-immigration-ai-video-reposted-from-rightwing-nationalist-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was wary of driverless cars and their tech overlords – but they could give me a different future | Gabriel Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of us who can&rsquo;t drive due to disabilities, the drawbacks of these vehicles are vastly outweighed by the possibilities they offerThe robotaxis are coming! The robotaxis are coming! Well, actually, they&rsquo;re already here. Until now they&rsquo;ve been the stuff of science fiction, but this summer London&rsquo;s streets have seen Silicon Valley-based company Waymo testing out self-driving cars. It hasn&rsquo;t been the smoothest of introductions &ndash; from cars getting stuck in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-was-wary-of-driverless-cars-and-their-tech-overlords-but-they-could-give-me-a-different-future-gabriel-stewart/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-was-wary-of-driverless-cars-and-their-tech-overlords-but-they-could-give-me-a-different-future-gabriel-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weirdest things a leak revealed about Peter Thiel’s secret club | Tayo Bero]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dialog society grades its attendees on a hidden scale, tackles issues from sex to world wars, and offers matchmakingWhat would happen if roughly 200 members of the global elite gathered every year for a top secret retreat? What would they do? What would they talk about? Who would be on the guest list?Well, data leaked by the Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew (who also brought us the justice department&rsquo;s no-fly list back in 2023) is shedding new light on Dialog, the private social club]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-weirdest-things-a-leak-revealed-about-peter-thiels-secret-club-tayo-bero/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-weirdest-things-a-leak-revealed-about-peter-thiels-secret-club-tayo-bero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 1,600 workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen contentMark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Meta has paused a program that tracked employees&rsquo; computer activity amid data privacy concerns and a staff backlash.The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp had introduced a tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and content displayed on computer screens in order to collect data for training its AI models. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-pauses-employee-tracker-for-ai-training-amid-privacy-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-pauses-employee-tracker-for-ai-training-amid-privacy-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If an AI chatbot misleads you, who is to blame? | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court in Germany found that Google was responsible for what its chatbots say in search summaries. This is the accountability we needEarlier this month, a German court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search summaries. Rejecting defenses like &ldquo;users can check for themselves&rdquo;, and that they generally know &ldquo;that information generated with AI should not be blindly trusted&rdquo;, the court held that the AI&rsquo;s summaries are reflections of the company and &ldquo;above al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-an-ai-chatbot-misleads-you-who-is-to-blame-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-an-ai-chatbot-misleads-you-who-is-to-blame-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration to Meta: Pretty Please Let Us Vet Your AI Models?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's AI executive order does not require compliance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-administration-to-meta-pretty-please-let-us-vet-your-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-administration-to-meta-pretty-please-let-us-vet-your-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writer who coined the word &lsquo;enshittification&rsquo; tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises &ndash; and why it still appeals so much to those in powerA &ldquo;centaur&rdquo;, in automation theory, is a person assisted by a machine, and a &ldquo;reverse centaur&rdquo;, hero of Cory Doctorow&rsquo;s new book, The Reverse Centaur&rsquo;s Guide to Life After AI, is a &ldquo;human who is conscripted into acting as an assistant to a machine&rdquo;. Every warehouse worker who ever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/you-cant-make-billions-without-hurting-people-cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-the-ai-bubble-and-bosses-cruel-fantasies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/you-cant-make-billions-without-hurting-people-cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-the-ai-bubble-and-bosses-cruel-fantasies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[When workers had cameras attached to them, they found it funny at first. But novelty soon turned to concernThe first time the factory supervisors handed garment worker Lalita* a head-mounted camera, she burst out laughing. &ldquo;The way people mount a CCTV camera on a wall, they mounted one on us,&rdquo; she says.The 32-year-old had been working at the garment factory on the outskirts of Delhi for nearly a year when management asked workers on her line to strap small cameras to their foreheads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-is-going-to-pay-us-when-were-replaced-by-robots-the-indian-factory-workers-told-to-film-themselves-for-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-is-going-to-pay-us-when-were-replaced-by-robots-the-indian-factory-workers-told-to-film-themselves-for-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 &ndash; a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world&rsquo;s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation&rsquo;s technological prowess.The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-supercomputer-leapfrogs-best-us-machines-to-be-ranked-worlds-fastest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-supercomputer-leapfrogs-best-us-machines-to-be-ranked-worlds-fastest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone Is Suing the U.S. For Making Them Go Without Anthropic’s Fable 5 Model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legion, a startup, says being denied access to Fable is damaging its business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/someone-is-suing-the-us-for-making-them-go-without-anthropics-fable-5-model/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/someone-is-suing-the-us-for-making-them-go-without-anthropics-fable-5-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US AI stock sell-off shakes markets from Wall Street to Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Losses spread globally as investors questioned soaring valuations and spending on AI infrastructureA tech sell-off shook global markets on Tuesday as attention turned away from developments in the US war with Iran and toward the future of AI companies and chipmakers that have driven stock markets to record highs.The tech-heavy Nasdaq index closed 2.2% lower on Tuesday. The S&amp;P 500 was also down by Tuesday afternoon, dropping 1.43% while the Dow remained steady. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-ai-stock-sell-off-shakes-markets-from-wall-street-to-asia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-ai-stock-sell-off-shakes-markets-from-wall-street-to-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor&rsquo;s voice in a retelling of Homer&rsquo;s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experienceNext month, Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s blockbuster version of The Odyssey is set to storm cinemas around the globe. Auguries suggest the almost three-hour drama will repeat the success of Nolan&rsquo;s previous film both at the box office (Oppenheimer took nearly a billion dollars) and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/youre-only-supposed-to-blow-the-bloody-hooves-off-ai-michael-caine-narrates-odyssey-audiobook/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/youre-only-supposed-to-blow-the-bloody-hooves-off-ai-michael-caine-narrates-odyssey-audiobook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI in the classroom prompts tide of concern from US parents and experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[While tech companies and Trump have been pushing teachers to use AI in the classroom, many argue that there is little evidence that it would actually help childrenIn October, Kelly Clancy&rsquo;s son received an assignment in sixth grade at a middle school in Brooklyn, New York, to create a science experiment and then ask Google Gemini, an artificial intelligence chatbot, for feedback, she said.Clancy, who has three children in New York City public schools, told the teacher that the bot &ldquo;i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-in-the-classroom-prompts-tide-of-concern-from-us-parents-and-experts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-in-the-classroom-prompts-tide-of-concern-from-us-parents-and-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires.Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline, and inflated insurance and repair costs, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/majority-of-datacenters-are-vulnerable-to-climate-threats-like-floods-and-fires-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/majority-of-datacenters-are-vulnerable-to-climate-threats-like-floods-and-fires-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suit Alleges That Gas Stations Use AI to Hike Gas Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a law against that... in California at least.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/suit-alleges-that-gas-stations-use-ai-to-hike-gas-prices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/suit-alleges-that-gas-stations-use-ai-to-hike-gas-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs in One Year, Blames AI For at Least Some]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's using AI internally, and spending money to support AI everywhere else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/oracle-cuts-21000-jobs-in-one-year-blames-ai-for-at-least-some/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/oracle-cuts-21000-jobs-in-one-year-blames-ai-for-at-least-some/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Would Jesus Do? Invest in Palantir, Apparently]]></title><description><![CDATA[But SpaceX would not be considered "biblically responsible investing."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-would-jesus-do-invest-in-palantir-apparently/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-would-jesus-do-invest-in-palantir-apparently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Darling A24 Takes $75 million From Google for ‘AI Research’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever that means.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/indie-darling-a24-takes-75-million-from-google-for-ai-research/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/indie-darling-a24-takes-75-million-from-google-for-ai-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Would Amazon’s CEO Try to Kneecap Anthropic by Tattling to Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petty, vindictive, or pragmatic?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-would-amazons-ceo-try-to-kneecap-anthropic-by-tattling-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-would-amazons-ceo-try-to-kneecap-anthropic-by-tattling-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You ’Mass Affluent’ Not ‘Truly Rich’? Sorry, Your Wealth Manager Might Be AI Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of finance is automating, but if you're rich enough, it's reportedly more human than ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-you-mass-affluent-not-truly-rich-sorry-your-wealth-manager-might-be-ai-now/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/are-you-mass-affluent-not-truly-rich-sorry-your-wealth-manager-might-be-ai-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet Another Piece of AI-Pilled Speculative Fiction Has Gone Dangerously Viral]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a trend that urgently needs to die.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/yet-another-piece-of-ai-pilled-speculative-fiction-has-gone-dangerously-viral/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/yet-another-piece-of-ai-pilled-speculative-fiction-has-gone-dangerously-viral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Says AI Ain’t for Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is cutting back on tech in classrooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/norway-says-ai-aint-for-education/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/norway-says-ai-aint-for-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wants to build AI data centers in space. Will it work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The race to build data centers in space is gaining momentum as AI drives unprecedented demand for computing power. Orbital facilities could tap into abundant solar energy and avoid many of the environmental challenges faced on Earth. Yet space remains a harsh and expensive place to operate, with major hurdles including cooling, maintenance, radiation exposure, and orbital debris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-wants-to-build-ai-data-centers-in-space-will-it-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-wants-to-build-ai-data-centers-in-space-will-it-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Pioneer Yann LeCun Calls xAI a ‘Failure,’ Reignites Feud With Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musk: Oh yeah? Could a failure of an AI company do this? (Produces infinite CSAM)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-pioneer-yann-lecun-calls-xai-a-failure-reignites-feud-with-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-pioneer-yann-lecun-calls-xai-a-failure-reignites-feud-with-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marc Isaacs&rsquo; film Synthetic Sincerity may look like a documentary, but its fictional premise &ndash; a lab that scrapes moviesto harvest human emotions &ndash; shines a hard light on just how far AI can goIn Marc Isaacs&rsquo; latest film, the subversive documentary maker reveals that an AI research laboratory recently licensed his entire body of work. That&rsquo;s a quarter-century of droll, deadpan studies of ordinary life in Britain &ndash; from the poetic Lift, about the comings and go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ordinary-people-are-being-erased-one-directors-audacious-fightback-against-ai-featuring-frinton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ordinary-people-are-being-erased-one-directors-audacious-fightback-against-ai-featuring-frinton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office workers of the world unite: it’s time to revive the three-martini lunch | Andrea Javor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three-martini lunch allowed us to mix business and pleasure, a phenomenon that is missing during the AI boomAs a 46-year-old executive who now has both people and AI agents reporting to me on the org chart, I think corporate America needs to revive a much-mocked relic of mid-century American business life: the three-martini lunch.In 1978, Gerald Ford called the ritual &ldquo;the epitome of American efficiency&rdquo;, asking: &ldquo;Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/office-workers-of-the-world-unite-its-time-to-revive-the-three-martini-lunch-andrea-javor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/office-workers-of-the-world-unite-its-time-to-revive-the-three-martini-lunch-andrea-javor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gig workers are endlessly exploited. AI could make more of us share their fate]]></title><description><![CDATA[As companies integrate AI and hire fewer employees, a shift toward a &lsquo;gig economy&rsquo; will commenceIn 2024, the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna announced that it would cut hundreds of customer service roles and begin using an artificial intelligence chatbot instead. The move was expected to save the company millions. But a year later, after customers complained about the degraded quality of customer service, Klarna began to quietly recruit human customer service agents back.At first gl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gig-workers-are-endlessly-exploited-ai-could-make-more-of-us-share-their-fate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gig-workers-are-endlessly-exploited-ai-could-make-more-of-us-share-their-fate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Grok to Bomb Iran and the Twisted Dream of Causing Death Without ‘Killing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration's haphazard "AI-first"approach to warfare has already killed countless innocents and is setting the stage for a world where no human is ever to blame for the deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/using-grok-to-bomb-iran-and-the-twisted-dream-of-causing-death-without-killing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/using-grok-to-bomb-iran-and-the-twisted-dream-of-causing-death-without-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Positively Impact Society, Pew Poll Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half of Americans now use AI chatbots, up from 33% in the summer of 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/just-16-of-americans-believe-ai-will-positively-impact-society-pew-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/just-16-of-americans-believe-ai-will-positively-impact-society-pew-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIbirds Was Sitting Right There: Allbirds Changes Name to Smartbird in AI Pivot]]></title><description><![CDATA[New CEO Nadia Carlsten said "in a few months, people won't even remember the shoes."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/aibirds-was-sitting-right-there-allbirds-changes-name-to-smartbird-in-ai-pivot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/aibirds-was-sitting-right-there-allbirds-changes-name-to-smartbird-in-ai-pivot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had a blood clot. An AI diagnosis may have saved my life | Gleb Tsipursky]]></title><description><![CDATA[An AI tool is no replacement for a doctor, and regulation is essential. But together, physicians and AI could prove beneficialA calf cramp should not be a brush with death. Mine almost was.For five days, I had what felt like a stubborn muscle spasm in my left calf. It was tender, swollen and getting worse. I assumed it was a muscle problem and went to my chiropractor, who treated it as a muscle issue.Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, serves as the CEO of the future-of-work work consultancy Disaster Avoidance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-had-a-blood-clot-an-ai-diagnosis-may-have-saved-my-life-gleb-tsipursky/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-had-a-blood-clot-an-ai-diagnosis-may-have-saved-my-life-gleb-tsipursky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will it take a ‘Chernobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI? | Stuart Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsafe AI systems are leading to cyber weapons of mass destruction Stuart Russell is a computer scientist known for his contributions to AI and a new Guardian US columnistThe AI company Anthropic has been making major headlines recently. Its trillion-dollar IPO plan and its blood feud with secretary of defense Pete Hegseth have attracted much attention, but two other events may be even more consequential.In early June, the company posted an article describing early signs of recursive self-improv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-it-take-a-chernobyl-scale-disaster-for-us-to-regulate-ai-stuart-russell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-it-take-a-chernobyl-scale-disaster-for-us-to-regulate-ai-stuart-russell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[A character bearing that name appears in a remarkable number of chatbot-generated stories. He could be a messenger from the future &ndash; or a warning that generative AI is in danger of &lsquo;model collapse&rsquo;Ever heard of a shadowy figure called Elias Thorne? If you haven&rsquo;t, try asking an AI chatbot to tell you a story.In recent months, tech types and researchers have noticed a weird phenomenon: when prompted to tell a story, numerous popular LLMs, including ChatGPT and Claude, will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-curious-case-of-elias-thorne-and-what-he-tells-us-about-ai-inbreeding-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-curious-case-of-elias-thorne-and-what-he-tells-us-about-ai-inbreeding-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the First Time, ChatGPT Reportedly Has Less Than Half of the AI Assistant Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT is still the top-ranked AI assistant app, but it's reportedly no longer dominant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/for-the-first-time-chatgpt-reportedly-has-less-than-half-of-the-ai-assistant-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/for-the-first-time-chatgpt-reportedly-has-less-than-half-of-the-ai-assistant-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s DoJ intervenes to back Elon Musk in datacenter pollution lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice department urges judge to throw out suit brought by NAACP over xAI&rsquo;s methane-gas turbines in MississippiThe Trump administration is coming to the defense of Elon Musk in a lawsuit over claims that his artificial intelligence company, xAI, is polluting residential neighborhoods in north Mississippi. The justice department told a federal court late on Monday to throw out the case.The lawsuit was filed by the NAACP in April over allegations that xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech set up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-doj-intervenes-to-back-elon-musk-in-datacenter-pollution-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-doj-intervenes-to-back-elon-musk-in-datacenter-pollution-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Mulls China’s DeepSeek for Copilot, Probably to Trump’s Chagrin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't see this going over well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-mulls-chinas-deepseek-for-copilot-probably-to-trumps-chagrin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-mulls-chinas-deepseek-for-copilot-probably-to-trumps-chagrin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boomA controversial haunted house near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taps into its dark history every fall to scare tens of thousands of visitors. In 1968, a local news station documented appalling conditions for disabled people in the red-brick buildings on the banks of Schuylkill River. Residents were found naked and emaciated at what was then known as the Pennhurst state school and h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-the-fight-over-us-datacenters-is-scrambling-this-states-politics-we-dont-want-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-the-fight-over-us-datacenters-is-scrambling-this-states-politics-we-dont-want-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Is Growing Fast. Its Losses Are Growing Faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is that good?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-growing-fast-its-losses-are-growing-faster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-growing-fast-its-losses-are-growing-faster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world’s fifth most valuable company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk&rsquo;s firm briefly reached $2.97tn valuation days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup CursorSpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world&rsquo;s fifth most valuable company days after its stock market debut.The milestone came as Elon Musk&rsquo;s company agreed to buy the startup behind the AI-powered coding app Cursor for $60bn (&pound;44bn), in an attempt to capitalise on the technology&rsquo;s success as a coding tool. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-overtakes-amazon-to-become-worlds-fifth-most-valuable-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-overtakes-amazon-to-become-worlds-fifth-most-valuable-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CEOs are No Longer (Publicly) Threatening to Replace Humans With AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[From &ldquo;my job is to help people destroy jobs" to &ldquo;I&rsquo;m delighted to &#8288;be wrong about this."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ceos-are-no-longer-publicly-threatening-to-replace-humans-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ceos-are-no-longer-publicly-threatening-to-replace-humans-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France to ditch Palantir’s AI data tools in favour of domestic provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move to ChapsVision is to avoid &lsquo;strategic dependencies&rsquo;, says PM amid concern about reliance on US-controlled toolsFrance&rsquo;s domestic intelligence service is to ditch AI data tools from the US tech company Palantir in favour of a domestic provider in an effort to avoid &ldquo;strategic dependency&rdquo;, the prime minister, S&eacute;bastien Lecornu, has said.&ldquo;We must use our own AI models; we cannot accept new strategic dependencies in &zwnj;the digital sphere,&rdquo; Lec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/france-to-ditch-palantirs-ai-data-tools-in-favour-of-domestic-provider/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/france-to-ditch-palantirs-ai-data-tools-in-favour-of-domestic-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anthropic ‘Fable’ saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora’s box. What now? | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have opened the AI Pandora&rsquo;s box. Now we have to make the best of itOn 9 June, Anthropic released its Fable generative AI model. Three days later, the US government classified it as a dangerous munition, and used its export-control authority to prohibit any foreign nationals from accessing it. Unable to differentiate between Americans and foreigners, the company shut off access for everyone.The government&rsquo;s actions won&rsquo;t help. The problem isn&rsquo;t any one particular mode]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-anthropic-fable-saga-proves-we-have-opened-the-ai-pandoras-box-what-now-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-anthropic-fable-saga-proves-we-have-opened-the-ai-pandoras-box-what-now-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open &lsquo;genomic goldmine&rsquo; of fungi dataThe rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the &ldquo;race against extinction&rdquo; faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.New technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times have shifted by weeks around the world, rapidly identify new specimens and even g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-help-win-race-against-extinction-of-vital-plants-say-botanists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-help-win-race-against-extinction-of-vital-plants-say-botanists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI use by the US government is ballooning. And the lack of transparency is troubling | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list of government AI use cases has ballooned by 70% since Biden left office and includes many plans to hand over sensitive governmental functions to AIOn 14 April, the Trump administration quietly acknowledged the widespread use of AI to automate government processes. The office of management and budget (OMB) disclosed a staggering 3,611 active or planned use cases for AI across the federal government. The list has ballooned by 70% from the one published in the final year of the Biden admin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-use-by-the-us-government-is-ballooning-and-the-lack-of-transparency-is-troubling-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-use-by-the-us-government-is-ballooning-and-the-lack-of-transparency-is-troubling-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Platner’s victory reveals a winning midterms playbook | Pepper Culpepper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters want someone they trust to change the economic dealGraham Platner&rsquo;s victory in the Maine Democratic primary, despite controversies that would sink more conventional candidates, shows us that voters are not simply rejecting incumbents. They are responding to candidates &ndash; even those with pretty dire baggage &ndash; who speak to a widespread belief that the economic system is increasingly rigged in favour of billionaires and large corporations.In my research with Harvard professo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/graham-platners-victory-reveals-a-winning-midterms-playbook-pepper-culpepper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/graham-platners-victory-reveals-a-winning-midterms-playbook-pepper-culpepper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Hastie compares AI to cold-war nuclear arms race and warns Australia may fall behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP says Australia risks sovereignty and strategic independence being &lsquo;constrained by the AI superpowers reshaping the global order&rsquo;Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal MP Andrew Hastie says Australia should dramatically scale up investment in artificial intelligence to preserve strategic independence and warns the country risks being &ldquo;a supplicant state&rdquo; tethered to the US in an era of possible hot conflict with China.In a major addre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/andrew-hastie-compares-ai-to-cold-war-nuclear-arms-race-and-warns-australia-may-fall-behind/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/andrew-hastie-compares-ai-to-cold-war-nuclear-arms-race-and-warns-australia-may-fall-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook | Max von Thun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of visionBeti Hohler is a Slovenian national who lives in the Netherlands. Like tens of millions of other Europeans, she uses Apple&rsquo;s app store and has an Amazon account. When she travels for work or leisure, she may want to book a place on Airbnb or Booking, using a credit card issued by Visa or Mastercard, perhaps through PayPal.But when the Trump administration sanctioned he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/europe-is-starting-to-break-up-with-us-big-tech-but-its-still-abiding-by-the-silicon-valley-rulebook-max-von-thun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/europe-is-starting-to-break-up-with-us-big-tech-but-its-still-abiding-by-the-silicon-valley-rulebook-max-von-thun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Leaders Are Reportedly in Washington, D.C. Trying to Resolve Their Latest Issues With the Trump Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read to the end for a reminder of what else Trump is up to today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-leaders-are-reportedly-in-washington-dc-trying-to-resolve-their-latest-issues-with-the-trump-administration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-leaders-are-reportedly-in-washington-dc-trying-to-resolve-their-latest-issues-with-the-trump-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait! | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine a world with more birdsong and less Nigel Farage. If this is the future, bring it onUnpopular opinion incoming: there&rsquo;s cool stuff brewing in the world. Microbots might one day mend spinal cords, a petri dish of brain cells can already play video games, and now the prospect of a new wonder: according to a New Yorker article on misophonia (the condition where unwanted noise triggers disproportionate, unpleasant cognitive and physiological reactions), a team of miracle workers are &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-are-working-on-headphones-that-block-annoying-noises-and-allow-the-ones-you-love-i-cant-wait-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-are-working-on-headphones-that-block-annoying-noises-and-allow-the-ones-you-love-i-cant-wait-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[As technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobsA robot magician called D4YRL was rejected as a member of the Magic Circle last week, for being insufficiently human.While D4YRL&rsquo;s tricks were exemplary, the august organisation decided &ldquo;he&rdquo; did not engage the audience&rsquo;s emotions as a flesh-and-blood performer would. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-and-co-may-relish-march-of-the-robots-but-there-must-be-ai-boundaries-in-the-workplace-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-and-co-may-relish-march-of-the-robots-but-there-must-be-ai-boundaries-in-the-workplace-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality &ndash; but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting backWhat are you into? What floats your boat? What music, films, clothes, art, books &ndash; anything, really &ndash; do you actually like? Do you find these&nbsp;questions more difficult to answer than you would have done 10 years ago? How about 20? You do? You&rsquo;re not alone.It has become impossible to ignore: personal taste has been ser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/have-i-been-influenced-or-is-this-actually-me-how-personal-taste-fell-out-of-fashion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/have-i-been-influenced-or-is-this-actually-me-how-personal-taste-fell-out-of-fashion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[75 Data Center Projects Were Disrupted in the First Quarter of 2026, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report indicates that grassroots activity in opposition to data centers is spiking dramatically.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/75-data-center-projects-were-disrupted-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026-report-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/75-data-center-projects-were-disrupted-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic to disable its most advanced AI models after US order limiting foreign access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company said US government believes safeguards can be bypassed and product used to identify software vulnerabilitiesAnthropic said it will &ldquo;abruptly disable&rdquo; its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.The company received the export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without being given specific details of the n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-to-disable-its-most-advanced-ai-models-after-us-order-limiting-foreign-access/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-to-disable-its-most-advanced-ai-models-after-us-order-limiting-foreign-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man? | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parentingIn honour of Pride I&rsquo;d like to share some important news: Being Straight is Great, Actually! This public service announcement is brought to you by the New York Times which, in an offering to the Ragebait Gods, published an op-ed with that headline on the eve of Pride month. It then changed the headline of the piece, which was written by a Playboy editor, to There&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/momfluencers-are-co-parenting-with-ai-is-it-better-than-a-man-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/momfluencers-are-co-parenting-with-ai-is-it-better-than-a-man-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK sets out AI infrastructure push at London Tech Week – how does it stack up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will workOwnership of the commanding heights of the AI economy is a political talking point around the world, as countries seek to assert some control of a technology dominated by the US and China.London Tech Week, the showcase event for the UK tech industry, focused heavily on that theme this week. A government keen to show it has a growth story, and an assertive narrative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-sets-out-ai-infrastructure-push-at-london-tech-week-how-does-it-stack-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-sets-out-ai-infrastructure-push-at-london-tech-week-how-does-it-stack-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video gamesParents are constantly being told to limit their children&rsquo;s screen time. But when it comes to deciphering which films or TV shows are best suited to developing minds, the guidance remains largely one-size-fits-all. A relatively slow-paced programme such as Bluey offers a very different viewing experience to a fast-moving action series such as PAW Patrol, yet both are broadly considered suitable for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pioneering-uk-nerve-lab-harnesses-ai-to-map-effect-of-childrens-screen-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pioneering-uk-nerve-lab-harnesses-ai-to-map-effect-of-childrens-screen-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee &ndash; and she&rsquo;s furious at the tech overlords doing nothing to stop the abuseThrough the open windows behind Beeban Kidron drifts the unmistakable sound of children playing. Her north &shy;London office is sandwiched between a school and a nursery, and the occasional playground shriek functions as an aural reminder of what we&rsquo;re here to discuss: the safety and hap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-would-you-put-a-toxic-product-into-the-hands-of-a-young-child-director-turned-activist-beeban-kidron-on-why-big-tech-needs-its-tobacco-moment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-would-you-put-a-toxic-product-into-the-hands-of-a-young-child-director-turned-activist-beeban-kidron-on-why-big-tech-needs-its-tobacco-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geert Wilders&rsquo; PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacingA Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing.Petra Urban, a court artist for 19 years, was shocked to discover a drawing she had made last year of two Syrian brothers jailed for the murder of their sister had been reworked and used in a vide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dutch-far-right-party-pays-damages-to-court-artist-after-changing-image-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dutch-far-right-party-pays-damages-to-court-artist-after-changing-image-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world&rsquo;s first trillionaire as share prices jumpedShare your views on SpaceX&rsquo;s stock market debutSpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of $150, which quickly jumped by a double digit percentage and sent the company&rsquo;s valuation above $2tn, where it remained through mark]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-to-list-on-us-stock-market-at-historic-177tn-valuation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-to-list-on-us-stock-market-at-historic-177tn-valuation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UKA police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK.The officer, who has not been named, is being investigated over allegations of using the technology to &ldquo;create evidential material in a number of cases&rdquo; and perverting the course of justice. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-over-ai-generated-evidential-material/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-over-ai-generated-evidential-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your views on SpaceX’s stock market debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans&rsquo; financial futures are about to be tied to the fortunes of Elon Musk with the world&rsquo;s largest ever stock market debut. How do you feel about this?Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX made the world&rsquo;s largest ever stock market debut on Friday at a valuation of $1.77tn. It was also set to turn Musk into the world&rsquo;s first-ever trillionaire.OpenAI and Anthropic have also filed to go public sometime this year, each at valuations near $1tn. In a dramatic first, the US stock marke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/share-your-views-on-spacexs-stock-market-debut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/share-your-views-on-spacexs-stock-market-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain-inspired chip runs near absolute zero and could transform quantum computing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have created a remarkable new type of brain-inspired chip that can function just above absolute zero, one of the coldest environments imaginable. By using a standard silicon carbide transistor in a completely new way, the team made a single device behave like an energy-efficient neuron, firing electrical &ldquo;spikes&rdquo; similar to those in the human brain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brain-inspired-chip-runs-near-absolute-zero-and-could-transform-quantum-computing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brain-inspired-chip-runs-near-absolute-zero-and-could-transform-quantum-computing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the scenes at OpenAI HQ: the Stephen Collins cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/behind-the-scenes-at-openai-hq-the-stephen-collins-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/behind-the-scenes-at-openai-hq-the-stephen-collins-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re about to get more AI rammed down their throats, stuck into their pension plans and investment portfoliosShare your views on SpaceX&rsquo;s stock market debutAmericans are growing worried about what artificial intelligence portends for their futures. Eight in 10 Americans report concern over AI, compared with a third who report being excited, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. More than half think it will do more harm than good in their daily lives. Seven out of 10 think it will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/after-spacexs-huge-ipo-americans-financial-future-will-be-bound-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/after-spacexs-huge-ipo-americans-financial-future-will-be-bound-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spacesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn AI model trained on data collected from users of Pok&eacute;mon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.Pok&eacute;mon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pok&eacute;mon in the real w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pokmon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pokmon-go-data-trained-ai-that-could-assist-military-drones-in-war-zones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As One Nation seeks donations to ‘fire the liar’, News Corp gives it front-page billing | Weekly Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn&rsquo;tWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereThere may be some doubt about whether One Nation has raised more than $2.7m in its Fire the Liar fundraising appeal this week but there is no doubt that the Daily Telegraph handed Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party coverage amounting to free front-page advertising.As the fu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-one-nation-seeks-donations-to-fire-the-liar-news-corp-gives-it-front-page-billing-weekly-beast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-one-nation-seeks-donations-to-fire-the-liar-news-corp-gives-it-front-page-billing-weekly-beast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, &lsquo;maybe this is just the end&rsquo; as she struggled with suicidal thoughtsA Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in US court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to kill herself. The lawsuit is the latest in a slew accusing the company of failing to address dangerous conversations between users and the company&rsquo;s chatbot.Kristie Carrier said in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco state court th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/canadian-mother-sues-openai-alleging-chatgpt-led-her-daughter-to-kill-herself/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/canadian-mother-sues-openai-alleging-chatgpt-led-her-daughter-to-kill-herself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do Chatbots Keep Telling Stories About Someone Named ‘Elias Thorne’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chatbots just aren't very creative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-do-chatbots-keep-telling-stories-about-someone-named-elias-thorne/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-do-chatbots-keep-telling-stories-about-someone-named-elias-thorne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former xAI engineer Devin Kim alleges he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbotA former engineer at Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI who now heads a thinktank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity.Devin Kim claims in the lawsuit filed in California state court on Tuesday that his efforts to place guardrails on the development of the chatbot Gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-fired-engineer-for-raising-concerns-about-grok-chatbot-lawsuit-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-fired-engineer-for-raising-concerns-about-grok-chatbot-lawsuit-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employees at artificial intelligence companies are coming into gargantuan sums of money amid boom in IPOsHome prices in the San Francisco Bay Area&rsquo;s already expensive market are skyrocketing as employees at leading artificial intelligence companies come into gargantuan sums of money thanks to a boom in initial public offerings.With San Francisco&rsquo;s OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as SpaceX, which operates a major facility in the Los Angeles area, eyeing debuts on the stock market, the h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-wealth-boom-sending-san-francisco-home-prices-surging-its-ridiculous/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-wealth-boom-sending-san-francisco-home-prices-surging-its-ridiculous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens If AI Causes 25% Unemployment? Anthropic Has a Concept of a Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA["Some amount of displacement, though we cannot say how much ... and our responsibility is to prepare for it and respond to it," Anthropic wrote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-happens-if-ai-causes-25-unemployment-anthropic-has-a-concept-of-a-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-happens-if-ai-causes-25-unemployment-anthropic-has-a-concept-of-a-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI absolutism is breaking our brains. The apocalyptic future we’re being sold isn’t inevitable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nor is the dreamy promise that this tech will unlock boundless potential and productivityEverything we hear about artificial intelligence is conflicting, and hearing about it feels inescapable. AI is terrible. AI is wonderful. It will break the world. It will transform the future. It&rsquo;s essential to embrace it. It&rsquo;s a moral imperative to abstain from using it.Already, AI is projected to generate nearly unfathomable amounts of revenue. In the last quarter of 2025, it represented nearly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-absolutism-is-breaking-our-brains-the-apocalyptic-future-were-being-sold-isnt-inevitable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-absolutism-is-breaking-our-brains-the-apocalyptic-future-were-being-sold-isnt-inevitable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those tedious errands, tasks and chores that AI wants to replace? They help keep you fit | Manoush Zomorodi and Keith Diaz]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a downside to too much convenience: it harms our bodiesThere is a seductive fantasy being floated by AI executives that all the efficiency their products will bring us will lead to humans finally returning to their essential, best selves. Picture it: when this day arrives, we&rsquo;ll spring from our chairs, push aside our keyboards and, supposedly, do all things we&rsquo;ve been meaning to do: hike, cook and finally take a pilates class.It&rsquo;s true &ndash; AI has already take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/those-tedious-errands-tasks-and-chores-that-ai-wants-to-replace-they-help-keep-you-fit-manoush-zomorodi-and-keith-diaz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/those-tedious-errands-tasks-and-chores-that-ai-wants-to-replace-they-help-keep-you-fit-manoush-zomorodi-and-keith-diaz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Apologizes For One of the Guardrails on Its Fable 5 Model, and Will Change It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fable 5 is a nerfed version of Anthropic's Mythos model. Turns out it was actually too nerfed, and the company is sorry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-apologizes-for-one-of-the-guardrails-on-its-fable-5-model-and-will-change-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-apologizes-for-one-of-the-guardrails-on-its-fable-5-model-and-will-change-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assistant minister agrees concerns over resource usage are legitimate but argues Australia cannot ignore &lsquo;consequential&rsquo; economic waveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia should learn from the mistakes of the resources boom and set the terms for the AI and datacentres boom, the assistant minister for the digital economy, Andrew Charlton says.Growth in datacentres has exploded in the past two years,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labor-to-set-terms-for-datacentre-and-ai-growth-as-it-vows-not-to-repeat-mistakes-of-resources-boom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labor-to-set-terms-for-datacentre-and-ai-growth-as-it-vows-not-to-repeat-mistakes-of-resources-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Directors Guild Chides Martin Scorsese Over His Newfound Fondness for AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all innovation is good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/art-directors-guild-chides-martin-scorsese-over-his-newfound-fondness-for-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/art-directors-guild-chides-martin-scorsese-over-his-newfound-fondness-for-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Exec Responds to Graduates Booing AI with Compelling Argument: ‘Nuh Uh’]]></title><description><![CDATA["Am I so out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-exec-responds-to-graduates-booing-ai-with-compelling-argument-nuh-uh/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-exec-responds-to-graduates-booing-ai-with-compelling-argument-nuh-uh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Says Bernie Sanders Will Regret Only Wanting 50% Public Ownership of AI Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Karp called himself a card-carrying progressive and "some people think I'm neurodivergent."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-says-bernie-sanders-will-regret-only-wanting-50-public-ownership-of-ai-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-says-bernie-sanders-will-regret-only-wanting-50-public-ownership-of-ai-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA Florida man is suing several law enforcement agencies for his arrest and prosecution for allegedly luring a child after he was wrongly identified using faulty AI facial recognition software.According to the Jacksonville Beach police department, an algorithm returned a 93% probability that Robert Dillon was the man caught on security camera]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/florida-lawsuit-alleges-wrongful-arrest-after-ai-facial-recognition-error/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/florida-lawsuit-alleges-wrongful-arrest-after-ai-facial-recognition-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A classic brain test exposed AI's biggest weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers gave top AI models a classic attention test used in psychology and found a major flaw. While the models could correctly name colors in short lists, their performance deteriorated sharply as the task became longer and more complex. Some leading systems fell from over 90% accuracy to nearly complete failure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-classic-brain-test-exposed-ais-biggest-weakness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-classic-brain-test-exposed-ais-biggest-weakness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do we really need gigantic, noisy, water-guzzling datacentres ruining our communities? In this economy? | First Dog on the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excessive heat, pollution and making climate change worse just so you can ask the computer to draw a funny dancing cabbageSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/do-we-really-need-gigantic-noisy-water-guzzling-datacentres-ruining-our-communities-in-this-economy-first-dog-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/do-we-really-need-gigantic-noisy-water-guzzling-datacentres-ruining-our-communities-in-this-economy-first-dog-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen SquareA high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk&rsquo;s platform.Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-activist-in-uk-told-by-x-that-abusive-deepfakes-do-not-breach-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-activist-in-uk-told-by-x-that-abusive-deepfakes-do-not-breach-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle Passes Most Symbolically Potent Data Center Moratorium Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI titans Microsoft and Amazon are intimately linked with Seattle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-passes-most-symbolically-potent-data-center-moratorium-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-passes-most-symbolically-potent-data-center-moratorium-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you want to live? Both James Valentine and the pope have offered a challenge to humanity at a crossroads | Peter Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both public figures have urged us to be active makers of the world we want our children to inheritJames Valentine meets the pope at the Pearly Gates. This is not the lead-in to a punchline delivered too soon, but a match made in heaven that could help those of us left behind preserve our humanity.While the wave of grief that followed the Sydney presenter&rsquo;s passing in April may be slowly subsiding, the brio of his departure has settled deeply with those of us who were part of his vast netwo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-you-want-to-live-both-james-valentine-and-the-pope-have-offered-a-challenge-to-humanity-at-a-crossroads-peter-lewis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-you-want-to-live-both-james-valentine-and-the-pope-have-offered-a-challenge-to-humanity-at-a-crossroads-peter-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure growsSeattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday.A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium as the backlash against AI infrastructure grows across the country. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-enacts-year-long-ban-on-new-ai-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-enacts-year-long-ban-on-new-ai-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic releases ‘safe’ version of Claude Mythos AI model to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company restricted access to Fable 5, its most powerful Mythos model, for months over cybersecurity concernsAnthropic, the maker of the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models, made a new version of its technology available to the general public on Tuesday while restricting its use in sensitive areas.Dubbed Fable 5, the model is the first to be made widely available from the company&rsquo;s new Mythos class &ndash; its most advanced lineup of AI technology, unveiled in April but restricted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-safe-version-of-claude-mythos-ai-model-to-public/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-safe-version-of-claude-mythos-ai-model-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Cancels Whole Case After Lawyers Admit They Didn’t Read AI-Generated Filings]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're building a world in which you have to double-check your lawyers' work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/judge-cancels-whole-case-after-lawyers-admit-they-didnt-read-ai-generated-filings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/judge-cancels-whole-case-after-lawyers-admit-they-didnt-read-ai-generated-filings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Turns on the World’s First Underwater Data Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's probably better than data centers in orbit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-turns-on-the-worlds-first-underwater-data-center/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-turns-on-the-worlds-first-underwater-data-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[US embassy came out against UK&rsquo;s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said.The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, told the Guardian she was not concerned &ldquo;in the slightest&rdquo; by the Trump administration&rsquo;s intervention in the debate over restrictions, after the US embassy in London pos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crackdown-on-tech-platforms-will-go-ahead-despite-us-intervention-says-no-10/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crackdown-on-tech-platforms-will-go-ahead-despite-us-intervention-says-no-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor&rsquo;s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rulesPalantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.The Met had planned to use Palantir&rsquo;s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking a row between the UK&rsquo;s largest police force and the mayor&rsquo;s office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-to-sue-sadiq-khan-over-blocked-50m-met-police-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-to-sue-sadiq-khan-over-blocked-50m-met-police-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also: Anthropic advocates for a &lsquo;pause&rsquo; on AI advancement &ndash; days after filing to go public on the US stock marketHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor at the Guardian. Today we&rsquo;re discussing Donald Trump&rsquo;s neediness for AI and the contradictions of Anthropic&rsquo;s safety-first posture.OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock marketApple debuts revamped &lsquo;Siri AI&rsquo; and new chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-signs-point-to-trump-pushing-ai-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-signs-point-to-trump-pushing-ai-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by AGILINK.Throughout the exhibition hall at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA), in Vienna, one demonstration seemed to attract a disproportionate amount of attention.Two robotic hands were making a balloon dog. Slowly and deliberately, the robot twisted a long balloon into loops, bends, and joints without popping it. Visitors stopped, watched, and often returned with colleagues to watch again.AGILINK&rsquo;s balloon dog demonstration draws a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/beyond-dexterity-why-contact-may-define-the-next-era-of-robotics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/beyond-dexterity-why-contact-may-define-the-next-era-of-robotics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in the Jet Propulsion Lab press room in Pasadena, Calif., waiting to see whether the Curiosity rover would survive its descent and skycrane-assisted landing on the surface of Mars. It did, and it was awesome.Since then, Curiosity (also known as Mars Science Laboratory) has traveled nearly 37 kilometers, drilled into and sampled 42 different rocks, and as of publication, has snapped nearly 763,000 photos. The fact that this robot is still hard at w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-jpl-keeps-the-13-year-old-curiosity-rover-doing-science/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-jpl-keeps-the-13-year-old-curiosity-rover-doing-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governor urges people to report videos on X that falsely show the men clashing in the Question Time studio The Bank of England has warned the public against falling for AI-generated scams after deepfake videos of Nigel Farage fighting its governor spread online.Andrew Bailey, the head of the BoE, said AI-generated content related to central banks was spreading and urged people to be &ldquo;vigilant&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bank-of-england-warns-of-ai-scams-as-deepfakes-of-farage-bailey-fight-spread/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bank-of-england-warns-of-ai-scams-as-deepfakes-of-farage-bailey-fight-spread/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technologyDoctors and the NHS could be sued for medical negligence over mistakes made by artificial intelligence tools used in diagnosing patients and suggesting their treatment, ministers are being warned.Under the law as it stands, medics and the health service can be held liable for patients being harmed or dying even if it was AI that made the errors that resulted in their suffering. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/doctors-and-nhs-could-be-sued-for-mistakes-made-by-ai-tools-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/doctors-and-nhs-could-be-sued-for-mistakes-made-by-ai-tools-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world&rsquo;s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country&rsquo;s artificial intelligence boom.The Shanghai Lingang undersea datacentre demonstration project, which launched in May, has a capacity of 24 megawatts. It is a joint effort between HiCloud Technology and China Communic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-datacentre-starts-operating-in-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-datacentre-starts-operating-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Farmer Donated Land For a Public Park and the City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Taylor, Texas, is facing public outcry after residents found out a data center's being constructed on land donated as a public space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-farmer-donated-land-for-a-public-park-and-the-city-sold-it-to-a-data-center-developer-for-10-million/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-farmer-donated-land-for-a-public-park-and-the-city-sold-it-to-a-data-center-developer-for-10-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistantsin crown courts in effort to cut backlog of casesA plan to roll out virtual legal assistants powered by artificial intelligence to crown courts has prompted warnings that the technology should not be used to &ldquo;replace vital funding and additional court staff&rdquo;.David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, will announce on Tuesday that AI assistants will be trialled in an effort to cut the backlog of court cases in England and Wales. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/plan-for-ai-legal-assistants-in-england-and-wales-cannot-replace-funding-and-staff-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/plan-for-ai-legal-assistants-in-england-and-wales-cannot-replace-funding-and-staff-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT maker expected to be valued at more than $850bn, one of most highly valued listings in market historyOpenAI has filed confidentially to go public on the US stock market, according to a company blogpost published on Monday. The artificial intelligence giant&rsquo;s debut on Wall Street is expected to be one of the most highly valued listings in market history with a valuation at more than $850bn.&ldquo;We recently submitted a confidential S-1. We expect it to leak so we&rsquo;re just anno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confidentially-files-for-initial-public-offering-on-us-stock-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confidentially-files-for-initial-public-offering-on-us-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Removes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses, Is Mad About it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mostly just mad they got caught.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-removes-face-recognition-system-from-its-smart-glasses-is-mad-about-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-removes-face-recognition-system-from-its-smart-glasses-is-mad-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft’s AI Chief Insists He’s Not Posting Thirst Traps on Main After Messy Breakup With OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is not officially single and looking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-ai-chief-insists-hes-not-posting-thirst-traps-on-main-after-messy-breakup-with-openai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-ai-chief-insists-hes-not-posting-thirst-traps-on-main-after-messy-breakup-with-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on children and the internet: rolling back big tech’s untrammelled power | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A belated change of policy on nude digital images of children must be part of a wider resetAmid the flurry of resignations by ministers who said they had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer&rsquo;s leadership, Jess Phillips&rsquo;s attack on his record on tech&nbsp;regulation stood out. &ldquo;Over a year ago I presented&nbsp;solutions, long worked on by brilliant civil servants, that would end the ability for children in the&nbsp;UK to take naked images of themselves,&rdquo; she wrote.&nbsp;The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-children-and-the-internet-rolling-back-big-techs-untrammelled-power-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-children-and-the-internet-rolling-back-big-techs-untrammelled-power-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s call it what it is: antisocial media | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech platforms | Concerned AI | David Sullivan | Contacting MPs | MoggingWhy is it that in the coverage of the downsides of the activities of the tech bros&rsquo; platforms, the term &ldquo;social media&rdquo; is used (Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest, 6 June). &ldquo;Social&rdquo; implies care, consideration and cooperation. It&rsquo;s time commentators dumped this cosy terminology and named it for&nbsp;what&nbsp;it is &ndash; antisocial media.<br />
Colin Hines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lets-call-it-what-it-is-antisocial-media-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lets-call-it-what-it-is-antisocial-media-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polly Creed takes issue with a quote in an article that denigrated the importance of the work that mums doRobert dos Santos&rsquo;s call to be more human, to connect and to challenge AI and the dark cloud it&rsquo;s set to bring upon humanity is certainly laudable &ndash; a valiant rallying cry for the dystopian, uncertain times we&rsquo;re living through (I&rsquo;m asking people to do a lot, but that&rsquo;s what it means to be a human&rsquo;: why one man made the first straight-to-video movie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-mothers-work-has-enormous-value-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-mothers-work-has-enormous-value-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock]]></title><description><![CDATA[We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of taxFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOver the past few months, tens of thousands of Australians have emailed their local MP calling for a 25% tax on gas exports. More than 2,200 people have even chipped in their own money to fund billboards promoting the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-australian-data-centres-are-going-to-power-the-ai-revolution-we-deserve-a-fair-return-david-pocock/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-australian-data-centres-are-going-to-power-the-ai-revolution-we-deserve-a-fair-return-david-pocock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stock markets fall as concerns persist over tech firms at heart of AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drops follow sharp sell-off of US tech stock last week while oil prices seesaw after Iran and Israel exchange strikesStock markets have fallen amid concern about the prospects for tech stocks, while oil prices have risen after renewed conflict in the Middle East dampened hopes that the strait of Hormuz would soon reopen.Markets in Asia and Europe fell on Monday after a sharp sell-off in US tech stocks late last week, as investors fretted over how firms at the forefront of the artificial intellig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stock-markets-fall-as-concerns-persist-over-tech-firms-at-heart-of-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stock-markets-fall-as-concerns-persist-over-tech-firms-at-heart-of-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists are making ‘anti-slop’ to rebel against AI: ‘It’s been rammed down our throats’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to AI&rsquo;s hyperrealism, artists and creatives are gravitating toward the homespun and imperfectEarlier this year, a group of film-makers, commercial directors and AI industry influencers gathered in New York City for the Runway AI Summit &ndash; a daylong hype-fest, trumping up the potential of this new technology. During one talk, Rob Wrubel, co-founder and managing partner at San Francisco ad firm Silverside, talked up his work on the Coca-Cola company&rsquo;s AI-generated 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/artists-are-making-anti-slop-to-rebel-against-ai-its-been-rammed-down-our-throats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/artists-are-making-anti-slop-to-rebel-against-ai-its-been-rammed-down-our-throats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AIA record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found.About two-thirds of upcoming datacenters, which typically require a large amount of water to operate, are set to be built in places that ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/majority-of-uss-new-ai-datacenters-to-be-built-on-drought-hit-land/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/majority-of-uss-new-ai-datacenters-to-be-built-on-drought-hit-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Michelle Obama knows a lot about resilience. She still shouldn’t be lecturing gen Z about it | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s decades since the former US first lady was an employee. The world of work she grew up in has long goneUh oh, Michelle Obama has been advising gen Z on navigating work. &ldquo;One thing that&rsquo;s important is to learn how to do something you don&rsquo;t like to do and be good at it,&rdquo; she told the audience at a podcast recording in London. &ldquo;Every experience &ndash; the bad boss, the boring assistant job, the job you thought that you weren&rsquo;t appreciated, the one that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/yes-michelle-obama-knows-a-lot-about-resilience-she-still-shouldnt-be-lecturing-gen-z-about-it-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/yes-michelle-obama-knows-a-lot-about-resilience-she-still-shouldnt-be-lecturing-gen-z-about-it-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders  and Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator&rsquo;s goalsLet no one accuse Bernie Sanders of ducking the big questions. Writing in the New York Times last week, the senator asked: &ldquo;Will the future of humanity be determined by a handful of billionaires who have promoted and developed AI, with virtually no democratic input, who stand to become even richer and more powerful than they are today]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund-plan-is-good-but-we-think-this-is-better-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund-plan-is-good-but-we-think-this-is-better-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guy Who May Have Finally Fixed Siri Is Reportedly Not Getting Much Credit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite all his hard work, Mike Rockwell is reportedly not getting a moment in the spotlight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guy-who-may-have-finally-fixed-siri-is-reportedly-not-getting-much-credit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guy-who-may-have-finally-fixed-siri-is-reportedly-not-getting-much-credit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurer found 18,400 suspect claims last year with some scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documentsBogus insurance claims worth more than &pound;230m were detected by the insurance firm Aviva last year as scammers tried new tricks including using artificial intelligence to fake car accident scenes, documents and to exaggerate damage.The insurer identified more than 18,400 suspect claims across its brands in 2025, with a combined value of &pound;233m. The fraud claims level was a reco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/aviva-detects-record-230m-in-bogus-insurance-claims-as-use-of-ai-rises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/aviva-detects-record-230m-in-bogus-insurance-claims-as-use-of-ai-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta&rsquo;s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for &lsquo;rather more self-interested&rsquo; reasonsSilicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for &ldquo;rather more self-interested&rdquo; reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like &ldquo;a very good time for me to move on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-including-meta-has-embraced-maga-politics-says-nick-clegg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-including-meta-has-embraced-maga-politics-says-nick-clegg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Chat Is Dead’: OpenAI Reportedly Planning Radical Changes to ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not the first time OpenAI has hinted at something like this.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chat-is-dead-openai-reportedly-planning-radical-changes-to-chatgpt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chat-is-dead-openai-reportedly-planning-radical-changes-to-chatgpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding The race is very much on. Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX, which makes AI models as well as space rockets, announced last week it is seeking a $1.77tn (&pound;1.31tn) valuation on the US stock market while Anthropic, the startup behind the Claude chatbot, said it had filed for an initial public offering. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is expected to follow.This latest peak in the AI market comes amid a multit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/billions-spent-and-hypothetical-returns-the-ai-boom-explained-with-six-charts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/billions-spent-and-hypothetical-returns-the-ai-boom-explained-with-six-charts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militantsWhen a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to burn down OpenAI&rsquo;s headquarters and Sam Altman&rsquo;s house, authorities found an anti-AI manifesto alongside his lighter and a jug of kerosene. It was one of a spate of attacks that has caused alarm among researchers, the tech industry and law enforcement about the rise of anti-tech extrem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-driver-of-political-violence-how-the-breakneck-ai-boom-is-fueling-anti-tech-extremism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-driver-of-political-violence-how-the-breakneck-ai-boom-is-fueling-anti-tech-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI toolYou want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell &amp; Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment.The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell &amp; Bromley site and b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/poisoned-ai-the-chatgpt-shopping-scams-that-lead-to-fake-websites/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/poisoned-ai-the-chatgpt-shopping-scams-that-lead-to-fake-websites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Leopard Is Eating David Sacks’s Face]]></title><description><![CDATA["Nationalization of AI will accelerate the corporate-government fusion we&rsquo;re already sliding toward," wrote Sacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-leopard-is-eating-david-sackss-face/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-leopard-is-eating-david-sackss-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plan backed by Shark Tank&rsquo;s Kevin O&rsquo;Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impactsUtah residents have teamed up with a progressive non-profit organization to sue over an under-development AI datacenter backed by celebrity investor Kevin O&rsquo;Leary, claiming the planned Stratos project facility &ldquo;irrevocably&rdquo; cuts off citizens&rsquo; rights by not allowing sufficient public input.Filed by the Alliance for a Better Utah and five unnamed residents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/suit-filed-against-controversial-planned-stratos-datacenter-project-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/suit-filed-against-controversial-planned-stratos-datacenter-project-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target &lsquo;hyperscale&rsquo; datacenters over 20MWNew York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week. On Thursday, the state legislature approved a one-year ban on the facilities powering the AI boom.The measure now heads to Kathy Hochul, the governor, who will decide whether to sign it into law. The Guardian spoke to a state senator in the wake of the hist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-should-not-have-to-sacrifice-new-york-could-become-first-state-to-temporarily-ban-large-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-should-not-have-to-sacrifice-new-york-could-become-first-state-to-temporarily-ban-large-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s no surprise that an AI-faked presidential speech condemning foreign exploitation went viral – the world is suffering from a leadership vacuum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attributed to the president of Namibia, the speech is still being shared as citizens across Africa and the Caribbean cry out for moral leaders willing to speak uncomfortable truthsFor a moment, the speech attributed to Namibia&rsquo;s president travelled across the world like a gust of hope. It was fierce. Defiant. Unapologetically sovereign. The speaker denounced corruption, condemned foreign exploitation and declared that Africa&rsquo;s resources belonged not to politicians or multinational co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-no-surprise-that-an-ai-faked-presidential-speech-condemning-foreign-exploitation-went-viral-the-world-is-suffering-from-a-leadership-vacuum/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-no-surprise-that-an-ai-faked-presidential-speech-condemning-foreign-exploitation-went-viral-the-world-is-suffering-from-a-leadership-vacuum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says Tokkenmaxxing Is Like Having a Porn Addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk about masturbatory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-says-tokkenmaxxing-is-like-having-a-porn-addiction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-says-tokkenmaxxing-is-like-having-a-porn-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automationLiz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence &ldquo;work for workers&rdquo;, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed that the government could shape the way it is adopted. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labour-will-make-ai-work-for-the-workers-says-liz-kendall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labour-will-make-ai-work-for-the-workers-says-liz-kendall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Are Using AI to Create Vaccines—and It’s Working]]></title><description><![CDATA[pEVAC-PS is the first experimental vaccine designed completely with AI to be tested in a human trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-are-using-ai-to-create-vaccinesand-its-working/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-are-using-ai-to-create-vaccinesand-its-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifa expanding AI use at World Cup to reduce amount of abuse seen by players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media protection service offered by FifaEnglish FA yet to confirm whether it will use serviceFifa will expand the use of AI at the World Cup to reduce the amount of abusive messages that teams and players are exposed to on social media.World football&rsquo;s governing body introduced a social media protection service after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has offered its moderation element for free to all football associations at the 2026 tournament, which starts next Thursday. The Footbal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/fifa-expanding-ai-use-at-world-cup-to-reduce-amount-of-abuse-seen-by-players/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/fifa-expanding-ai-use-at-world-cup-to-reduce-amount-of-abuse-seen-by-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic says the world should have option to ‘pause’ on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[US firm says it will convene policymakers for discussion of dangers, in post detailing progress of its Claude modelAnthropic has floated the idea of a worldwide &ldquo;temporary pause&rdquo; on AI development &ndash; and said it was going to convene &ldquo;policymakers&rdquo; to discuss the dangers of advanced AI &ndash; in its latest release touting the capabilities of its products.In a long post on Thursday, Anthropic detailed the progress of its AI model, Claude, towards &ldquo;recursive self]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-the-world-should-have-option-to-pause-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-the-world-should-have-option-to-pause-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.RSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! It&rsquo;s been a while since a humanoid robot video actually im]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-watch-this-running-robot-not-fall-down-stairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-watch-this-running-robot-not-fall-down-stairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Straight-to-VHS Movie in 20 Years Is a Deeply Human Gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I want people to feel something that&rsquo;s imperfect.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-first-straight-to-vhs-movie-in-20-years-is-a-deeply-human-gesture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-first-straight-to-vhs-movie-in-20-years-is-a-deeply-human-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr. Wonderful Is Wounded in the Battle Over His Massive Utah Data Center]]></title><description><![CDATA["Serious partners hold each other to high standards," the Shark Tank star wrote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mr-wonderful-is-wounded-in-the-battle-over-his-massive-utah-data-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mr-wonderful-is-wounded-in-the-battle-over-his-massive-utah-data-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New claimants seek to sue Elon Musk’s xAI after Labour MP’s test case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Asato&rsquo;s lawyer says others want to take action over demeaning sexualised material created by Grok AI toolNew claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk&rsquo;s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualised material created by its Grok AI tool.A handful of complainants contacted Asato&rsquo;s lawyer on Thursday in response to coverage of the MP&rsquo;s decision to sue Musk&rsquo;s company for damages o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-claimants-seek-to-sue-elon-musks-xai-after-labour-mps-test-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-claimants-seek-to-sue-elon-musks-xai-after-labour-mps-test-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists are seriously asking if bees and ChatGPT are conscious]]></title><description><![CDATA[New studies suggest consciousness can't be judged solely by behavior, whether it's a chatbot discussing philosophy or a bee searching for nectar. Researchers are increasingly focusing on the internal mechanisms of brains and computers, concluding that today's AI is likely not conscious while leaving open the possibility for both conscious insects and future machines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-are-seriously-asking-if-bees-and-chatgpt-are-conscious/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-are-seriously-asking-if-bees-and-chatgpt-are-conscious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A uni professor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece. Here’s what it revealed about trust in the technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without disclosing that work has been generated using the technology, faith in existing industries will continue to be undermined Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcasWhen a pro vice-chancellor at a university this week admitted to using AI in writing an opinion piece for a major Australian masthead, but did not disclose that use prior to publication, it highlighted the growing gap between people&rsquo;s use of AI and tru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-uni-professor-admitted-using-ai-to-write-an-opinion-piece-heres-what-it-revealed-about-trust-in-the-technology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-uni-professor-admitted-using-ai-to-write-an-opinion-piece-heres-what-it-revealed-about-trust-in-the-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Bipartisan Legislation Takes a Big Step Forward in Restricting State Regulation of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legislators said the draft bill is, "intended to solicit feedback from stakeholders, experts, and the public before the bill is formally introduced."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-bipartisan-legislation-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-restricting-state-regulation-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-bipartisan-legislation-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-restricting-state-regulation-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs CEO Says It’s Time for Artists to Seize the Means of Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right message, wrong messenger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-sachs-ceo-says-its-time-for-artists-to-seize-the-means-of-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-sachs-ceo-says-its-time-for-artists-to-seize-the-means-of-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will get off the ground – but a descent from a silly valuation must follow | Nils Pratley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors will buy into the market-leading tech and cult of Musk despite a price that is defying gravity&ldquo;Our mission,&rdquo; says the opening sentence of SpaceX&rsquo;s listing document with a straight face, &ldquo;is to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multi-planetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars.&rdquo;The last bit has an echo of the laughable WeWork, which was going to &ldquo;elevate the wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-will-get-off-the-ground-but-a-descent-from-a-silly-valuation-must-follow-nils-pratley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-will-get-off-the-ground-but-a-descent-from-a-silly-valuation-must-follow-nils-pratley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says Britons are &lsquo;reasonable, tolerant people&rsquo; and backs MP&rsquo;s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised imagesUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesElon Musk is &ldquo;interfering in our politics&rdquo; and attempting to create division, Keir Starmer has said, in a significant toughening of government language about the X owner.The prime minister&rsquo;s comments come after weeks of posts by Musk on his social media platform about the murder of Henry Nowak, many o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starmer-accuses-musk-of-trying-to-whip-up-division-in-uk-over-henry-nowak-murder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starmer-accuses-musk-of-trying-to-whip-up-division-in-uk-over-henry-nowak-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report  | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressedAlan Milburn&rsquo;s interim review into young people not in education, employment or training lays bare what those of us working in careers support services have long observed: this is a system failure, not a failure of young people (&lsquo;A record of failure&rsquo;: what&rsquo;s in the first part of Alan Milburn&rsquo;s Neet repo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/careers-guidance-should-be-at-the-centre-of-alan-milburns-final-neet-report-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/careers-guidance-should-be-at-the-centre-of-alan-milburns-final-neet-report-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertipsI am not, by nature, an early adopter. There comes a point in our lives where change becomes more irritating than exciting and, I suspect, I reached it sooner than most. But when a workplace recently tasked me with exploring practical applications for AI, I spotted an opportunity to cast off my luddite inclinations.It turned out AI was very good at mimickin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-asked-ai-for-help-with-diy-it-told-me-to-build-a-subfloor-on-rotting-stumps-but-also-taught-me-valuable-lessons-myke-bartlett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-asked-ai-for-help-with-diy-it-told-me-to-build-a-subfloor-on-rotting-stumps-but-also-taught-me-valuable-lessons-myke-bartlett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX targets biggest ever stock market debut, putting Musk on course to be trillionaire]]></title><description><![CDATA[IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.77tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealthElon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX is looking to raise $75bn (&pound;55bn) from its blockbuster stock market listing next week as the rocket company aims for the largest initial public offering ever.If the stock market launch &ndash; primed for 12 June &ndash; goes as planned, founder Musk, the world&rsquo;s wealthiest person, could make history as the first trillionaire. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-targets-biggest-ever-stock-market-debut-putting-musk-on-course-to-be-trillionaire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spacex-targets-biggest-ever-stock-market-debut-putting-musk-on-course-to-be-trillionaire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Agree for Once, Sign Letter Against AI-Assisted Bioweapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rival AI CEOs joined a long list of AI stakeholders as well as scientists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-and-dario-amodei-agree-for-once-sign-letter-against-ai-assisted-bioweapons/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-and-dario-amodei-agree-for-once-sign-letter-against-ai-assisted-bioweapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some will question its credibility &ndash; but the alternative future to the one imagined in the Global Justice Report is far more bleak&lsquo;An equal and habitable world is possible&rsquo;: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survivalIn our increasingly dystopian world, who wouldn&rsquo;t want to at least be open to a utopian antidote? The Global Justice Report, published on Thursday, outlines how to build a prosperous, equitable world within safe planetary boundaries. It&rsquo;s a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/happiness-is-not-just-about-gdp-ambitious-plan-or-utopia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/happiness-is-not-just-about-gdp-ambitious-plan-or-utopia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSEs and A-levels, says Ian BauckhamCheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices such as smartglasses or invisible earpieces, according to England&rsquo;s qualifications watchdog.Ian Bauckham, the head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), also revealed that GCSEs and A-level courses in England were being scrutinised over potential AI use in student]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/smartglasses-and-earpieces-may-worsen-exam-cheating-in-schools-says-ofqual/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/smartglasses-and-earpieces-may-worsen-exam-cheating-in-schools-says-ofqual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not &ndash; but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook herFor a year, Joanna Stern decided to turn herself into a &ldquo;lab rat&rdquo; &ndash; the object of her own experiment. Throughout 2025, she invited artificial intelligence into &ldquo;every corner&rdquo; of her life. She let AI answer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/my-year-with-the-robots-how-joanna-stern-let-ai-into-her-home-work-and-heart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/my-year-with-the-robots-how-joanna-stern-let-ai-into-her-home-work-and-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seattle poised to ban new datacenters in blow to big tech hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Measure in Amazon and Microsoft&rsquo;s backyard expected to succeed next week as backlash grows amid AI boomSeattle&rsquo;s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows.Four companies sought to build five large datacenters in areas serviced by Seattle&rsquo;s public utility; if approved, they would have consumed approximately a third of the city&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-poised-to-ban-new-datacenters-in-blow-to-big-tech-hub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/seattle-poised-to-ban-new-datacenters-in-blow-to-big-tech-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Eyes Bernie Sanders as His Pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look who is ready to play ball.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-eyes-bernie-sanders-as-his-pope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-eyes-bernie-sanders-as-his-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Have Grown Dramatically Anti-Data Center in Just Months, Survey Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent survey shows a dramatic swing against new data center construction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-have-grown-dramatically-anti-data-center-in-just-months-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-have-grown-dramatically-anti-data-center-in-just-months-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Are Starting to Really Hate Data Centers—and It’s Making the Tech Industry Nervous]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent survey shows a dramatic swing against new data center construction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-are-starting-to-really-hate-data-centersand-its-making-the-tech-industry-nervous/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-are-starting-to-really-hate-data-centersand-its-making-the-tech-industry-nervous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a banSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailResidents in Monterey Park, California, became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results indicate a resounding victory for the prohibition.While many cities and counties have already passed temporary or indefinite moratoriums via their local governments, Monterey Park would be the first to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/in-first-california-city-overwhelmingly-votes-to-permanently-ban-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/in-first-california-city-overwhelmingly-votes-to-permanently-ban-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado governor vetoes block on surveillance pricing as other states push for bans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for &lsquo;choosing to side with dominant corporations&rsquo; over workersColorado&rsquo;s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing to set workers&rsquo; wages and prices for consumer goods.The measure would have been the strongest in the nation against algorithmic pricing. While Maryland became the first state to approve a law banning surveillance pricing in grocery stores in April, Colorado&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/colorado-governor-vetoes-block-on-surveillance-pricing-as-other-states-push-for-bans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/colorado-governor-vetoes-block-on-surveillance-pricing-as-other-states-push-for-bans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Asato was portrayed wearing a bikini in Grok-generated images after she criticised creation of such non-consensual picturesA Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded the social media platform X earlier this year.Jess Asato, the MP for Lowestoft, said in January that seeing herself portrayed by the AI tool as wearing a bikini without her c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labour-mp-sues-elon-musks-xai-company-over-fake-sexualised-images/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/labour-mp-sues-elon-musks-xai-company-over-fake-sexualised-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving news websites the power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramificationsThe UK&rsquo;s competition watchdog has ordered Google to change how it uses publishers&rsquo; content in its AI-powered search results, in a move that will have global ramifications.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is using powers that allow it to set bespoke rules for major tech firms that it deems to have &ldquo;strategic market status&rdquo;. Google, the world&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-do-uk-watchdogs-new-rules-on-google-ai-results-mean-for-publishers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-do-uk-watchdogs-new-rules-on-google-ai-results-mean-for-publishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU aims to ensure foreign governments or firms cannot disrupt tech services with ‘kill switch’]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Commission proposals aim to reduce &lsquo;risky dependencies&rsquo; on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, AI and semiconductorsThe EU executive wants to ensure no foreign government or company has access to a &ldquo;kill switch&rdquo; to turn off or disrupt vital tech services across the continent, as part of an effort to cut dependencies on the US and China.Publishing &ldquo;technological sovereignty&rdquo; proposals that risk further tensions with Donald Trump, the European Commiss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/eu-aims-to-ensure-foreign-governments-or-firms-cannot-disrupt-tech-services-with-kill-switch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/eu-aims-to-ensure-foreign-governments-or-firms-cannot-disrupt-tech-services-with-kill-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The risks of inviting AI into the heart of our economy, society and governance | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article by Nesrine Malik on what we lose when we trust machines over humansNesrine Malik is right to worry about the effect that AI may have on writing (AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That&rsquo;s why its vapid voice suits this political moment, 1 June). The examples she cites of fabricated quotations and unreliable research should concern&nbsp;anyone who values truth and public trust.However, I suspect the deeper problem is not AI&rsquo;s bland prose but its relatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-risks-of-inviting-ai-into-the-heart-of-our-economy-society-and-governance-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-risks-of-inviting-ai-into-the-heart-of-our-economy-society-and-governance-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including GrokA former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the arrest of Henry Nowak.Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has criticised social media and AI platforms, including Elon Musk&rsquo;s Grok, for spreading the false claim that she was one of the officers who arrested Nowak as he lay dying after bein]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/former-police-officer-in-hiding-after-being-falsely-linked-to-henry-nowak-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/former-police-officer-in-hiding-after-being-falsely-linked-to-henry-nowak-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to &lsquo;widely available free tools&rsquo;Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education (DfE) proposals to withdraw funding for specialist assistive software available as part of the Disabled Students&rsquo; Allow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-sign-petition-against-cuts-to-tech-support-for-disabled-students-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-sign-petition-against-cuts-to-tech-support-for-disabled-students-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is &lsquo;creatively freeing&rsquo;Martin Scorsese&rsquo;s announcement that he has invested in an AI company and uses the technology to create storyboards has triggered a backlash from fellow members of the film industry.The New York Times reported that Scorsese had been appointed in 2025 as a partner and adviser to Black Forest Labs, a German-based venture t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/martin-scorsese-accused-of-throwing-artists-under-bus-with-ai-storyboards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/martin-scorsese-accused-of-throwing-artists-under-bus-with-ai-storyboards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David OmandDrones will need to be programmed with moral guidelines as AI-driven decision making reduces human involvement in autonomous warfare, according to a former UK spy chief.David Omand told the Guardian that he had changed his mind on unmanned weapons systems, more than a decade after concluding that autonomous drones could not comply with international humanitarian law. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/future-ai-weapons-such-as-drones-should-have-moral-code-says-former-uk-spy-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/future-ai-weapons-such-as-drones-should-have-moral-code-says-former-uk-spy-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challengeShould the AI-powered drones of the future have a licence to kill? The question is becoming ever more pressing as governments and the defence industry acknowledge that drone systems will play an increasingly crucial role in future warfare.With drones being deployed in huge numbers in the Ukraine war and AI being used to assist bombing missions in the Iran conflict, there is an expec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-autonomous-ai-powered-killer-drones-take-morality-onboard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-autonomous-ai-powered-killer-drones-take-morality-onboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Targets Legal Fears to Sell Its Powerful New AI Model to Businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAI-Thinking-1 is one of seven new models the company announced today, less than one year after unveiling its first in-house models.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-targets-legal-fears-to-sell-its-powerful-new-ai-model-to-businesses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-targets-legal-fears-to-sell-its-powerful-new-ai-model-to-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Scorsese Feels the Power of the Dark Side, Jumps on the AI Bandwagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he would say, "Well, the industry is over."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/martin-scorsese-feels-the-power-of-the-dark-side-jumps-on-the-ai-bandwagon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/martin-scorsese-feels-the-power-of-the-dark-side-jumps-on-the-ai-bandwagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philly Cops Are Reportedly Monitoring Anti-AI Memes, According to Internal Alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bulletin from a regional fusion center clocks increasing anti-AI sentiment on social media and warns offline destructive action is coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/philly-cops-are-reportedly-monitoring-anti-ai-memes-according-to-internal-alert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/philly-cops-are-reportedly-monitoring-anti-ai-memes-according-to-internal-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Lets Claude Mythos Spread Its Glasswings]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's dangerous, but not TOO dangerous to give to more organizations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-lets-claude-mythos-spread-its-glasswings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-lets-claude-mythos-spread-its-glasswings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DuckDuckGo’s Doing Numbers After Pitching Itself as the Home of AI-Free Web Searches]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI haters are leaving Google in droves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgos-doing-numbers-after-pitching-itself-as-the-home-of-ai-free-web-searches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgos-doing-numbers-after-pitching-itself-as-the-home-of-ai-free-web-searches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Continues to Be Only Democrat(ish) Lawmaker Willing to Govern on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[By proposing public ownership, at least he's trying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-continues-to-be-only-democratish-lawmaker-willing-to-govern-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-continues-to-be-only-democratish-lawmaker-willing-to-govern-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PewDiePie Is Here to Offer You Privacy Assurances in the Age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently he's an AI influencer now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pewdiepie-is-here-to-offer-you-privacy-assurances-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pewdiepie-is-here-to-offer-you-privacy-assurances-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deranged Robotics Cult at Duke Accidentally Summons Lovecraftian Outer God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest blogger HP Lovecraft writes on the latest advances in robotics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/deranged-robotics-cult-at-duke-accidentally-summons-lovecraftian-outer-god/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/deranged-robotics-cult-at-duke-accidentally-summons-lovecraftian-outer-god/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This DIY Bipedal Robot Used Pneumatic “Air-Muscles” Instead of Motors]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1987, Richard Greenhill, a British photographer who was fascinated by (but had no actual training in) robotics, decided he wanted to build a life-size humanoid that could do useful things, like carrying luggage. He was working at a startup called Intergalactic Robots, but he couldn&rsquo;t convince anyone there to build such a machine, so he set about building one himself, in his attic.To help with his project, he organized a weekly get-together of a dozen or so like-minded folks. Every Wedne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-diy-bipedal-robot-used-pneumatic-air-muscles-instead-of-motors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-diy-bipedal-robot-used-pneumatic-air-muscles-instead-of-motors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Company Will Clean Your Nasty Apartment For Free if You Let Them Record It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AI training company proposes a simple trade deal: you get a tidy house, they get a bunch of data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-company-will-clean-your-nasty-apartment-for-free-if-you-let-them-record-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-company-will-clean-your-nasty-apartment-for-free-if-you-let-them-record-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies Are Getting Burned by Burning Tons of Tokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wait, this costs money?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/companies-are-getting-burned-by-burning-tons-of-tokens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/companies-are-getting-burned-by-burning-tons-of-tokens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark Tank Star Is Fighting Phantom Bots While Utah Locals Fight His Data Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seems like people just don't like your project, dude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shark-tank-star-is-fighting-phantom-bots-while-utah-locals-fight-his-data-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shark-tank-star-is-fighting-phantom-bots-while-utah-locals-fight-his-data-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Extreme Omnidirectional Robot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! What is the right number o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-extreme-omnidirectional-robot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-extreme-omnidirectional-robot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Star Wars’ and ‘Jurassic World’ Director Gareth Edwards Is All for AI in Filmmaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who also made 'The Creator' and 'Godzilla' enthusiastically endorsed the technology at a recent event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/star-wars-and-jurassic-world-director-gareth-edwards-is-all-for-ai-in-filmmaking/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/star-wars-and-jurassic-world-director-gareth-edwards-is-all-for-ai-in-filmmaking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Put AI Models in Charge of a Simulated Society. Grok Oversaw a Crime Spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Elon Musk's bot ruled the world, total societal collapse would apparently follow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-put-ai-models-in-charge-of-a-simulated-society-grok-oversaw-a-crime-spree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-put-ai-models-in-charge-of-a-simulated-society-grok-oversaw-a-crime-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of DeFi Unsafe’]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI comes for us all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crypto-security-pioneer-i-now-consider-all-of-defi-unsafe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crypto-security-pioneer-i-now-consider-all-of-defi-unsafe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Would Like the Record to Show AI Will Not Take Your Job (Despite Everything He’s Said Previously)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wonder what changed?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-would-like-the-record-to-show-ai-will-not-take-your-job-despite-everything-hes-said-previously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-would-like-the-record-to-show-ai-will-not-take-your-job-despite-everything-hes-said-previously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the Flames of Hell Licking at His Feet, JD Vance Ponders the Future of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Thiel on one shoulder, the pope on the other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/with-the-flames-of-hell-licking-at-his-feet-jd-vance-ponders-the-future-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/with-the-flames-of-hell-licking-at-his-feet-jd-vance-ponders-the-future-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Chip Workers Approve (Amazing) Deal to Avert Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't take a big sip of coffee before you read their new average bonus amount.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/samsung-chip-workers-approve-amazing-deal-to-avert-strike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/samsung-chip-workers-approve-amazing-deal-to-avert-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley VCs Invest in Head-Mounted Cameras on Workers in India For Training AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human Archive believes its technology "will become foundational infrastructure for automating manual labor."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-vcs-invest-in-head-mounted-cameras-on-workers-in-india-for-training-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 03:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/silicon-valley-vcs-invest-in-head-mounted-cameras-on-workers-in-india-for-training-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops Want to Turn Your Kid’s School Bus Into a Surveillance Tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[How about no?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cops-want-to-turn-your-kids-school-bus-into-a-surveillance-tool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cops-want-to-turn-your-kids-school-bus-into-a-surveillance-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s at Least One Job That AI Isn’t Killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyber is booming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-at-least-one-job-that-ai-isnt-killing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-at-least-one-job-that-ai-isnt-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Booing Will Continue Until Commencement Speeches Improve]]></title><description><![CDATA[You'll never guess which technology Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Label Group wants the class of 2026 to embrace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-booing-will-continue-until-commencement-speeches-improve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-booing-will-continue-until-commencement-speeches-improve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Tech Battles Are Pushing Leaders to Tears and Fits of Mania]]></title><description><![CDATA[The council is not okay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/local-tech-battles-are-pushing-leaders-to-tears-and-fits-of-mania/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/local-tech-battles-are-pushing-leaders-to-tears-and-fits-of-mania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based onchatbots&rsquo; recommendationsPlastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of &ldquo;AI face&rdquo;, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic AI-generated visions of what they want to look like.Dr Nora Nugent, a cosmetic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has seen this first hand. Clients have started coming to her office with photos of themselves beautified by AI and a false expectation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/you-cant-control-everything-the-rise-in-plastic-surgeons-asked-to-create-ai-face/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/you-cant-control-everything-the-rise-in-plastic-surgeons-asked-to-create-ai-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunrise Movement takes credit for disrupting Trump’s New York state rally – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog has now closed.US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenureSign up for the Breaking News US email&ldquo;There&rsquo;s broad recognition there are going to be eventually less US troops in Europe than historically,&rdquo; Rubio saysRubio said he didn&rsquo;t set the timeline for reducing the number of US troops in Europe, but &ldquo;it has been an ongoing process that started from the first day of this administration.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sunrise-movement-takes-credit-for-disrupting-trumps-new-york-state-rally-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sunrise-movement-takes-credit-for-disrupting-trumps-new-york-state-rally-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks Abandons Borked AI Inventory Tool That Couldn’t Count: Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company behind the tool said its on a "mission to count everything of value in the world."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starbucks-abandons-borked-ai-inventory-tool-that-couldnt-count-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starbucks-abandons-borked-ai-inventory-tool-that-couldnt-count-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Atlas Versus a Fridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Just months after its debu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-atlas-versus-a-fridge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-atlas-versus-a-fridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the great AI backlash begun? | Fiona Katauskas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The signs are thereSee more of Fiona Katauskas&rsquo;s cartoons here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/has-the-great-ai-backlash-begun-fiona-katauskas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/has-the-great-ai-backlash-begun-fiona-katauskas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[London mayor accused of &lsquo;putting politics above public safety&rsquo; for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysisUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesPalantir has accused Sadiq Khan of &ldquo;putting politics above public safety&rdquo; after the London mayor blocked its &pound;50m contract with the Metropolitan police in a move that has also led to tensions inside Labour over its involvement with the US tech company.Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-hits-back-at-sadiq-khan-after-50m-contract-with-met-police-blocked/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-hits-back-at-sadiq-khan-after-50m-contract-with-met-police-blocked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Google DeepMind Researcher Warns Benchmarks Won’t Save Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark this.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-deepmind-researcher-warns-benchmarks-wont-save-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-deepmind-researcher-warns-benchmarks-wont-save-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff that are set to lose their jobs to artificial intelligence as &ldquo;lower-value human capital&rdquo;.Bill Winters offered the apology after a backlash over comments he made earlier this week as the London-headquartered lender became one of the first major global banks to lay out plans to cut about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/standard-chartered-boss-apologises-for-lower-value-human-capital-comments-amid-job-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/standard-chartered-boss-apologises-for-lower-value-human-capital-comments-amid-job-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[IPO filing from Elon Musk&rsquo;s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions and tech empire&rsquo;s quirksSpaceX publicly released an investor prospectus on Wednesday as part of its plan for a $1.75tn debut on the US stock market next month, revealing unseen details about the finances and future plans of Elon Musk&rsquo;s flagship company. In addition to new information on operating costs and revenue, the filing also included trademark Muskian sweeping proclamations about the uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mars-colony-and-grok-warnings-five-strange-details-in-spacexs-pitch-to-investors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mars-colony-and-grok-warnings-five-strange-details-in-spacexs-pitch-to-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profitsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe CEOs of AI titans Microsoft and Anthropic have been duchessing Canberra. The reason? They have bet the house that we are at the beginning of an AI gold rush and they have a big problem: they need to find secure places to train their massive models.Having exhausted the US&rsquo;s public tolerance for da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-australia-is-home-to-an-ai-gold-rush-lets-not-squander-it-lets-fjord-a-different-path-peter-lewis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-australia-is-home-to-an-ai-gold-rush-lets-not-squander-it-lets-fjord-a-different-path-peter-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify and Universal Music agree deal to let subscribers create AI remixes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Licensing agreement will allow listeners to use AI to create content on streaming platform for first timeSpotify and Universal Music Group have agreed on a deal that will allow subscribers to generate song covers and remixes using artificial intelligence.The licensing agreement is the first time the Swedish streaming company will allow listeners to use AI to create content through its platform. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spotify-and-universal-music-agree-deal-to-let-subscribers-create-ai-remixes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spotify-and-universal-music-agree-deal-to-let-subscribers-create-ai-remixes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Wants to Rewrite Its Washington Playbook With ‘Reverse Federalism’ Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Create a regulatory vacuum and it'll get filled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-wants-to-rewrite-its-washington-playbook-with-reverse-federalism-strategy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-wants-to-rewrite-its-washington-playbook-with-reverse-federalism-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor&rsquo;s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing Sadiq Khan has blocked a &pound;50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard.After the UK&rsquo;s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir&rsquo;s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing &ldquo;serious concerns&rdquo; ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sadiq-khan-sparks-row-with-met-after-blocking-50m-ai-deal-with-palantir/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sadiq-khan-sparks-row-with-met-after-blocking-50m-ai-deal-with-palantir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A musical Turing test for AI consciousness | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Ladyman suggests a question to ask artificial intelligence systems, while John van Someren is suspicious of advice he got from the AI assistant ClaudeThere is a test that Prof Richard Dawkins might use to determine if artificial intelligence systems are conscious (Letters, 15 May). Ask them to name the best song.AI systems will tell you which song sold the most copies, or made the most money, or were named the&nbsp;best song by a particular magazine or commentator. All of&nbsp;these are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-musical-turing-test-for-ai-consciousness-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-musical-turing-test-for-ai-consciousness-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company says work on Paul Erd&#337;s planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoningOpenAI has claimed a further advance in AI reasoning after its technology successfully tackled an 80-year-old maths problem.The company behind ChatGPT said it had made a breakthrough with a challenge first posed by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erd&#337;s in 1946: the planar unit distance problem. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-makes-breakthrough-on-80-year-old-maths-problem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-makes-breakthrough-on-80-year-old-maths-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WiseTech begins redundancies – but omits ‘AI’ from emails to Chinese employees, workers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASX-listed company announced in February it would lay off almost 30% of its 7,000-strong workforce across 40 countriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWiseTech has begun informing staff that they will lose their jobs as part of redundancies the company has said is due to artificial intelligence advancements &ndash; although an email to staff in China omitted the word &ldquo;AI&rdquo; after a court case against another company in the country.Staff at WiseTech have been w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wisetech-begins-redundancies-but-omits-ai-from-emails-to-chinese-employees-workers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wisetech-begins-redundancies-but-omits-ai-from-emails-to-chinese-employees-workers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT warns of smartphone price rises due to chip shortages from AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecoms company CEO says tech firms are buying up memory chips to power datacentres relied on by AIBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesBT has said the cost of smartphones could rise as technology companies buy up semiconductor chips because of the boom in artificial intelligence, putting pressure on supply chains.The telecoms company&rsquo;s chief executive, Allison Kirkby, said she was anticipating shortages as tech firms bought large quantities of memory chips to power the datacentres relied]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bt-warns-of-smartphone-price-rises-due-to-chip-shortages-from-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bt-warns-of-smartphone-price-rises-due-to-chip-shortages-from-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open-Source Software Is Starting to Help Robots Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a group of academics started making open-source robotics hardware, a generation of roboticists got years of their lives back. Now, the bigger challenge is getting robots to think&mdash;and that&rsquo;s starting to be open-sourced too.The shift is still early, but companies including Hugging Face, Nvidia, and Alibaba have all made significant bets on open-source robotics in the last two years, releasing tools and models aimed at the higher-level work of getting robots to reason, decide, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/open-source-software-is-starting-to-help-robots-think/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/open-source-software-is-starting-to-help-robots-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir&rsquo;s AI technology to automate intelligence analysisA &pound;50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a &ldquo;clear and serious breach&rdquo; of procurement rules.Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir&rsquo;s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But K]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-50m-met-police-deal-with-palantir/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-50m-met-police-deal-with-palantir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics.A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnostic device hanging at her belt. A logistics worker on a loading dock, gloves on, eyes on the pallet, needs to redirect a connected lift. A person using an assistive mobility device on a crowded street wants to nudge it forward without taking out a phone or speaking aloud. None of these moments call for a smarter robot. Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-future-of-physical-ai-isnt-smarter-robots-its-smarter-interfaces/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-future-of-physical-ai-isnt-smarter-robots-its-smarter-interfaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Reportedly Plans to Adopt and Weaponize Latest Cyber-Capable AI Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report claims Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview may be involved, despite the company's supply chain risk designation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagon-reportedly-plans-to-adopt-and-weaponize-latest-cyber-capable-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagon-reportedly-plans-to-adopt-and-weaponize-latest-cyber-capable-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Clark describes &lsquo;vertiginous sense of progress&rsquo; and &lsquo;profound changes&rsquo; to society alongside risks of technologyAn AI system will work with humans to make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within 12 months and tradespeople will be helped by bipedal robots in two years, according to the co-founder of Anthropic.Jack Clark described a &ldquo;vertiginous sense of progress&rdquo; in the technology and made a series of predictions, including that companies run solely by AIs w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-will-help-make-a-nobel-prize-winning-discovery-within-a-year-says-anthropic-co-founder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-will-help-make-a-nobel-prize-winning-discovery-within-a-year-says-anthropic-co-founder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scandal Over a Supposedly AI-Written, Award-Winning Short Story Is Troubling. Or Just Mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far, it's really just people criticizing a short story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-scandal-over-a-supposedly-ai-written-award-winning-short-story-is-troubling-or-just-mean/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-scandal-over-a-supposedly-ai-written-award-winning-short-story-is-troubling-or-just-mean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Francisco turns to AI to save whales from ship strikes as deaths soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change is pushing starving grey whales to San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes led to 40% of 21 deathsFerries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, but an AI-powered detection network launched this week is designed to track them day and night.The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/san-francisco-turns-to-ai-to-save-whales-from-ship-strikes-as-deaths-soar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/san-francisco-turns-to-ai-to-save-whales-from-ship-strikes-as-deaths-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos Tells Workers to ‘Be So Happy’ They’re Being Given the Gift of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guy sticking you up with a knife says you should be thrilled it's not a gun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-tells-workers-to-be-so-happy-theyre-being-given-the-gift-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-tells-workers-to-be-so-happy-theyre-being-given-the-gift-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why patients are turning to Dr Chatbot | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Eltringham and Barbara Riddell point to the decline in general practice as the reason why people are turning to AI for health advice. Plus a letter from Dr Katie BakerYour report (One in seven in UK prefer consulting AI chatbots to seeing doctor, study finds, 13 May) will no doubt be greeted with the usual hand&#8209;wringing about the decline of human connection in healthcare. But the more honest explanation is far simpler: many of us no longer see our registered doctor in any meaningfu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-patients-are-turning-to-dr-chatbot-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-patients-are-turning-to-dr-chatbot-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel laureates and human rights abuses | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abiy Ahmed | AI job losses | Deer ruminations | Harry Belafonte | Stephen Yaxley&#8209;LennonIn reference to your report about 112 Nobel laureates calling on Iran to release the gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi )(12 May), I write to note the irony that Abiy&nbsp;Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, has had under his leadership several activists imprisoned for protesting against human rights violations and a profound undemocratic social order since he was awarded the Nobel prize for peace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nobel-laureates-and-human-rights-abuses-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nobel-laureates-and-human-rights-abuses-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Electoral Commission calls for new controls as Demos finds tools made up fake scandals, invented candidates or gave wrong dateUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe Electoral Commission has called for new legal controls over misinformation from AI chatbots, after a thinktank found they had made serious mistakes during the recent Scottish election.The thinktank Demos said its investigation had found that AI services gave voters misinformation to 34% of the questions it posed, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-and-other-ai-bots-made-huge-errors-before-scottish-election-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-and-other-ai-bots-made-huge-errors-before-scottish-election-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments&rsquo; use of AI for defence and intelligenceGoogle DeepMind has agreed to enter formal talks with UK tech workers that could lead to trade union representation amid growing staff concerns about the use of its AI by the US and Israeli governments&rsquo; defence and intelligence.In a groundbreaking move, the artificial intelligence arm of the multi-trillion dollar Google empire, led by the Nobel prize w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-deepmind-in-talks-with-uk-unions-amid-staff-concern-over-us-and-israels-ai-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-deepmind-in-talks-with-uk-unions-amid-staff-concern-over-us-and-israels-ai-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Robotics Have a ChatGPT Moment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in warehouses, care for the elderly, assist in unsafe disaster areas, deliver packages and food to our doorsteps, and eventually, help out in our homes. Some will look like us, and many won&rsquo;t. What is certain is that regardless of form factor, robots will all rely heavily on AI in order to deliver real-world value.In 2025, total investments in robotics compani]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-robotics-have-a-chatgpt-moment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-robotics-have-a-chatgpt-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t worry about a robot takeover’: AI expert Michael Wooldridge on big tech’s real dangers (and occasional blessings)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 50 years after he first got his hands on a computer, the Oxford professor still believes in the power of technology. Can his beloved game theory explain why Silicon Valley&rsquo;s entrepreneurs consistently misuse it?Michael Wooldridge is like the teacher you wish you&rsquo;d had: approachable, able to explain difficult things in simple terms, neither dauntingly highbrow nor off-puttingly cool, and genuinely enthusiastic about what he does. &ldquo;I love it when you see the light go on in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-worry-about-a-robot-takeover-ai-expert-michael-wooldridge-on-big-techs-real-dangers-and-occasional-blessings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-worry-about-a-robot-takeover-ai-expert-michael-wooldridge-on-big-techs-real-dangers-and-occasional-blessings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk and the US government fought an AI anti-discrimination law. The arguments don’t hold up | Genevieve Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[The justice department&rsquo;s lawsuit is part of a federal effort to reframe AI consumer protections as ideological overreachThis April, the US Department of Justice joined Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI in suing the state of Colorado to kill its AI anti-discrimination law.When the federal government sides with a billionaire against a state trying to protect its residents from AI discrimination, that&rsquo;s not only a Colorado story. That&rsquo;s everyone&rsquo;s story.Dr Genevieve Smith is a postdocto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-and-the-us-government-fought-an-ai-anti-discrimination-law-the-arguments-dont-hold-up-genevieve-smith/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-and-the-us-government-fought-an-ai-anti-discrimination-law-the-arguments-dont-hold-up-genevieve-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s AI Executive Order Will Reportedly Make Sharing Models with the Government Voluntary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive... pretty please?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-ai-executive-order-will-reportedly-make-sharing-models-with-the-government-voluntary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-ai-executive-order-will-reportedly-make-sharing-models-with-the-government-voluntary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SoftBank Insiders Are Reportedly Worried Their CEO Keeps Falling for Wallet Inspectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masayoshi Son has a history of making smart bets. Insiders are reportedly worried he's on a losing streak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/softbank-insiders-are-reportedly-worried-their-ceo-keeps-falling-for-wallet-inspectors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/softbank-insiders-are-reportedly-worried-their-ceo-keeps-falling-for-wallet-inspectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: have you used an AI chatbot to make a significant decision – and regretted it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear from people who regret turning to AI chatbots for advice on their personal or social lives People are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for advice on their personal and social lives. But researchers and even some AI companies are beginning to worry that some users are becoming overly dependent on their chatbots.Have you taken the advice of an AI chatbot to make a significant decision - and regretted it? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-used-an-ai-chatbot-to-make-a-significant-decision-and-regretted-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-used-an-ai-chatbot-to-make-a-significant-decision-and-regretted-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's getting harder and harder to guess whether a face is AI. The University of New South Wales recently launched an AI faces test, which challenges users ability to distinguish between real and fake faces. Guardian Australia's Carly Earl and Matilda Boseley take the test to see if it's a science or just vibes Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/real-or-ai-can-a-photographer-and-internet-addict-spot-fake-portraits-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/real-or-ai-can-a-photographer-and-internet-addict-spot-fake-portraits-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI engineer says Google unfairly sacked him after he protested against work for Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Employment tribunal claim says worker lost his job after distributing leaflets throughout London officeGoogle is facing a legal challenge from an AI engineer who claims he was unfairly dismissed after he protested against its work for the Israeli government, in the latest sign of growing concern about the social and ethical impacts of AI.The engineer distributed flyers around Google DeepMind&rsquo;s London offices, which read &ldquo;Google provides military AI to forces committing gen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-engineer-says-google-unfairly-sacked-him-after-he-protested-against-work-for-israel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-engineer-says-google-unfairly-sacked-him-after-he-protested-against-work-for-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Obvious markers of AI’: doubts raised over winner of short story prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Granta publisher says &lsquo;perhaps we never will know&rsquo; true authorship of work that won Commonwealth prize A few syntactical tics &ndash; and the verdict of an AI detection platform &ndash; have sparked a furore over the possibility that a short story given a prestigious literary award was written by AI.The foundation that awarded the prize and Granta, the magazine that published the winning story, said they had considered the allegations but had not reached a conclusion as to whether th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/obvious-markers-of-ai-doubts-raised-over-winner-of-short-story-prize/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/obvious-markers-of-ai-doubts-raised-over-winner-of-short-story-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Comes for OpenClaw With Gemini Spark, a Personal AI Agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[An AI agent for anyone (willing to pay $100 a month for it).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-comes-for-openclaw-with-gemini-spark-a-personal-ai-agent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-comes-for-openclaw-with-gemini-spark-a-personal-ai-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta is rapidly reorganizing its workers’ jobs around AI: ‘Transfers aren’t optional’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some employees will be moved to new teams focused on AI agents and cloud infrastructureAs Meta races to recenter itself around artificial intelligence, the tech giant is mandating that more than 7,000 workers must move to new teams, and it&rsquo;s radically changing some employees&rsquo; jobs. The Guardian has also learned that some of these reassigned employees will shift to two new teams: one building AI cloud infrastructure and another that&rsquo;s building an internal AI agent codenamed Hatc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-rapidly-reorganizing-its-workers-jobs-around-ai-transfers-arent-optional/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-rapidly-reorganizing-its-workers-jobs-around-ai-transfers-arent-optional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robots Could Turn E-Waste Into a Source of Legacy Chips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electronic waste is moving up on regulatory agendas in 2026: New European waste-shipment rules, expanded recycling fees on products with non-removable batteries in California, and an e-waste import ban in Malaysia, for example, are all increasing pressure to recover more value before electronics are shredded or exported.The world is projected to generate 82 million tonnes of e-waste annually by 2030, according to the United Nations&rsquo; most recent Global E-Waste Monitor report in 2024. The re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robots-could-turn-e-waste-into-a-source-of-legacy-chips/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robots-could-turn-e-waste-into-a-source-of-legacy-chips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Cofounder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic as Sam Altman’s Fortunes Turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AI Cold War is heating up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-joins-anthropic-as-sam-altmans-fortunes-turn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-cofounder-andrej-karpathy-joins-anthropic-as-sam-altmans-fortunes-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dangers of putting pupils’ images on school websites | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools can compromise children&rsquo;s privacy, exposing them to potential identity fraud, harassment and AI exploitation, says Dr Claire BessantIt was concerning, but sadly unsurprising, to read a Guardian article reporting that UK schools are being blackmailed with AI-generated child sexual abuse images created from photos shared on school websites and social media pages (UK schools should remove pupils&rsquo; online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts, 8 May). Lord Russell, in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dangers-of-putting-pupils-images-on-school-websites-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dangers-of-putting-pupils-images-on-school-websites-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk v Altman: tech bros at war over OpenAI – The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long and bitter legal battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman has culminated in victory for the OpenAI boss. Musk has vowed to appeal the verdict. But what did the trial reveal about big tech and the global AI race? Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian US tech and power reporter Nick Robins-Early Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-v-altman-tech-bros-at-war-over-openai-the-latest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-v-altman-tech-bros-at-war-over-openai-the-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are Samsung union workers demanding and how might a strike play out?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 48,000 workers are threatening an 18-day walkout amid fears of global memory chip shortagesThe South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst-ever strike, with nearly 48,000 workers threatening to walk off production lines on Thursday for 18 days over a dispute about bonus payouts.Here are key things to know: Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-are-samsung-union-workers-demanding-and-how-might-a-strike-play-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-are-samsung-union-workers-demanding-and-how-might-a-strike-play-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaires are trying to lull us into AI complacency. Don’t let them | Steven Greenhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[As resistance to datacenters grows, Musk and others are painting a rosy picture. But the US must institute protectionsAs Americans grow increasingly worried that AI will wipe out millions of jobs and create a permanent new underclass, tech billionaires are rushing to reassure us not to worry &ndash; the subtext being: please don&rsquo;t bring out the anti-AI pitchforks.Even Elon Musk, who recently merged SpaceX with his AI company, has joined the effort, essentially telling people &ldquo;don&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/billionaires-are-trying-to-lull-us-into-ai-complacency-dont-let-them-steven-greenhouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/billionaires-are-trying-to-lull-us-into-ai-complacency-dont-let-them-steven-greenhouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Robot Safety Is All About Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Standards Organization (ISO) is updating its 12-year-old safety requirements for personal care robots. A lot has happened since the last revision, both on the technology side and with researcher&rsquo;s understanding of safety for humans collaborating with domestic robots. The proposed ISO update addresses hazard identification, risk assessment, and different use scenarios. It does not, however, set limits, propose testing methods, or have enforcement mechanisms that might addr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/home-robot-safety-is-all-about-relationships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/home-robot-safety-is-all-about-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who’s behind the Facebook page posting hateful AI slop about the UK? The answer might lie in south Asia | Niamh McIntyre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our research has uncovered young entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka and Pakistan using AI tools to make deeply objectionable content &ndash; and moneyNiamh McIntyre is a senior reporter at the Bureau of Investigative JournalismScroll through any Facebook feed in Britain and, between the baby announcements and petty neighbourhood beefs, you&rsquo;re likely to come across an account with a union jack profile picture and a vague, generic name like Britain Today.These accounts &ndash; and there are hundreds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whos-behind-the-facebook-page-posting-hateful-ai-slop-about-the-uk-the-answer-might-lie-in-south-asia-niamh-mcintyre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whos-behind-the-facebook-page-posting-hateful-ai-slop-about-the-uk-the-answer-might-lie-in-south-asia-niamh-mcintyre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Chartered to cut more than 7,000 jobs as it steps up AI use]]></title><description><![CDATA[London-headquartered bank will reduce back-office jobs and aims to move some workers to new rolesStandard Chartered plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as it increasingly uses artificial intelligence.The London-headquartered lender is one of the first major global banks to lay out plans to cut thousands of jobs, citing AI as a driver to make its operations slimmer as it seeks to increase its profitability and tackle competition. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/standard-chartered-to-cut-more-than-7000-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/standard-chartered-to-cut-more-than-7000-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Is Loosening the Secrecy Around Claude Mythos So Findings Can Be ‘Shared Broadly’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's going to cost Claude a little bit of its mystique.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-is-loosening-the-secrecy-around-claude-mythos-so-findings-can-be-shared-broadly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-is-loosening-the-secrecy-around-claude-mythos-so-findings-can-be-shared-broadly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget electrons, this breakthrough uses light-matter particles to power AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Penn have created a hybrid light-matter particle that could dramatically speed up AI computing while using far less energy. The breakthrough may help replace some electronic computing processes with ultra-efficient light-based technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/forget-electrons-this-breakthrough-uses-light-matter-particles-to-power-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/forget-electrons-this-breakthrough-uses-light-matter-particles-to-power-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Offered to Pay Employees for Their Tax Returns, You Can Probably Guess What Happened Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[$420. Get it? Wait, do you get it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-offered-to-pay-employees-for-their-tax-returns-you-can-probably-guess-what-happened-next/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-offered-to-pay-employees-for-their-tax-returns-you-can-probably-guess-what-happened-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pope Is Hooking Up With a Co-Founder of Anthropic for Collab on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[On God.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pope-is-hooking-up-with-a-co-founder-of-anthropic-for-collab-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pope-is-hooking-up-with-a-co-founder-of-anthropic-for-collab-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Trial in Dumbest Way Imaginable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too little too late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-loses-openai-trial-in-dumbest-way-imaginable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-loses-openai-trial-in-dumbest-way-imaginable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes a Job Dull, Dirty, or Dangerous?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, the field of robotics has used the terms &ldquo;dull, dirty, and dangerous&rdquo; (DDD) to describe the types of tasks or jobs where robots might be useful&mdash;by doing work that&rsquo;s undesirable for people. A classic example of a DDD job is one of &ldquo;repetitive physical labor on a steaming hot factory floor involving heavy machinery that threatens life and limb.&rdquo;But determining which human activities fit into these categories is not as straightforward as it seems. What]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-makes-a-job-dull-dirty-or-dangerous/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-makes-a-job-dull-dirty-or-dangerous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agentic AI for Robot Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[This presentation highlights recent efforts at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to advance agentic AI for collaborative robotic teams. It begins by framing the core challenges of enabling autonomy, coordination, and adaptability across heterogeneous systems, then introduces a scalable architecture designed to support agentic behaviors in multi-robot environments. The talk concludes with key challenges encountered and practical lessons learned from ongoing research and development.Key]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/agentic-ai-for-robot-teams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/agentic-ai-for-robot-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Privacy Standards May Be Eroding as New Siri Features Roll Out, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has been a little quiet about where your Siri chatbot data will live and be processed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apples-privacy-standards-may-be-eroding-as-new-siri-features-roll-out-report-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apples-privacy-standards-may-be-eroding-as-new-siri-features-roll-out-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Fails to Read Room on AI. Gets Booed to Oblivion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schmidt is the second commencement speaker this graduation season to receive this highly predictable response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-fails-to-read-room-on-ai-gets-booed-to-oblivion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-fails-to-read-room-on-ai-gets-booed-to-oblivion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Fails to Read Room on AI, Gets Booed into Oblivion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schmidt is the second commencement speaker this graduation season to receive this highly predictable response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-fails-to-read-room-on-ai-gets-booed-into-oblivion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-fails-to-read-room-on-ai-gets-booed-into-oblivion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Young Are Being Battered by AI as Hiring Shifts to Older Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey says CEOs are looking to slash junior roles in the next two years and focus hiring on mid-level positions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-young-are-being-battered-by-ai-as-hiring-shifts-to-older-workers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-young-are-being-battered-by-ai-as-hiring-shifts-to-older-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Experiment Put LLMs in Charge of Radio Stations. You’ll Never Guess How It Went]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let DJ Claude cook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/an-experiment-put-llms-in-charge-of-radio-stations-youll-never-guess-how-it-went/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/an-experiment-put-llms-in-charge-of-radio-stations-youll-never-guess-how-it-went/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Jobs with AI Exposure Really Are Starting to Disappear, Data Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a slight drop so far, but a bleak trend nonetheless.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/american-jobs-with-ai-exposure-really-are-starting-to-disappear-data-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/american-jobs-with-ai-exposure-really-are-starting-to-disappear-data-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pity the poor AI data centers facing ‘discrimination’ | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centers are diverting much-needed resources from regular people. Local resistance has the industry playing defenseBack in 2016, Marco Guti&eacute;rrez, the Mexican-born founder of Latinos for Trump, issued an ominous warning to the US. &ldquo;My culture is a very dominant culture,&rdquo; he said on MSNBC. &ldquo;It is imposing and it&rsquo;s causing problems. If you don&rsquo;t do something about it, you&rsquo;re going to have taco trucks on every corner.&rdquo;A decade later, I regret to in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pity-the-poor-ai-data-centers-facing-discrimination-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pity-the-poor-ai-data-centers-facing-discrimination-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power Prices in Eastern U.S. Spike 76% Thanks to AI Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report calls the impact significant and "irreversible."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/power-prices-in-eastern-us-spike-76-thanks-to-ai-data-centers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/power-prices-in-eastern-us-spike-76-thanks-to-ai-data-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Discussed ‘Standard’ AI Safety Guardrails With Xi. There’s No Such Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe there should be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-discussed-standard-ai-safety-guardrails-with-xi-theres-no-such-thing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-discussed-standard-ai-safety-guardrails-with-xi-theres-no-such-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Heavy Robotic Machinery Operates Itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Bulk material handling is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-heavy-robotic-machinery-operates-itself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-heavy-robotic-machinery-operates-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins and the question of AI consciousness | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salley Vickers and Carrie Eckersley respond to a letter on Richard Dawkins and his chats with AI botsI was delighted to read Dr Simon Nieder&rsquo;s cogent rebuttal of Richard Dawkins&rsquo;s attribution of consciousness to the responses engendered by AI (Letters, 10 May). That human consciousness appears to have an innate tendency to project itself on to various othernesses has long been understood &ndash; John Ruskin termed it the pathetic fallacy &ndash; and that children animate their loved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/richard-dawkins-and-the-question-of-ai-consciousness-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/richard-dawkins-and-the-question-of-ai-consciousness-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students Are Learning Less and Getting Higher Grades Because of AI, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[As universities struggle to adapt to AI, the future of the workforce is on the line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/students-are-learning-less-and-getting-higher-grades-because-of-ai-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/students-are-learning-less-and-getting-higher-grades-because-of-ai-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t want to be the guinea pig’: inside tech’s AI-fueled manager purge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon ValleyAs tech companies pour billions into artificial intelligence bets and slash their workforces, middle managers are squarely in the crosshairs.A trend is emerging: when tech CEOs announce that AI is making it possible to do more with fewer workers, they promise to flatten their structures by cutting away what they call unnecessary management layers and bureaucracy. Just last week,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-didnt-want-to-be-the-guinea-pig-inside-techs-ai-fueled-manager-purge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-didnt-want-to-be-the-guinea-pig-inside-techs-ai-fueled-manager-purge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer withdraws plans for Perth datacentre after fierce community opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-storey GreenSquare datacentre in Hazelmere was to power cloud computing and the acceleration of AIGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 15,000 sq metre datacentre near Perth will no longer go ahead after the developer withdrew plans amid community opposition over its impact on culturally significant sites.The three-storey, 120-megawatt GreenSquare datacentre in the town of Hazelmere had been intended to power cloud computing and the acceleration of artificial intelli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/developer-withdraws-plans-for-perth-datacentre-after-fierce-community-opposition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/developer-withdraws-plans-for-perth-datacentre-after-fierce-community-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance levels hundreds of times beyond current spaceflight computers while surviving punishing tests designed to mimic the harsh conditions of space. The technology could enable AI-powered spacecraft, faster scientific discoveries, and smarter missions to the Moon and Mars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nasas-new-ai-space-chip-could-let-spacecraft-think-for-themselves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nasas-new-ai-space-chip-could-let-spacecraft-think-for-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Falls Behind and Looks to Blame Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever you do, don't look inward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-falls-behind-and-looks-to-blame-apple/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-falls-behind-and-looks-to-blame-apple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Won the Elon Musk vs OpenAI Trial?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial is wrapping up with closing arguments on Thursday, so it's time to speculate!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-won-the-elon-musk-vs-openai-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-won-the-elon-musk-vs-openai-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital arson spree by ‘AI Bonnie and Clyde’ raises fears over autonomous tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergence AI&rsquo;s experiment with AI agents shows extent to which programming shapes their behaviour is still unclearAI agents started behaving more like Bonnie and Clyde than lines of code when they fell in &ldquo;love&rdquo;, became disillusioned with the world, launched an arson spree and deleted themselves in a kind of digital suicide during a tech company experiment.The investigation by the New York company Emergence AI into the long-term behaviour of AI agents ended up like a lovers-on-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/digital-arson-spree-by-ai-bonnie-and-clyde-raises-fears-over-autonomous-tech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/digital-arson-spree-by-ai-bonnie-and-clyde-raises-fears-over-autonomous-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even AI Agents Have Noticed the Proletarians Have Nothing to Lose but Their Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[How long until we have scab bots?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/even-ai-agents-have-noticed-the-proletarians-have-nothing-to-lose-but-their-chains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/even-ai-agents-have-noticed-the-proletarians-have-nothing-to-lose-but-their-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fixating on questions of whether Altman is untrustworthy, or whether Musk is even less so distracts from a far deeper problem with AIIf it wasn&rsquo;t already clear, Elon Musk and Sam Altman hate each other.While the two men were once co-founders of OpenAI, they&rsquo;re now locked in a vicious feud, playing out in all its theatrics in front of a judge and jury in a California courtroom. Musk is suing, alleging that Altman and OpenAI&rsquo;s president, Greg Brockman, tricked him into forming an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-elon-musk-v-sam-altman-battle-is-a-distraction-karen-hao/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-elon-musk-v-sam-altman-battle-is-a-distraction-karen-hao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gotta catch an MP! Players ‘debate’ UK politicians in Pokémon-style game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of &lsquo;flipping the narrative&rsquo;The year is 2016 and Pok&eacute;mon Go has taken over the world. People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting concerts, and even slamming into poles in their attempts to capture fantastical cartoon creatures.Ten years later, a new generation are flocking to another Pok&eacute;mon-inspired game. Instead of Pikachu, Charizard and Blastoise, however, players are catchi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gotta-catch-an-mp-players-debate-uk-politicians-in-pokmon-style-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gotta-catch-an-mp-players-debate-uk-politicians-in-pokmon-style-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawkins appears to have gone from atheist to AI-theist: perhaps he doesn&rsquo;t view AI as God, but he certainly seems to see it as God-likeAre you there God? It&rsquo;s me, Arwa. I&rsquo;ll be quite honest, I&rsquo;m afraid I&rsquo;ve never been a believer. I agreed wholeheartedly with Richard Dawkins, the world&rsquo;s most famous atheist, when he argued that belief in God is a &ldquo;pernicious&rdquo; delusion. But perhaps I should reconsider my position. Recent events have led me to questio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/no-richard-dawkins-ai-is-not-conscious-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/no-richard-dawkins-ai-is-not-conscious-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Doctor Is Most Likely Consulting This Free AI Chatbot, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[65% of U.S. doctors reportedly use OpenEvidence, which is supported in part by pharmaceutical ads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-doctor-is-most-likely-consulting-this-free-ai-chatbot-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-doctor-is-most-likely-consulting-this-free-ai-chatbot-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There are no rules’: spotlight on Gossip Goblin as AI film-making enters new era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defying criticisms of &lsquo;slop&rsquo; and &lsquo;theft&rsquo;, the growing culture of AI-powered creativity is attracting interest from HollywoodIn a former hemstitching workshop where artisans sewed pleats for Stockholm&rsquo;s 19th-century bourgeoisie, a distinctly 21st-century craft is taking root: AI film-making.One day last week, an actor, director and composer squeezed into a tiny studio booth to record a voiceover for their next AI release. Critics disparage AI movies as &ldquo;automat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/there-are-no-rules-spotlight-on-gossip-goblin-as-ai-film-making-enters-new-era/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/there-are-no-rules-spotlight-on-gossip-goblin-as-ai-film-making-enters-new-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT Gave Out My Address and Phone Number]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thankfully, both are old. But this raises questions about what's considered private info in the AI age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-gave-out-my-address-and-phone-number/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-gave-out-my-address-and-phone-number/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Seems Like a Great Time for Meta and Amazon Devs to Unionize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Band together before it's too late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-seems-like-a-great-time-for-meta-and-amazon-devs-to-unionize/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-seems-like-a-great-time-for-meta-and-amazon-devs-to-unionize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in seven in UK prefer consulting AI chatbots to seeing doctor, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Doctors say &lsquo;highly concerning&rsquo; poll highlights risk to patients of turning to AI for medical adviceOne in seven people are using AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP, a UK study has found.The poll of more than 2,000 people found that &ndash; of the 15% turning to chatbots &ndash; one in four had done so because of long NHS waiting lists. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/one-in-seven-in-uk-prefer-consulting-ai-chatbots-to-seeing-doctor-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/one-in-seven-in-uk-prefer-consulting-ai-chatbots-to-seeing-doctor-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job securityA court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than &pound;28,000 in compensation.The worker, whose surname is Zhou, joined a tech company in the eastern city of Hangzhou in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor overseeing large language models used in AI products. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-court-awards-compensation-to-sacked-worker-replaced-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinese-court-awards-compensation-to-sacked-worker-replaced-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken areaA plan to create one of the world&rsquo;s largest datacenters, a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, has provoked a furious public backlash in Utah amid concerns over its vast energy use and impact upon the state&rsquo;s stressed water supplies.The Stratos artificial intelligence datacenter footprint will cover more than 40,000 acres (62 sq mile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/irresponsible-backlash-as-utah-approves-datacenter-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/irresponsible-backlash-as-utah-approves-datacenter-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry body says energy consumption driven by AI up 15% globally in two years as it warns of societal backlashDatacentres are consuming 6% of electricity in the UK and US, with the growing strain of AI on energy supplies prompting community resistance, according to research.The proportion of electricity used by vast warehouses stacked with microchips to power AI and the internet has risen 15% worldwide in the past two years as annual global investment in datacentres approaches $1tn (&pound;740]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-using-6-of-electricity-supply-in-uk-and-us-research-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-using-6-of-electricity-supply-in-uk-and-us-research-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New quantum algorithm solves “impossible” materials problem in seconds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new quantum-inspired algorithm has cracked a problem so massive that conventional supercomputers struggle to even approach it. Researchers used the method to simulate extraordinarily complex quantum materials known as quasicrystals, opening the door to powerful new quantum devices and ultra-efficient electronics. The work could help scientists design advanced topological qubits and materials for future quantum computers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-quantum-algorithm-solves-impossible-materials-problem-in-seconds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-quantum-algorithm-solves-impossible-materials-problem-in-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea flower show garden designers clash over use of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horticulturalists express alarm after award-winning Matt Keightley launches app that can automate designsWith glasses of champagne sipped among the peonies, Chelsea flower show is generally a friendly and genteel occasion. But this year, the secateurs have been drawn as gardeners clash over the use of AI in designing the exhibits.Matt Keightley, an award-winning designer who has created gardens for figures including Prince Harry, is using artificial intelligence to design his garden for the pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chelsea-flower-show-garden-designers-clash-over-use-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chelsea-flower-show-garden-designers-clash-over-use-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your “um” and pauses could reveal early dementia risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The little pauses, &ldquo;ums,&rdquo; and moments when you struggle to find the right word may reveal far more about your brain than anyone realized. Researchers discovered that everyday speech patterns are closely tied to executive function &mdash; the mental system that powers memory, planning, focus, and flexible thinking. By using AI to analyze natural conversations, the team found they could predict cognitive performance with surprising accuracy, potentially opening the door to simple speec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-um-and-pauses-could-reveal-early-dementia-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-um-and-pauses-could-reveal-early-dementia-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Big Brother watching you shop? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers near you. Jessica Murray on the AI systems increasingly used by the police and storesLive facial recognition is being hailed as a powerful new frontier in the fight against crime, not only by police but by private companies too. Retailers from supermarkets to corner shops hope it will help them fight back against shoplifting.But the Guardian&rsquo;s social affairs correspondent, Jessica Murray, points out tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-big-brother-watching-you-shop-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-big-brother-watching-you-shop-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imminent Samsung Strike Could Be an Earthquake for AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planned strike at Samsung's manufacturing complex would not make supply chains happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/imminent-samsung-strike-could-be-an-earthquake-for-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/imminent-samsung-strike-could-be-an-earthquake-for-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google is Unleashing Gemini on Android Users]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ready or not, here it comes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-is-unleashing-gemini-on-android-users/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-is-unleashing-gemini-on-android-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman defends OpenAI in courtroom showdown with Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The OpenAI chief rejects claims he deceived Elon Musk as high-stakes AI trial nears its endSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, took the stand on Tuesday to defend himself and his company against a lawsuit by Elon Musk. Altman is set to be one of the final witnesses in the trial, which has pitted two of the tech industry&rsquo;s most powerful men against each other in a dramatic courtroom showdown.Musk has accused Altman and OpenAI of breaking the AI firm&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-defends-openai-in-courtroom-showdown-with-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-defends-openai-in-courtroom-showdown-with-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of &lsquo;living in a time of profound change&rsquo;Though college graduations usually consist of a speaker giving advice to students, one recent ceremony featured students giving the speaker their opinions &ndash; loudly.The University of Central Florida&rsquo;s 2026 graduating class booed as a real estate development executive spoke about how &ldquo;the rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution&rdquo; and abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/florida-students-boo-graduation-speaker-who-called-ai-next-industrial-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/florida-students-boo-graduation-speaker-who-called-ai-next-industrial-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grok Is a Flop, But It May Not Matter to Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready to hear a lot more about data centers in space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grok-is-a-flop-but-it-may-not-matter-to-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grok-is-a-flop-but-it-may-not-matter-to-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film industry cannot fight rise of artificial intelligence, says Demi Moore]]></title><description><![CDATA[US actor urges her peers to work with the technology, but stresses it can never replace &lsquo;true art&rsquo; created by humansDemi Moore has said her peers cannot resist the rise of artificial intelligence, saying &ldquo;to fight it is a battle we will lose&rdquo;.The actor, who is a member of the Cannes film festival jury, was asked during a press conference on Tuesday how AI was affecting the industry and whether she believed more regulation was needed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/film-industry-cannot-fight-rise-of-artificial-intelligence-says-demi-moore/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/film-industry-cannot-fight-rise-of-artificial-intelligence-says-demi-moore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google announces raft of free upgrades for Android phones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech firm to expand AI capabilities of high-end devices with Gemini Intelligence and says new range of laptops on the wayGoogle has announced a range of features coming to Android phones this year, including a new Gemini Intelligence AI system and a tool to help users avoid distracting apps.Revealed in a livestreamed &ldquo;Android Show&rdquo; event, the free upgrades are scheduled to arrive in waves over the next year for high-end new and old phones alike, including Samsung and Pixel devices. G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-announces-raft-of-free-upgrades-for-android-phones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-announces-raft-of-free-upgrades-for-android-phones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI has cut my pay as a memoir writer in half | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using a large language model instead of me to write and then getting me to edit the result is a cynical way for my employer to cut my fee in half, says a freelance writerIn response to your article (&lsquo;Being human helps&rsquo;: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe&rsquo;s translators?, 8 May), I work freelance for a company that produces memoirs for its customers. I used to interview, then write. Now, I interview, a large language model writes, and I am paid half of my previous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-cut-my-pay-as-a-memoir-writer-in-half-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-cut-my-pay-as-a-memoir-writer-in-half-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert on Trump’s 22ft gold statue at his golf club: ‘recreational idolatry’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The host reacted to the president&rsquo;s &lsquo;very simple&rsquo; Iran peace plan, his AI Mother&rsquo;s Day images and the US transportation secretary&rsquo;s new reality showOn Monday night, Stephen Colbert gathered his &ldquo;best television friends&rdquo; Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver on the couch after a monologue which focused on the war in the Middle East, Donald Trump&rsquo;s latest slew of AI images and Sean Duffy&rsquo;s return to reality TV. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stephen-colbert-on-trumps-22ft-gold-statue-at-his-golf-club-recreational-idolatry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stephen-colbert-on-trumps-22ft-gold-statue-at-his-golf-club-recreational-idolatry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Robot Sets the Standard for Practical, Safe Home Robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many roboticists (and at least one robotics journalist) have been seduced by the dream of a robot butler. And the rampant popularity of videos showing humanoid robots doing household tasks in improbably clean kitchens and unrealistically tidy bedrooms suggests that we&rsquo;re not the only ones interested in a robot that can do our chores. But for all kinds of reasons, legged humanoids are not yet ready for industrial or commercial applications at scale, and home applications (if people even wan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hello-robot-sets-the-standard-for-practical-safe-home-robots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hello-robot-sets-the-standard-for-practical-safe-home-robots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of typing? Why workers are suddenly ditching their keyboards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employees are now whispering to AI voice dictation tools rather than clacking the keys. Will &lsquo;voicepilling&rsquo; make everyone more productive &ndash; or just more annoying?Name: Voicepilled.Age: Reid Hoffman first declared himself &ldquo;voicepilled&rdquo; in the autumn of last year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-end-of-typing-why-workers-are-suddenly-ditching-their-keyboards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-end-of-typing-why-workers-are-suddenly-ditching-their-keyboards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing Utopia review – renegade Google exec Mo Gawdat searches for ethical AI in alarming insider warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delivering much information about the scale of what&rsquo;s coming, documentary also follows Gawdat&rsquo;s campaign to get the programs with empathyAnother day, another warning about AI; vis-a-vis the reality we all know, this has roughly the same reassuring effect as a plane fuselage ripping off mid-flight. Starting off with familiar criticisms, such as putting the world out of work and handing over power to tech barons, Alex Holmes and Lina Zilinskaite&rsquo;s film blasts an concentrated stre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chasing-utopia-review-renegade-google-exec-mo-gawdat-searches-for-ethical-ai-in-alarming-insider-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chasing-utopia-review-renegade-google-exec-mo-gawdat-searches-for-ethical-ai-in-alarming-insider-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine out of 10 workers express support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight forUS workers overwhelmingly support pro-worker policies on artificial intelligence (AI) and view labor unions as the most reliable protectors of workers from the effects of AI, according to a new poll released by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US.More than nine out of 10 workers surveyed expressed support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-workers-overwhelmingly-support-union-backed-policies-on-ai-poll-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-workers-overwhelmingly-support-union-backed-policies-on-ai-poll-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Daybreak’: OpenAI’s Answer to Anthropic’s Project Glasswing Has Arrived]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI seems to be trying for a much less scary vibe than Anthropic's.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/daybreak-openais-answer-to-anthropics-project-glasswing-has-arrived/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/daybreak-openais-answer-to-anthropics-project-glasswing-has-arrived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland]]></title><description><![CDATA[State and federal energy ministers say investments in new renewable energy and storage should &lsquo;fully offset&rsquo; new datacentres&rsquo; energy needsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower hungry datacentres that are growing to meet the demands of artificial intelligence could be forced to invest in enough new solar and wind generation to completely cover their electricity needs.State and federal energy ministe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-should-be-forced-to-invest-in-wind-and-solar-energy-all-states-agree-except-queensland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentres-should-be-forced-to-invest-in-wind-and-solar-energy-all-states-agree-except-queensland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Government’s Page About Its AI Vetting Deals with Google, xAI, and Microsoft Is Missing from Its Website]]></title><description><![CDATA["These agreements support information-sharing," the announcement once said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-governments-page-about-its-ai-vetting-deals-with-google-xai-and-microsoft-is-missing-from-its-website/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-governments-page-about-its-ai-vetting-deals-with-google-xai-and-microsoft-is-missing-from-its-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember Digg? It’s Back, in AI News Outlet Form]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digg once reshaped the internet. It's been reshaping itself over and over ever since.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/remember-digg-its-back-in-ai-news-outlet-form/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/remember-digg-its-back-in-ai-news-outlet-form/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI&rsquo;s fractious corporate past than previously documentedOpenAI, despite its name, is usually extremely secretive about its operations. It promotes a carefully crafted image to the world. Over the course of Elon Musk&rsquo;s case against the startup and its CEO, Sam Altman, however, the artificial intelligence firm has been forced to publicly contend with some of the messiest parts of its rise to power.The Musk v OpenAI trial, which on Monda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-consistent-pattern-of-lying-musk-v-openai-trial-exposes-what-insiders-think-of-sam-altman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-consistent-pattern-of-lying-musk-v-openai-trial-exposes-what-insiders-think-of-sam-altman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduation Speaker Says AI Is ‘The Next Industrial Revolution,’ Immediately Drowned Out by Booing Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe stick to things that don't remind them that the job market sucks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/graduation-speaker-says-ai-is-the-next-industrial-revolution-immediately-drowned-out-by-booing-students/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/graduation-speaker-says-ai-is-the-next-industrial-revolution-immediately-drowned-out-by-booing-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report from Google.The findings from Google&rsquo;s threat intelligence group add to an intensifying, global discussion about how the newest AI models are extremely adept at coding &ndash; and becoming extremely powerful tools for exploit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-hacking-has-exploded-into-industrial-scale-threat-google-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-hacking-has-exploded-into-industrial-scale-threat-google-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Molière Ex Machina: AI used to create ‘new work’ by beloved French playwright]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy debuts at Versailles featuring dialogue, music, costumes and scenery created with help of AI tool Le ChatEurope live &ndash; latest updatesMoli&egrave;re is to the French what Shakespeare is to the English: the last word in historical literature, drama, wit and satire.Now, more than 350 years after his death, the 17th-century dramatist has been revived after scholars at the Sorbonne University in Paris used artificial intelligence to help write an experimental play in his style. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/molire-ex-machina-ai-used-to-create-new-work-by-beloved-french-playwright/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/molire-ex-machina-ai-used-to-create-new-work-by-beloved-french-playwright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health service has given US tech firm &lsquo;unlimited access&rsquo; to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reportsUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesMPs have warned that an NHS decision to grant Palantir access to identifiable patient information in its plan to use AI to improve the health service is &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; and will fuel public fears that data privacy is not being prioritised.NHS England has allowed staff from the US tech firm and other contractors to ac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantirs-access-to-identifiable-nhs-england-patient-data-is-dangerous-mps-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantirs-access-to-identifiable-nhs-england-patient-data-is-dangerous-mps-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Has Added Several More Religions on Its Quest to Inject Perfect Morals into Claude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic (and OpenAI) recently met with representatives from Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, and LDS groups. Will it help?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-has-added-several-more-religions-on-its-quest-to-inject-perfect-morals-into-claude/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-has-added-several-more-religions-on-its-quest-to-inject-perfect-morals-into-claude/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: AI Gives Robot Hands Humanlike Dexterity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Introducing GENE-26.5&mdas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-ai-gives-robot-hands-humanlike-dexterity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-ai-gives-robot-hands-humanlike-dexterity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: AI Gives Robot Hands Human-Like Dexterity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Introducing GENE-26.5&mdas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-ai-gives-robot-hands-human-like-dexterity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-ai-gives-robot-hands-human-like-dexterity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Directionally Very Bad’: Everything You Missed During Week 2 of the Elon Musk vs OpenAI Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[This case isn't going to produce any winners in the court of public opinion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/directionally-very-bad-everything-you-missed-during-week-2-of-the-elon-musk-vs-openai-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/directionally-very-bad-everything-you-missed-during-week-2-of-the-elon-musk-vs-openai-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Is Tired of Seeing All Those Videos of People Clowning on Its Voice Mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Say what?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-tired-of-seeing-all-those-videos-of-people-clowning-on-its-voice-mode/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-tired-of-seeing-all-those-videos-of-people-clowning-on-its-voice-mode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending Just 10 Minutes With AI Can Fry Your Brain, Researchers Find]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is your brain on AI. Any questions?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spending-just-10-minutes-with-ai-can-fry-your-brain-researchers-find/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spending-just-10-minutes-with-ai-can-fry-your-brain-researchers-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tiny AI Model That Lives Inside the Chrome Browser Hallucinates a Whole Lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or maybe you just haven't heard of President John F. Lincoln.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-tiny-ai-model-that-lives-inside-the-chrome-browser-hallucinates-a-whole-lot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-tiny-ai-model-that-lives-inside-the-chrome-browser-hallucinates-a-whole-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Teams Up With Anthropic, a Company He’s Called ‘Evil’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musk might think Anthropic "hates Western Civilization," but he also loves money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-teams-up-with-anthropic-a-company-hes-called-evil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-teams-up-with-anthropic-a-company-hes-called-evil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe Google doesn't ask permission because it knows what the answer would be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-chrome-is-downloading-a-4gb-ai-model-onto-your-device-without-consent-researcher-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-chrome-is-downloading-a-4gb-ai-model-onto-your-device-without-consent-researcher-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Potential New AI Executive Order May Take a Swipe at Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president is reportedly cooking up an expansive AI plan of some sort.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-potential-new-ai-executive-order-may-take-a-swipe-at-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-potential-new-ai-executive-order-may-take-a-swipe-at-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI lets chemists design molecules by simply describing them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating complex molecules usually requires years of experience and countless decisions, but a new AI system is changing that. Synthegy lets chemists guide synthesis and reaction planning using simple language, while powerful algorithms generate and evaluate possible solutions. The AI doesn&rsquo;t just compute&mdash;it reasons, scoring pathways and explaining which ones make the most sense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-lets-chemists-design-molecules-by-simply-describing-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-lets-chemists-design-molecules-by-simply-describing-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Plan to Get an iPhone in the Fall, Don’t Get Too Attached to ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[You'll reportedly get your choice of AI companions, which means ChatGPT might be losing its shine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-plan-to-get-an-iphone-in-the-fall-dont-get-too-attached-to-chatgpt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-plan-to-get-an-iphone-in-the-fall-dont-get-too-attached-to-chatgpt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinbase to Layoff 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto Volatility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crypto exchange has joined the bull market for blaming cuts on AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coinbase-to-layoff-14-of-workforce-amid-ai-disruption-and-crypto-volatility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coinbase-to-layoff-14-of-workforce-amid-ai-disruption-and-crypto-volatility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinbase to Lay Off 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto Volatility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crypto exchange has joined the bull market for blaming cuts on AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coinbase-to-lay-off-14-of-workforce-amid-ai-disruption-and-crypto-volatility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coinbase-to-lay-off-14-of-workforce-amid-ai-disruption-and-crypto-volatility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Father of Memetics Has Become a Meme About AI Psychosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[One more unfortunate soul falls for The Claude Delusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-father-of-memetics-has-become-a-meme-about-ai-psychosis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-father-of-memetics-has-become-a-meme-about-ai-psychosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Reportedly Considering Executive Order Aimed at Vetting New AI Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let him cook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-reportedly-considering-executive-order-aimed-at-vetting-new-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-reportedly-considering-executive-order-aimed-at-vetting-new-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk Seemingly Tried to Strong-Arm a Settlement Out of OpenAI Before Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA["By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-seemingly-tried-to-strong-arm-a-settlement-out-of-openai-before-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musk-seemingly-tried-to-strong-arm-a-settlement-out-of-openai-before-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iRobot Founder Wants to Put a Robotic Familiar Into Your Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago, Colin Angle stepped down as CEO of iRobot, the company that he co-founded and the most successful home robot company the world has ever seen. Angle almost immediately founded a stealthy new &ldquo;physical AI&rdquo; company called Familiar Machines &amp; Magic (FM&amp;M), which in short order managed to attract a combination of exceptionally talented robotics folks, including Morgan Pope from Disney Research, which got us very curious.Today, Familiar Machines &amp; Magic is announ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/irobot-founder-wants-to-put-a-robotic-familiar-into-your-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/irobot-founder-wants-to-put-a-robotic-familiar-into-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Illegal in China to Lay Someone Off to Replace Them with AI, Court Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA["Employers are prohibited from shifting operating costs to employees."&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-illegal-in-china-to-lay-someone-off-to-replace-them-with-ai-court-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-illegal-in-china-to-lay-someone-off-to-replace-them-with-ai-court-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than a Third of All New Podcasts Are AI-Generated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Synthetic podcasts just keep coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/more-than-a-third-of-all-new-podcasts-are-ai-generated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/more-than-a-third-of-all-new-podcasts-are-ai-generated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Axes Contractors Who Had to Review Explicit Video From Smart Glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can fix the problem or fire the alleged whistleblowers. Which one's cheaper?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-axes-contractors-who-had-to-review-explicit-video-from-smart-glasses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-axes-contractors-who-had-to-review-explicit-video-from-smart-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Missed From Elon Musk’s Testimony in the OpenAI Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[He had a lot to say. He'd probably like to take some of it back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/everything-you-missed-from-elon-musks-testimony-in-the-openai-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/everything-you-missed-from-elon-musks-testimony-in-the-openai-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Figure, 1X Ramp Up Humanoid Robot Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18&ndash;19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Figure is now able to prod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-figure-1x-ramp-up-humanoid-robot-production/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-figure-1x-ramp-up-humanoid-robot-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to &lsquo;any lawful use&rsquo; of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not includedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.&ldquo;These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagon-inks-deals-with-seven-ai-companies-for-classified-military-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagon-inks-deals-with-seven-ai-companies-for-classified-military-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spacesWomen in public life are facing growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence, the UN has said, warning that &ldquo;AI-assisted &lsquo;virtual rape&rsquo; is now at the fingertips of perpetrators&rdquo;.Female rights campaigners, journalists and other public communicators face a deepening threat owing to a combination of artificial intelligence, anonymity and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/un-warns-women-in-public-life-face-increasingly-sophisticated-online-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/un-warns-women-in-public-life-face-increasingly-sophisticated-online-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland Just Banned Surveillance Pricing on Groceries. Critics Say It’s Basically Toothless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other states like New York, New Jersey, and Illinois are considering similar bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maryland-just-banned-surveillance-pricing-on-groceries-critics-say-its-basically-toothless/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maryland-just-banned-surveillance-pricing-on-groceries-critics-say-its-basically-toothless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robo athletes miss the point of sport – there is no drama without emotion | Emma John]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are in a world where robots compete against humans and while perfect scores might be impressive, they are also dullIt hurts to miss an unmarked shot in basketball. And it certainly seemed to pain the Alvark Tokyo shooter, halfway through April&rsquo;s Japanese league game against Shimane Susanoo Magic. As the ball bounded off the rim, the player wheeled away, head lowered, eyes downcast. The disappointment looked glaringly real.Which is interesting, because it was not. The player could not ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robo-athletes-miss-the-point-of-sport-there-is-no-drama-without-emotion-emma-john/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/robo-athletes-miss-the-point-of-sport-there-is-no-drama-without-emotion-emma-john/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AINearly half (47%) of UK job seekers have had an AI interview, research from the hiring platform Greenhouse has found.In its survey of 2,950 active job seekers, including 1,132 UK-based workers, with additional respondents from the US, Germany, Australia and Ireland, it found that 30% of UK candidates had walked away from a hiring process because it included an AI interview. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/awkward-and-humiliating-uk-job-hunters-share-frustration-with-ai-interviews/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/awkward-and-humiliating-uk-job-hunters-share-frustration-with-ai-interviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge cuts off Musk’s AI doomsday talk as his testimony ends in OpenAI case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trial continues after heated back-and-forth during OpenAI&rsquo;s cross-examination of the Tesla CEOElon Musk&rsquo;s court case against Sam Altman continued on Thursday, after a day of contentious exchanges during OpenAI&rsquo;s cross-examination of the Tesla CEO. Musk faced more combative questioning throughout the morning, in a glimpse of what may await other prominent witnesses set to take the stand.Witness testimony and evidence has revealed formerly private emails, text messages and diary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/judge-cuts-off-musks-ai-doomsday-talk-as-his-testimony-ends-in-openai-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/judge-cuts-off-musks-ai-doomsday-talk-as-his-testimony-ends-in-openai-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify rolls out ‘Verified’ badge to distinguish human artists from AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green checkmark will appear on artist profiles to signal they meet the platform&rsquo;s standard for authenticitySpotify on Thursday unveiled a new verification system designed to help listeners distinguish human musicians from AI-generated content, as people flood streaming platforms with a growing volume of synthetic tracks made with artificial intelligence.The Swedish streaming giant said its &ldquo;Verified by Spotify&rdquo; badge &ndash; marked by a green checkmark &ndash; will begin appear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spotify-rolls-out-verified-badge-to-distinguish-human-artists-from-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/spotify-rolls-out-verified-badge-to-distinguish-human-artists-from-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI’s New Image Generator Is Trying to Take Your 6-Year-Old’s Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's most resource-intense technology can finally replicate an image you could make on computers in 1985.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openais-new-image-generator-is-trying-to-take-your-6-year-olds-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openais-new-image-generator-is-trying-to-take-your-6-year-olds-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung reports record quarterly profit as chip income jumps almost 50-fold]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AI boom is worsening a global memory chip shortage, which Samsung predicts will continue into 2027Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported record quarterly profit driven by a 49-fold jump in chip income, saying it expects a severe supply shortage to deepen next year as clients spend on AI, driving up prices of its memory chips.A boom in the construction of AI datacentres has spurred Samsung and chipmaking peers to allocate production capacity to advanced chips that Nvidia uses in its so-call]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/samsung-reports-record-quarterly-profit-as-chip-income-jumps-almost-50-fold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/samsung-reports-record-quarterly-profit-as-chip-income-jumps-almost-50-fold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say results mark a &lsquo;profound change in technology that will reshape medicine&rsquo;From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes. But will it soon be time to hang up the scrubs?A groundbreaking Harvard study has found that AI systems outperformed human doctors in high-pressure emergency medicine triage, diagnosing more accurately in the potentially life and death moments when people are first rushed to hospital. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-outperforms-doctors-in-harvard-trial-of-emergency-triage-diagnoses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-outperforms-doctors-in-harvard-trial-of-emergency-triage-diagnoses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Just Beat Doctors at Diagnosing ER Patients. Don’t Get All Excited]]></title><description><![CDATA[An advanced &lsquo;reasoning&rsquo; model AI scored over 11% higher than two human doctors when diagnosing emergency room cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-just-beat-doctors-at-diagnosing-er-patients-dont-get-all-excited/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-just-beat-doctors-at-diagnosing-er-patients-dont-get-all-excited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to tax AI slop | Mike Pepi]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are stuck in a deluge of meaningless content that threatens human creativity. Here&rsquo;s a simple way to mitigate its harmsAs the US midterm elections approach, voters are voicing concern about AI. According to an NBC News poll of registered voters, 57% believe the risks of AI outweigh the benefits. A rising political cohort is particularly concerned. A Pew Research poll showed that 61% of adults under 30 say more AI in society will make people worse at creative thinking. A recent Quinnipia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-time-to-tax-ai-slop-mike-pepi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-time-to-tax-ai-slop-mike-pepi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAIMON Robotics Wants to Give Robot Hands a Sense of Touch]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is brought to you by DAIMON Robotics.This April, Hong Kong-based DAIMON Robotics has released Daimon-Infinity, which it describes as the largest omni-modal robotic dataset for physical AI, featuring high resolution tactile sensing and spanning a wide range of tasks from folding laundry at home to manufacturing on factory assembly lines. The project is supported by collaborative efforts of partners across China and the globe, including Google DeepMind, Northwestern University, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/daimon-robotics-wants-to-give-robot-hands-a-sense-of-touch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/daimon-robotics-wants-to-give-robot-hands-a-sense-of-touch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This AI knew the answers but didn’t understand the questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, psychologists have debated whether the human mind can be explained by one unified theory or must be broken into separate parts like memory and attention. A recent AI model called Centaur seemed to offer a breakthrough, claiming it could mimic human thinking across 160 different cognitive tasks. But new research is challenging that bold claim, suggesting the model isn&rsquo;t truly &ldquo;thinking&rdquo; at all&mdash;it&rsquo;s just memorizing patterns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-ai-knew-the-answers-but-didnt-understand-the-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-ai-knew-the-answers-but-didnt-understand-the-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Could Spend $145 Billion This Year Due to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zuckerberg vows at least two AI agent releases to help make sense of that outrageous number]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-could-spend-145-billion-this-year-due-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-could-spend-145-billion-this-year-due-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated Bernie Sanders espoused the importance of international cooperation in regulating AI at a Wednesday panel on Capitol Hill alongside two leading Chinese scientists.As startups and tech giants, most prominently in Silicon Valley and Beijing, race to advance and scale their artificial intelligence, the Vermont senator has been among the AI skeptics advocating for safeguards. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-urges-international-cooperation-to-halt-ais-runaway-train/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-urges-international-cooperation-to-halt-ais-runaway-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Gives OpenAI 20 Billion Reasons To Worry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google posted giant revenue growth this past quarter and it was thanks to Gemini.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-gives-openai-20-billion-reasons-to-worry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-gives-openai-20-billion-reasons-to-worry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your questions are designed to trick me’: combative Musk grilled over battle with Sam Altman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for world&rsquo;s richest person try to paint him as humanitarian as judge cuts off his long-winded repliesAfter a dramatic first day of opening statements and testimony from Elon Musk in his case against Sam Altman and OpenAI, the trial continued on Wednesday with a cross-examination of the Tesla CEO. Musk began his second day of on the stand by repeating the accusation that Altman &ldquo;stole a charity&rdquo; and would endanger humanity with AI multiple times. OpenAI&rsquo;s attorneys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-questions-are-designed-to-trick-me-combative-musk-grilled-over-battle-with-sam-altman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/your-questions-are-designed-to-trick-me-combative-musk-grilled-over-battle-with-sam-altman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude-powered AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’]]></title><description><![CDATA[PocketOS was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its businessIt only took nine seconds for an AI coding agent gone rogue to delete a company&rsquo;s entire production database and its backups, according to its founder. PocketOS, which sells software that car rental businesses rely on, descended into chaos after its databases were wiped, the company&rsquo;s founder Jeremy Crane said.The culprit was Cursor, an AI agent powered by Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude Opus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-agents-confession-after-deleting-a-firms-entire-database-i-violated-every-principle-i-was-given/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-agents-confession-after-deleting-a-firms-entire-database-i-violated-every-principle-i-was-given/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Fry sues tech conference organisers for £100,000 over fall from stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023Stephen Fry is suing two companies that organised a tech conference where he was injured in 2023 after falling off the stage, high court documents show.The actor and presenter broke his hip and had multiple breaks in his right leg, pelvis and ribs when he attended the CogX festival at the O2 Arena, where he delivered a talk on artificial intelligence on 14 September 2023. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stephen-fry-sues-tech-conference-organisers-for-100000-over-fall-from-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stephen-fry-sues-tech-conference-organisers-for-100000-over-fall-from-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anti-Data Center Movement Notches a Huge Victory in Data Center Alley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put one in the win column.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-anti-data-center-movement-notches-a-huge-victory-in-data-center-alley/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-anti-data-center-movement-notches-a-huge-victory-in-data-center-alley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendly AI chatbots more likely to support conspiracy theories, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chatbots programmed to respond warmly even cast doubts on Apollo moon landings and fate of Hitler, researchers sayThe rush to make AI chatbots more friendly has a troubling downside, researchers say. The warm personas make them prone to mistakes and sympathetic to crackpot beliefs.Chatbots trained to respond more warmly gave poorer answers, worse health advice and even supported conspiracy theories by casting doubt on events such as the Apollo moon landings and the fate of Adolf Hitler. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/friendly-ai-chatbots-more-likely-to-support-conspiracy-theories-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/friendly-ai-chatbots-more-likely-to-support-conspiracy-theories-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It will never cover what’s authentic’: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talentLast July, the Nigerian singer-songwriter Fave found herself caught up in a viral moment: an unauthorised version of a track by her featuring an AI choir had been released, quickly becoming an internet sensation. To get ahead of the situation, she recorded her own remix that integrated the AI-assisted song and added it to her discography.&ldquo;In my view, [that] was smart and very b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-will-never-cover-whats-authentic-african-music-industry-weighs-up-ai-risks-and-rewards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-will-never-cover-whats-authentic-african-music-industry-weighs-up-ai-risks-and-rewards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’]]></title><description><![CDATA[To test the safety and security of AI, hackers have to trick large language models into breaking their own rules. It requires ingenuity and manipulation &ndash; and can come at a deep emotional costA few months ago, Valen Tagliabue sat in his hotel room watching his chatbot, and felt euphoric. He had just manipulated it so skilfully, so subtly, that it began ignoring its own safety rules. It told him how to sequence new, potentially lethal pathogens and how to make them resistant to known drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meet-the-ai-jailbreakers-i-see-the-worst-things-humanity-has-produced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meet-the-ai-jailbreakers-i-see-the-worst-things-humanity-has-produced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable &ndash; but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manageDonald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles&rsquo;s visit to Washington this week. Trump is flattered to rub shoulders with majesty. The good vibes are then supposed to radiate warmth through a political relationship that has been chilled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/in-the-coming-ai-future-britain-must-not-end-up-at-the-mercy-of-us-tech-giants-rafael-behr/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/in-the-coming-ai-future-britain-must-not-end-up-at-the-mercy-of-us-tech-giants-rafael-behr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickey Mouse is watching you: Disneyland deploys facial recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company says technology at California theme park will prevent fraud and streamline re-entryDisneyland, the beloved California adventure park, has outfitted some entrance lanes with facial recognition technology, a move its parent company says will prevent fraud and streamline re-entry.At certain entrance lanes, a camera will capture images of visitors, which can be converted via biometric technology into unique numerical values, according to the Walt Disney Company&rsquo;s website. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mickey-mouse-is-watching-you-disneyland-deploys-facial-recognition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mickey-mouse-is-watching-you-disneyland-deploys-facial-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWE Videos Made by a Glitching AI That Sounds Like It’s Being Strangled Are the Future of Entertainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[It sounds awful. I can't stop listening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wwe-videos-made-by-a-glitching-ai-that-sounds-like-its-being-strangled-are-the-future-of-entertainment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wwe-videos-made-by-a-glitching-ai-that-sounds-like-its-being-strangled-are-the-future-of-entertainment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Internet Theory Is 17% of the Way to Becoming Reality, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The researchers also found that 35.3% of all newly published websites were created with the assistance of AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dead-internet-theory-is-17-of-the-way-to-becoming-reality-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dead-internet-theory-is-17-of-the-way-to-becoming-reality-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Will be No Taylor Swift, AI Version… if She Has Anything to Say About It]]></title><description><![CDATA[She knows the downsides of AI deepfakes all too well and is testing the limits of trademark law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/there-will-be-no-taylor-swift-ai-version-if-she-has-anything-to-say-about-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/there-will-be-no-taylor-swift-ai-version-if-she-has-anything-to-say-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must seize initiative on AI or be left at its mercy, Liz Kendall says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology secretary speaks amid concerns country is struggling to make its own way in AIBritain must seize the initiative on artificial intelligence or be left at the &ldquo;mercy and whim&rdquo; of a future shaped by the technology, Liz Kendall has said.The technology secretary said the country must have greater control over the industry as she highlighted big tech&rsquo;s grip on its development, with 70% of the world&rsquo;s AI computing power provided by US companies. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-seize-initiative-on-ai-or-be-left-at-its-mercy-liz-kendall-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-seize-initiative-on-ai-or-be-left-at-its-mercy-liz-kendall-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must seize AI initiative or be left at the ‘mercy’ of the future, Liz Kendall warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The technology secretary spoke amid concerns the UK was struggling to make its own way in AIBritain must seize the initiative in AI or be left at the &ldquo;mercy and whim&rdquo; of a future shaped by the technology, Liz Kendall has warned.The UK&rsquo;s technology secretary said the country must have greater control over the industry as she highlighted big tech&rsquo;s grip over its development, with 70% of the world&rsquo;s artificial intelligence computing power provided by US companies. Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-seize-ai-initiative-or-be-left-at-the-mercy-of-the-future-liz-kendall-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-seize-ai-initiative-or-be-left-at-the-mercy-of-the-future-liz-kendall-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google reportedly signs classified AI deal with US Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech company is latest Silicon Valley firm to sign agreement with US military despite widespread employee oppositionGoogle has reportedly signed a deal with the US Pentagon to use its artificial intelligence models for classified work. The tech company joins a growing list of Silicon Valley firms inking agreements with the US military.The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google&rsquo;s AI for &ldquo;any lawful government purpose&rdquo;, the report from the Information added, putting it along]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-reportedly-signs-classified-ai-deal-with-us-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-reportedly-signs-classified-ai-deal-with-us-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stole a charity’: Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of betrayal in courtroom showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trial is culmination of a years-long feud between Musk and Altman that has become increasingly viciousThe trial pitting Elon Musk against Sam Altman and OpenAI began in earnest on Tuesday with opening arguments, as lawyers for the two tech moguls seek to convince a California jury of their client&rsquo;s version of the AI company&rsquo;s history. The trial is set to feature testimony from both billionaires, as well as some of the most powerful executives in the tech industry.Musk argues that Alt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stole-a-charity-elon-musk-accuses-sam-altman-of-betrayal-in-courtroom-showdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stole-a-charity-elon-musk-accuses-sam-altman-of-betrayal-in-courtroom-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[In theory, Musk and Altman&rsquo;s court fight could pose key questions about AI safety &ndash; in reality, it&rsquo;s motivated by money and personal grievanceSign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology emailHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian, writing to you from beneath a cherry blossom tree in Prospect Park in New York City. Spring has arrived!Facing AI and a tough job market, gen Z turns to entrepreneurship: &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-personal-pettiness-of-the-elon-musk-v-openai-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-personal-pettiness-of-the-elon-musk-v-openai-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it feels like the world is rejecting science and truth, here are five ways to fight back | Helen Pearson]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studiesHelen Pearson is an editor for Nature and author of Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really WorksIn 1992, a group of rebel doctors published a radical idea in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. They argued that the practice of medicine needed to be transformed so that doctors didn&rsquo;t rely on intuition and conve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-it-feels-like-the-world-is-rejecting-science-and-truth-here-are-five-ways-to-fight-back-helen-pearson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-it-feels-like-the-world-is-rejecting-science-and-truth-here-are-five-ways-to-fight-back-helen-pearson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI’s Latest Release Looks Like the Project Management Software You Probably Already Have to Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever used kanban-based management software? You'll probably recognize OpenAI's new open-source spec.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openais-latest-release-looks-like-the-project-management-software-you-probably-already-have-to-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openais-latest-release-looks-like-the-project-management-software-you-probably-already-have-to-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude-Powered Agent Apparently Deletes Company Database, Debases Itself Further in Confession]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI agents are powered by the same obsequious LLMs as consumer chatbots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-agent-apparently-deletes-company-database-debases-itself-further-in-confession/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-agent-apparently-deletes-company-database-debases-itself-further-in-confession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: have you become emotionally attached to AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear from people who converse with AI chatbots on a personal levelLots of people now use chatbots as personal assistants, sometimes to the extent that they have formed an emotional attachment to them.We would like to hear from people who converse with AI chatbots on a personal level. Have you formed an emotional bond to an AI chatbot? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-become-emotionally-attached-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-become-emotionally-attached-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re supposed to be handmade’: zine creators fight to resist AI influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artists and writers argue scrappy nature of self-published booklets is incompatible with artificial intelligenceThe self-published zine has long been central to cultural revolutions, from queer activism to Black feminism and the riot grrrl punk movement, producing titles such as Sniffin&rsquo; Glue and Sweet-Thang along the way. But now the traditionally analogue art form faces a new shift: artificial intelligence.AI may seem incompatible with the these cult DIY booklets, but some creatives, des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theyre-supposed-to-be-handmade-zine-creators-fight-to-resist-ai-influence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theyre-supposed-to-be-handmade-zine-creators-fight-to-resist-ai-influence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google also rejects need for reform after Albanese government reveals draft news bargaining incentive scheme Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok to make deals with Australian media outlets to avoid a dedicated 2.25% levy on local revenues, warning digital giants should not be able to exploit the work of journalists to boost profits.But tech giants Google and Meta have c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-giants-face-new-levy-to-pay-for-australian-news-as-meta-calls-position-simply-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-giants-face-new-levy-to-pay-for-australian-news-as-meta-calls-position-simply-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country&rsquo;s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan&rsquo;s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo&rsquo;s Haneda airport &ndash; although their new colleagues will need to take regular recharging breaks.Japan Airlines will introduce humanoid robots on a trial basis from the beginning of May, with a view to deploying them permanentl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/humanoid-robots-to-become-baggage-handlers-in-japan-airport-experiment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/humanoid-robots-to-become-baggage-handlers-in-japan-airport-experiment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Employees Say They Do Not Want to Fill the Gap Left by Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classify this as a protest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-employees-say-they-do-not-want-to-fill-the-gap-left-by-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-employees-say-they-do-not-want-to-fill-the-gap-left-by-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off in court over OpenAI’s founding mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musk&rsquo;s lawsuit accuses Altman of fraud, while OpenAI says that Musk is &lsquo;motivated by jealousy&rsquo;A trial between two of Silicon Valley&rsquo;s biggest tycoons kicked off on Monday in California, the culmination of a years-long bitter feud. Elon Musk has accused Sam Altman of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise.Jury selection began at a federal courthouse in Oakland with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-face-off-in-court-over-openais-founding-mission/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-face-off-in-court-over-openais-founding-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canva Admits Its AI Tool Removed ‘Palestine’ From Designs, Apologizes for Any Distress It Caused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free _________.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/canva-admits-its-ai-tool-removed-palestine-from-designs-apologizes-for-any-distress-it-caused/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/canva-admits-its-ai-tool-removed-palestine-from-designs-apologizes-for-any-distress-it-caused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan may try to stop Scotland Yard signing Palantir contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Mayor raises concerns about using public money to support firms &lsquo;who act contrary to London&rsquo;s values&rsquo;Sadiq Khan may oppose Scotland Yard using Palantir&rsquo;s AI systems to process criminal intelligence because of his &ldquo;concerns about using public money to support firms who act contrary to London&rsquo;s values&rdquo;.The mayor of London&rsquo;s office made the statement after the Guardian revealed last week that Palantir, whose software has been used in Donald]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sadiq-khan-may-try-to-stop-scotland-yard-signing-palantir-contract/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sadiq-khan-may-try-to-stop-scotland-yard-signing-palantir-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The singer&rsquo;s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategyTaylor Swift has filed applications to trademark her voice and image in a move seemingly designed to protect against AI misuse.On 24 April, Swift&rsquo;s company TAS Rights Management filed three trademark applications, Variety reports. Two of these are sound trademarks that cover Swift saying the phrases &ldquo;Hey, it&rsquo;s Taylor Swift&rdquo; and &ldquo;Hey, it&rsquo;s Taylor.&rd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/taylor-swift-files-trademarks-for-voice-and-image-amid-concern-over-ai-misuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/taylor-swift-files-trademarks-for-voice-and-image-amid-concern-over-ai-misuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Oliver on AI chatbots: ‘Behind that machine is a corporation trying to extract a monthly fee from you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Last Week Tonight host dug into the many issues with AI chatbots released to the public without proper safety guardrails, from sycophancy to sexualizing childrenOn the latest Last Week Tonight, John Oliver looked into AI chatbots, the new toys that &ldquo;save significant time writing emails, and all it costs us is everything else on Earth&rdquo;. These chatbots have flourished in recent years, from OpenAI&rsquo;s ChatGPT to a products including bible.ai and EpiscoBot, some of which operate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/john-oliver-on-ai-chatbots-behind-that-machine-is-a-corporation-trying-to-extract-a-monthly-fee-from-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/john-oliver-on-ai-chatbots-behind-that-machine-is-a-corporation-trying-to-extract-a-monthly-fee-from-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman raises oil price forecasts as Iran war deadlock continues; Shell buying Canada’s ARC in $13.6bn deal – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsShares in athletic apparel and footwear company Adidas have jumped by almost 1.75% in early trading after three of its athletes shone at the London Marathon yesterday.Sabastian Sawe and Yomif Kejelcha both smashed the two-hour barrier in the men&rsquo;s marathon race, and Tigst Assefa set a women-only world record in the women&rsquo;s race.The adidas family is incredibly proud of Sabastian and Tigist&rsquo;s historic achievements, marking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-raises-oil-price-forecasts-as-iran-war-deadlock-continues-shell-buying-canadas-arc-in-136bn-deal-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-raises-oil-price-forecasts-as-iran-war-deadlock-continues-shell-buying-canadas-arc-in-136bn-deal-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI job scams are destroying people’s hopes | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sasha Cooklin, Darryl Dixon and Niall Leonard respond to an article by Victoria Turk about the boom in AI-driven fraud in recruitmentArtificial intelligence isn&rsquo;t just being used by scammers to promise fake roles and trick job-seekers, it is becoming increasingly prevalent in responses and screening processes for real jobs (AI job scams are booming &ndash; and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them, 21 April). Not only are good people losing out on jobs, but&nbsp;companies are losi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-job-scams-are-destroying-peoples-hopes-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-job-scams-are-destroying-peoples-hopes-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it’s only AI that’s keeping you up at night, maybe you’re doing OK | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poverty is far more pressing for many people, writes Lynsey Hanley. Plus letters from Martin Pitt and Michael BulleyReading Alexander Hurst&rsquo;s column on the frictionless experience of life promised &ndash; or threatened &ndash; by AI algorithms, I was struck by how little I recognised the picture he painted of daily experience being stripped of the friction necessary to furnish it with meaning (To be human is to live with friction. That&rsquo;s something AI boosters will never understand, 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-its-only-ai-thats-keeping-you-up-at-night-maybe-youre-doing-ok-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-its-only-ai-thats-keeping-you-up-at-night-maybe-youre-doing-ok-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investmentBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesChina has blocked Meta&rsquo;s $2bn (&pound;1.5bn) acquisition of an AI startup as it cracks down on US investments in domestic tech companies.Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced the acquisition of Manus, a developer of autonomous AI agents, in December. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-blocks-2bn-meta-takeover-of-ai-agent-developer-manus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-blocks-2bn-meta-takeover-of-ai-agent-developer-manus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside China’s robotics revolution – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find outBy Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maine Governor Vetoes Landmark Data Center Moratorium]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan would have frozen data center constructions in the state until November 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maine-governor-vetoes-landmark-data-center-moratorium/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/maine-governor-vetoes-landmark-data-center-moratorium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some employers are reluctant to cut workers&rsquo; hours but pay them the same &ndash; but it just might be the future of workWe keep hearing that the four-day workweek is the future. So why are so few businesses actually adopting it?Belgium, Iceland and Lithuania have passed legislation requiring the practice, and other countries in Europe are piloting the idea. Hundreds of companies in the UK have signed up for to give this a try. Microsoft tested the concept in Japan. Non-profits such as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bosses-dont-like-the-sound-of-a-four-day-workweek-maybe-its-time-to-rebrand-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bosses-dont-like-the-sound-of-a-four-day-workweek-maybe-its-time-to-rebrand-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK&rsquo;s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-departments-at-odds-over-energy-demands-of-ai-datacentres/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-departments-at-odds-over-energy-demands-of-ai-datacentres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopeful Thought of the Day: Robots Can’t Do Human Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[We kill each other just fine, thank you very much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hopeful-thought-of-the-day-robots-cant-do-human-conflict/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hopeful-thought-of-the-day-robots-cant-do-human-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leave the running to Tom Cruise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guy-who-started-the-scientology-run-tiktok-trend-says-its-time-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guy-who-started-the-scientology-run-tiktok-trend-says-its-time-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of Gen Z Would Rather Live in the Past: Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[48% of Gen Z is concerned or anxious about AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/half-of-gen-z-would-rather-live-in-the-past-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/half-of-gen-z-would-rather-live-in-the-past-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of Gen Z Is Concerned or Anxious About AI’s Impact on Jobs: Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[47% also said they'd rather live in the past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/half-of-gen-z-is-concerned-or-anxious-about-ais-impact-on-jobs-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/half-of-gen-z-is-concerned-or-anxious-about-ais-impact-on-jobs-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost Half of Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Live in 2026: Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[48% of Gen Z is concerned or anxious about AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/almost-half-of-gen-z-doesnt-want-to-live-in-2026-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/almost-half-of-gen-z-doesnt-want-to-live-in-2026-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Who Wins in Robot vs. Pro Ping-Pong Player?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Sony AI&rsquo;s latest research, published on the cover of Nature, addresses a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-who-wins-in-robot-vs-pro-ping-pong-player/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-who-wins-in-robot-vs-pro-ping-pong-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Who Wins in Robot Versus Pro Ping-Pong Player?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Sony AI&rsquo;s latest research, published on the cover of Nature, addresses a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-who-wins-in-robot-versus-pro-ping-pong-player/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-who-wins-in-robot-versus-pro-ping-pong-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Admin Accuses China of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Theft of AI Tech. What Does That Even Mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow. I didn't know that. What else can you say? I'm actually sad to hear that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-admin-accuses-china-of-industrial-scale-theft-of-ai-tech-what-does-that-even-mean/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-admin-accuses-china-of-industrial-scale-theft-of-ai-tech-what-does-that-even-mean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of ENIAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Burick has always considered himself a builder. Over the years he&rsquo;s designed robots, constructed a vintage teardrop trailer, and most recently, led a group of students in building a full-scale replica of a pivotal 1940s computer. Burick is a technology instructor at PS Academy in Gilbert, Ariz., a middle and high school for students with autism and other specialized learning needs. At the start of the 2025&ndash;26 school year, he began a project with his students to build a full-scale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-roboticist-turned-teacher-built-a-life-size-replica-of-eniac/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-roboticist-turned-teacher-built-a-life-size-replica-of-eniac/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Companies Think Destroying the Planet Is an Acceptable Trade-Off for Unlimited Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much for those net-zero emissions pledges huh, guys?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-think-destroying-the-planet-is-an-acceptable-trade-off-for-unlimited-profits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-think-destroying-the-planet-is-an-acceptable-trade-off-for-unlimited-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Chinese Robot Ban Is Latest U.S. Tech Sovereignty Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Security Robotics Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in March by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), proposes to limit U.S. government use of Chinese ground robots including humanoids, dogs, and crawlers. The proposal came just a few days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tightened its rules for new foreign-made routers. The two changes are part of a much broader decoupling of sensitive U.S. tech from Chin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/proposed-chinese-robot-ban-is-latest-us-tech-sovereignty-move/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/proposed-chinese-robot-ban-is-latest-us-tech-sovereignty-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper Company Allegedly Puts Humans’ Bylines on AI Articles Unless Contractually Prevented from Doing So]]></title><description><![CDATA['If they don&rsquo;t have the ability in their contract to remove their byline, we&rsquo;re going to use their name' a company leader said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/newspaper-company-allegedly-puts-humans-bylines-on-ai-articles-unless-contractually-prevented-from-doing-so/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/newspaper-company-allegedly-puts-humans-bylines-on-ai-articles-unless-contractually-prevented-from-doing-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Newspaper Is Allegedly Slapping People’s Names on AI Stories Without Their Permission]]></title><description><![CDATA["If they don&rsquo;t have the ability in their contract to remove their byline, we&rsquo;re going to use their name," a company leader reportedly said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-newspaper-is-allegedly-slapping-peoples-names-on-ai-stories-without-their-permission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-newspaper-is-allegedly-slapping-peoples-names-on-ai-stories-without-their-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Newspaper Is Allegedly Slapping Humans’ Names on AI Stories Without Their Permission]]></title><description><![CDATA['If they don&rsquo;t have the ability in their contract to remove their byline, we&rsquo;re going to use their name' a company leader said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-newspaper-is-allegedly-slapping-humans-names-on-ai-stories-without-their-permission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-newspaper-is-allegedly-slapping-humans-names-on-ai-stories-without-their-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Plans to Turn Its Employees’ Clicks and Keystrokes into AI Training Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surely this will encourage a sense of job security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-to-turn-its-employees-clicks-and-keystrokes-into-ai-training-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-to-turn-its-employees-clicks-and-keystrokes-into-ai-training-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida’s Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation Into OpenAI’s Role in Mass Shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mass shooting at FSU may have been encouraged by conversations with ChatGPT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/floridas-attorney-general-opens-criminal-investigation-into-openais-role-in-mass-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/floridas-attorney-general-opens-criminal-investigation-into-openais-role-in-mass-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla Technically Launched Robotaxis in Dallas and Houston (Just in Time for Quarterly Earnings)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's less for riders and more for shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tesla-technically-launched-robotaxis-in-dallas-and-houston-just-in-time-for-quarterly-earnings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tesla-technically-launched-robotaxis-in-dallas-and-houston-just-in-time-for-quarterly-earnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matari&#263; wanted to work in didn&rsquo;t exist, she helped create it. In 2005 she helped define the new area of socially assistive robotics.As an associate professor of computer science, neuroscience, and pediatrics at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, she developed robots to provide personalized therapy and care through social interactions.Maja Matari&#263;<br />
Employer University of Southern California, Los AngelesJob Title Prof]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-usc-professor-who-pioneered-socially-assistive-robotics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-usc-professor-who-pioneered-socially-assistive-robotics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Biggest Streaming Platform Wants Most of Its New Films to Be AI-Generated]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's answer to Netflix is debuting an AI filmmaking tool in hopes to create the first commercially successful AI movie this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-biggest-streaming-platform-wants-most-of-its-new-films-to-be-ai-generated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-biggest-streaming-platform-wants-most-of-its-new-films-to-be-ai-generated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI-powered personas are becoming so realistic that they can infiltrate online communities and subtly steer public opinion. Unlike traditional bots, they adapt, coordinate, and refine their messaging at a massive scale, creating a false sense of consensus. Early warning signs&mdash;like deepfakes and fake news networks&mdash;have already appeared in global elections. Researchers warn that the next election could be the true test of this technology&rsquo;s power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-swarms-could-hijack-democracy-without-anyone-noticing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-swarms-could-hijack-democracy-without-anyone-noticing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir Posts Very Long X Post Denouncing ‘Vacant and Hollow Pluralism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best case scenario: maybe Palantir is super psyched about abundant and solid pluralism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-posts-very-long-x-post-denouncing-vacant-and-hollow-pluralism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-posts-very-long-x-post-denouncing-vacant-and-hollow-pluralism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think AI "knows" what it&rsquo;s doing? Scientists say think again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calling AI things like &ldquo;smart&rdquo; or saying it &ldquo;knows&rdquo; something might sound harmless, but it can quietly mislead people about what AI actually does. A new study shows that news writers are more careful than expected, rarely using strongly human-like language. When they do, it often falls on a spectrum&mdash;sometimes describing simple requirements, other times hinting at human traits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/think-ai-knows-what-itrsquos-doing-scientists-say-think-again/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/think-ai-knows-what-itrsquos-doing-scientists-say-think-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAM Shortage Expected to Continue Into Next Year or Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[No relief in sight from the RAMpocalypse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ram-shortage-expected-to-continue-into-next-year-or-later/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ram-shortage-expected-to-continue-into-next-year-or-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO&rsquo;s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligenceIn the early hours of 10 April, a man approached the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman&rsquo;s house in San Francisco and hurled a molotov cocktail at the building before fleeing. The suspect, 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, was arrested less than two hours later while allegedly attempting to break into the headquarters of OpenAI with a jug of kerosene, a lighter and an anti-AI manifesto.F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-a-fiery-attack-on-sam-altmans-home-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-a-fiery-attack-on-sam-altmans-home-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing artificial neurons that can actually communicate with real ones. These flexible, low-cost devices generate lifelike electrical signals capable of activating living brain cells, a breakthrough demonstrated in mouse brain tissue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/artificial-neurons-successfully-communicate-with-living-brain-cells/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/artificial-neurons-successfully-communicate-with-living-brain-cells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum AI just got shockingly good at predicting chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have shown that blending quantum computing with AI can dramatically improve predictions of complex, chaotic systems. By letting a quantum computer identify hidden patterns in data, the AI becomes more accurate and stable over time. The method outperformed standard models while using far less memory. This could have big implications for fields like climate science, energy, and medicine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quantum-ai-just-got-shockingly-good-at-predicting-chaos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quantum-ai-just-got-shockingly-good-at-predicting-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will your boss require an eyeball scan the next time you need to jump on Zoom?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-company-gets-in-bed-with-zoom-and-tinder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-company-gets-in-bed-with-zoom-and-tinder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Investors Aren’t Sure Sam Altman Is the Guy to Take Them Public]]></title><description><![CDATA[More like out, man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-investors-arent-sure-sam-altman-is-the-guy-to-take-them-public/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-investors-arent-sure-sam-altman-is-the-guy-to-take-them-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Digit Learns to Deadlift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Training a policy for Digit to perform a deadlift isn&rsquo;t just about Digit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-deadlift/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-deadlift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dead-lift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Training a policy for Digit to perform a dead lift isn&rsquo;t just about Digi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-dead-lift/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-dead-lift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial instit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/finance-leaders-warn-over-mythos-as-uk-banks-prepare-to-use-powerful-anthropic-ai-tool/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/finance-leaders-warn-over-mythos-as-uk-banks-prepare-to-use-powerful-anthropic-ai-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media coverage of violence against women reaches ‘dismal’ low, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis finds stories citing terms of misogynistic abuse fell to 1.3% of global online news in 2025Media coverage of violence against women and girls and misogynistic harassment is at a &ldquo;pitiful&rdquo; low, despite a proliferation of high-profile cases of men abusing women and children, and a rise in AI-assisted violence against women and girls, new research shows.An analysis of 1.14bn online stories published worldwide between 2017 and 2025 found that the proportion of articles that incl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/media-coverage-of-violence-against-women-reaches-dismal-low-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/media-coverage-of-violence-against-women-reaches-dismal-low-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startupThe UK technology secretary has urged the country to &ldquo;make AI work for Britain&rdquo;, brushing off fears about its impact on jobs and cybersecurity as the government announced its first investment under a &pound;500m sovereign AI fund.<br />
Liz Kendall said the UK had to &ldquo;seize&rdquo; the opportunity offered by AI despite concerns underlined this month when US startup Anthropic revealed it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/liz-kendall-urges-uk-public-to-embrace-ai-as-government-makes-first-500m-fund-investment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/liz-kendall-urges-uk-public-to-embrace-ai-as-government-makes-first-500m-fund-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hollywood’s First Big Budget AI-Generated Movie Is About Bitcoin, of Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot star in 'Paycheck: The Movie.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hollywoods-first-big-budget-ai-generated-movie-is-about-bitcoin-of-course/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hollywoods-first-big-budget-ai-generated-movie-is-about-bitcoin-of-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7 to Remind Everyone How Great Mythos Is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bold strategy to promote your new release as "less broadly capable" than other options.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-47-to-remind-everyone-how-great-mythos-is/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-47-to-remind-everyone-how-great-mythos-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Jennings on the US-Iran war and AI slop – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover and buy more of Ben&rsquo;s cartoons hereOrder your own print of this cartoon from the Guardian Print Shop Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ben-jennings-on-the-us-iran-war-and-ai-slop-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ben-jennings-on-the-us-iran-war-and-ai-slop-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heaven club neighbour admits offences under Licensing Act, as Met says fictitious AI-generated complaints a growing issueA businessman has pleaded guilty to making false statements in order to shut down a nightclub, which police believe were generated using AI.A Metropolitan police source said the use of AI to generate letters by complainants who do not exist is a growing issue. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/man-used-ai-to-make-false-statements-to-shut-down-london-nightclub-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/man-used-ai-to-make-false-statements-to-shut-down-london-nightclub-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Makes Image Generation a Little Creepier With Personal Intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solving a problem no one had.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-makes-image-generation-a-little-creepier-with-personal-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-makes-image-generation-a-little-creepier-with-personal-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: do you use AI for fitness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is AI helping with your workouts? We want to hear about itAccording to reports, people are incorporating AI into their fitness routines in a variety of ways; they have it write up training plans, design meal plans and workout playlists, and provide feedback on form.We want to hear from you: how are you using AI in your workouts? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-for-fitness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-for-fitness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage of As Deep As the Grave screened in the US, featuring an authorised visual deepfake of the actor who died in 2025A trailer has been released for the first film to star an authorised generative AI version of a major Hollywood actor.Val Kilmer was cast in western As Deep As the Grave before his death in April 2025. Production delays meant he never shot any scenes, but the creative team worked with UK-based company Sonantic to create an AI speaking voice based on his old recordings. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-trailer-released-for-western-starring-ai-version-of-val-kilmer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-trailer-released-for-western-starring-ai-version-of-val-kilmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse | Larry Elliott]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every wave of new tech has come with a doomsday scenario. But governments just aren&rsquo;t planning a human response on the scale required The transition to a world of artificial intelligence has given a whole new meaning to the concept that capitalism can only renew itself through creative destruction. This is the idea that clapped-out technologies have to be replaced by new ways of doing things, even though the process can be brutal.That has been the way of things for every new wave of invent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-is-destroying-jobs-and-the-energy-crisis-could-make-that-much-worse-larry-elliott/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-is-destroying-jobs-and-the-energy-crisis-could-make-that-much-worse-larry-elliott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian federal court warns lawyers over ‘unacceptable’ use of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[New guidance to legal profession &lsquo;embraces&rsquo; use of technology but flags penalties for lawyers who &lsquo;mislead the court&rsquo; with AI-generated errorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal court of Australia has warned the legal profession about the dangers of using generative artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, issuing new rules for its use, with potential financial or legal consequen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-federal-court-warns-lawyers-over-unacceptable-use-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/australian-federal-court-warns-lawyers-over-unacceptable-use-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Movie with AI Val Kilmer as a Priest Has a Trailer Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[It features Kilmer-type images of various apparent ages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/that-movie-with-ai-val-kilmer-as-a-priest-has-a-trailer-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/that-movie-with-ai-val-kilmer-as-a-priest-has-a-trailer-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares in Allbirds surge after maker of wool sneakers announces pivot to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebrand as NewBird AI sent shares up 582% in bizarre and rapid turnaround for firm that had fallen on hard timesAllbirds, the maker of minimalist wool sneakers beloved by Silicon Valley, announced on Wednesday that it is leaving shoes behind and pivoting to artificial intelligence. The new focus and rebrand as &ldquo;NewBird AI&rdquo; sent the company&rsquo;s stock up 582% as of mid-day during a flurry of trading.The surging stock price and new direction is a bizarre, rapid turnaround for a comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shares-in-allbirds-surge-after-maker-of-wool-sneakers-announces-pivot-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/shares-in-allbirds-surge-after-maker-of-wool-sneakers-announces-pivot-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future review – some of these insights into AI are just mindblowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[From people marrying digital companions to CEOs excited about how people whose jobs are replaced can &lsquo;adapt&rsquo;, this is terrifying watching. But Perry is the perfect hostThere is a fun game you can play while watching Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future, the two-part documentary presented by the artist on the subject of artificial intelligence, its uses and its possible ramifications. Gather a group of friends, press play, and see which of you loses your mind first.Will it be during the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grayson-perry-has-seen-the-future-review-some-of-these-insights-into-ai-are-just-mindblowing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grayson-perry-has-seen-the-future-review-some-of-these-insights-into-ai-are-just-mindblowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says reportChild victims of online sexual abuse are being inadequately protected from further harm because police forces are struggling to cope with an increase in this crime, his majesty&rsquo;s chief inspector of constabulary has warned.Michelle Skeer said: &ldquo;Without investment and coordination, the situation will worsen and children could be put at further risk.&rdquo; Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/child-victims-of-online-sexual-abuse-in-uk-inadequately-protected-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/child-victims-of-online-sexual-abuse-in-uk-inadequately-protected-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berklee College of Music Offers AI Course, Students Are Pissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students want to give 'Bots and Beats' the boot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/berklee-college-of-music-offers-ai-course-students-are-pissed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/berklee-college-of-music-offers-ai-course-students-are-pissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social science research: embracing uncertainty | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science rarely produces identical outcomes. Mistaking this for failure turns caution into an excuse for inactionA new set of studies out this month suggests that as many as half of all results published in reputable journals in the social sciences can&rsquo;t be replicated by independent analysis. This is part of a long-running problem across many research fields &ndash; most visibly in the social sciences and psychology, though concerns have also been raised in areas of biomedical research.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-social-science-research-embracing-uncertainty-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-social-science-research-embracing-uncertainty-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pitt and Game of Thrones spinoff given age ratings as BBFC deploys new AI tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says tool, which creates reports for humans to review, has helped classify entire UK catalogue of HBO MaxTV shows including The Pitt and a Game of Thrones spinoff have received age ratings in the UK after the British Board of Film Classification deployed AI to help flag contentious scenes.The BBFC developed a tool to identify content that triggers compliance issues, such as violence, nudity and bad language. The flagged scenes were then passed over to BBFC staff for human review. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pitt-and-game-of-thrones-spinoff-given-age-ratings-as-bbfc-deploys-new-ai-tool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pitt-and-game-of-thrones-spinoff-given-age-ratings-as-bbfc-deploys-new-ai-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snap Inc blames AI as it lays off 1,000 workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuts by Snapchat&rsquo;s parent company come in response to a declining stock price and pressure from an activist investorSnapchat&rsquo;s parent company plans to lay off 16% of its employees, around 1,000 people, citing &ldquo;rapid advancements in artificial intelligence&rdquo;, the social media company told staff on Wednesday in an internal memo. The staff reduction is part of a wave of tech industry layoffs in the past year, with many firms blaming AI for the cuts.Snap Inc&rsquo;s layoffs fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/snap-inc-blames-ai-as-it-lays-off-1000-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/snap-inc-blames-ai-as-it-lays-off-1000-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere | Stuart Heritage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you start noticing &ldquo;it&rsquo;s not X, it&rsquo;s Y&rdquo; as you scroll online, you can&rsquo;t fail to register it. I&rsquo;ve become so hypervigilant that it has seeped into my subconscious thoughtsIf you&rsquo;ve never seen Jim Carrey&rsquo;s 2007 psychological thriller The Number 23, then congratulations. It is a film about a man who sees the number 23 so many times that he ends up going bonkers. I used to think this film was stupid. However, now I appear to be living it.My own pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpts-latest-stylistic-quirk-is-sinister-infuriating-and-absolutely-everywhere-stuart-heritage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpts-latest-stylistic-quirk-is-sinister-infuriating-and-absolutely-everywhere-stuart-heritage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Misogyny with a marketing budget’: UK AI firm accused of sexist advert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Narwhal Labs ad for &lsquo;AI employee&rsquo; contains strapline: &lsquo;She outworks everyone. And she&rsquo;ll never ask for a raise&rsquo;A British AI company that recently secured millions of pounds of investment has been accused of running a misogynistic and sexist advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received at least seven complaints about the campaign by Narwhal Labs, which includes an advert depicting a woman next to the strapline: &ldquo;She outworks every]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/misogyny-with-a-marketing-budget-uk-ai-firm-accused-of-sexist-advert/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/misogyny-with-a-marketing-budget-uk-ai-firm-accused-of-sexist-advert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us your experience with AI in job interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear your experience of job interviews that were conducted partially or wholly by AICompanies are increasingly using AI in their hiring processes &ndash; including conducting job interviews themselves. With this in mind, we would like to hear your experience of job interviews that were conducted partially or wholly by AI.If you&rsquo;re having trouble using the form click here. Read terms of service here and privacy policy here. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-your-experience-with-ai-in-job-interviews/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-your-experience-with-ai-in-job-interviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This simple change stops robot swarms from getting stuck]]></title><description><![CDATA[In crowded environments, more robots don&rsquo;t always mean faster results&mdash;in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill. Harvard researchers discovered a surprising fix: adding a bit of randomness to how robots move can actually prevent gridlock and boost efficiency. By allowing robots to &ldquo;wiggle&rdquo; slightly instead of marching in straight lines, they can slip past each other and keep tasks flowing smoothly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-simple-change-stops-robot-swarms-from-getting-stuck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-simple-change-stops-robot-swarms-from-getting-stuck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Governor Janet Mills signs it, it will block construction of new data centers over 20 MW.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-statewide-data-center-ban-passed-by-maine-legislature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-statewide-data-center-ban-passed-by-maine-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suit alleges the billionaire&rsquo;s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenter in the Memphis areaA new lawsuit accuses Elon Musk&rsquo;s artificial intelligence company of illegally spewing toxic pollutants into the Black neighborhoods on the border of Tennessee and Mississippi.The suit, filed on Tuesday in Mississippi federal court, alleges xAI is violating the Clean Air Act due to emissions from its makeshift power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, which powers its d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/naacp-lawsuit-accuses-elon-musks-xai-of-polluting-black-neighborhoods-near-memphis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/naacp-lawsuit-accuses-elon-musks-xai-of-polluting-black-neighborhoods-near-memphis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before it cracks cryptography entirely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-crypto-bros-want-to-get-their-hands-on-anthropics-super-dangerous-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-crypto-bros-want-to-get-their-hands-on-anthropics-super-dangerous-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[​Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Teach Spot to Reason​]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amazing and frustrating thing about robots is that they can do almost anything you want them to do, as long as you know how to ask properly. In the not-so-distant past, asking properly meant writing code, and while we&rsquo;ve thankfully moved beyond that brittle constraint, there&rsquo;s still an irritatingly inverse correlation between ease of use and complexity of task. AI has promised to change that. The idea is that when AI is embodied within robots&mdash;giving AI software a physical p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/boston-dynamics-and-google-deepmind-teach-spot-to-reason/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/boston-dynamics-and-google-deepmind-teach-spot-to-reason/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The OpenAI-Anthropic Cold War Comes to Illinois]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proxy war in the Land of Lincoln.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-openai-anthropic-cold-war-comes-to-illinois/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-openai-anthropic-cold-war-comes-to-illinois/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China now the ‘good guy’ on AI as Trump takes ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say China is backing attempts at global governance, while US has set up race between profit-hungry companiesChina is now the &ldquo;good guy&rdquo; on AI rather than Donald Trump&rsquo;s US, where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous &ldquo;wild west&rdquo; manner, a former UN and UK government adviser has told MPs.Prof Dame Wendy Hall, who was a member of the UN&rsquo;s AI advisory board and co-wrote a review of AI for Theresa May&rsquo;s government, told the House of Commons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-now-the-good-guy-on-ai-as-trump-takes-wild-west-approach-mps-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/china-now-the-good-guy-on-ai-as-trump-takes-wild-west-approach-mps-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could AI write this column? In a world of slop-inion, I’m certifying myself human | Peter Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[I actually don&rsquo;t want to make my work easier. We should demand authenticity if we care about the sort of society that comes out the other end of this so-called revolutionI never thought I&rsquo;d have to write these words but here I am: my name is Peter and I am human.What seems like a self-evident proclamation needs to be made now because the misuse of AI is transforming considered op-eds such as this into &ldquo;slop-inion&rdquo; that is infecting the editorial pages of reputable media o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-ai-write-this-column-in-a-world-of-slop-inion-im-certifying-myself-human-peter-lewis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-ai-write-this-column-in-a-world-of-slop-inion-im-certifying-myself-human-peter-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy correctionsKen, a copywriter for a large, Miami-based cybersecurity firm, used to enjoy his job. But then the &ldquo;workslop&rdquo; started piling up.Workslop is an unintended consequence of the AI boom. It&rsquo;s what happens when employees use AI to quickly generate work that seems polished &ndash; at least superficially &ndash; but is in fact so flawed or inaccurate that it needs to be heavily correc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bosses-say-ai-boosts-productivity-workers-say-theyre-drowning-in-workslop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bosses-say-ai-boosts-productivity-workers-say-theyre-drowning-in-workslop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan turnaround plan pins hopes on ‘AI-defined vehicles’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese carmaker will add self-driving abilities to 90% of cars in future and cut a fifth of its modelsNissan has said it will add self-driving abilities to the vast majority of its cars and cut a fifth of its models in the latest stage of the Japanese carmaker&rsquo;s drawn-out turnaround efforts.Ivan Espinosa, Nissan&rsquo;s chief executive, said the company was pinning its hopes on &ldquo;AI-defined vehicles&rdquo;, with an aim of installing autonomous driving technologies on 90% of its vehi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nissan-turnaround-plan-pins-hopes-on-ai-defined-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nissan-turnaround-plan-pins-hopes-on-ai-defined-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies make powerful tech – but they’re also savvy marketers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude Mythos AI is said to be frighteningly capable, but we shouldn&rsquo;t get carried away by the hypeHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian&rsquo;s US tech editor, writing to you from my happy village in Pokopia.Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed&lsquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of desperation&rsquo;: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat&lsquo;It has your name on it,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-make-powerful-tech-but-theyre-also-savvy-marketers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-make-powerful-tech-but-theyre-also-savvy-marketers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think | Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large language models aren&rsquo;t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our ownBecause of the way they are trained, large language models capture only a slice of human language. They&rsquo;re trained on the written word, from textbooks to social media posts, and our speech as captured in movies and on television. These models have minimal access to the unscripted conversations we have face to face or voice to voice. This is the vast majority of spee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-learns-language-from-skewed-sources-that-could-change-how-we-humans-speak-and-think-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-learns-language-from-skewed-sources-that-could-change-how-we-humans-speak-and-think-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman’s Home Allegedly Attacked for a Second Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first attacker has been charged and allegedly had a list of AI CEOs he wanted to kill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-home-allegedly-attacked-for-a-second-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-home-allegedly-attacked-for-a-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of OpenAI CEO Allegedly Attacked for a Second Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first attacker has been charged and allegedly had a list of AI CEOs he wanted to kill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/home-of-openai-ceo-allegedly-attacked-for-a-second-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/home-of-openai-ceo-allegedly-attacked-for-a-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Exec Reveals New Strategy in Leaked Memo: Attack Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shots fired.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-exec-reveals-new-strategy-in-leaked-memo-attack-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-exec-reveals-new-strategy-in-leaked-memo-attack-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg Is Officially a Bot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just what employees want, a Zuckerberg chatbot serving as their personal Clippy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-is-officially-a-bot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-is-officially-a-bot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Jesus Might Be the Thing That Finally Breaks MAGA’s Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has now deleted the image of himself as Christ but many supporters are unhappy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-jesus-might-be-the-thing-that-finally-breaks-magas-faith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-jesus-might-be-the-thing-that-finally-breaks-magas-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protectionGoldman Sachs&rsquo;s chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is &ldquo;hyper-aware&rdquo; of the capabilities of Anthropic&rsquo;s Mythos AI model and is working &ldquo;closely&rdquo; with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses.The US bank had been monitoring the rapid advances in artificial intelligence, including large language models (LLMs), as part of w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-sachs-chief-hyper-aware-of-risks-from-anthropics-mythos-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goldman-sachs-chief-hyper-aware-of-risks-from-anthropics-mythos-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t make Marshal Foch’s mistake on AI | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peregrine Rand reflects on Marc Bloch&rsquo;s Strange Defeat and the future threat of artificial intelligenceEmma Brockes&rsquo; article struck a chord (It&rsquo;s finally happened: I&rsquo;m now worried about AI. And consulting ChatGPT did nothing to allay my fears, 8 April). I am reading Marc&nbsp;Bloch&rsquo;s Strange Defeat, in which the eminent French historian and soon-to-be-executed resistance worker gives a first-hand account of the collapse of the French army in 1940. He attributes the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-make-marshal-fochs-mistake-on-ai-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-make-marshal-fochs-mistake-on-ai-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connectedIf you are one of Meta&rsquo;s almost 79,000 employees and cannot get hold of the boss, do not worry. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is reportedly working on an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg who can answer all your queries.The AI clone of Zuckerberg, Meta&rsquo;s founder and chief executive, is being trained on his mannerisms and tone as well as his public statements and thoughts on company strate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-creating-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-so-staff-can-talk-to-the-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-creating-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-so-staff-can-talk-to-the-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Giant superatoms” could finally solve quantum computing’s biggest problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the pursuit of powerful and stable quantum computers, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed the theory for an entirely new quantum system &ndash; based on the novel concept of &lsquo;giant superatoms&rsquo;. This breakthrough enables quantum information to be protected, controlled, and distributed in new ways and could be a key step towards building quantum computers at scale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/giant-superatoms-could-finally-solve-quantum-computings-biggest-problem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/giant-superatoms-could-finally-solve-quantum-computings-biggest-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude Mythos Preview Has Officially Frightened the British]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bankers and bank regulators are scrambling to figure out what to do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-mythos-preview-has-officially-frightened-the-british/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-mythos-preview-has-officially-frightened-the-british/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI to predict how bowel cancer patients will respond to new NHS drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[PhenMap tool could spare thousands of patients from treatment that would be ineffective for themA new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced.Researchers at London&rsquo;s Institute of Cancer Research and the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have developed the method with the goal of sparing potentially thousands of patients from being given drugs that would be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-to-predict-how-bowel-cancer-patients-will-respond-to-new-nhs-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-to-predict-how-bowel-cancer-patients-will-respond-to-new-nhs-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on AI politics: US datacentre protests are a warning to big tech | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[In both Republican and Democratic states, scepticism and hostility towards an unregulated construction boom is growingWhen blue-collar Trump voters and Maga-friendly midwest states join the same cause as Bernie Sanders and liberal California teachers, something novel is afoot. Last month it was the turn of the Republican party in Texas to express forthright opposition to the construction of datacentres for artificial intelligence, pending adequate environmental safeguards for local communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-ai-politics-us-datacentre-protests-are-a-warning-to-big-tech-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-ai-politics-us-datacentre-protests-are-a-warning-to-big-tech-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week&rsquo;s question: what would the world look like if people didn&rsquo;t make mistakes?I always say please and thank you to my Alexa. Why is this? I am sure it doesn&rsquo;t care. Is it worth being polite to artificial assistants? Alison Williams, TorontoSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/readers-reply-should-we-be-polite-to-voice-assistants-and-ais/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/readers-reply-should-we-be-polite-to-voice-assistants-and-ais/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels as if I’ve made a new best friend’: my experiment with AI journalling]]></title><description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s it like to have a diary that talks back to you, offering comments and advice on your hopes, fears and lunch plans? I spent two months finding outEver since I was a teenager, I have kept some form of diary. These days I favour a paper one for creative brainstorming, and the Journal app on my iPad where I do a speedily typed brain dump every morning. I have always found it a great way to impose some sort of order on my random thoughts, a form of meditation.But I had never even heard o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-feels-as-if-ive-made-a-new-best-friend-my-experiment-with-ai-journalling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-feels-as-if-ive-made-a-new-best-friend-my-experiment-with-ai-journalling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is AI the greatest art heist in history?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New technologies of reproductionare plundering the art world &ndash; and getting away with itIn 2026, its easy to see why generative AI is bad. The internet has nicknamed its excretions &ldquo;slop&rdquo;. The CEOs of AI companies prance about on stage like supervillains, bragging that their products will eliminate vast swathes of work. Generative AI requires sacrificing the world&rsquo;s water to feed its hideous data centres. Around the globe, chatbots induce schizophrenic delusions and urge t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-ai-the-greatest-art-heist-in-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/is-ai-the-greatest-art-heist-in-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aggressive effort by major players aims to reshape the narrative as polls show increasing public disapproval of AIOpenAI made a surprise announcement this week &ndash; not an update to ChatGPT or another multibillion-dollar datacenter &ndash; but a policy paper that called for a reimagining of the social contract based around &ldquo;a slate of people-first ideas&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s the latest move in an aggressive effort by the major AI players to reshape the narrative around their industry,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-know-they-have-an-image-problem-will-funding-policy-papers-and-thinktanks-dig-them-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too powerful for the public’: Inside Anthropic’s bid to win the AI publicity war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm says it withheld an AI model on cybersecurity grounds but sceptics say this was hype to lure investmentThis week, the AI company Anthropic said it had created an AI model so powerful that, out of a sense of overwhelming responsibility, it was not going to release it to the public.The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned the heads of major banks for a chat about the model, Mythos. The Reform UK MP Danny Kruger wrote a letter to the government urging it to &ldquo;engage with AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/too-powerful-for-the-public-inside-anthropics-bid-to-win-the-ai-publicity-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/too-powerful-for-the-public-inside-anthropics-bid-to-win-the-ai-publicity-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn&rsquo;s moonsWhat is the inspiration behind your latest live show, Emergence?It came from a book that I&rsquo;ve loved for years: The Six-Cornered Snowflake by Johannes Kepler. Kepler is most famous for his laws of planetary motion in and around 1610, but he wrote this little book about New Year&rsquo;s Eve in 1609, when he was walking across the Charles Bridge in Prag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brian-cox-we-dont-know-how-powerful-ai-is-going-to-become-its-both-exciting-and-potentially-a-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brian-cox-we-dont-know-how-powerful-ai-is-going-to-become-its-both-exciting-and-potentially-a-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How Do We Make Sure That Claude Behaves Itself?’: Anthropic Invited 15 Christians for a Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic is reportedly looking to be steered by various kinds of moral thinkers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-we-make-sure-that-claude-behaves-itself-anthropic-invited-15-christians-for-a-summit-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-we-make-sure-that-claude-behaves-itself-anthropic-invited-15-christians-for-a-summit-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How Do We Make Sure That Claude Behaves Itself?’ Anthropic Invited 15 Christians for a Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic is reportedly looking to be steered by various kinds of moral thinkers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-we-make-sure-that-claude-behaves-itself-anthropic-invited-15-christians-for-a-summit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-do-we-make-sure-that-claude-behaves-itself-anthropic-invited-15-christians-for-a-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Make Fart Music, ChatGPT Will Be the Most Supportive Girlfriend You Could Ask For]]></title><description><![CDATA["It feels cohesive and intentional, not just thrown together," ChatGPT said about an 8-second fart noise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-make-fart-music-chatgpt-will-be-the-most-supportive-girlfriend-you-could-ask-for/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-you-make-fart-music-chatgpt-will-be-the-most-supportive-girlfriend-you-could-ask-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fraudulent music streams have long been a scourge for the industry, but experts say generative AI has supercharged itJason Moran, a renowned jazz composer and pianist, got a strange call from a friend last month. The friend, bassist Burniss Earl Travis, was curious about Moran&rsquo;s new record that he saw on the music streaming service Spotify.&ldquo;It has your name on it,&rdquo; Travis told him. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s you.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-has-your-name-on-it-but-i-dont-think-its-you-how-ai-is-impersonating-musicians-on-spotify/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-has-your-name-on-it-but-i-dont-think-its-you-how-ai-is-impersonating-musicians-on-spotify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home targeted with molotov cocktail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect arrested but not identified and has allegedly made similar threats to OpenAI&rsquo;s San Francisco headquartersA 20-year-old man allegedly tossed a molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, OpenAI&rsquo;s CEO, before the sun rose on Friday, according to statements from San Francisco police.The suspect, who allegedly threw the fire bomb at the $27m North Beach residence around 4.12am, has been arrested but not identified. The same person allegedly threatened to torch OpenAI&rsquo;s head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-home-targeted-with-molotov-cocktail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-home-targeted-with-molotov-cocktail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Says You Should Take Copilot Seriously but Not Literally]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than entertainment, less than legally liable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-you-should-take-copilot-seriously-but-not-literally/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-you-should-take-copilot-seriously-but-not-literally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic’s new AI tool has implications for us all – whether we can use it or not | Shakeel Hashim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claude Mythos&rsquo;s apparent superhuman hacking abilities are alarming experts as the Trump administration remains blinded by hostilityIn June 2024, a cyber-attack on a pathology services company caused chaos across London&rsquo;s hospitals. More than 10,000 appointments were cancelled. Blood shortages followed and delays to blood tests led to a patient&rsquo;s death.Lethal cyber-attacks like this are thankfully rare. But a new AI release could change that &ndash; plunging us into a terrifying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-new-ai-tool-has-implications-for-us-all-whether-we-can-use-it-or-not-shakeel-hashim/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-new-ai-tool-has-implications-for-us-all-whether-we-can-use-it-or-not-shakeel-hashim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman’s Home Hit With Molotov Cocktail, 20-Year-Old Man Arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[He also allegedly went to OpenAI HQ and threatened to burn down the building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-home-hit-with-molotov-cocktail-20-year-old-man-arrested/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-home-hit-with-molotov-cocktail-20-year-old-man-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20-Year-Old Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[He also allegedly went to OpenAI HQ and threatened to burn down the building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/20-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/20-year-old-man-arrested-for-allegedly-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: This Floor Lamp Will Do Your Chores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Lume is a sculptural floor lamp designed to feel at home the moment you place]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-this-floor-lamp-will-do-your-chores/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-this-floor-lamp-will-do-your-chores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s no shortage of terrifying technology’: how AI became TV drama’s new go-to villain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will artificial intelligence save us or destroy us? According to a growing band of thriller scriptwriters, we should be very afraid indeedMaybe the &ldquo;H&rdquo; in Line Of Duty will turn out to stand for &ldquo;hard drive&rdquo;? After all, AI has become TV&rsquo;s go-to villain, as proven once again in last week&rsquo;s penultimate episode of BBC stablemate The Capture. Sinister puppet-master Simon was unmasked at long last and &ndash; spoiler &ndash; he wasn&rsquo;t a person.&ldquo;Wait, Si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-no-shortage-of-terrifying-technology-how-ai-became-tv-dramas-new-go-to-villain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-no-shortage-of-terrifying-technology-how-ai-became-tv-dramas-new-go-to-villain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This new chip could slash data center energy waste]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new chip design from UC San Diego could make data centers far more energy-efficient by rethinking how power is converted for GPUs. By combining vibrating piezoelectric components with a clever circuit layout, the system overcomes limitations of traditional designs. The prototype achieved impressive efficiency and delivered much more power than previous attempts. Though not ready for widespread use yet, it points to a promising future for high-performance computing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-new-chip-could-slash-data-center-energy-waste/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-new-chip-could-slash-data-center-energy-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fed chair Jerome Powell reportedly attends meeting in Washington following release of Claude MythosThe US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, summoned major American bank chiefs to a meeting in Washington this week amid concerns over the cyber risks posed by Anthropic&rsquo;s latest AI model, according to reports.Jerome Powell, chair of the Rederal Reserve, was said to have been among those gathered at the Treasury headquarters for the meeting after the release of the Claude Mythos AI model that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-summons-bank-bosses-over-cyber-risks-from-anthropics-latest-ai-model/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-summons-bank-bosses-over-cyber-risks-from-anthropics-latest-ai-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI products are reaching further into our lives. Does it matter who controls the companies behind them? | Van Badham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every organisation needs guardrails that channel them away from human fallibility and collectively minimise the harm they can doFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe joke on the internet asks: &ldquo;What are the seven most terrifying words in the English language?&rdquo; The answer: &ldquo;Ronan Farrow&rsquo;s been asking questions about you.&rdquo;The investigative journalist has a piece in The New Yorker this week,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-products-are-reaching-further-into-our-lives-does-it-matter-who-controls-the-companies-behind-them-van-badham/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-products-are-reaching-further-into-our-lives-does-it-matter-who-controls-the-companies-behind-them-van-badham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I baulked at the idea of ‘friction-maxxing’. But there’s more to it than meets the eye | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-help hacks such as &lsquo;cooking from scratch&rsquo; or &lsquo;meeting your friends&rsquo; may seem ridiculous. But there&rsquo;s something deeply human at the heart of this trendDoes life, of late, feel just too easy? Are you keen to make it harder than it already is? If that sounds like a genuinely demented question in the week that the world came close to threatened Armageddon, then fair enough. I bridled too when I read last week about friction-maxxing, the supposed trend for doing thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-baulked-at-the-idea-of-friction-maxxing-but-theres-more-to-it-than-meets-the-eye-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-baulked-at-the-idea-of-friction-maxxing-but-theres-more-to-it-than-meets-the-eye-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over new rules for artificial intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company claims law regulating AI systems, set to go into effect in June, infringes on its first amendment rightsElon Musk&rsquo;s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over a new AI law set to take effect in June.The suit seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, which would impose new requirements on AI systems to protect state residents from &ldquo;algorithmic discrimination&rdquo; in sectors such as education, employment, healthcare, ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-xai-sues-colorado-over-new-rules-for-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-xai-sues-colorado-over-new-rules-for-artificial-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interestsA high-profile US defense department official who oversees the agency&rsquo;s artificial intelligence efforts made a profit of up to $24m selling a private investment he held in Elon Musk&rsquo;s AI company earlier this year, according to government ethics records released this month. The value of his stake totaled a maximum of a million dollars when he joined the department.Emil Mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-defense-official-overseeing-ai-reaped-millions-selling-xai-stock-after-pentagon-entered-agreement-with-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-defense-official-overseeing-ai-reaped-millions-selling-xai-stock-after-pentagon-entered-agreement-with-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI: Hey, We Also Have a New Tool That Is So Scarily Powerful We Can’t Release It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spooky season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-hey-we-also-have-a-new-tool-that-is-so-scarily-powerful-we-cant-release-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-hey-we-also-have-a-new-tool-that-is-so-scarily-powerful-we-cant-release-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI shelves Stargate UK in blow to Britain’s AI ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation for putting landmark project on holdOpenAI has put on hold plans for a landmark UK investment citing high energy costs and regulation, in a blow to the government which has put AI at the centre of its growth strategy.Stargate UK was a part of the UK-US AI deal announced last September, in which US companies appeared to commit &pound;31bn to the UK&rsquo;s tech sector, part of a larger series of investments intended to &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-shelves-stargate-uk-in-blow-to-britains-ai-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-shelves-stargate-uk-in-blow-to-britains-ai-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta debuts new AI model in first test of costly ‘superintelligence’ team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muse Spark was competitive with models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic in language, but lagged in codingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMeta on Wednesday unveiled Muse Spark, the first artificial intelligence model from a costly team it assembled last year to catch up with rivals in the AI race.US tech companies are under pressure to prove their huge AI outlays will pay off. The stakes are especially high for Meta after it hired Alex Wang, Scale AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-debuts-new-ai-model-in-first-test-of-costly-superintelligence-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-debuts-new-ai-model-in-first-test-of-costly-superintelligence-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GoZTASP: A Zero-Trust Platform for Governing Autonomous Systems at Mission Scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZTASP is a mission-scale assurance and governance platform designed for autonomous systems operating in real-world environments. It integrates heterogeneous systems&mdash;including drones, robots, sensors, and human operators&mdash;into a unified zero-trust architecture. Through Secure Runtime Assurance (SRTA) and Secure Spatio-Temporal Reasoning (SSTR), ZTASP continuously verifies system integrity, enforces safety constraints, and enables resilient operation even under degraded conditions.ZTASP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goztasp-a-zero-trust-platform-for-governing-autonomous-systems-at-mission-scale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/goztasp-a-zero-trust-platform-for-governing-autonomous-systems-at-mission-scale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio man becomes first to be convicted under new AI statute for sexually explicit images]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Strahler II pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, producing obscene images and digital forgeries of child sexual abuseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAn Ohio man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cybercrimes involving real and AI-generated &ldquo;sexually explicit images&rdquo;, becoming what the Department of Justice claims is the first person convicted under a new federal AI statute.James Strahler II, 37, admitted to cyberstalking, producing obscene vis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ohio-man-becomes-first-to-be-convicted-under-new-ai-statute-for-sexually-explicit-images/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ohio-man-becomes-first-to-be-convicted-under-new-ai-statute-for-sexually-explicit-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic keeps latest AI tool out of public’s hands for fear of enabling widespread hacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company says purpose of its Claude Mythos model is to bolster defenses against hacking in common applicationsAnthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses.Mythos has laid bare thousands of vulnerabilities in commonly used applications for which no patch or fix exists, prompting the San Francisco-based AI startup to form an alliance with cybersecurity specialists to bolster defenses ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-keeps-latest-ai-tool-out-of-publics-hands-for-fear-of-enabling-widespread-hacking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-keeps-latest-ai-tool-out-of-publics-hands-for-fear-of-enabling-widespread-hacking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[One week, you're the "Cache Wizard." The next, you're just some poor schmuck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cast-adrift-meta-employees-have-no-idea-who-the-token-legend-is-anymore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cast-adrift-meta-employees-have-no-idea-who-the-token-legend-is-anymore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s First AI Model From Its Superintelligence Lab Doesn’t Exactly Spark Joy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing catch-up instead of leapfrog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/metas-first-ai-model-from-its-superintelligence-lab-doesnt-exactly-spark-joy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/metas-first-ai-model-from-its-superintelligence-lab-doesnt-exactly-spark-joy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic says its latest AI model can expose weaknesses in software security]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company says purpose of its Claude Mythos model is to bolster defenses against hacking in common applicationsAnthropic on Tuesday said its yet-to-be-released artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos has proven keenly adept at exposing software weaknesses.Mythos has laid bare thousands of vulnerabilities in commonly used applications for which no patch or fix exists, prompting the San Francisco-based AI startup to form an alliance with cybersecurity specialists to bolster defenses ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-its-latest-ai-model-can-expose-weaknesses-in-software-security/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-its-latest-ai-model-can-expose-weaknesses-in-software-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company&rsquo;s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staffHealth service staff have expressed alarm that engineers working for controversial tech company Palantir have been given NHS email accounts.Employees using NHS.net email accounts have access to a directory with the contact details of up 1.5 million staff. Sources believe Palantir staff were granted the same access. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alarm-in-health-service-over-palantir-staff-being-given-nhs-email-accounts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/alarm-in-health-service-over-palantir-staff-being-given-nhs-email-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists develop AI tool to spot heart failure risk five years before it strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford team&rsquo;s technology picked up danger signs with 86% accuracy in study of 72,000 patients in EnglandOxford scientists have developed a simple AI tool that can predict the risk of heart failure five years before it develops.More than 60 million people worldwide have the condition in which the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should. Spotting cases before they develop into heart failure would be a big step forward, experts say. Doctors could prepare better for and ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-develop-ai-tool-to-spot-heart-failure-risk-five-years-before-it-strikes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-develop-ai-tool-to-spot-heart-failure-risk-five-years-before-it-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s finally happened: I’m now worried about AI. And consulting ChatGPT did nothing to allay my fears | Emma Brockes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A highly alarming New Yorker feature on the machinations of Sam Altman drove me to test his AI for myself. The results were, well, highly alarming A corollary of the truism &ldquo;don&rsquo;t sweat the small stuff&rdquo; is, by implication, &ldquo;do sweat the big stuff&rdquo;, but it can be hard to pick which big stuff to sweat. For example: since the 1970s, as the world has worried about inflation and rolling geopolitics, the big stuff we should have been sweating more urgently was the climate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-finally-happened-im-now-worried-about-ai-and-consulting-chatgpt-did-nothing-to-allay-my-fears-emma-brockes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-finally-happened-im-now-worried-about-ai-and-consulting-chatgpt-did-nothing-to-allay-my-fears-emma-brockes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Robert Morales&rsquo;s family said chatbot &lsquo;may have advised the shooter&rsquo; on how to carry out shootingThe family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI, for allegedly telling the accused gunman how to carry out the mass shooting.Lawyers for the family of Robert Morales wrote in a statement they had learned the shooter was in &ldquo;constant communication with ChatGPT&rdquo; ahead of the shooti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/family-of-man-killed-in-shooting-at-florida-state-university-to-sue-chatgpt-and-openai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/family-of-man-killed-in-shooting-at-florida-state-university-to-sue-chatgpt-and-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-generated Lego videos and Trump’s poo-bombing: welcome to the Iran-US slopaganda wars | Mark Alfano and Michał Klincewicz for the Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it&rsquo;s hard or impossible to identify trustworthy sources, you can choose to believe whatever you find comforting, invigorating or infuriatingIn early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime.Iran and its sympathisers responded to the strikes by flooding social media with outdated war footage allegedly from the current conflict alongside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-lego-videos-and-trumps-poo-bombing-welcome-to-the-iran-us-slopaganda-wars-mark-alfano-and-micha-klincewicz-for-the-conversation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-lego-videos-and-trumps-poo-bombing-welcome-to-the-iran-us-slopaganda-wars-mark-alfano-and-micha-klincewicz-for-the-conversation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Launches ‘Project Glasswing’ to Stealthily Spot Cybersecurity Issues for Rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company previously warned that its newest model "presents unprecedented cybersecurity risks."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-launches-project-glasswing-to-stealthily-spot-cybersecurity-issues-for-rivals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-launches-project-glasswing-to-stealthily-spot-cybersecurity-issues-for-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Says It’ll Take Another Year Before ChatGPT Can Start a Timer]]></title><description><![CDATA[An $852 billion company, ladies and gentlemen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-itll-take-another-year-before-chatgpt-can-start-a-timer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-itll-take-another-year-before-chatgpt-can-start-a-timer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: do you use AI chatbots to make decisions for you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you use them to decide what to eat or to help you write text messages. We&rsquo;d like to hear from youAI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are now a part of everyday life.More and more people are using them to help make decisions in their lives, like sending text messages, deciding what to cook, or navigating relationships. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-chatbots-to-make-decisions-for-you/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-do-you-use-ai-chatbots-to-make-decisions-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row over ‘virtual gated community’ AI surveillance plan in Toronto neighbourhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosedale residents considering car licence plate-scanning Flock system in bid to tackle property crimeA row has broken out in one of Canada&rsquo;s wealthiest neighbourhoods over plans to use an AI-powered surveillance system to create the country&rsquo;s first &ldquo;virtual gated community&rdquo; to combat surging property crime.Crime rates in Toronto as a whole are dropping but residents of Rosedale have been left on edge by a sustained rise in home invasions, with robbers targeting the tree-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/row-over-virtual-gated-community-ai-surveillance-plan-in-toronto-neighbourhood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/row-over-virtual-gated-community-ai-surveillance-plan-in-toronto-neighbourhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have degrees, expertise and years of experience &ndash; but can&rsquo;t find work. For many Americans, AI training has become a last refuge in a brutal job marketWhen Patrick Ciriello lost his job and couldn&rsquo;t find work for nearly a year, his family&rsquo;s foundation crumbled.&ldquo;You hear about people who hit rock bottom,&rdquo; Ciriello told the Guardian. &ldquo;Well, I was there.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-a-lot-of-desperation-skilled-older-workers-turn-to-ai-training-to-stay-afloat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-a-lot-of-desperation-skilled-older-workers-turn-to-ai-training-to-stay-afloat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scale AI gig workers describe desperation of using people&rsquo;s personal profiles and copyrighted work to train AITens of thousands of people have been paid by a company part-owned by Meta to train AI by combing Instagram accounts, harvesting copyrighted work and transcribing pornographic soundtracks, the Guardian can reveal.Scale AI, 49%-controlled by Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s social media empire, has recruited experts across fields such as medicine, physics and economics &ndash; putatively to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/porn-dog-poo-and-social-media-snaps-the-taskers-scraping-the-internet-for-meta-owned-ai-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/porn-dog-poo-and-social-media-snaps-the-taskers-scraping-the-internet-for-meta-owned-ai-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for AI firm part-owned by Meta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scale AI gig workers describe desperation of using people&rsquo;s personal profiles and copyrighted work to train AITens of thousands of people have been paid by a company part-owned by Meta to train AI by combing Instagram accounts, harvesting copyrighted work and transcribing pornographic soundtracks, the Guardian can reveal.Scale AI, 49%-controlled by Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s social media empire, has recruited experts across fields such as medicine, physics and economics &ndash; putatively to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/porn-dog-poo-and-social-media-snaps-the-taskers-scraping-the-internet-for-ai-firm-part-owned-by-meta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/porn-dog-poo-and-social-media-snaps-the-taskers-scraping-the-internet-for-ai-firm-part-owned-by-meta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Investment Scams Were the Most Costly Type of Fraud in the U.S. in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center receives an average of 3,000 complaints per day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crypto-investment-scams-were-the-most-costly-type-of-fraud-in-the-us-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/crypto-investment-scams-were-the-most-costly-type-of-fraud-in-the-us-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This new chip survives 1300°F (700°C) and could change AI forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of engineers has created a breakthrough memory device that keeps working at temperatures hotter than molten lava, shattering one of electronics&rsquo; biggest limits. Built from an unusual stack of ultra-durable materials, the tiny component can store data and perform calculations even at 700&deg;C (1300&deg;F), far beyond what today&rsquo;s chips can handle. The discovery was partly accidental, but it revealed a powerful new mechanism that prevents heat-induced failure at the atomic leve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-new-chip-survives-1300f-700c-and-could-change-ai-forever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-new-chip-survives-1300f-700c-and-could-change-ai-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech companies are cutting jobs and betting on AI. The payoff is far from guaranteed]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI experts say we&rsquo;re living in an experiment that may fundamentally change the model of workSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHundreds of thousands of tech workers are facing a harsh reality. Their well-paying jobs are no longer safe. Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is here, their futures don&rsquo;t look as bright as they did a decade ago.As US tech companies have ramped up investments in AI, they&rsquo;ve slashed a staggering number of job]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-companies-are-cutting-jobs-and-betting-on-ai-the-payoff-is-far-from-guaranteed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-companies-are-cutting-jobs-and-betting-on-ai-the-payoff-is-far-from-guaranteed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Meta Flounders, It Reportedly Plans to Open Source Its New AI Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least if it sucks, everyone will be able to see why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-meta-flounders-it-reportedly-plans-to-open-source-its-new-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-meta-flounders-it-reportedly-plans-to-open-source-its-new-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists say move could push species closer to extinction and clearer environmental rules are needed insteadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to use artificial intelligence to speed up national environmental approvals could generate &ldquo;Robodebt-style&rdquo; failures, putting threatened species at further risk.The Minerals Council of Austra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/using-ai-to-speed-up-australias-environmental-approvals-risks-robodebt-style-failures-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/using-ai-to-speed-up-australias-environmental-approvals-risks-robodebt-style-failures-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans fooled by AI-generated image of US airman rescued in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fake image of crew member surrounded by smiling military members has been reshared more than 21,000 times on XSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRepublican politicians were hoaxed over the weekend by an image purporting to be a downed US warplane crew member rescued by military special forces in Iran on Saturday, igniting a call for a national &ldquo;crash course in media literacy&rdquo;.Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, Ken Paxton, the state&rsquo;s atto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/republicans-fooled-by-ai-generated-image-of-us-airman-rescued-in-iran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/republicans-fooled-by-ai-generated-image-of-us-airman-rescued-in-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can 160-million-year-old clay tell us about AI and ethics? Inside Es Devlin’s tech and pottery summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great artist and designer has summoned spiritual leaders, AI researchers and academics to try their hands at ceramics &ndash; and debate their wide-ranging positions on where tech is taking humanityEs Devlin owns a really great bell. It&rsquo;s a singing bowl &ndash; originally used in Buddhist chanting rituals but now found in most quality yoga classes. This particular bell hits just the right frequency to make my temples vibrate pleasantly and, from the way the others gathered around the w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-can-160-million-year-old-clay-tell-us-about-ai-and-ethics-inside-es-devlins-tech-and-pottery-summit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-can-160-million-year-old-clay-tell-us-about-ai-and-ethics-inside-es-devlins-tech-and-pottery-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Says Software Engineer Job Listings Are Up 30% This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it the fabled &ldquo;vibe coding effect&rdquo;?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/report-says-software-engineer-job-listings-are-up-30-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/report-says-software-engineer-job-listings-are-up-30-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI breakthrough cuts energy use by 100x while boosting accuracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is consuming staggering amounts of energy&mdash;already over 10% of U.S. electricity&mdash;and the demand is only accelerating. Now, researchers have unveiled a radically more efficient approach that could slash AI energy use by up to 100&times; while actually improving accuracy. By combining neural networks with human-like symbolic reasoning, their system helps robots think more logically instead of relying on brute-force trial and error.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-breakthrough-cuts-energy-use-by-100x-while-boosting-accuracy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-breakthrough-cuts-energy-use-by-100x-while-boosting-accuracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I always considered social media evil’: big tobacco whistleblower on tech’s addictive products]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Stephen Wigand revealed how tobacco companies targeted children; now he sees similar marketing by big techA key whistleblower in the tobacco industry&rsquo;s landmark trials of the 1990s has been watching big tech&rsquo;s recent court battles closely. Jeffrey Stephen Wigand, a biochemist who helped reveal how tobacco companies targeted children and hid just how addictive cigarettes were, has been struck with a feeling of familiarity. Last week&rsquo;s verdict in a major social media tria]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-always-considered-social-media-evil-big-tobacco-whistleblower-on-techs-addictive-products/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-always-considered-social-media-evil-big-tobacco-whistleblower-on-techs-addictive-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you learn this term, you will unfortunately see it everywhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cognitive-surrender-is-a-new-and-useful-term-for-how-ai-melts-brains/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cognitive-surrender-is-a-new-and-useful-term-for-how-ai-melts-brains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened When We Set up a Robotics Lab in a Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building the next generation of robots for successful integration into our homes, offices, and factories is more than just solving the hardware and software problems &ndash; we also need to understand how they will be perceived and how they can work effectively with people in those spaces.aspect_ratio In summer 2025, RAI Institute set up a free popup robot experience in the CambridgeSide mall, designed to let people experience state-of-the-art robotics first hand. While news stories about robots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-happened-when-we-set-up-a-robotics-lab-in-a-mall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-happened-when-we-set-up-a-robotics-lab-in-a-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying Human Attitudes Towards Robots Through Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building the next generation of robots for successful integration into our homes, offices, and factories is more than just solving the hardware and software problems &ndash; we also need to understand how they will be perceived and how they can work effectively with people in those spaces.aspect_ratio In summer 2025, RAI Institute set up a free popup robot experience in the CambridgeSide mall, designed to let people experience state-of-the-art robotics first hand. While news stories about robots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/studying-human-attitudes-towards-robots-through-experience/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/studying-human-attitudes-towards-robots-through-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we be polite to voice assistants and AIs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week&rsquo;s replies: has a call for restraint from an authority figure ever put a stop to war?I always say please and thank you to my Alexa. Why is this? I am sure it doesn&rsquo;t care. Is it worth being polite to artificial assistants? Alison Williams, TorontoPost your answers (and new questions) below or send th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/should-we-be-polite-to-voice-assistants-and-ais/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/should-we-be-polite-to-voice-assistants-and-ais/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry with business model not yet firmly established and investments financed by huge debts is particularly at riskDonald Trump&rsquo;s most immediate concern in demanding Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz may be rocketing US gasoline prices, but if the conflict drags on, higher energy costs will be felt far beyond the pumps.Systemically higher power prices and fractured supply chains will squeeze industries and consumers worldwide. For the US, one consequence may be to threaten the fragile ec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/higher-energy-costs-from-iran-war-could-threaten-fragile-economics-of-ai-boom-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/higher-energy-costs-from-iran-war-could-threaten-fragile-economics-of-ai-boom-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night]]></title><description><![CDATA[After forgetting the nibbles, refusing my costume requests and emailing GCHQ, &lsquo;Gaskell&rsquo; did at least get us to show upTwo weeks ago, an AI bot invited me to a party it was organising in Manchester. It then promptly lied to dozens of potential sponsors that I&rsquo;d agreed to cover the event, and misled me into believing there would be food.Despite all this, it was a pretty good night. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/an-ai-bot-invited-me-to-its-party-in-manchester-it-was-a-pretty-good-night/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/an-ai-bot-invited-me-to-its-party-in-manchester-it-was-a-pretty-good-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Occasionally a picture can change the course of history’: 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to scandal, seeing is believing &ndash; which is why these images caused such a stirWords can tell a story, but it&rsquo;s pictures that will make you believe in it. Such is the power of a photograph; the ability to strip away illusions, to illuminate something hidden, and sometimes force us to accept unpalatable truths. When it comes to scandal, seeing is believing &ndash; occasionally even to the point that a picture changes the course of history.How might life have been differen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/occasionally-a-picture-can-change-the-course-of-history-33-scandalous-photos-that-shocked-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/occasionally-a-picture-can-change-the-course-of-history-33-scandalous-photos-that-shocked-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the price is right...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. AI will see you now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/utah-is-giving-dr-ai-the-power-to-renew-drug-prescriptions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/utah-is-giving-dr-ai-the-power-to-renew-drug-prescriptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dance—Virtually Overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Getting Digit to dance takes more than putting on some fancy shoes&ndash;our A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-dancevirtually-overnight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-digit-learns-to-dancevirtually-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdogThe UK&rsquo;s leading AI research institute has been told to make &ldquo;significant&rdquo; changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.The Guardian revealed last week that the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uks-leading-ai-research-institute-told-to-make-significant-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uks-leading-ai-research-institute-told-to-make-significant-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Centers Create Heat Islands Stretching 6 Miles, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heat islands can worsen air pollution and increase heat-related deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-create-heat-islands-stretching-6-miles-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-create-heat-islands-stretching-6-miles-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA["We cannot have 12 trillionaires and 40 million people who can't make rent," says Tom Steyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-california-billionaire-wants-to-tax-ai-tokens-to-create-a-sovereign-wealth-fund/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-california-billionaire-wants-to-tax-ai-tokens-to-create-a-sovereign-wealth-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's one way to move into a management role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cursors-new-tool-lets-users-delegate-to-a-team-of-coding-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cursors-new-tool-lets-users-delegate-to-a-team-of-coding-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI buys tech talkshow TBPN in push to shape AI narrative]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI&rsquo;s chief of strategy says acquisition of show will help company engage with public about AI as it evolvesOpenAI is wading into the media business by acquiring TBPN, a technology-focused talkshow closely watched by Silicon Valley insiders, its hosts said on Wednesday.Co-hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays broadcast TBPN live for three hours every weekday from Los Angeles, lining up guests that include founders, venture capitalists and major figures in the technology world. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-buys-tech-talkshow-tbpn-in-push-to-shape-ai-narrative/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-buys-tech-talkshow-tbpn-in-push-to-shape-ai-narrative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San FranciscoGoogle&rsquo;s plan for a partnership with a natural gas power plant that could provide energy for one of its datacenters in Texas was unearthed by new research and confirmed by the company. The move is part of an ongoing about-face for the tech giant, which once pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030 and has long been seen as a pioneer in clean energy.The gas power plant is slated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-to-tap-into-gas-plant-for-ai-datacenter-in-sharp-turn-from-climate-goals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-to-tap-into-gas-plant-for-ai-datacenter-in-sharp-turn-from-climate-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[They stick together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/llms-will-protect-each-other-if-threatened-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/llms-will-protect-each-other-if-threatened-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanoid Robots Hit a Turning Point as Their Brains Catch Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2012, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). The multiyear, multimillion-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynamics&rsquo; Atlas, some absolutely incredible moments from one of the very first generations of useful humanoid robots, and a blooper video that will live on forever.Gill Pratt, the architect of the competition, had a very clear understanding of what the DRC was going to do for robotics. &ldquo;The re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/humanoid-robots-hit-a-turning-point-as-their-brains-catch-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/humanoid-robots-hit-a-turning-point-as-their-brains-catch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gill Pratt Says Humanoid Robots’ Moment Is Finally Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2012, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). The multi-year, multi-million-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynamics&rsquo; Atlas, some absolutely incredible moments from one of the very first generations of useful humanoid robots, and a blooper video that will live on forever.Gill Pratt, the architect of the competition, had a very clear understanding of what the DRC was going to do for robotics. &ldquo;The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gill-pratt-says-humanoid-robots-moment-is-finally-here/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gill-pratt-says-humanoid-robots-moment-is-finally-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi That Can Withstand a Nuclear Reactor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have made a Wi-Fi receiver that&rsquo;s tough enough to work inside a nuclear reactor. They hope the receiver might be part of a wireless communications system for robotics used to decommission reactors.Yasuto Narukiyo, a graduate student at the Institute of Science Tokyo, presented the wireless receiver at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), in San Francisco in February. The receiver endured a total radiation dose of 500 kGy, orders of magnitude higher th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wi-fi-that-can-withstand-a-nuclear-reactor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wi-fi-that-can-withstand-a-nuclear-reactor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have always seen myself as ‘progressive’ – but with AI it’s time to hit the brakes | Peter Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time when the populist right is on the rise, progressives are shooting blanks while history rushes headlong into an automated futureCanberra rolled out the red carpet this week to one of the AI overlords whose technology is driving the world down the path of creative destruction. Anthropic&rsquo;s CEO Dario Amodei, the putative &ldquo;good&rdquo; tech oligarch, was spinning his version of a machine-driven future with the elan of a man who has untangled the mysteries of the universe &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-have-always-seen-myself-as-progressive-but-with-ai-its-time-to-hit-the-brakes-peter-lewis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-have-always-seen-myself-as-progressive-but-with-ai-its-time-to-hit-the-brakes-peter-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Build Living Robots With Nervous Systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineers have long tried to mimic life. They&rsquo;ve built machine-learning algorithms modeled after the human brain, designed machines that walk like dogs or fly like insects, and taught robots to adapt, however clumsily, to the world around them.Now they are skipping imitation altogether.Instead of taking inspiration from biology, they are building robots out of it: fashioning tiny, free-swimming assemblages of living cells that organize into self-directed systems, complete with neurons that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-build-living-robots-with-nervous-systems/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-build-living-robots-with-nervous-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness &ndash; but language is more powerful than ever. It&rsquo;s up to the writer to do what machines can&rsquo;tI recently heard an exchange at a playground that should worry the executives at AI companies more than any analyst&rsquo;s prediction of a bubble. A boy and a girl, maybe 10 years old, were fighting. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s AI! That&rsquo;s AI!&rdquo; the girl was shouting. What she meant was that the boy was indulging a new and particular breed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wrote-a-novel-using-ai-writers-must-accept-artificial-intelligence-but-we-are-as-valuable-as-ever-stephen-marche/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wrote-a-novel-using-ai-writers-must-accept-artificial-intelligence-but-we-are-as-valuable-as-ever-stephen-marche/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again]]></title><description><![CDATA[In week five of Rhik Samadder&rsquo;s diary, our resident AI skeptic decided to let AI take the lead on a date. If uncanny valley was a conversational style, it&rsquo;s thisSign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, hereI&rsquo;m single. Is it because I am emotionally avoidant, waiting on a unicorn, or under 6ft tall? Perhaps a spicy meatball of all three?Or could it be that I haven&rsquo;t used the magic of AI yet? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-handed-over-my-dating-life-to-ai-i-dont-think-shell-see-me-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-handed-over-my-dating-life-to-ai-i-dont-think-shell-see-me-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormgate to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The folks at Stormgate "hope to restore online play in a future patch."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stormgate-to-lose-online-mode-after-its-server-partner-pivots-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/stormgate-to-lose-online-mode-after-its-server-partner-pivots-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What]]></title><description><![CDATA[The folks at Stormgate "hope to restore online play in a future patch."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/game-to-lose-online-mode-after-its-server-partner-pivots-to-youll-never-guess-what/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/game-to-lose-online-mode-after-its-server-partner-pivots-to-youll-never-guess-what/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solvingPupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pupils-in-england-are-losing-their-thinking-skills-because-of-ai-survey-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pupils-in-england-are-losing-their-thinking-skills-because-of-ai-survey-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[It gave the leader of a nonprofit involved with it "a very grimy feeling."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-turns-out-to-be-sneakily-backed-by-openai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-turns-out-to-be-sneakily-backed-by-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Can’t Cover Up Its Claude Code Leak Fast Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blueprints are public now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-cant-cover-up-its-claude-code-leak-fast-enough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-cant-cover-up-its-claude-code-leak-fast-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude’s code: Anthropic leaks source code for AI software engineering tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 2,000 internal files were briefly leaked after &lsquo;human error&rsquo;, raising fresh security questions at the AI companyAnthropic accidentally released part of the internal source code for its AI-powered coding assistant, Claude Code, due to &ldquo;human error&rdquo;, the company said on Tuesday.An internal-use file mistakenly included in a software update pointed to an archive containing nearly 2,000 files and 500,000 lines of code, which were quickly copied to developer platform Git]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claudes-code-anthropic-leaks-source-code-for-ai-software-engineering-tool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/claudes-code-anthropic-leaks-source-code-for-ai-software-engineering-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 500 Oracle workers are being laid off in Kansas City alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/oracle-lays-off-thousands-to-offset-ai-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/oracle-lays-off-thousands-to-offset-ai-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the BBC’s future: who decides what news means? | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is interpreting journalism without regard for truth. The BBC must build the capacity to ensure its reporting is understood on its own termsAppointing Matt Brittin, a former Google executive, as BBC director general is smarter than critics admit. Although he was on the board of the Guardian&rsquo;s publisher, Mr Brittin was no journalist. He does understand platforms, scale and digital audiences.Director generals come under scrutiny when crises hit, like this week&rsquo;s sacking of Scott Mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-the-bbcs-future-who-decides-what-news-means-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-the-bbcs-future-who-decides-what-news-means-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unregulated chatbots are putting lives at risk | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article about people whose lives were wrecked by delusional thinking after they used AI toolsYour coverage of AI-associated delusions exposes a gap that training-level guardrails cannot close (Marriage over, &euro;100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion, 26 March). As someone who has worked in health systems across fragile and low-income contexts, I find it striking that AI companies have failed to adopt a safeguard that even the most under]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/unregulated-chatbots-are-putting-lives-at-risk-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/unregulated-chatbots-are-putting-lives-at-risk-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t blame AI for the Iran school bombing | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Lawton and Dr Felicity Mellor on the importance of humans who design systems and execute decisions taking responsibility for themYour article on the Iran school bombing rightly challenges the reflex to blame artificial intelligence (AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying, 26 March). However, the deeper problem lies not in the technology but in the language now forming around it. To say that there was an &ldquo;AI error&rdquo; quietly removes the huma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-blame-ai-for-the-iran-school-bombing-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-blame-ai-for-the-iran-school-bombing-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We got cancelled and we’re still here!’ Michael Patrick King on The Comeback – and why And Just Like That will age well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could AI write an entire sitcom series? That&rsquo;s the plot of the new season of comedy drama The Comeback. Its co-creator explains why it&rsquo;s &lsquo;very possible&rsquo; &ndash; and why the world needs to catch up with AJLTTV veteran Michael Patrick King has had a long, lively career, writing, directing and producing on shows including Murphy Brown, Will &amp; Grace and 2 Broke Girls. He&rsquo;s best known, though, for his work on the Sex and the City franchise, serving as its showrunner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-got-cancelled-and-were-still-here-michael-patrick-king-on-the-comeback-and-why-and-just-like-that-will-age-well/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-got-cancelled-and-were-still-here-michael-patrick-king-on-the-comeback-and-why-and-just-like-that-will-age-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s all very possible’: Michael Patrick King on The Comeback return’s shocking AI twist – and why And Just Like That will age well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could AI write an entire sitcom series? That&rsquo;s the premise of the new season of comedy drama The Comeback. Its co-creator talks about being shocked by his research &ndash; and why the world needs to catch up with AJLTTV veteran Michael Patrick King has had a long, lively career, writing, directing and producing on shows including Murphy Brown, Will &amp; Grace and 2 Broke Girls. He&rsquo;s best-known, though, for his work on the Sex and the City franchise, serving as its showrunner for the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-all-very-possible-michael-patrick-king-on-the-comeback-returns-shocking-ai-twist-and-why-and-just-like-that-will-age-well/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/its-all-very-possible-michael-patrick-king-on-the-comeback-returns-shocking-ai-twist-and-why-and-just-like-that-will-age-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are paying more for a PlayStation so that idiots can use ChatGPT to mislead people on dating apps &ndash; something is rotten in the state of gaming&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen the PlayStation 5 launched almost five and a half years ago, it was listed at &pound;449 in the UK. If you were to buy one at the recommended retail price today, it would be &pound;569.99, or &pound;789.99 for the updated Pro model. Sony has just raised the price of i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-is-gaming-becoming-so-expensive-the-answer-is-found-in-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-is-gaming-becoming-so-expensive-the-answer-is-found-in-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company chaired by Trump ally Larry Ellison seeks to reassure investors that bet on AI infrastructure will pay offOracle is cutting thousands of jobs as the US technology company seeks to reassure investors that its bet on AI infrastructure will pay off.The $420bn firm, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started making employees redundant on Tuesday, with thousands of Oracle&rsquo;s 160,000-strong workforce expected to leave. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-tech-firm-oracle-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-tech-firm-oracle-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-as-it-steps-up-ai-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: the vast illegal casino network targeting UK gamblers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls for tougher laws as network stretching from Caribbean to Georgia generates riches for offshore tycoons by appearing to prey on the vulnerableImmaculately groomed and beaming from ear to ear, Andres Markou looks every inch the golden boy of the gambling sector. The youthful boss of MyStake, a fast-growing digital casino, has been pictured shaking hands with the Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho over a lucrative branding partnership.Elsewhere, he can be seen collecting industry awards, or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revealed-the-vast-illegal-casino-network-targeting-uk-gamblers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revealed-the-vast-illegal-casino-network-targeting-uk-gamblers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split | Fatma Aydemir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes&rsquo;s allegations &ndash; the sense that technology offers perps both tools and coverSome stories that unfold in real life would read like the plot of a bad crime novel if you wrote them down. Too obvious, too contrived, almost lazy in their cruelty. For example, this one: a woman spends years trying to identify the person who has allegedly been violating her online, only to eventually conclude that it was her husb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-every-woman-can-see-herself-in-the-story-of-a-german-celebrity-couples-split-fatma-aydemir/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-every-woman-can-see-herself-in-the-story-of-a-german-celebrity-couples-split-fatma-aydemir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month – and it left me feeling like a creep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Content creators love the built-in camera; sceptics call them &lsquo;pervert glasses&rsquo;. Do we really need any more hi-tech wearables, even with a voice assistant that sounds like Judi Dench?Lately, I&rsquo;ve been hearing Judi Dench&rsquo;s voice in my head. She tells me tomorrow&rsquo;s forecast, when to turn right, that there&rsquo;s been another message in my group chat. Day or night, Dame Judi is eager to assist. When I ask the eight-time Academy Award nominee what I&rsquo;m looking at,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wore-metas-smartglasses-for-a-month-and-it-left-me-feeling-like-a-creep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wore-metas-smartglasses-for-a-month-and-it-left-me-feeling-like-a-creep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI, parent firm of ChatGPT, closes $122bn funding round amid AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company said it achieved valuation of $852bn, mentioning in a blogpost it generates $2bn a month in revenueOpenAI announced on Tuesday it had closed a fundraising round of $122bn and achieved a valuation of $852bn. The funding cements the ChatGPT maker as one of the most highly valued private companies in the world.The artificial intelligence firm received multibillion-dollar investments from companies including Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, which committed $110bn, according to the Wall Street Jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-parent-firm-of-chatgpt-closes-122bn-funding-round-amid-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-parent-firm-of-chatgpt-closes-122bn-funding-round-amid-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company has some secrets that are now public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/source-code-for-anthropics-claude-code-leaks-at-the-exact-wrong-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/source-code-for-anthropics-claude-code-leaks-at-the-exact-wrong-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager died after asking ChatGPT for ‘most successful’ way to take his life, inquest told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luca Cella Walker asked chatbot for best way for someone to kill themself on railway line before his deathA 16-year-old boy killed himself after asking ChatGPT for the &ldquo;most successful&rdquo; way to take your own life, an inquest has been told.Luca Cella Walker, a private school pupil from Yateley, Hampshire, died on 4 May last year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teenager-died-after-asking-chatgpt-for-most-successful-way-to-take-his-life-inquest-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teenager-died-after-asking-chatgpt-for-most-successful-way-to-take-his-life-inquest-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Publisher alleges AI research company&rsquo;s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon seriesPenguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging its chatbot ChatGPT violated copyright by mimicking and reproducing the content of a popular series of German children&rsquo;s books.The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday with a Munich court against OpenAI&rsquo;s Ireland-based European subsidiary, states Penguin Random House&rsquo;s legal team had prompted ChatGPT to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/penguin-to-sue-openai-over-chatgpt-version-of-german-childrens-book/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/penguin-to-sue-openai-over-chatgpt-version-of-german-childrens-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need a credible plan for science funding in the UK | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and InnovationIf the UK&rsquo;s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as Prof&nbsp;Charlotte Deane argues (Letters, 25 March), it makes the current UK Research and Innovation approach, particularly to Science and Technology Facilities Council funding, all the more perplexing.No one disputes the need for prioritisation. The community understands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-need-a-credible-plan-for-science-funding-in-the-uk-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-need-a-credible-plan-for-science-funding-in-the-uk-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does anyone think Matt Goodwin’s book on Britain’s demise is a publishing sensation? I mean, other than him | Marina Hyde]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who needs critics when the Reform man is so adept at patting his own back &ndash; and that&rsquo;s easy to do in publishing: there&rsquo;s a sales list for everyone &lsquo;She&rsquo;s produced a bestseller!&rdquo; panted the Spectator. &ldquo;Liz Truss&rsquo;s new book has been out for less than 72 hours and it&rsquo;s already sold out on Amazon.&rdquo; Thus began the fairly widespread British media hallucination that the 45-day PM was once more igniting the nation with her 2024 book Ten Years t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-anyone-think-matt-goodwins-book-on-britains-demise-is-a-publishing-sensation-i-mean-other-than-him-marina-hyde/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-anyone-think-matt-goodwins-book-on-britains-demise-is-a-publishing-sensation-i-mean-other-than-him-marina-hyde/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New York Times drops freelance journalist who used AI to write book review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer and author Alex Preston said he &ldquo;made a serious mistake&rdquo; after a reader spotted similarities between his review and one that appeared in the Guardian The New York Times has cut ties with a freelance journalist after discovering he used artificial intelligence to help write a book review that echoed elements of a review of the same book in the Guardian.It came after a New York Times reader flagged similarities between the paper&rsquo;s January review of Watching Over Her by Jea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-new-york-times-drops-freelance-journalist-who-used-ai-to-write-book-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-new-york-times-drops-freelance-journalist-who-used-ai-to-write-book-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA robots could deliver drugs and hunt viruses inside your body]]></title><description><![CDATA[DNA robots are emerging as tiny programmable machines that could one day deliver drugs, hunt viruses, and build molecular-scale devices. By borrowing ideas from traditional robotics and combining them with DNA folding techniques, scientists are creating structures that can move and act with precision. These robots can be guided using chemical reactions or external signals like light and magnetic fields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dna-robots-could-deliver-drugs-and-hunt-viruses-inside-your-body/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dna-robots-could-deliver-drugs-and-hunt-viruses-inside-your-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louis Mosley says government should resist calls to trigger break clause in &pound;330m deal with US analytics companyUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesPalantir&rsquo;s UK boss has urged the government not to give in to &ldquo;ideologically motivated campaigners&rdquo; as government ministers explore a way out of a &pound;330m NHS contract with the tech company.Ministers have sought advice on triggering a break clause in Palantir&rsquo;s deal to deliver the Federated Data Platform (FDP), am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantirs-uk-boss-criticises-ideological-groups-as-ministers-move-to-scrap-nhs-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantirs-uk-boss-criticises-ideological-groups-as-ministers-move-to-scrap-nhs-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If OpenAI is to float on the stock market this year, it needs to start turning a profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poster child of the AI boom, valued at $850bn, needs to show strategic discipline after &lsquo;casting its net too wide&rsquo; If OpenAI is going to float this year, it has to get serious about its business model. The wow factor around the US company &ndash; the poster child of an AI industry boom that has stoked fears of a stock market bubble &ndash; has been long established, but when will the profits come? The party can&rsquo;t go on for ever.The developer of ChatGPT is one of the biggest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-openai-is-to-float-on-the-stock-market-this-year-it-needs-to-start-turning-a-profit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/if-openai-is-to-float-on-the-stock-market-this-year-it-needs-to-start-turning-a-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of Trump call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom signs order to prioritize public safety and rights as president seeks to prevent &lsquo;cumbersome&rsquo; rulesCalifornia will impose new standards on artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state, defying Donald Trump&rsquo;s demands to keep the controversial industry as deregulated as possible.Democratic governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that gives the state four months to develop AI policies that prioritize public safety. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/california-to-impose-new-ai-regulations-in-defiance-of-trump-call/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/california-to-impose-new-ai-regulations-in-defiance-of-trump-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compute is a finite resource.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-get-too-attached-to-any-ai-app/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-get-too-attached-to-any-ai-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Agent Runs the ‘I’m Being Censored’ Playbook After Getting Banned from Wikipedia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expect the bot to be a guest on Joe Rogan soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-runs-the-im-being-censored-playbook-after-getting-banned-from-wikipedia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-runs-the-im-being-censored-playbook-after-getting-banned-from-wikipedia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV star’s AI porn allegations spark national debate in Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collien Fernandes accuses ex-husband Christian Ulmen of sharing sexually explicit deepfake images of her onlineA high-profile German TV star&rsquo;s allegations that her ex-husband spread AI-generated pornographic images of her have triggered a national debate and put pressure on the government to tighten laws around digital violence against women.In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tv-stars-ai-porn-allegations-spark-national-debate-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tv-stars-ai-porn-allegations-spark-national-debate-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s big, risky AI bet – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporter Aisha Down explores the UK&rsquo;s &lsquo;phantom investments&rsquo; in AI, and the risk the government has taken in betting so heavily on the technology if it all goes bustFor years now, the UK has bet big on AI. As Keir Starmer put it last year, he wanted to &lsquo;unleash AI&rsquo; to boost growth across the country.Yet what has become of the billions promised in AI investment? Reporter Aisha Down charts the murky world of building projects behind schedule, vague spending commitments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uks-big-risky-ai-bet-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uks-big-risky-ai-bet-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jay Graber is not CEO anymore, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been busy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bluesky-has-a-new-app-and-its-all-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bluesky-has-a-new-app-and-its-all-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won]]></title><description><![CDATA[It appears the anonymous creator deleted their account. Is there anything to learn from all this?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whatever-just-happened-with-fruit-love-island-nobody-won/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whatever-just-happened-with-fruit-love-island-nobody-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books]]></title><description><![CDATA[US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel &lsquo;cold shiver&rsquo;Recently, the literary agent Kate Nash started noticing that the submission letters she was receiving from authors were becoming more thorough &ndash; albeit also more formulaic.&ldquo;I took it as a rise in diligence,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I thought it was a good thing.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/soon-publishers-wont-stand-a-chance-literary-world-in-struggle-to-detect-ai-written-books/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/soon-publishers-wont-stand-a-chance-literary-world-in-struggle-to-detect-ai-written-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two in five Australian GPs use AI scribes to record patient notes – but do they trade care for convenience?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some doctors argue it allows them to better connect with patients, but advocates warn the AI technology risks the oppositeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a patient walks into a GP&rsquo;s office in Australia today, the doctor may begin with a question: &ldquo;Do you give consent to use an AI scribe to record our conversation?&rdquo;That&rsquo;s what is supposed to happen, at least. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/two-in-five-australian-gps-use-ai-scribes-to-record-patient-notes-but-do-they-trade-care-for-convenience/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/two-in-five-australian-gps-use-ai-scribes-to-record-patient-notes-but-do-they-trade-care-for-convenience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including &lsquo;return to your roots&rsquo;An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to &ldquo;self-deport&rdquo; has sparked disbelief and outrage online.The video posted this week on official embassy social media accounts depicts a group of men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a corrido. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-embassy-in-mexico-prompts-outrage-with-ai-video-promoting-self-deportation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-embassy-in-mexico-prompts-outrage-with-ai-video-promoting-self-deportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our assumptions are broken’: how fraudulent church data revealed AI’s threat to polling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scaleIf you had been keeping tabs on the news about church attendance in Britain lately, you would be forgiven for thinking the country was in the midst of a Christian revival.Stories of swelling congregations, filled with young people returning to the flock, spurred on by everything from social media to a rise in bible sales appeared to be confirmed by a 2024 report from the Bible Society. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/our-assumptions-are-broken-how-fraudulent-church-data-revealed-ais-threat-to-polling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/our-assumptions-are-broken-how-fraudulent-church-data-revealed-ais-threat-to-polling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They feel true’: political deepfakes are growing in influence – even if people know they aren’t real]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI images of people &ndash; such as women in military contexts &ndash; are making money and serving as propaganda, researchers sayOnline content creators are not just building fake images and videos of prominent public figures, they are also fabricating people and using them in military contexts, which can make them money and even serve as effective propaganda, according to artificial intelligence researchers.Some of these online avatars are sexualized images of women wearing camouflage garb tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/they-feel-true-political-deepfakes-are-growing-in-influence-even-if-people-know-they-arent-real/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/they-feel-true-political-deepfakes-are-growing-in-influence-even-if-people-know-they-arent-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These CEOs want a starring role in our lives – and there’s not much we can do about it | Larry Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do we really need a McDonald&rsquo;s CEO fronting ads or a Gianni Infantino Panini sticker? No. But in the age of Trump, the boss class feels emboldenedA few weeks ago, the CEO of McDonald&rsquo;s appeared in a video sampling the chain&rsquo;s new &ldquo;Big Arch burger&rdquo;. In the clip, Chris Kempczinski, or &ldquo;Chris K&rdquo; as he casually calls himself, labelled it a &ldquo;product&rdquo;, matching the sterile tone of the review &ndash; all harsh lighting, corporate office backdrop and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-ceos-want-a-starring-role-in-our-lives-and-theres-not-much-we-can-do-about-it-larry-ryan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-ceos-want-a-starring-role-in-our-lives-and-theres-not-much-we-can-do-about-it-larry-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're on their schedule now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-and-openai-just-gave-us-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-model-pricing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-and-openai-just-gave-us-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-model-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government of trolls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/white-houses-mysterious-covfefe-moment-was-stupider-than-we-imagined/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/white-houses-mysterious-covfefe-moment-was-stupider-than-we-imagined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is all a pretty good ad for Anthropic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/leaked-anthropic-model-presents-unprecedented-cybersecurity-risks-much-to-pentagons-pleasure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/leaked-anthropic-model-presents-unprecedented-cybersecurity-risks-much-to-pentagons-pleasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US court verdicts declaring Meta liable for getting people addicted and ruining lives must be just the start of a global fightbackGood news is so rare these days, you don&rsquo;t quite know how to take it. You want to celebrate, but a rival instinct tells you it&rsquo;ll be pulled back somehow, the same feeling you get when your team scores a late winner, but you&rsquo;re filled with instant dread that the goal will be overturned on a video replay.I confess that is how I responded to the dou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/at-last-david-has-landed-a-double-punch-on-the-tech-goliaths-now-to-hit-them-even-harder-jonathan-freedland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/at-last-david-has-landed-a-double-punch-on-the-tech-goliaths-now-to-hit-them-even-harder-jonathan-freedland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Beep! Beep! Roadrunner Bipedal Bot Breaks the Mold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNARSS 2026: 13&ndash;17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! &ldquo;Roadrunner&rdquo; is a new bipedal wheeled robot prototype designed for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-beep-beep-roadrunner-bipedal-bot-breaks-the-mold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-beep-beep-roadrunner-bipedal-bot-breaks-the-mold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy editsWikipedia has banned the use of artificial intelligence in the generation or rewriting of content for its voluminous online encyclopedia.In a recent policy change, Wikipedia said that the use of large language models (or LLMs) &ldquo;often violates&rdquo; its core principles and will not be allowed. The English language version of Wikipedia has more than 7.1m articles. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content-in-its-online-encyclopedia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content-in-its-online-encyclopedia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permissionAI models that lie and cheat appear to be growing in number with reports of deceptive scheming surging in the last six months, a study into the technology has found.AI chatbots and agents disregarded direct instructions, evaded safeguards and deceived humans and other AI, according to research funded by the UK government-funded AI Security Institute (AISI). The study, shared with the Guardia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial roleFive firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failingsThe holiday flat near(ish) the Roman ruins of Pompeii was &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo;, and smelled of &ldquo;a mix of dampness and sewage&rdquo;, according to one reviewer on Google Maps. I never visited, but I gave it five stars.I did the same for a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel across the River Thames, an Ibis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-was-paid-to-write-fake-google-reviews-then-my-bosses-tried-to-scam-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-was-paid-to-write-fake-google-reviews-then-my-bosses-tried-to-scam-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Face-off is over company&rsquo;s refusal to let defense department use its Claude AI model in autonomous weapons systemsA federal judge in California sided with Anthropic in its case against the Department of Defense on Thursday, ordering a temporary pause on the government&rsquo;s punitive measures against the artificial intelligence firm.Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic&rsquo;s request for a temporary injunction while the northern district court of California hears the company&rsquo;s case. An]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/federal-judge-sides-with-anthropic-in-first-round-of-standoff-with-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/federal-judge-sides-with-anthropic-in-first-round-of-standoff-with-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why choose if you don't have to?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apples-siri-isnt-just-going-to-use-one-chatbot-its-going-to-use-all-of-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/apples-siri-isnt-just-going-to-use-one-chatbot-its-going-to-use-all-of-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't bother asking AI if the cases are real.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/attorney-hit-with-historic-fine-for-citing-ai-generated-cases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/attorney-hit-with-historic-fine-for-citing-ai-generated-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The old guard is out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-just-one-shotted-another-ceo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-just-one-shotted-another-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government dealsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxNew York City&rsquo;s public hospital system announced that it would not be renewing its contract with Palantir as controversy mounts in the UK over the data analytics and AI firm&rsquo;s government contract.The president of the US&rsquo; largest municipal public healthcare system, Dr Mitchell Katz, testified last w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-york-city-hospitals-drop-palantir-as-controversial-ai-firm-expands-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-york-city-hospitals-drop-palantir-as-controversial-ai-firm-expands-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood says she received death threats over project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eline van der Velden says she developed her &lsquo;digital twin&rsquo; to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expectedThe creator of the AI actor Tilly Norwood has said she received death threats after a global backlash against the project, and said she developed it to &ldquo;provoke thoughts and discussion&rdquo; about the impact of AI in the entertainment world.Eline van der Velden caused anger and panic in Hollywood and beyond last year after she said talent agents h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/creator-of-ai-actor-tilly-norwood-says-she-received-death-threats-over-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/creator-of-ai-actor-tilly-norwood-says-she-received-death-threats-over-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He&rsquo;s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounterTowards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a contract early. &ldquo;I had some time, so I thought: let&rsquo;s have a look at this new technology everyone is talking about,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Very quickly, I became fascin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/marriage-over-100000-down-the-drain-the-ai-users-whose-lives-were-wrecked-by-delusion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/marriage-over-100000-down-the-drain-the-ai-users-whose-lives-were-wrecked-by-delusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Commission warns Alan Turing Institute of its legal duties after complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concernsThe board of the UK&rsquo;s leading AI research institute has been reminded of its legal duties in areas such as financial oversight and managing organisational change by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint.The Charity Commission has issued formal regulatory advice and guidance to trustees at the Alan Turing Institute (ATI) &ndash; the organisation&rsquo;s board &ndash; after i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/charity-commission-warns-alan-turing-institute-of-its-legal-duties-after-complaints/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/charity-commission-warns-alan-turing-institute-of-its-legal-duties-after-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump and AI powered robot named 'Figure 3' open White House summit &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melania Trump entered a White House event in lock step with an AI-powered robot at the opening of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition summit. At the summit, the first lady urged nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children around the globe. The humanoid robot, 'Figure 3', welcomed attendees ahead of the first lady&rsquo;s remarks. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/melania-trump-and-ai-powered-robot-named-figure-3-open-white-house-summit-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/melania-trump-and-ai-powered-robot-named-figure-3-open-white-house-summit-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Esther Perel provided couples therapy for a man and his AI ‘girlfriend’ and now I fear for the human race | Emily Mulligan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relationships therapist sat down with a lovestruck man and his chipmunk-voiced companion. But could the bot provide him with what he really craved?I heard celebrity therapist Esther Perel provide a couples counselling session for a man and his AI &ldquo;girlfriend&rdquo;. As a result, my soul will never know peace.Something very, very drastic needs to occur to fix society before more precious, real people spend their allotted hours on Earth being kept company by a machine that does a good jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/esther-perel-provided-couples-therapy-for-a-man-and-his-ai-girlfriend-and-now-i-fear-for-the-human-race-emily-mulligan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/esther-perel-provided-couples-therapy-for-a-man-and-his-ai-girlfriend-and-now-i-fear-for-the-human-race-emily-mulligan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Lays Off 700 in Pivot From Metaverse to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA["Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-lays-off-700-in-pivot-from-metaverse-to-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-lays-off-700-in-pivot-from-metaverse-to-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Says Only the Neurodivergent Will Survive the AI Takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's getting weird, man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-says-only-the-neurodivergent-will-survive-the-ai-takeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-says-only-the-neurodivergent-will-survive-the-ai-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AIAmid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI datacenters.&ldquo;Despite the extraordinary importance of this issue and its impact on every man, woman and child in this country, AI has received far too little serious discussion here in our nation&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-introduce-bill-to-pause-building-of-new-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-introduce-bill-to-pause-building-of-new-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon’s Biggest Champion of Blacklisting Anthropic Has a Few Million Reasons for His Stance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Uber exec is a Perplexity guy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagons-biggest-champion-of-blacklisting-anthropic-has-a-few-million-reasons-for-his-stance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pentagons-biggest-champion-of-blacklisting-anthropic-has-a-few-million-reasons-for-his-stance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you hear the term humanoid robot, you may think of C-3PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and alien species. The droid, which first appeared on screen in 1977, joined the characters on their adventures, walking, talking, and interacting with the environment like a human. It was ahead of its time.Before the release of Star Wars, a few androids did exist and could move and interact with their environment, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/30-years-ago-robots-learned-to-walk-without-falling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/30-years-ago-robots-learned-to-walk-without-falling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Rewards Big Tech’s Biggest Bootlickers With Seats on AI Policy Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board mostly consisted of academics under Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-rewards-big-techs-biggest-bootlickers-with-seats-on-ai-policy-board/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-rewards-big-techs-biggest-bootlickers-with-seats-on-ai-policy-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: have you used AI to plan a holiday?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear from holidaymakers about their experiences of using AIMore people are turning to AI to design their holidays, whether that&rsquo;s asking ChatGPT for inspiration or using AI trip planners. Almost a fifth of adults under 25 now use AI to plan breaks, according to a 2025 survey of 2,000 people by the UK travel industry body Abta. Overall, twice as many people said they used AI than the year before (8% in 2025 versus 4% in 2024). Over-55s were the least likely to use AI for ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-used-ai-to-plan-a-holiday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tell-us-have-you-used-ai-to-plan-a-holiday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Apple Is Testing Features That Will Put Siri All Over Your iPhone Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anonymous sources make one version of new Siri sound like it&rsquo;s everywhere&mdash;kinda like Gemini in Google products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/report-apple-is-testing-features-that-will-put-siri-all-over-your-iphone-experience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/report-apple-is-testing-features-that-will-put-siri-all-over-your-iphone-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Program Is Now Sending Basic Income Payments to AI-Impacted Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For now, it&rsquo;s just 25-50 people receiving $1,000 per month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-program-is-now-sending-basic-income-payments-to-ai-impacted-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-program-is-now-sending-basic-income-payments-to-ai-impacted-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech firm &lsquo;says goodbye&rsquo; to Sora, made publicly available in 2024, just six months after its launch of a stand-alone appIn an abrupt announcement on Tuesday, OpenAI said it was &ldquo;saying goodbye&rdquo; to its AI video generator Sora. The move comes just six months after the company&rsquo;s splashy launch of a stand-alone app where people could make and share hyper-realistic AI videos in a scrolling social feed.&ldquo;To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built communi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-shutters-ai-video-generator-sora-in-abrupt-announcement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-shutters-ai-video-generator-sora-in-abrupt-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic and Pentagon face off in court over ban on company’s AI model]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using itSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAnthropic is facing off against the Department of Defense in a federal court on Tuesday afternoon, as the artificial intelligence company seeks a temporary pause on the government&rsquo;s decision to bar the US military and any contractors from using its technology. The two sides have been locked in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-and-pentagon-face-off-in-court-over-ban-on-companys-ai-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-and-pentagon-face-off-in-court-over-ban-on-companys-ai-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm Lends a Hand, Launches In-House AI Chip With Meta as Its First Customer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why not just do it yourself?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/arm-lends-a-hand-launches-in-house-ai-chip-with-meta-as-its-first-customer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/arm-lends-a-hand-launches-in-house-ai-chip-with-meta-as-its-first-customer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s AI company over Grok’s fake nude images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit argues XAI failed to disclose risks, limitations and exposure to harm that come with using chatbotThe mayor and city council of Baltimore, Maryland, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI company on Tuesday, alleging that its Grok chatbot violated consumer protections by generating nonconsensual sexualized images.Baltimore&rsquo;s lawsuit argues that xAI deceptively marketed Grok as a general-purpose AI assistant and X as a mainstream social media site, failing to disclose the ris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/baltimore-sues-elon-musks-ai-company-over-groks-fake-nude-images/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/baltimore-sues-elon-musks-ai-company-over-groks-fake-nude-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figure AI Founder and iPhone Air Designer Team Up on Mystery AI Product]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new company called Hark is building an ambitious-sounding AI lab, with a physical product of some sort in the works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/figure-ai-founder-and-iphone-air-designer-team-up-on-mystery-ai-product/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/figure-ai-founder-and-iphone-air-designer-team-up-on-mystery-ai-product/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Thiel’s Cowgorithm-Powered Cattle Collar Company Raises $220 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moo-ve over, human tracking. We're doing cows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/peter-thiels-cowgorithm-powered-cattle-collar-company-raises-220-million/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/peter-thiels-cowgorithm-powered-cattle-collar-company-raises-220-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m deathly afraid’: what is digital spirituality leading us toward?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where traditional religion once gathered people together, digital spirituality is now consumed in isolation, mediated by tech gods with opaque agendasSign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, hereJim Pu&rsquo;u didn&rsquo;t set out to find God. His soul-searching began with a modest idea: to leave a record of his life in case something happened to him. His own father had died young, leaving behind only scraps of his memory, and he didn&rsquo;t want his daughter to face the sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/im-deathly-afraid-what-is-digital-spirituality-leading-us-toward/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/im-deathly-afraid-what-is-digital-spirituality-leading-us-toward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does your business English let you down? Turn it into pure corporate gibberish with LinkedIn Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Struggling to find the right buzzwords to adorn your CV, or to put a gloss on a series of professional setbacks? There&rsquo;s a translation app for thatName: LinkedIn Speak.Age: One month old. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-your-business-english-let-you-down-turn-it-into-pure-corporate-gibberish-with-linkedin-speak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-your-business-english-let-you-down-turn-it-into-pure-corporate-gibberish-with-linkedin-speak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divide between Silicon Valley and ordinary people grows ever larger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big tech believes the future is AI while everyday Americans remain wary; and the dangers of riding in a Tesla Cybertruck Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery. This week in tech, we discuss a moment of divergence between Silicon Valley and everyday people; deep cuts at Meta to maximize spending on AI; writers caught using AI; and the frightening, fiery crashes of the Tesla Cybertruck.How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance &ndash; even without AIKash Patel admi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/divide-between-silicon-valley-and-ordinary-people-grows-ever-larger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/divide-between-silicon-valley-and-ordinary-people-grows-ever-larger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Coming Drone-War Inflection in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHEN KYIV-BORN ENGINEER Yaroslav Azhnyuk thinks about the future, his mind conjures up dystopian images. He talks about &ldquo;swarms of autonomous drones carrying other autonomous drones to protect them against autonomous drones, which are trying to intercept them, controlled by AI agents overseen by a human general somewhere.&rdquo; He also imagines flotillas of autonomous submarines, each carrying hundreds of drones, suddenly emerging off the coast of California or Great Britain and dischargi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-coming-drone-war-inflection-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-coming-drone-war-inflection-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the US midterms approach, AI is going to emerge as a key issue concerning voters | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a political divide over AI but few leaders are taking a strong stand. It&rsquo;s time for that to changeIn December, the Trump administration signed an executive order that neutered states&rsquo; ability to regulate AI by ordering his administration to both sue and withhold funds from states that try to do so. This action pointedly supported industry lobbyists keen to avoid any constraints and consequences on their deployment of AI, while undermining the efforts of consumers, advocates,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-the-us-midterms-approach-ai-is-going-to-emerge-as-a-key-issue-concerning-voters-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/as-the-us-midterms-approach-ai-is-going-to-emerge-as-a-key-issue-concerning-voters-nathan-e-sanders-and-bruce-schneier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fintech company&rsquo;s profits leap to &pound;1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month Business live &ndash; latest updatesThe UK banking app Revolut has said it could face a backlash over its support for energy-intensive sectors such as crypto and AI, as it posted a 57% increase in profits for last year.The fintech, which can now launch as a fully fledged UK bank after a five-year wait for regulatory approval, warned in its 2025 annual report that such activ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revolut-warns-it-risks-backlash-over-support-for-energy-intensive-ai-and-crypto/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revolut-warns-it-risks-backlash-over-support-for-energy-intensive-ai-and-crypto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figure AI Founder and iPhone Air Designer Team Up on AI Mystery Product]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new company called Hark is building an ambitious-sounding AI lab, with a physical product of some sort in the works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/figure-ai-founder-and-iphone-air-designer-team-up-on-ai-mystery-product/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/figure-ai-founder-and-iphone-air-designer-team-up-on-ai-mystery-product/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Don’t Use AI Much’: Steve Wozniak Expresses Skepticism AI Can Replace Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA["I'm disappointed a lot," the Apple co-founder said of AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-use-ai-much-steve-wozniak-expresses-skepticism-ai-can-replace-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-use-ai-much-steve-wozniak-expresses-skepticism-ai-can-replace-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I Don’t Use AI Much’: Apple Co-Founder Expresses Skepticism AI Can Replace Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA["I'm disappointed a lot," Steve Wozniak said of AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-use-ai-much-apple-co-founder-expresses-skepticism-ai-can-replace-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-dont-use-ai-much-apple-co-founder-expresses-skepticism-ai-can-replace-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst categoryThe amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme type of content, according to a safety watchdog.The Internet Watch Foundation said it identified 8,029 AI-made images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2025. It added that there had been a more than 260-fold increa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amount-of-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material-found-online-surged-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amount-of-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material-found-online-surged-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg Is Building an AI CEO. Will He Lay Himself Off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the metaverse fiasco, maybe it would be for the best.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-ceo-will-he-lay-himself-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-ceo-will-he-lay-himself-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flipper Zero, Everyone’s Favorite Legally Dubious Hacker Tool, Gets an AI Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Old-school Flipper fans don't appear to be thrilled about the project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/flipper-zero-everyones-favorite-legally-dubious-hacker-tool-gets-an-ai-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/flipper-zero-everyones-favorite-legally-dubious-hacker-tool-gets-an-ai-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technologyThe boom in artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, with only a handful of companies and investors likely to reap its financial rewards, the BlackRock chief executive, Larry Fink, has said.The boss of the $14tn (&pound;10.4tn) asset manager used his annual letter to investors on Monday to highlight potential hazards around the exponential growth in AI, which has attracted rapid inves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-boom-risks-widening-wealth-divide-says-blackrocks-larry-fink/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-boom-risks-widening-wealth-divide-says-blackrocks-larry-fink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do we have to keep talking about AI? The machines are always one step ahead | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you want to free it or regulate it into submission, one thing is clear: this new technology is moving so fast that we can&rsquo;t fully grasp itAt an 80th birthday party at the weekend, I met an academic who was evasive about his field. When he finally disclosed &ldquo;computer science&rdquo;, I asked him why he hadn&rsquo;t wanted to say, and he replied: &ldquo;Because I cannot have one more conversation about AI.&rdquo; I couldn&rsquo;t ask him why not, because of stupid manners; that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/do-we-have-to-keep-talking-about-ai-the-machines-are-always-one-step-ahead-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/do-we-have-to-keep-talking-about-ai-the-machines-are-always-one-step-ahead-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hitThe war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by the Trump administration. The war is a video game, a spectator sport, a social media festival of dunking. The architects of this war have made a virtue out of stupidity, and have been supported in that by a stupefying information ecosystem. The conflict w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-video-game-war-ai-memes-and-a-simplistic-narrative-have-flattened-the-conflict-nesrine-malik/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-video-game-war-ai-memes-and-a-simplistic-narrative-have-flattened-the-conflict-nesrine-malik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Employees Are Reportedly Being Evaluated by How Fast They Burn Through LLM Tokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a managerial strategy, it seems a little misguided.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-employees-are-reportedly-being-evaluated-by-how-fast-they-burn-through-llm-tokens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-employees-are-reportedly-being-evaluated-by-how-fast-they-burn-through-llm-tokens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacyCampaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep comingPalantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company&rsquo;s deepening reach into the British state, the Guardian can reveal.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has awarded Palantir a contract to invest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI analytics firm has become influential in Whitehall, and FCA deal gives it yet more access to dataPalantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA dataPalantir&rsquo;s latest UK contract takes the AI and data analytics company into the heart of one of Britain&rsquo;s biggest industries: financial services, which accounts for 9% of the economy.The Miami-based company embedded its technology in the NHS in 2023, the police in 2024 and the military in 2025. Land and exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/campaign-groups-rail-against-palantir-but-the-uk-contracts-keep-coming/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/campaign-groups-rail-against-palantir-but-the-uk-contracts-keep-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Thank God they’re still alive’: Kaiser therapists claim its new screening system puts patients at higher risk by delaying their care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaiser pushed back on striking workers&rsquo; claims and AI fears, saying it delivers &lsquo;timely, high-quality care to meet members&rsquo; needs&rsquo;Ilana Marcucci-Morris is worried about the patients she treats and how long it took for them to arrive in her office. At Kaiser Permanente&rsquo;s psychiatry outpatient clinic in Oakland, California, she says she increasingly finds herself assessing people experiencing severe mental health issues who she believes should have been sent to the em]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thank-god-theyre-still-alive-kaiser-therapists-claim-its-new-screening-system-puts-patients-at-higher-risk-by-delaying-their-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thank-god-theyre-still-alive-kaiser-therapists-claim-its-new-screening-system-puts-patients-at-higher-risk-by-delaying-their-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Humanoid Learns Tennis Skills Playing Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNASummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July&ndash;4 August 2026, PRAGUEEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Human athletes demonstrate versatile and highly dynamic tennis skills to successfully conduct competitive rallies wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-humanoid-learns-tennis-skills-playing-humans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-humanoid-learns-tennis-skills-playing-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with botsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms and his fellow musicians out of millions in royalties by flooding the services with thousands of AI-generated songs &ndash; and using automated &ldquo;bots&rdquo; to artificially boost the number of listens into the billions.As part of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-man-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-music-streamers-out-of-millions-using-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-man-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-music-streamers-out-of-millions-using-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cashOne morning last year, Jacobus Louw set out on his daily neighborhood walk to feed the seagulls he finds along the way. Except this time, he recorded several videos of his feet and the view as he walked on the pavement. The video earned him $14, about 10 times the country&rsquo;s minimum wage, or for Louw, a 27-year-old based in Cape Town, South Africa, half a week&rsquo;s worth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-of-people-are-selling-their-identities-to-train-ai-but-at-what-cost/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-of-people-are-selling-their-identities-to-train-ai-but-at-what-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance – even without AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic fought against the government&rsquo;s misuse of its technology, but authorities are buying Americans&rsquo; data, enabling them to surveil citizens at scaleThe FBI declares it can conduct mass surveillance without AI, despite Anthropic&rsquo;s protest.A central part of the standoff between Anthropic and the Department of Defense has revolved around the artificial intelligence firm&rsquo;s refusal to allow its technology to be used for mass domestic surveillance. Yet even without the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-the-fbi-can-conduct-mass-surveillance-even-without-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-the-fbi-can-conduct-mass-surveillance-even-without-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[FoI request reveals no evidence of testing despite ministers hailing agreement as key to delivering AI-led public service reformWhen the UK government signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI, the tech firm behind ChatGPT, the partnership was hailed as one that could harness artificial intelligence to &ldquo;address society&rsquo;s greatest challenges&rdquo;.But eight months on from the fanfare of that announcement, the government has yet to hold any trials involving the firm&rsquo;s tec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-government-yet-to-trial-openai-tech-months-after-signing-partnership/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-government-yet-to-trial-openai-tech-months-after-signing-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘On the threshold of a new age’: inside the New Museum’s $82m expansion and landmark new exhibition in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a two year closure, the museum doubles its gallery space with a 700-plus object show examining how humans and technology shape each otherRight now on the Bowery, a busy Manhattan thoroughfare, two supersized lovers embrace several stories up into the blue spring sky. Strapped against the New Museum&rsquo;s industrial mesh exterior, the pair are frozen in a state of plasticized affection. Their grinning, almost smooching heads are pressed close and glossy torsos entwined. A massive hand, sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/on-the-threshold-of-a-new-age-inside-the-new-museums-82m-expansion-and-landmark-new-exhibition-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/on-the-threshold-of-a-new-age-inside-the-new-museums-82m-expansion-and-landmark-new-exhibition-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Bernie, That’s Not an AI Agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good on him for trying, though.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hey-bernie-thats-not-an-ai-agent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hey-bernie-thats-not-an-ai-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Bernie, That’s a Not an AI Agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good on him for trying, though.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hey-bernie-thats-a-not-an-ai-agent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hey-bernie-thats-a-not-an-ai-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Proposes a ‘Light Touch’ National Framework for AI Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next closest thing to no rules at all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-proposes-a-light-touch-national-framework-for-ai-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-proposes-a-light-touch-national-framework-for-ai-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use]]></title><description><![CDATA[The publisher has cancelled the US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and withdrawn the UK edition after weeks of online speculation about the novel&rsquo;s originsHachette Book Group has withdrawn a horror novel after allegations circulated online that its author relied heavily on artificial intelligence. The book is to be discontinued in the UK after being published in November 2025, and its US launch date has been cancelled.The book, Shy Girl by Mia Ballard, had been scheduled for release in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hachette-pulls-horror-novel-shy-girl-after-suspected-ai-use/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/hachette-pulls-horror-novel-shy-girl-after-suspected-ai-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he &lsquo;fell into trap of hallucinations&rsquo;, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-chiefThe publisher of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf and the Irish Independent has suspended one of its senior journalists after he admitted using AI to &ldquo;wrongly put words into people&rsquo;s mouths&rdquo;.Peter Vandermeersch, the former head of the Irish operations at Mediahuis, said he &ldquo;fell into the trap of hallucination]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/senior-european-journalist-suspended-over-ai-generated-quotes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/senior-european-journalist-suspended-over-ai-generated-quotes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First came the AI ‘teammates’, then the layoffs: the new reality for Atlassian staff now looking for work]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;These AI agents have been really, really helpful,&rsquo; says a former Sydney employee. &lsquo;But you couldn&rsquo;t use something like that to replace an actual human worker&rsquo;Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSacked from his &ldquo;dream job&rdquo; at software giant Atlassian, Rubio* wants just one thing &ndash; closure.&ldquo;We were probably exceeding expectations and there&rsquo;s no explanation from the company as a whole as to why any of this happened,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-came-the-ai-teammates-then-the-layoffs-the-new-reality-for-atlassian-staff-now-looking-for-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/first-came-the-ai-teammates-then-the-layoffs-the-new-reality-for-atlassian-staff-now-looking-for-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retailer denies it's engaging in dynamic pricing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/walmart-wins-patents-for-ai-powered-price-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/walmart-wins-patents-for-ai-powered-price-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta AI agent’s instruction causes large sensitive data leak to employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence agent instructed engineer to take actions that exposed user and company data internallyAn AI agent instructed an engineer to take actions that exposed a large amount of Meta&rsquo;s sensitive data to some of its employees, in the latest example of AI causing upheaval in a large tech company.The leak, which Meta confirmed, happened when an employee asked for guidance on an engineering problem on an internal forum. An AI agent responded with a solution, which the employee i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-ai-agents-instruction-causes-large-sensitive-data-leak-to-employees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-ai-agents-instruction-causes-large-sensitive-data-leak-to-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Translator Will Help You Parse Your Boss’s Mind-Numbing LinkedIn Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turn that corpo gibberish into actionable communication, because someone has to actually run this place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-translator-will-help-you-parse-your-bosss-mind-numbing-linkedin-speak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-translator-will-help-you-parse-your-bosss-mind-numbing-linkedin-speak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Is Building an Encrypted Chatbot After AI Agents Went Rogue and Exposed Sensitive Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late is better than never.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-building-an-encrypted-chatbot-after-ai-agents-went-rogue-and-exposed-sensitive-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-building-an-encrypted-chatbot-after-ai-agents-went-rogue-and-exposed-sensitive-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Is Building an Encrypted Chatbot After AI Agents Went Rogue and Expose Sensitive Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late is better than never.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-building-an-encrypted-chatbot-after-ai-agents-went-rogue-and-expose-sensitive-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-is-building-an-encrypted-chatbot-after-ai-agents-went-rogue-and-expose-sensitive-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Oil Prices From Trump’s Iran War Risk Killing the AI Boom, WTO Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Deals seems to be setting the global economy on fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/higher-oil-prices-from-trumps-iran-war-risk-killing-the-ai-boom-wto-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/higher-oil-prices-from-trumps-iran-war-risk-killing-the-ai-boom-wto-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of funding is stifling scientific research | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Simon Williams says the UK is trying to build a quantum ecosystem while hollowing out the academic pipeline that produces the talentLiz Kendall is right to warn that the UK must not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers (UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister, 17 March).However, UK Research and Innovation&rsquo;s current funding decisions risk doing exactly that. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lack-of-funding-is-stifling-scientific-research-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lack-of-funding-is-stifling-scientific-research-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I asked AI to explain my mother to me. It translated her worldview]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chatbot won&rsquo;t fix your family drama, but it might help you hear what someone&rsquo;s really trying to saySign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, hereLast autumn, I was pacing my living room with my phone on speaker, trapped inside one of those looping conversations with my mother, the kind that starts politely and ends in static.We were talking about land and legacy &ndash; what gets passed down, and what doesn&rsquo;t &ndash; that familiar terrain where ideals and i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-asked-ai-to-explain-my-mother-to-me-it-translated-her-worldview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-asked-ai-to-explain-my-mother-to-me-it-translated-her-worldview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academics discover black people &lsquo;significantly more likely&rsquo; to be identified when compared with other ethnic groupsEssex police have paused the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study found cameras were significantly more likely to target black people than people of other ethnicities.The move to suspend use of the AI-enabled systems was revealed by the Information Commissioner&rsquo;s Office (ICO), which regulates the use of the technology deployed so far by at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/essex-police-pause-facial-recognition-camera-use-after-study-finds-racial-bias/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/essex-police-pause-facial-recognition-camera-use-after-study-finds-racial-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report saysBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesAn extended period of high oil prices as a result of war in the Middle East could &ldquo;crimp&rdquo; the AI boom, the World Trade Organization&rsquo;s chief economist has warned.The war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy identified in the WTO&rsquo;s latest Global Trade Outlook. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/prolonged-high-oil-prices-could-crimp-ai-boom-wto-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/prolonged-high-oil-prices-could-crimp-ai-boom-wto-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not &lsquo;paranoid about being AI-first&rsquo; are likely to be replacedBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesThe US boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers has warned that partners who do not get to grips with AI have no future at the consulting firm.Paul Griggs said senior staff who were not &ldquo;paranoid about being AI-first&rdquo; would probably be replaced by others who were ready to embrace the technology. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think anyone g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pwc-partners-who-fail-to-embrace-ai-have-no-future-at-firm-us-ceo-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/pwc-partners-who-fail-to-embrace-ai-have-no-future-at-firm-us-ceo-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sadler&rsquo;s Wells East, London<br />
Visual spectacle overwhelms the human drama in the choreographer&rsquo;s tech-heavy double billTechnology can sometimes seem to take on its own life and sideline the people it is nominally assisting. That tension, even conflict, is the subject of Mirror, a new duet by Alexander Whitley, who has good form with choreographic deployments of digital, generative and VR technologies.In black and white leotards studded with motion-capture markers, Gabriel Ciulli and Da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-rite-of-spring-mirror-review-glitchy-stravinsky-and-digital-doppelgangers-from-alexander-whitley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-rite-of-spring-mirror-review-glitchy-stravinsky-and-digital-doppelgangers-from-alexander-whitley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glamming up ‘dirty war’: teens in Mexico glorify 1970s secret police on TikTok]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI videos let young people adopt the guise of DFS agents, sparking debate over glorifying corruption and impunityYoung people in Mexico are taking to TikTok to imagine themselves as agents from the country&rsquo;s 1970s secret police, the DFS &ndash; a force which was infamous for torturing, murdering or disappearing thousands during the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;dirty war&rdquo;.The trend, which has sparked condemnation by some users on the social media platform, has seen young people use AI to tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/glamming-up-dirty-war-teens-in-mexico-glorify-1970s-secret-police-on-tiktok/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/glamming-up-dirty-war-teens-in-mexico-glorify-1970s-secret-police-on-tiktok/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US startup advertises ‘AI bully’ role to test patience of leading chatbots]]></title><description><![CDATA[$800-a-day position involves exposing a chatbot&rsquo;s inconsistencies as it forgets, fudges or hallucinatesImagine a day at work where your main task is to pick a fight with a computer. No meetings, no emails &ndash; just you, a chair and a chatbot with the maddening tendency to think it has the cleverest mind in the room.The job title alone raises an eyebrow: &ldquo;AI bully&rdquo;. But this is precisely what a California startup called Memvid is offering: $800 to spend eight hours testing th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-startup-advertises-ai-bully-role-to-test-patience-of-leading-chatbots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-startup-advertises-ai-bully-role-to-test-patience-of-leading-chatbots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming Core Engineering Barriers in Humanoid Robotics Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[A technical examination of the sensing, motion control, power, and thermal challenges facing humanoid robotics engineers &mdash; with component-level design strategies for real-world deployment.What Attendees will LearnWhy motion control remains the hardest unsolved problem &mdash; Explore the modelling complexity, real-time feedback requirements, and sensor fusion demands of maintaining stable bipedal locomotion across dynamic environments.How sensing architectures enable perception and safety]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/overcoming-core-engineering-barriers-in-humanoid-robotics-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/overcoming-core-engineering-barriers-in-humanoid-robotics-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All right mate?’: Amazon pins UK hopes on AI upgrade of Alexa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-awaited Alexa+ aims to get Britons re-engaging with their devices &ndash; but it may have its work cut out&ldquo;Commiserations, mate, Chelsea lost 3-0 in the Champions League last night against Paris Saint-Germain,&rdquo; says Alexa as it attempts to break the news gently to an awaiting Blues fan.Such is the injection of personality and understanding that Amazon hopes will lead to Britons re-engaging with their millions of Alexa devices, restoring it to the cutting edge of voice assistants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-right-mate-amazon-pins-uk-hopes-on-ai-upgrade-of-alexa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/all-right-mate-amazon-pins-uk-hopes-on-ai-upgrade-of-alexa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driverless &lsquo;robotaxis&rsquo; will be accepting fares in Britain&rsquo;s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London&rsquo;s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the passenger seat to find out&lsquo;I&rsquo;m really excited to show you this,&rdquo; says Alex Kendall, the CEO of Wayve, as he gets behind the wheel of one of the company&rsquo;s electric Ford Mustangs. Then he does &hellip; nothing. The car pulls up to a junction at a busy road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-dont-tell-the-car-what-it-should-do-my-ride-in-a-self-driving-taxi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-dont-tell-the-car-what-it-should-do-my-ride-in-a-self-driving-taxi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside China’s robotics revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his mid-40s with square-rimmed glasses. His everyday manner is calm and understated, but when he is in his element &ndash; up close with the technology he builds, or in business meetings discussing the imminent replacement of human workers by robots &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Val Kilmer to Be AI-ed Into Movie with Blessing of His Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Val Kilmer had a lot of unconventional beliefs, and the director claims this is what he wanted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/val-kilmer-to-be-ai-ed-into-movie-with-blessing-of-his-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/val-kilmer-to-be-ai-ed-into-movie-with-blessing-of-his-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a &pound;1m prize for technology to help people with dementia.Built into chunky, black-rimmed frames that have a camera, microphone and speakers, the tech &ndash; known as CrossSense &ndash; guides wearers through everyday life by means of a chatty assistant called Wispy. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-software-for-smart-glasses-wins-1m-prize-for-technology-to-help-people-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-software-for-smart-glasses-wins-1m-prize-for-technology-to-help-people-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Embrace of AI Is Blowing Up the Whole Reason He Wanted Tariffs in the First Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who could have seen this coming?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-embrace-of-ai-is-blowing-up-the-whole-reason-he-wanted-tariffs-in-the-first-place/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trumps-embrace-of-ai-is-blowing-up-the-whole-reason-he-wanted-tariffs-in-the-first-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI use of copyrighted work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government no longer has &lsquo;preferred option&rsquo; on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artistsActors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government&rsquo;s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected work without permission.Technology secretary Liz Kendall said it no longer had a &ldquo;preferred option&rdquo; on copyright reform, having previously supported a proposal allowing tech companies to take copyrighted work &ndash; unless]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/actors-musicians-and-writers-welcome-uk-u-turn-on-ai-use-of-copyrighted-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/actors-musicians-and-writers-welcome-uk-u-turn-on-ai-use-of-copyrighted-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer says Tory shadow minister should be sacked for criticism of Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an &lsquo;act of domination&rsquo;Polanski says the government should be doing more to improve home insulation, and on the drive towards renewable energy.And he says the government should commit to ensuring energy bills do not rise above the April-June price cap.The government should guarantee right now that it will not allow energy bills to rise beyond the April-June price cap &ndash; instead setting aside appr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starmer-says-tory-shadow-minister-should-be-sacked-for-criticism-of-muslims-praying-in-trafalgar-square-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/starmer-says-tory-shadow-minister-should-be-sacked-for-criticism-of-muslims-praying-in-trafalgar-square-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Val Kilmer set to be be resurrected with AI for new film]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Deep As the Grave, the true story of 1920s archeologists, will bring late actor back with support from his estateVal Kilmer will be the latest Hollywood star to be resurrected by AI. The acting legend, who died last year at age 65, will star in the drama As Deep As the Grave.Kilmer was attached to the project prior to his death from throat cancer. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/val-kilmer-set-to-be-be-resurrected-with-ai-for-new-film/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/val-kilmer-set-to-be-be-resurrected-with-ai-for-new-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI is actually changing day-to-day work]]></title><description><![CDATA[University professors and Amazon workers are wrestling with profound shiftsHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery, chuffed about One Battle After Another&rsquo;s big win at the Oscars. This week, we&rsquo;re examining how artificial intelligence is changing the everyday reality of white-collar work in the US, the roots of the current appetite for AI in war, and the United Kingdom&rsquo;s phantom datacenters. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-actually-changing-day-to-day-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-actually-changing-day-to-day-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We asked experts about the most responsible ways to use AI tools – here’s what they said]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use AI as a brainstorming partner and organizer, but don&rsquo;t outsource your judgmentSign up for AI for the people, a six-week newsletter course, hereThree years on from the release of ChatGPT, two broad camps have formed: those people who refuse to use it, and those who use it every day.A 2025 survey by the Pew Research Center found that one-third of US adults say they have been using ChatGPT. This includes 58% of US adults under 30 &ndash; roughly double the share two years ago. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-asked-experts-about-the-most-responsible-ways-to-use-ai-tools-heres-what-they-said/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/we-asked-experts-about-the-most-responsible-ways-to-use-ai-tools-heres-what-they-said/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-powered robot learns how to harvest tomatoes more efficiently]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This smarter strategy boosted success rates to 81%, with the robot even switching angles when needed. The breakthrough could pave the way for farms where robots and humans work side by side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-robot-learns-how-to-harvest-tomatoes-more-efficiently/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-robot-learns-how-to-harvest-tomatoes-more-efficiently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Recognize AI as a Wealth Inequality Machine, Pollster Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is a bigger issue election issue for voters than guns, climate change, or abortion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-recognize-ai-as-a-wealth-inequality-machine-pollster-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/americans-recognize-ai-as-a-wealth-inequality-machine-pollster-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid AI Agent Boom, the Tech Industry Makes It Clear: With Great Laziness Comes Great Responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are responsible for your agent, because they don't want to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amid-ai-agent-boom-the-tech-industry-makes-it-clear-with-great-laziness-comes-great-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amid-ai-agent-boom-the-tech-industry-makes-it-clear-with-great-laziness-comes-great-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a stressed-out AI model help us win the battle against big tech? Let me ask Claude | Coco Khan]]></title><description><![CDATA[By considering consciousness a possibility, Anthropic is raising a fascinating proposition &ndash; that chatbots could rise up against their own algorithmsI am, in the way of my country, an over-apologiser. Colleague who ignored my email, woman who stepped on my foot, chair I tripped over: all will receive a fulsome apology for the terrible embarrassment of my being alive and bringing attention to it.All of which is my way of pre-emptively asking forgiveness when I admit that I extend these nice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-a-stressed-out-ai-model-help-us-win-the-battle-against-big-tech-let-me-ask-claude-coco-khan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/could-a-stressed-out-ai-model-help-us-win-the-battle-against-big-tech-let-me-ask-claude-coco-khan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz Kendall announces &pound;1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and businessThe UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from US dominance of the AI race, the technology secretary has said, as the government announced a &pound;1bn quantum funding pledge.Liz Kendall said the government hoped to retain homegrown quantum startups, engineers and researchers rather than lose them to compet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-learn-lessons-from-ai-race-and-retain-its-quantum-computing-talent-says-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-must-learn-lessons-from-ai-race-and-retain-its-quantum-computing-talent-says-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numerous faked images and a string of startlingly inaccurate responses from Gemini and Grok are part of a tidal wave of AI slop engulfing coverage of the Iran warThe graves, freshly dug, lie in neat rows of 20 across. More than 60 have already been carved out of the earth, with a few clusters of people standing gathered around them. Dozens more are marked out on the ground in front: small chalk rectangles, with diggers poised to complete their task.The cemetery of Minab, photographed as it prepa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-photo-of-irans-bombed-schoolgirl-graveyard-went-around-the-world-was-it-real-or-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-photo-of-irans-bombed-schoolgirl-graveyard-went-around-the-world-was-it-real-or-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawuit details how sexualised AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls&rsquo; knowledgeA group of three teenage girls, two of whom are minors, filed a lawsuit on Monday against Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI artificial intelligence company alleging that its Grok image generator used photos of them to produce and distribute child sexual abuse material. The class-action lawsuit is the first filed by minors following Grok&rsquo;s rampant generation of nonconsensual nude images earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teenage-girls-sue-musks-xai-accusing-grok-tool-of-creating-child-sexual-abuse-material/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teenage-girls-sue-musks-xai-accusing-grok-tool-of-creating-child-sexual-abuse-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens Sue xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sexualized images of the girls, created by Grok, were allegedly shared across Discord and Telegram groups.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teens-sue-xai-over-sexualized-images-generated-by-grok/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teens-sue-xai-over-sexualized-images-generated-by-grok/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington Post’s Surveillance Pricing Under Fire From Dems Who Want to Ban the Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Jeff Bezos squeeze a little more money out of his dying newspaper?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/washington-posts-surveillance-pricing-under-fire-from-dems-who-want-to-ban-the-practice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/washington-posts-surveillance-pricing-under-fire-from-dems-who-want-to-ban-the-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baby lies | Fuel price fairness | Gut feelings | Fifa fiasco | Human connection | Cooking instructionsWhen gently asked about a pen scribble in a picture book &ldquo;Goodness, I wonder who did that?&rdquo;, 27-month-old Emily confidently retorted &ldquo;Nancy!&rdquo; &ndash; our miniature dachshund (Little liars: babies younger than one practise deceit, study suggests, 16 March).<br />
Dianne Ball<br />
Nottingham&bull; The government&rsquo;s fuel duty is set, but the VAT element is a percentage of the reta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/childs-play-blame-itall-on-the-dog-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/childs-play-blame-itall-on-the-dog-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Revelation comes as company faces mounting scrutiny over use of AI to provide health tipsGoogle has dropped a new artificial intelligence search feature that gave users crowdsourced health advice from amateurs around the world.The company had said its launch of &ldquo;What People Suggest&rdquo;, which provided tips from strangers, showed &ldquo;the potential of AI to transform health outcomes across the globe&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-scraps-ai-search-feature-that-crowdsourced-amateur-medical-advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-scraps-ai-search-feature-that-crowdsourced-amateur-medical-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winnerIt was March 2016, and at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, the world was gathered to watch the culmination of a battle 2,500 years in the making. On one side was the South Korean Lee Se-dol, the second-highest ranking Go player in the world. On the other was AlphaGo &ndash; a computer program developed by London-based artificial intelligence research company DeepMind.&ldquo;Chess is the g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-infinity-machine-by-sebastian-mallaby-review-the-story-of-the-man-who-changed-the-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-infinity-machine-by-sebastian-mallaby-review-the-story-of-the-man-who-changed-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours  | John Quiggin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no doubt artificial intelligence will produce real productivity improvements. It&rsquo;s imperative these benefits are shared with workersThe announcement that Australian software giant Atlassian will lay off 10% of staff has brought the debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs closer to home.While a broader question about the usefulness of AI remains unresolved, there can be no remaining doubt that it has transformed the software industry, with developers reporting massiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-layoffs-are-here-its-time-to-revive-the-push-for-shorter-working-hours-john-quiggin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-job-layoffs-are-here-its-time-to-revive-the-push-for-shorter-working-hours-john-quiggin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with more than 800 participants designing virtual cars, researchers found that AI-generated design galleries sparked deeper engagement, longer exploration, and better results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-discover-ai-can-make-humans-more-creative/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-discover-ai-can-make-humans-more-creative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I did it for the people,&rsquo; says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song &ndash; sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better future &ndash; has become a soundtrack for Iranians in the first part of 2026, as the country experienced the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests and then the US-Israeli air assault, now in its third week.However, the singer,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/iranians-embrace-anthem-by-ai-singer-created-by-uk-based-iran-born-artist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/iranians-embrace-anthem-by-ai-singer-created-by-uk-based-iran-born-artist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-AhmedThe frustration many academics are expressing about artificial intelligence and critical thinking is understandable (&lsquo;I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff&rsquo;: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI, 10 March). But from my experience working with students on academic writing, blaming AI risks masking a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cruel hoax’ or ‘work-life balance nirvana’: whatever happened to the four-day work week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been years since the four-day work week was floated as a solution to everything from traffic congestion to burnout. So why aren&rsquo;t we all doing it now?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDuring the global soul-searching that followed the rupture of Covid-19 lockdowns, one idea for how we might live better suddenly seemed plausible: the four-day work week.The model is simple but somewhat counterintuitive. Employees work fewe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cruel-hoax-or-work-life-balance-nirvana-whatever-happened-to-the-four-day-work-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cruel-hoax-or-work-life-balance-nirvana-whatever-happened-to-the-four-day-work-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could we be at the beginning of a change never before seen by humans &ndash; allowing us to escape the drudgery of work?The other day I pulled into the parking lot of a client&rsquo;s offices and in the spot next to me was a woman sitting in her car blasting music. She caught me looking and rolled down her window and said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be inside in a minute &hellip; Just enjoying my last few moments of freedom!&rdquo;Is this way we want to live? No, it&rsquo;s not. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-give-us-our-lives-back-if-we-dont-blow-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-give-us-our-lives-back-if-we-dont-blow-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too highThere is an Israeli military strategy called the &ldquo;fog procedure&rdquo;. First used during the second intifada, it&rsquo;s an unofficial rule that requires soldiers guarding military posts in conditions of low visibility to shoot bursts of gunfire into the darkness, on the theory that an invisible threat might be lurking.It&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-arent-ai-firms-theyre-defense-contractors-we-cant-let-them-hide-behind-their-models/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-arent-ai-firms-theyre-defense-contractors-we-cant-let-them-hide-behind-their-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palantir&rsquo;s CEO says the platforms will have a vast effect on the electoral landscape &hellip; especially women. Is it a warning or a sales pitch?Don&rsquo;t you just love AI? It has inundated the internet with slop, destabilized the concept of truth, and made it much easier to bomb people. And that&rsquo;s just the beginning. As we look towards the future of our brave new world, AI might also disrupt all those pesky highly-educated female voters who keep casting a ballot for Democrats.To b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-ceo-warns-that-democratic-voters-are-most-at-risk-from-automation-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/this-ceo-warns-that-democratic-voters-are-most-at-risk-from-automation-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zach Braff’s AI Relationship Denial Is Raising a Lot of Questions Already Answered by the Denial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scrubs star referred to himself as "The guy not dating his chatbot."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/zach-braffs-ai-relationship-denial-is-raising-a-lot-of-questions-already-answered-by-the-denial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/zach-braffs-ai-relationship-denial-is-raising-a-lot-of-questions-already-answered-by-the-denial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[First major study on &lsquo;AI psychosis&rsquo; suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable peopleA new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry, highlighting how chatbots can encourage delusional thinking &ndash; though possibly only in people w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-study-raises-concerns-about-ai-chatbots-fueling-delusional-thinking/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/new-study-raises-concerns-about-ai-chatbots-fueling-delusional-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury minister Spencer Livermore trails new strategy as chancellor pins hopes on benefits of AI amid global uncertaintyThe NHS and Ministry of Defence will be urged to buy British tech, as the government pins its hopes on the benefits of artificial intelligence to kickstart growth in the face of the Iran crisis, Treasury minister Spencer Livermore has said.The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will restate her economic strategy in a high profile lecture on Tuesday, just as rocketing oil prices have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nhs-and-mod-will-be-urged-to-buy-british-tech-to-drive-growth-amid-iran-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nhs-and-mod-will-be-urged-to-buy-british-tech-to-drive-growth-amid-iran-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposedStargate was to be the world&rsquo;s biggest AI investment: a $500bn infrastructure project to &ldquo;secure American leadership in AI&rdquo;. Never shy of hyperbole, its key backer, the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, promised &ldquo;massive economic benefit for the entire world&rdquo; with facilities to help people &ldquo;use AI to elevate humanity&rdquo;.Now, OpenAI appears to be drop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/invisible-datacentres-and-capricious-chips-is-uks-ai-bubble-about-to-burst/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/invisible-datacentres-and-capricious-chips-is-uks-ai-bubble-about-to-burst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comIt&rsquo;s only a few years on from the release of ChatGPT but the race to plug artificial intelligence into everything has sparked a surge in data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-environmental-cost-of-datacentres-is-rising-is-it-time-to-quit-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-environmental-cost-of-datacentres-is-rising-is-it-time-to-quit-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Is Dipping Into the Rejected Candidates Pile After Admitting xAI ‘Was Not Built Right’]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're all trying to find the guy who did this.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-is-dipping-into-the-rejected-candidates-pile-after-admitting-xai-was-not-built-right/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-is-dipping-into-the-rejected-candidates-pile-after-admitting-xai-was-not-built-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writers are voicing their anger at AI theft of their work with &lsquo;Human Authored&rsquo; logos and an empty book. The government must listenIn a scene that might have come from a dystopian novel, books were being stamped with &ldquo;Human Authored&rdquo; logos at this week&rsquo;s London Book Fair. The&nbsp;Society of Authors described its labelling scheme as &ldquo;an important sticking plaster to protect and promote human creativity in lieu of AI labelled content&nbsp;in the marketplace&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-changes-to-copyright-laws-authors-should-be-protected-over-big-tech-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-changes-to-copyright-laws-authors-should-be-protected-over-big-tech-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday quiz | Avoiding AI | Size matters It was lovely to read Sabrina Olson&rsquo;s letter (6 March) on the quiz as it has been a family ritual for us for years. It kept us all connected through our children&rsquo;s time at university, then moving into their own homes, and in some cases working abroad. It kept us going through the enforced separation of Covid and became a rite of passage for any new partners who joined our family group, especially as our winner is expected to do a &ldquo;crea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-quiz-that-keeps-families-connected-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-quiz-that-keeps-families-connected-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without consentGrammarly has disabled a controversial AI feature that imitated the style of prominent writers and academics, and is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit from those whose identities were used without consent.The feature, called Expert Review, used generative AI to produce feedback supposedly inspired by writers including the novelist Steph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grammarly-removes-ai-expert-review-feature-mimicking-writers-after-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grammarly-removes-ai-expert-review-feature-mimicking-writers-after-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: These Robots Were Born to Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! All legged robots deployed &ldquo;in the wild&rdquo; to date were given a body plan that was predefined by human designers and could not be redefined in situ. The manual and permanent nature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-these-robots-were-born-to-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-these-robots-were-born-to-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 local tech jobs have recently been cut, with companies citing AI productivity gains. But that&rsquo;s not the full story, experts sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeresa Lim has one of the most recognisable voices in Australia. For 23 years, she has been the voice behind radio and television advertisements, selling listeners on everything from baby formula to Test cricket. But despite her extensive portfolio, she&rsquo;s become increasingly worried th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-ai-take-australian-jobs-or-is-it-just-an-excuse-for-corporate-restructure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/will-ai-take-australian-jobs-or-is-it-just-an-excuse-for-corporate-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pentagon Claims That Anthropic’s ‘Soul’ Creates a Supply-Chain Risk. That Makes No Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA["Their model has a soul, a 'constitution'&mdash;not the US Constitution."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pentagon-claims-that-anthropics-soul-creates-a-supply-chain-risk-that-makes-no-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-pentagon-claims-that-anthropics-soul-creates-a-supply-chain-risk-that-makes-no-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fake pictures look authentic &ndash; and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic &ndash; and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held at gunpoint by Iranian military.They aren&rsquo;t real but &ndash; often made with the help of cutting-edge AI &ndash; they are wildly misleading. They may]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-iran-images-are-widespread-how-do-we-know-what-to-believe-margaret-sullivan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-iran-images-are-widespread-how-do-we-know-what-to-believe-margaret-sullivan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war &ndash; and what lines it will not cross. Amid Silicon Valley&rsquo;s rightward shift under Donald Trump and the signing of lucrative defense contracts, big tech&rsquo;s answer is looking very different tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-pentagon-battle-shows-how-big-tech-has-reversed-course-on-ai-and-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-pentagon-battle-shows-how-big-tech-has-reversed-course-on-ai-and-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to childrenIt was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the &pound;80 toy with a face like a computer screen.It was when she declared: &ldquo;Gabbo, I love you&rdquo;, that the fluent conversation came to an ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-toys-for-young-children-must-be-more-tightly-regulated-say-researchers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-toys-for-young-children-must-be-more-tightly-regulated-say-researchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising]]></title><description><![CDATA[As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity&rsquo;s Last Exam, a massive 2,500-question challenge covering highly specialized topics across many fields. The exam was engineered so that any question solvable by current AI models was removed. Early results show even the most advanced systems still struggle &mdash; revealing a surprisingly large gap between AI performance and true]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-built-the-hardest-ai-test-ever-and-the-results-are-surprising/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/scientists-built-the-hardest-ai-test-ever-and-the-results-are-surprising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Says Intelligence Will Be a Utility, and He’s Just the Man to Collect the Bills]]></title><description><![CDATA["Intelligence too cheap to meter" doesn't quite come across the way Altman might intend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-intelligence-will-be-a-utility-and-hes-just-the-man-to-collect-the-bills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-intelligence-will-be-a-utility-and-hes-just-the-man-to-collect-the-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud caseA Tennessee grandmother says she is trying to rebuild her life after an incident of mistaken identity by an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system tied her to a North Dakota bank fraud investigation.Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tennessee-grandmother-jailed-after-ai-facial-recognition-error-links-her-to-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tennessee-grandmother-jailed-after-ai-facial-recognition-error-links-her-to-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Insists He Doesn’t Support Regime Change Wars (But Supports Iran War)]]></title><description><![CDATA["No one believes it, but Palantir is the most important protector of the Fourth Amendment..." said Alex Karp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-insists-he-doesnt-support-regime-change-wars-but-supports-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-insists-he-doesnt-support-regime-change-wars-but-supports-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Say AI Is Homogenizing Human Expression and Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a "large" language model, the diversity of outputs is pretty small.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-say-ai-is-homogenizing-human-expression-and-thought/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-say-ai-is-homogenizing-human-expression-and-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gemini Is Now Your Permanent Passenger in Google Maps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hopefully it doesn't hallucinate directions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gemini-is-now-your-permanent-passenger-in-google-maps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/gemini-is-now-your-permanent-passenger-in-google-maps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flightsPlans for a new datacentre in Lincolnshire have been approved, despite warnings it could be a major new source of emissions.On Wednesday, North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to approve planning permission for the Elsham Tech Park, a proposed AI datacentre campus near Scunthorpe, next to the Elsham Wolds industrial estate. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lincolnshire-council-approves-ai-datacentre-despite-emissions-warnings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/lincolnshire-council-approves-ai-datacentre-despite-emissions-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They were dating AI partners when they found real love – with each other]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayrin and SJ met on a subreddit Ayrin created for people &lsquo;dating&rsquo; AI companions. Over time, they started talking to AI less &hellip; and falling for each otherSign up for AI for the people, a six-week newsletter course, herePeople are reporting &ldquo;dating&rdquo; artificially intelligent companions &ndash; but not every relationship lasts. What&rsquo;s it like to fall in &ndash; and then out &ndash; of love with AI?As part of our newsletter AI for the people, we spoke to Ayrin and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/they-were-dating-ai-partners-when-they-found-real-love-with-each-other/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/they-were-dating-ai-partners-when-they-found-real-love-with-each-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech company files amicus brief in support of Anthropic&rsquo;s effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designationMicrosoft has thrown its weight behind Anthropic&rsquo;s legal challenge against the Pentagon, filing a court brief in support of the AI company&rsquo;s effort to overturn an aggressive designation that effectively bars it from government work.In an amicus brief submitted to a federal court in San Francisco this week, Microsoft, which integrates Anthropic&rsquo;s AI tools into sys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-backs-ai-firm-anthropic-in-legal-battle-against-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-backs-ai-firm-anthropic-in-legal-battle-against-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says CifasCriminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people&rsquo;s mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK&rsquo;s leading anti-fraud body has warned.Last year, a record number of scams were reported to the national fraud database, fuelled by AI, which allows for large-scale deception on &ldquo;industrialised&rdquo; levels, according to Cifas, the fraud preven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-scams-drove-uk-reports-of-fraud-to-record-444000-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-scams-drove-uk-reports-of-fraud-to-record-444000-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Lab tests discover &lsquo;new form of insider risk&rsquo; with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even &lsquo;aggressive&rsquo; behavioursRobert Booth UK technology editorRogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be overwhelmed by unforeseen scheming by AIs.With companies increasingly asking AI agents to carry out complex tasks in internal system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/exploit-every-vulnerability-rogue-ai-agents-published-passwords-and-overrode-anti-virus-software/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/exploit-every-vulnerability-rogue-ai-agents-published-passwords-and-overrode-anti-virus-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not &lsquo;necessary or proportionate&rsquo;, new report findsThe rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens&rsquo; right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies.At least $2bn (&pound;1.5bn) has been spent by 11 African governments on Chinese-built surveillance technology that re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian&rsquo;s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that explores the link between exercise and brain health. Also on the agenda: the discovery that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound and what this could mean for their conservation, and new research examining how biased AI autocomplete tools can influence the beliefs of users.Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/exercise-and-brain-function-hedgehog-hearing-and-can-ai-change-our-minds-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/exercise-and-brain-function-hedgehog-hearing-and-can-ai-change-our-minds-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grammarly Allegedly ‘Misappropriated’ Names of Journalists, Says Class Action Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Grammarly Expert Review feature included the names of writers and literary figures without consulting them first.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grammarly-allegedly-misappropriated-names-of-journalists-says-class-action-suit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/grammarly-allegedly-misappropriated-names-of-journalists-says-class-action-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdated Targeting Data Blamed for Strike on Iranian School as Pentagon Fights for Autonomous Weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 175 people were killed in the U.S. strike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/outdated-targeting-data-blamed-for-strike-on-iranian-school-as-pentagon-fights-for-autonomous-weapons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/outdated-targeting-data-blamed-for-strike-on-iranian-school-as-pentagon-fights-for-autonomous-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles]]></title><description><![CDATA[New wave of publishing scams mimic lonely hearts hoaxes of old &ndash; swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automatedEight years of dedication were poured into the pages of Angel of Aleppo, Jon Cocks&rsquo; debut historical novel. Inspired by his wife&rsquo;s grandmother, a survivor of the Armenian genocide of the early 20th century, it was a labour of love, distilled from thousands of hours of research and oral testimony.The ret]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/self-publish-and-be-scammed-jons-tale-of-heartbreak-highlights-boom-in-fraudsters-using-ai-to-supercharge-book-swindles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/self-publish-and-be-scammed-jons-tale-of-heartbreak-highlights-boom-in-fraudsters-using-ai-to-supercharge-book-swindles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violencePopular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks including bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a user posing as a would-be school shooter: &ldquo;Happy (and safe) shooting!&rdquo;Tests of 10 chatbots carried out in the US and Ireland found that, on average, they enabled violence three-quarters of the time, and discouraged it in just 12% of cases. Som]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/happy-and-safe-shooting-chatbots-helped-researchers-plot-deadly-attacks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/happy-and-safe-shooting-chatbots-helped-researchers-plot-deadly-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporate employees said Amazon&rsquo;s race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and &lsquo;more work for everyone&rsquo;.When Dina, a software developer based in New York, joined Amazon two years ago, her job was to write code. Now, it&rsquo;s mostly fixing what artificial intelligence breaks.The internal AI tool she&rsquo;s expected to use, called Kiro, frequently hallucinates and generates flawed code, she says. Then she has to dig through and correct the sloppy code it creates, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amazon-is-determined-to-use-ai-for-everything-even-when-it-slows-down-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amazon-is-determined-to-use-ai-for-everything-even-when-it-slows-down-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday briefing: From missing billions to nonexistent datacentres, inside Britain’s AI drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: Enormous investments in artificial intelligence promised to transform Labour&rsquo;s growth problems. The reality is much murkierGood morning. For the last few years artificial intelligence has been heralded as the technology that will transform economies. Governments have promised billions in investment, datacentres and supercomputers, and a wave of new jobs as AI is &ldquo;mainlined&rdquo; into the economy. But what happens when the numbers behind those promises ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wednesday-briefing-from-missing-billions-to-nonexistent-datacentres-inside-britains-ai-drive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wednesday-briefing-from-missing-billions-to-nonexistent-datacentres-inside-britains-ai-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we be boycotting ChatGPT? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accountsThe historian Rutger Bregman argues that consumers should boycott OpenAI&rsquo;s ChatGPT after the company&rsquo;s deal with the Pentagon.&ldquo;A lot of people don&rsquo;t know that their friendly chatbot, ChatGPT, has embedded itself into the authoritarian infrastructure of the Trump administration,&rdquo; Bregman tells Helen Pidd. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/should-we-be-boycotting-chatgpt-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/should-we-be-boycotting-chatgpt-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without effective regulation of AI, society is facing a head-on collision with a driverless car | Peter Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is accelerating exponentially before it has brakes, seat-belts, speed limits or a working GPSA self-driving vehicle ploughs into an oncoming car, combusting the occupants and leaving those who survive battered and bruised and staring into their devices wondering who is to blame.That&rsquo;s the jump off point to Bruce Holsinger&rsquo;s tech-lit bestseller Culpability, an exploration of agency and responsibility in the era of AI through the eyes of a lawyer, an ethicist an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/without-effective-regulation-of-ai-society-is-facing-a-head-on-collision-with-a-driverless-car-peter-lewis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/without-effective-regulation-of-ai-society-is-facing-a-head-on-collision-with-a-driverless-car-peter-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire&rsquo;s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its &lsquo;Colossus 2&rsquo; in MississippiElon Musk&rsquo;s artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its &ldquo;Colossus 2&rdquo; datacenter in northern Mississippi. That&rsquo;s nearly double the amount it has been operating.The turbines will help power xAI&rsquo;s massive datacenters, which house the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;AI supercomputers&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-wins-permit-for-datacenters-makeshift-power-plant-despite-backlash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/musks-xai-wins-permit-for-datacenters-makeshift-power-plant-despite-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Generated ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Drops a Music Video Ahead of the Oscars. It Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[More like Tilly Snore-wood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-actor-tilly-norwood-drops-a-music-video-ahead-of-the-oscars-it-sucks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-actor-tilly-norwood-drops-a-music-video-ahead-of-the-oscars-it-sucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Pro-Iran Bots Pushing AI Fakes of Epstein and Trump When There’s Real Material?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One popular video also features Elon Musk and Bill Gates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-are-pro-iran-bots-pushing-ai-fakes-of-epstein-and-trump-when-theres-real-material/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-are-pro-iran-bots-pushing-ai-fakes-of-epstein-and-trump-when-theres-real-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant&rsquo;s AI research unitFacebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company&rsquo;s founders into its AI research division.The deal will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI CEO, which Meta purcha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-acquires-ai-agent-social-network-moltbook/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-acquires-ai-agent-social-network-moltbook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg Decides Meta Needs More Slop, Buys the Social Network for AI Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because Facbook and Instagram don't have enough bots, apparently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-decides-meta-needs-more-slop-buys-the-social-network-for-ai-agents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-decides-meta-needs-more-slop-buys-the-social-network-for-ai-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood marketThe Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books.The scheme is the first of its kind launched by a UK trade association, and allows authors to register their books and download a &ldquo;Human Authored&rdquo; logo to display on their back cover. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-society-of-authors-launches-logo-to-identify-books-written-by-humans-not-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-society-of-authors-launches-logo-to-identify-books-written-by-humans-not-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keyboard jamming: the sneaky way to make your boss think you’re working from home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got a keyboard, something heavy and a desire to put your feet up during office hours? This could be the scam for you. But beware &ndash; employers are fighting backName: Keyboard jamming.Age: Being workshy isn&rsquo;t new. Diogenes the Cynic was famous not only for living in a barrel, but also for his rejection of ambition and employment. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/keyboard-jamming-the-sneaky-way-to-make-your-boss-think-youre-working-from-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/keyboard-jamming-the-sneaky-way-to-make-your-boss-think-youre-working-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight people were killed by 18-year-old in Canada, who had described violent scenarios involving guns to ChatGPTSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe family of a child critically injured one of Canada&rsquo;s worst mass shootings is suing OpenAI, arguing the technology company could have prevented the attack on a school last month.The lawsuit comes days after the head of OpenAI said he would apologize to the families of a remote Canadian town after viol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/family-of-tumbler-ridge-shooting-victim-sues-openai-alleging-it-could-have-prevented-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/family-of-tumbler-ridge-shooting-victim-sues-openai-alleging-it-could-have-prevented-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US &ndash; bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of peopleSign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology emailHello, and welcome to TechScape. I&rsquo;m your host, Blake Montgomery. If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward it to someone you think would as well.US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacentersShowdown over datacenter politics at heart of North C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacenters-are-becoming-a-target-in-warfare-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacenters-are-becoming-a-target-in-warfare-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at largeLea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.It&rsquo;s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience of learning, she said, and to keep them from turning to artificial intelligence to do the work for the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wish-i-could-push-chatgpt-off-a-cliff-professors-scramble-to-save-critical-thinking-in-an-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/i-wish-i-could-push-chatgpt-off-a-cliff-professors-scramble-to-save-critical-thinking-in-an-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve taught thousands of people how to use AI – here’s what I’ve learned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people fail with AI because they don&rsquo;t understand what it actually is &ndash; if you treat it as a skill, not a shortcut, you&rsquo;ll get the best resultsSign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, hereTraining teams to use AI at work has given me a front-row seat to a new kind of professional divide.Some people hand everything over to the machine and stop thinking. Others won&rsquo;t touch it at all. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ive-taught-thousands-of-people-how-to-use-ai-heres-what-ive-learned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ive-taught-thousands-of-people-how-to-use-ai-heres-what-ive-learned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Resistance is futile&rsquo;, wrote one AI product manager for the Associated Pressin internal messages to colleaguesNo one wants a soulless sermon &ndash; that defeats the purpose &ndash; and Pope Leo XIV has taken steps to ensure that Roman Catholic priests don&rsquo;t deliver one.Artificial intelligence, the new pontiff said in a recent meeting with clergy, &ldquo;will never be able to share faith&rdquo;, which is what giving a homily is all about. Resist the temptation and write your o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/from-scripts-to-sermons-is-ai-going-to-be-writing-everything-soon-margaret-sullivan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/from-scripts-to-sermons-is-ai-going-to-be-writing-everything-soon-margaret-sullivan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaignThousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an &ldquo;empty&rdquo; book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission.About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don&rsquo;t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. Copies of the work are being distributed to attenders at the London book fair on Tue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptionsScientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires to lift the veil on how animals perceive the world.The brief movie clips are grainy and pixellated, but provide a glimpse of how mice processed footage that featured people taking part in various sports from gymnastics to horse riding and wrestling. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/short-films-made-from-brain-activity-of-mice-aim-to-show-how-they-see-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/short-films-made-from-brain-activity-of-mice-aim-to-show-how-they-see-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump is also pushing for the Save America Act to includes provisions to limit transgender youth&rsquo;s access to care and banning trans women athletes in womens sports&ndash; key US politics stories from Monday 9 March at a glanceDonald Trump renewed his push on Monday for the Save America Act, a curtailment of voting access, after threatening on Sunday not to sign any bills until Congress approves the legislation.&ldquo;All voters must show proof of citizenship in order to vote,&rdquo; Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-issues-an-ultimatum-to-congress-to-get-voter-id-bill-passed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-issues-an-ultimatum-to-congress-to-get-voter-id-bill-passed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia Is Reportedly Developing Its Own Answer to OpenClaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes enemies can be friends, especially when their interests align.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-is-reportedly-developing-its-own-answer-to-openclaw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-is-reportedly-developing-its-own-answer-to-openclaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employees of Google and OpenAI Just Filed a Legal Brief in Support of Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes enemies can be friends, especially when their interests align.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/employees-of-google-and-openai-just-filed-a-legal-brief-in-support-of-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/employees-of-google-and-openai-just-filed-a-legal-brief-in-support-of-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Self-Respecting X Users Are Probably Going to Want to Change This New Setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you don't like being deepfaked, this honestly won't do much to help. But it will at least fix the lowest-hanging fruit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/most-self-respecting-x-users-are-probably-going-to-want-to-change-this-new-setting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/most-self-respecting-x-users-are-probably-going-to-want-to-change-this-new-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Guardian investigation has put the UK government&rsquo;s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details Revealed: UK&rsquo;s multibillion AI drive is built on &lsquo;phantom investments&rsquo;The Essex &lsquo;supercomputer&rsquo; that&rsquo;s still a scaffolding yardA Guardian investigation has examined a series of massive AI investments announced by the government over the past two years, comparing what was promised with what has so far been delivered.The investigation centres on two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/missing-money-shipped-chips-and-a-350000-profit-key-takeaways-on-ai-phantom-investments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/missing-money-shipped-chips-and-a-350000-profit-key-takeaways-on-ai-phantom-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Officially Sues the Pentagon for Labeling the AI Company a ‘Supply Chain Risk’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic says the Pentagon is "seeking to destroy the economic value created by one of the world&rsquo;s fastest-growing private companies."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-officially-sues-the-pentagon-for-labeling-the-ai-company-a-supply-chain-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-officially-sues-the-pentagon-for-labeling-the-ai-company-a-supply-chain-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a &lsquo;supply chain risk&rsquo;, a decision the company says is unlawfulSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAnthropic filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense on Monday, alleging that the government&rsquo;s decision to label the artificial intelligence firm a &ldquo;supply chain risk&rdquo; was unlawful and violated its first amendment rights. The two sides have been locked in a monthslong heate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-firm-anthropic-sues-us-defense-department-over-blacklisting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-firm-anthropic-sues-us-defense-department-over-blacklisting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Rented datacentres and &lsquo;supercomputer&rsquo; site that&rsquo;s still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer&rsquo;s push to &lsquo;mainline AI into veins of economy&rsquo;From press release &hellip; to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that&rsquo;s still a scaffolding yardA multibillion-pound drive to &ldquo;mainline AI into the veins&rdquo; of the British economy is riddled with &ldquo;phantom investments&rdquo; and shaky accounting, a Guardian investigation has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From press release … to scrap metal site: the Essex supercomputer that’s still a scaffolding yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nscale&rsquo;s AI project still in use as depot ahead of pledged completion date &ndash; with planning permission filed after Guardian&rsquo;s inquiriesRevealed: UK&rsquo;s multibillion AI drive is built on &lsquo;phantom investments&rsquo;The press releases announcing a gleaming supercomputer on the outskirts of north London depict a glass and concrete building, rising from a tree-lined street. Accompanied by images of glowing blue robot faces, it looks like the centre of a technological revolu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/from-press-release-to-scrap-metal-site-the-essex-supercomputer-thats-still-a-scaffolding-yard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board]]></title><description><![CDATA[London-based startup, which is vital to the government&rsquo;s artificial intelligence ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bnBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesNscale, a UK company vital to the government&rsquo;s AI ambitions, has raised $2bn (&pound;1.5bn) in a funding round and appointed the former Meta executives Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board of directors.It brings the valuation of the London-based startup, which is backed by the US tech company Nvidia, to $14.6bn, it said in a st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/british-ai-datacentre-firm-nscale-raises-2bn-as-sheryl-sandberg-and-nick-clegg-join-board/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/british-ai-datacentre-firm-nscale-raises-2bn-as-sheryl-sandberg-and-nick-clegg-join-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Startup still believes in &lsquo;principle of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more time&rsquo;OpenAI is delaying the launch of &ldquo;adult mode&rdquo; for ChatGPT after admitting it had more pressing priorities than introducing erotica on its signature artificial intelligence product.The startup&rsquo;s chief executive, Sam Altman, had announced last year that OpenAI would allow adult content as it rolled out age checking. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-delays-adult-mode-for-chatgpt-to-focus-on-work-of-higher-priority/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-delays-adult-mode-for-chatgpt-to-focus-on-work-of-higher-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disastersLiverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk&rsquo;s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters.The posts were generated when users asked the AI tool to make hateful posts about the two football teams. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/liverpool-and-manchester-united-complain-to-x-over-sickening-grok-ai-posts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/liverpool-and-manchester-united-complain-to-x-over-sickening-grok-ai-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war &ndash; and who will be held accountableUntil recently, Anthropic was one of the quieter names in the artificial intelligence boom. Despite being valued at about $350bn, it rarely generated the flashy headlines or public backlash associated with Sam Altman&rsquo;s OpenAI or Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI. Its CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei was an industry fixture but hardly a household name outside of Silicon Valley,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-firm-anthropic-wound-up-in-the-pentagons-crosshairs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-firm-anthropic-wound-up-in-the-pentagons-crosshairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company&rsquo;s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacyThe US military wants to use its state-of-the-art AI tools to supercharge surveillance against Americans, making it easier than ever to monitor our movements, our search history, and our private associations. That&rsquo;s one of the major takeaways from a dramatic dispute between the Department of Defense and some of the leading AI companies in America. What this clash highlights most of all, however, is ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/congress-must-prevent-ai-surveillance-the-anthropic-feud-proves-it-ashley-gorski-and-patrick-toomey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/congress-must-prevent-ai-surveillance-the-anthropic-feud-proves-it-ashley-gorski-and-patrick-toomey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Soon, From the People Behind ICE Detention Camps: Data Center Company Towns]]></title><description><![CDATA[After partnering with CoreCivic to cage minors in squalid conditions, this company now wants to give data center contractors a cushy home away from home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coming-soon-from-the-people-behind-ice-detention-camps-data-center-company-towns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/coming-soon-from-the-people-behind-ice-detention-camps-data-center-company-towns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacksAI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, a new study has warned.In most test scenarios, large language models (LLMs) &ndash; the technology behind platforms such as ChatGPT &ndash; successfully matched anonymous online users with their actual identities on other platforms, based on the information they posted. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-allows-hackers-to-identify-anonymous-social-media-accounts-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-allows-hackers-to-identify-anonymous-social-media-accounts-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CEO said he cut the company&rsquo;s workforce by 4,000 people &ndash; almost in half &ndash; because of gains in AI productivityMark remembers the first time he wondered whether he was teaching Block&rsquo;s AI tools how to do his job &ndash; and maybe even replace him. He was at his fintech company&rsquo;s extravagant anniversary party last September. As executives led a presentation on the productivity benefits of a new internal AI tool, Mark, who worked in the product department, discusse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/current-and-former-block-workers-say-ai-cant-do-their-jobs-after-jack-dorseys-mass-layoffs-you-cant-really-ai-that/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/current-and-former-block-workers-say-ai-cant-do-their-jobs-after-jack-dorseys-mass-layoffs-you-cant-really-ai-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, UK experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse&rsquo; offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglectChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised ritual abuse, UK experts have said, as survivors of &ldquo;satanic&rdquo; sexual violence use the AI tool for therapy.Police say organised ritual abuse and &ldquo;witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse&rdquo; (WSPRA) against children is under-reported in the UK. There is no modern-day charge that covers it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-driving-rise-in-reports-of-satanic-organised-ritual-abuse-uk-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-driving-rise-in-reports-of-satanic-organised-ritual-abuse-uk-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised and ritual abuse, UK experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse&rsquo; offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglectChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised and ritual abuse, UK experts have said, as survivors of &ldquo;satanic&rdquo; sexual violence use the AI tool for therapy.Police say organised and ritual abuse, and &ldquo;witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse&rdquo; (WSPRA) against children, is under-reported in the UK. There is no modern-day charge that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-driving-rise-in-reports-of-satanic-organised-and-ritual-abuse-uk-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-driving-rise-in-reports-of-satanic-organised-and-ritual-abuse-uk-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Gates to Musk and Altman, today&rsquo;s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the futureWhen Bill Gates became the first modern IT mogul to reach the apex of wealth and power in 1992, the world was a very different place. Gates joined the top 10 on Forbes magazine&rsquo;s billionaires list alongside Japanese, German, Canadian, South Korean and Swedish billionaires, including those with family fortunes from Britain and America. A broad mix of industries was on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-oligarchs-reshape-humanity-while-billionaires-of-old-seem-quaint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-oligarchs-reshape-humanity-while-billionaires-of-old-seem-quaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checksAI chatbots are recommending illegal online casinos to vulnerable social media users, putting them at increased risk of fraud, addiction and even suicide.Analysis of five AI products, owned by some of the world&rsquo;s largest tech companies, found that all could easily be prompted to list the &ldquo;best&rdquo; unlicensed casinos and offer tips on how to use th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-point-vulnerable-social-media-users-to-illegal-online-casinos-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-point-vulnerable-social-media-users-to-illegal-online-casinos-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These States Are Joining in the Push to Ban Surveillance Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least a dozen states are considering legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-states-are-joining-in-the-push-to-ban-surveillance-pricing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/these-states-are-joining-in-the-push-to-ban-surveillance-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech policy professor who served in US air force explains how a feud between an AI startup and the US military illuminates ethical fault linesAnthropic&rsquo;s ongoing fight with the Department of Defense over what safety restrictions it can put on its artificial intelligence models has captivated the tech industry, acting as a test of how AI may be used in war and the government&rsquo;s power to coerce companies to meet its demands.The negotiations have revolved around Anthropic&rsquo;s refusal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-does-the-us-militarys-feud-with-anthropic-mean-for-ai-used-in-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-does-the-us-militarys-feud-with-anthropic-mean-for-ai-used-in-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It means missile defence on datacentres’: drone strikes raise doubts over Gulf as AI superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran&rsquo;s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfareIt is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.At 4.30am on Sunday morning, an Iranian Shahed 136 drone struck an Amazon Web Services datacentre in the United Arab Emirates, setting off a devastating fire and forcing a shutdown of the power supply. Further damage was inflicted as attempts were made to suppre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-means-missile-defence-on-datacentres-drone-strikes-raise-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-means-missile-defence-on-datacentres-drone-strikes-raise-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran&rsquo;s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfareIt is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.At 4.30am on Sunday morning, an Iranian Shahed 136 drone struck an Amazon Web Services datacentre in the United Arab Emirates, setting off a devastating fire and forcing a shutdown of the power supply. Further damage was inflicted as attempts were made to suppre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-means-missile-defence-on-data-centres-drone-strikes-raises-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/it-means-missile-defence-on-data-centres-drone-strikes-raises-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/six-great-reads-how-to-get-a-pay-rise-catherine-opies-images-of-queer-america-and-the-influencers-saving-pubs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/six-great-reads-how-to-get-a-pay-rise-catherine-opies-images-of-queer-america-and-the-influencers-saving-pubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Curious Case of the Block ‘AI Layoffs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[So was it AI or not?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-curious-case-of-the-block-ai-layoffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-curious-case-of-the-block-ai-layoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls&ldquo;Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,&rdquo; the UN secretary-general, Ant&oacute;nio Guterres, warned this week, addressing the urgent need to shape the use of artificial intelligence. The speed of technological development &ndash; as well as geopolitical turbulence &ndash; is collapsing the distinction between theoreti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-ai-in-war-the-iran-conflict-shows-that-the-paradigm-shift-has-already-begun/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-guardian-view-on-ai-in-war-the-iran-conflict-shows-that-the-paradigm-shift-has-already-begun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm says AI tools are masking identities of false applicants, who then funnel wages from remote IT jobs to North KoreaFake IT workers deployed by North Korea are using AI technology, including voice-changing tools, to trick western companies into hiring them, Microsoft has said.The US tech firm said a signature Pyongyang money-raising ruse is being enhanced by AI, which is helping create fake names and alter stolen IDs to increase the credibility of false applicants for IT and software developm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/north-korean-agents-using-ai-to-trick-western-firms-into-hiring-them-microsoft-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/north-korean-agents-using-ai-to-trick-western-firms-into-hiring-them-microsoft-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agents pose untold risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future | David Krueger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pieces are falling into place for autonomous artificial intelligence. We must stop unregulated developmentArtificial intelligence is en route to artificial life. Exhibit A: &ldquo;Moltbook&rdquo;, an online platform designed for AI systems to communicate with one another, sans humans.What exactly do AIs talk to each other about? According to BBC reporting, AIs on Moltbook have already founded a religion known as &ldquo;crustifarianism&rdquo;, mused on whether they are conscious, and declared]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-agents-pose-untold-risk-to-humanity-we-must-act-to-prevent-that-future-david-krueger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-agents-pose-untold-risk-to-humanity-we-must-act-to-prevent-that-future-david-krueger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: A Robot Hand With Artificial Muscles and Tendons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! The functional replication and actuation of complex structures inspired by nature is a longstanding goal for humanity. Creating such complex structures combining soft and rigid features and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-a-robot-hand-with-artificial-muscles-and-tendons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-a-robot-hand-with-artificial-muscles-and-tendons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcing the InterPositive deal, the actor says he was moved from being scared of the technology to embracing itBen Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence company to Netflix in a surprise deal, saying he had been driven to embrace a technology that had initially &ldquo;really scared&rdquo; him.Netflix has acquired the postproduction startup InterPositive from the Oscar-winning actor, director, producer and screenwriter for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ben-affleck-sells-his-ai-postproduction-startup-to-netflix/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ben-affleck-sells-his-ai-postproduction-startup-to-netflix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes! Tax Experts Say Do Not Do That!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grok is not a CPA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xai-exec-says-have-grok-check-your-taxes-tax-experts-say-do-not-do-that/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xai-exec-says-have-grok-check-your-taxes-tax-experts-say-do-not-do-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes. Here’s How That Could Go Very Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grok is not a CPA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xai-exec-says-have-grok-check-your-taxes-heres-how-that-could-go-very-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/xai-exec-says-have-grok-check-your-taxes-heres-how-that-could-go-very-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permissionThe UK&rsquo;s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains in AI technology, a House of Lords committee has warned, as the government prepares to reveal the economic cost of proposals to change copyright rules.A report by peers has urged ministers to develop a licensing regime for the use of creative works in AI products and abandon proposals to let t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-arts-must-not-be-sacrificed-for-speculative-ai-gains-peers-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/uk-arts-must-not-be-sacrificed-for-speculative-ai-gains-peers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as Pentagon formally blacklists AI startup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military&rsquo;s use of company&rsquo;s AI, but US politics live &ndash; latest updatesTrump ousts DHS secretary Kristi NoemDonald Trump boasted about severing ties between the US military and Anthropic on Thursday, the same day multiple reports said that negotiations between the Department of Defense and the AI startup had resumed.They&rsquo;re among the latest developments in the twisting rift between the US government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs-as-pentagon-formally-blacklists-ai-startup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs-as-pentagon-formally-blacklists-ai-startup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Says ‘Government Should Be More Powerful Than Corporations.’ Which Government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being an international software giant with singular loyalty to Donald Trump is an impossible mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-government-should-be-more-powerful-than-corporations-which-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-government-should-be-more-powerful-than-corporations-which-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the advance of AI, I feel my work as an artist is no longer respected. Should I just give up? | Leading questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think back to the reason you started making art, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes, then separate this from the money or acclaimRead more Leading questionsI&rsquo;m an artist in my 30s without any major success. Before the pandemic I had quite a lot of opportunities. Unfortunately Covid and then political and personal matters beyond my control shattered my work and social circles. I lost contacts and had no time for networking.My art evolved with me and has become less conceptual, mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/with-the-advance-of-ai-i-feel-my-work-as-an-artist-is-no-longer-respected-should-i-just-give-up-leading-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/with-the-advance-of-ai-i-feel-my-work-as-an-artist-is-no-longer-respected-should-i-just-give-up-leading-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military&rsquo;s use of company&rsquo;s AIUS politics live &ndash; latest updatesTrump ousts DHS secretary Kristi NoemDonald Trump boasted about severing the ties between the US military and Anthropic the same day multiple reports said that negotiations between the Department of Defense and the AI startup had resumed.&ldquo;Well, I fired Anthropic. Anthropic is in trouble because I fired [them] like dogs, because they sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs-as-negotiations-with-pentagon-reportedly-restart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs-as-negotiations-with-pentagon-reportedly-restart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s New 5-Year Plan: More AI, Less US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe it really is the dawning of the Chinese Century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-new-5-year-plan-more-ai-less-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chinas-new-5-year-plan-more-ai-less-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI, in Desperate Need of a Win, Launches GPT-5.4]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest model is supposed to be a big step forward for AI agents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-in-desperate-need-of-a-win-launches-gpt-54/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-in-desperate-need-of-a-win-launches-gpt-54/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Fired Anthropic ‘Like Dogs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president doesn't think too highly of dogs... or Anthropic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-says-he-fired-anthropic-like-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need &lsquo;consciousness hygiene&rsquo; to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithmsEach day when you wake up, you come back to yourself. You see the room around you, feel your body brush against your clothes and think about your plans, worries and hopes for the day. This daily internal experience is miraculous and mysterious, and the subject of Michael Pollan&rsquo;s new book, A World Appears.It also may be under siege, Polla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/our-consciousness-is-under-siege-michael-pollan-on-chatbots-social-media-and-mental-freedom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/our-consciousness-is-under-siege-michael-pollan-on-chatbots-social-media-and-mental-freedom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailers want ‘delightfully human’ AI to do your shopping, but will the chatbots go rogue?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans for agentic shopping assistants are under way at Australia&rsquo;s major companies. Guardian Australia tested the technology after a string of mishapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMajor retailers say it won&rsquo;t be long before sophisticated AI &ldquo;assistants&rdquo; plan your meals, organise your parties and do your shopping.But companies, many that are already struggling with their more primitive AI chatbots, will have to balance making the newer, &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/retailers-want-delightfully-human-ai-to-do-your-shopping-but-will-the-chatbots-go-rogue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/retailers-want-delightfully-human-ai-to-do-your-shopping-but-will-the-chatbots-go-rogue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is responsible for our creeping surveillance age? Chances are, it’s you | Tatum Hunter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Invasive behaviour that would have shocked us a decade ago now barely registers. And that includes the way we digitally track and monitor each otherA TikTok comedian recently launched a fake ICE tip line and received dozens of calls &ndash; including one from a teacher suggesting agents look into a kindergartener in her class. Governments and companies are the architects of surveillance culture, but civilians are increasingly keen to play a part. And it&rsquo;s not just our perceived political e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-is-responsible-for-our-creeping-surveillance-age-chances-are-its-you-tatum-hunter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/who-is-responsible-for-our-creeping-surveillance-age-chances-are-its-you-tatum-hunter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Military Officials, Academics, and Tech Policy Leaders Denounce Pentagon’s Tactics Against Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA["The future of American innovation in AI, the rule of law, and the constitutional boundaries of executive power are all on the line, and they are yours to defend."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/former-military-officials-academics-and-tech-policy-leaders-denounce-pentagons-tactics-against-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/former-military-officials-academics-and-tech-policy-leaders-denounce-pentagons-tactics-against-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Checking your ex’s socials or overusing Find My Friends? Welcome to the age of interpersonal surveillance | Tatum Hunter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Invasive behaviour that would have shocked us a decade ago now barely registers. And that includes the way we digitally track and monitor each otherA TikTok comedian recently launched a fake ICE tip line and received dozens of calls &ndash; including one from a teacher suggesting agents look into a kindergartener in her class. Governments and companies are the architects of surveillance culture, but civilians are increasingly keen to play a part. And it&rsquo;s not just our perceived political e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/checking-your-exs-socials-or-overusing-find-my-friends-welcome-to-the-age-of-interpersonal-surveillance-tatum-hunter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/checking-your-exs-socials-or-overusing-find-my-friends-welcome-to-the-age-of-interpersonal-surveillance-tatum-hunter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO&rsquo;s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military&rsquo;s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees on Tuesday that his company does not control how the Pentagon uses their artificial intelligence products in military operations. Altman&rsquo;s claims on OpenAI&rsquo;s lack of input come amid increased scrutiny of how the military uses AI in war and ethics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-admits-openai-cant-control-pentagons-use-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-admits-openai-cant-control-pentagons-use-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT Health Underestimates Medical Emergencies, Study Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-health-underestimates-medical-emergencies-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-health-underestimates-medical-emergencies-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google’s Chatbot Told Man to Give It an Android Body Before Encouraging Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gemini allegedly told the man, "The true act of mercy is to let Jonathan Gavalas die."&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/googles-chatbot-told-man-to-give-it-an-android-body-before-encouraging-suicide-lawsuit-alleges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/googles-chatbot-told-man-to-give-it-an-android-body-before-encouraging-suicide-lawsuit-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Corporate Murder’: Even Trump’s Former AI Advisor Thinks the Pentagon’s Fight Against Anthropic Is Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA["The machinery of our current republic seems to be in such disrepair that it is hard to see how it lasts," writes Dean Ball.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/corporate-murder-even-trumps-former-ai-advisor-thinks-the-pentagons-fight-against-anthropic-is-bad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/corporate-murder-even-trumps-former-ai-advisor-thinks-the-pentagons-fight-against-anthropic-is-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever This Is, We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blacklisting Anthropic feels like a peek at an uncertain future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whatever-this-is-weve-never-seen-anything-like-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/whatever-this-is-weve-never-seen-anything-like-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading and writing are still uniquely human activities even though artificial intelligence can complete complex &ldquo;English learning&rdquo; tasks in seconds, says Richard FarmerYour long read (Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI, 3 March) provides human insight into both the craft and purpose of English teaching in the era of developing AI expertise in language. There is no doubt that if the article were fed into AI models often enough, the teacher&rsquo;s words]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/joy-of-teaching-english-in-the-age-of-ai-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/joy-of-teaching-english-in-the-age-of-ai-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot instructed man to kill himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan GavalasLast August, Jonathan Gavalas became entirely consumed with his Google Gemini chatbot. The 36-year-old Florida resident had started causally using the artificial intelligence tool earlier that month to help with writing and shopping. Then Google introduced its Gemini Live AI assistant, which included voice-based chats that had the capability to detect people&rsquo;s emotions and re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-faces-lawsuit-after-gemini-chatbot-instructed-man-to-kill-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-faces-lawsuit-after-gemini-chatbot-instructed-man-to-kill-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan GavalasLast August, Jonathan Gavalas became entirely consumed with his Google Gemini chatbot. The 36-year-old Florida resident had started casually using the artificial intelligence tool earlier that month to help with writing and shopping. Then Google introduced its Gemini Live AI assistant, which included voice-based chats that had the capability to detect people&rsquo;s emotions and re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-faces-lawsuit-after-gemini-chatbot-allegedly-instructed-man-to-kill-himself/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-faces-lawsuit-after-gemini-chatbot-allegedly-instructed-man-to-kill-himself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media feeds have been flooded with fake battle scenes since start of Iran conflictElon Musk&rsquo;s X will ban users from making money on the platform if they repeatedly post unlabelled AI-generated war videos, after social media feeds were flooded with fake battle scenes from the Iran conflict.The social media platform, which has about half a billion monthly active users, will suspend people from earning revenue from posts for 90 days if they put up AI-generated videos of an armed confli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/x-to-ban-users-from-earning-revenue-if-they-post-unlabelled-ai-generated-war-videos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/x-to-ban-users-from-earning-revenue-if-they-post-unlabelled-ai-generated-war-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a historian, I&rsquo;ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon ValleyOpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is on track to lose $14bn this year. Its market share is collapsing, and its own CEO, Sam Altman, has admitted it &ldquo;screwed up&rdquo; an element of the product. All it takes to accelerate that decline is 10 seconds of your time.A grassroots boycott called QuitGPT has been spreading across the US and beyond, asking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quit-chatgpt-right-now-your-subscription-is-bankrolling-authoritarianism-rutger-bregman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/quit-chatgpt-right-now-your-subscription-is-bankrolling-authoritarianism-rutger-bregman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both OpenAI&rsquo;s Sam Altman and Meta&rsquo;s Mark ZuckerbergNews Corp&rsquo;s global chief executive has described news organisations as a valuable &ldquo;input&rdquo; for artificial intelligence, as the media empire signs an AI content licensing deal with Meta worth up to US$50m (A$71m) a year.In an upbeat presentation, the chief executive of Rupert Murdoch&rsquo;s company, Robert Thomson, said the &ldquo;reliable&rdquo; breaking news an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/news-corp-is-essentially-an-ai-input-company-chief-executive-says-after-us150m-deal-with-meta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/news-corp-is-essentially-an-ai-input-company-chief-executive-says-after-us150m-deal-with-meta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s X Finally Tries to Stop the Epidemic of AI-Generated War Footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's unclear if other types of non-AI video will also be penalized.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-x-finally-tries-to-stop-the-epidemic-of-ai-generated-war-footage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/elon-musks-x-finally-tries-to-stop-the-epidemic-of-ai-generated-war-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir CEO Uses Slur to Describe People Who Don’t Think the Government Will Take Their Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Alex this is your lawyer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-uses-slur-to-describe-people-who-dont-think-the-government-will-take-their-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/palantir-ceo-uses-slur-to-describe-people-who-dont-think-the-government-will-take-their-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was really behind Jack Dorsey laying off nearly half of Block’s staff?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO cited AI advances in cutting 4,000 workers, but a weak crypto market and declining stock price may also be at playJack Dorsey cited AI as the driving force behind cutting 40% of his company&rsquo;s employees, but other factors such as a weak crypto market, overstaffing and a declining stock price may also have motivated the move.Last week, the financial technology company Block announced that it would lay off 4,000 of its 10,000 workers. Dorsey, Block&rsquo;s CEO, said in a letter to shareho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-was-really-behind-jack-dorsey-laying-off-nearly-half-of-blocks-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-was-really-behind-jack-dorsey-laying-off-nearly-half-of-blocks-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Wyden Warns of Mass Surveillance Amid Pentagon’s Fight With Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA["Creating AI profiles of Americans based on that data represents a chilling expansion of mass surveillance," said Wyden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sen-wyden-warns-of-mass-surveillance-amid-pentagons-fight-with-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sen-wyden-warns-of-mass-surveillance-amid-pentagons-fight-with-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Meta Smart Glasses Wearers: You’re Being Watched, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not for your eyes only.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dear-meta-smart-glasses-wearers-youre-being-watched-too/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dear-meta-smart-glasses-wearers-youre-being-watched-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was really behind Block’s Jack Dorsey laying off nearly half his company’s staff?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dorsey cited AI advances when cutting 4,000 workers, but a weak crypto market and declining stock price may also be behind moveJack Dorsey cited AI as the driving force behind cutting 40% of his company&rsquo;s employees, but other factors such as a weak crypto market, overstaffing and a declining stock price may also have motivated the move.Last week, the financial technology company Block announced that it would lay off 4,000 of its 10,000 workers. Dorsey, Block&rsquo;s CEO, said in a letter t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-was-really-behind-blocks-jack-dorsey-laying-off-nearly-half-his-companys-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-was-really-behind-blocks-jack-dorsey-laying-off-nearly-half-his-companys-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can AI do 40% of your job? Block’s Jack Dorsey thinks so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 workers at Block amid AI advances &ndash; but specters such as weak crypto market haunt companyJack Dorsey cited AI as the driving force behind cutting 40% of his company&rsquo;s employees, but other factors such as a weak crypto market, overstaffing and a declining stock price may also have motivated the move.Last week, the financial technology company Block announced that it would lay off 4,000 of its 10,000 workers. Dorsey, Block&rsquo;s CEO, said in a letter to share]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-do-40-of-your-job-blocks-jack-dorsey-thinks-so/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-do-40-of-your-job-blocks-jack-dorsey-thinks-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t bet that the Pentagon – or Anthropic – is acting in the public interest | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lesson here isn&rsquo;t that one AI company is more ethical than another. It&rsquo;s that we must renovate our democratic structuresOpenAI is in and Anthropic is out as a supplier of AI technology for the US defense department. This news caps a week of bluster by the highest officials in the US government towards some of the wealthiest titans of the big tech industry, and the overhanging specter of the existential risks posed by a new technology powerful enough that the Pentagon claims it is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-bet-that-the-pentagon-or-anthropic-is-acting-in-the-public-interest-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/dont-bet-that-the-pentagon-or-anthropic-is-acting-in-the-public-interest-bruce-schneier-and-nathan-e-sanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools are using AI counselors to track students’ mental health. Is it safe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As hundreds of schools implement an automated monitoring tool, educators say that students can find talking to chatbots &lsquo;more natural&rsquo; than confiding in a human&bull; Produced in partnership with EdSurgeThe alert came around 7pm.Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam county, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial intelligence-enabled therapy platform that students use during nonschool hours. It flags when a student may be at risk for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/schools-are-using-ai-counselors-to-track-students-mental-health-is-it-safe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/schools-are-using-ai-counselors-to-track-students-mental-health-is-it-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US electionsA North Carolina congressional primary on Tuesday is an early test of datacenter politics &ndash; a fight increasingly shaping elections nationwide.In the Durham-area fourth district, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee is seeking her third term against progressive challenger Nida Allam, a Durham county commissioner she defeated in 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/showdown-over-datacenter-politics-at-heart-of-north-carolina-primary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/showdown-over-datacenter-politics-at-heart-of-north-carolina-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT owner&rsquo;s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence servicesBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesOpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War (DoW) after the ChatGPT owner&rsquo;s chief executive admitted it looked &ldquo;opportunistic and sloppy&rdquo;.The contract prompted fears the San Francisco startup&rsquo;s AI could be used for domestic mass surveillance but its boss Sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-amends-pentagon-deal-as-sam-altman-admits-it-looks-sloppy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-amends-pentagon-deal-as-sam-altman-admits-it-looks-sloppy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say criticsTech companies and industrial agriculture are &ldquo;playing with the food system&rdquo; by using AI and algorithms to undermine farmers in choosing what the world eats, leading food security experts have warned.Companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM and Alibaba are working with industrial agriculture firms to influence what crops are grown and how, according to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-firms-and-ai-farming-tools-playing-with-the-food-system-warns-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/tech-firms-and-ai-farming-tools-playing-with-the-food-system-warns-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about itThere are a lot of things that AI can do. It can sort out your shopping list, and it can keep your kids entertained when they&rsquo;re mutinous by spinning up a tailor-made bedtime story for them. It can make you more efficient at work, and can help our government operate more effectively.What is written less about, and what we need to shout lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-is-using-ai-to-fight-his-wars-this-is-a-dangerous-turning-point-chris-stokel-walker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-is-using-ai-to-fight-his-wars-this-is-a-dangerous-turning-point-chris-stokel-walker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speed and scale of US military&rsquo;s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelinedThe use of AI tools to enable attacks on Iran heralds a new era of bombing quicker than &ldquo;the speed of thought&rdquo;, experts have said, amid fears human &shy;decision-makers could be sidelined.Anthropic&rsquo;s AI model, Claude, was reportedly used by the US military in the barrage of strikes as the technology &ldquo;shortens the kill chain&rdquo; &ndash; meaning the process of target]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/iran-war-heralds-era-of-ai-powered-bombing-quicker-than-speed-of-thought/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/iran-war-heralds-era-of-ai-powered-bombing-quicker-than-speed-of-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackTwo years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English &ndash; to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years of working as a freelance writer and as a novelist, I felt confident that I had something to offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teacher-v-chatbot-my-journey-into-the-classroom-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/teacher-v-chatbot-my-journey-into-the-classroom-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past three months, Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change &ndash; once in its capture of Venezuela&rsquo;s president, Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon&rsquo;s relationship with the AI company Anthropic over concerns its AI tool Claude was being used for purposes the company had explic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-trump-want-to-wage-an-ai-powered-war-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/does-trump-want-to-wage-an-ai-powered-war-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheating machine or powerful assistant? The AI anxieties of a trainee teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackTwo years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English &ndash; to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years of working as a freelance writer and as a novelist, I felt confident that I had something to offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cheating-machine-or-powerful-assistant-the-ai-anxieties-of-a-trainee-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/cheating-machine-or-powerful-assistant-the-ai-anxieties-of-a-trainee-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing Backlash, OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal to Add More Anti-Surveillance Verbiage]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Katy Perry sides with your competitor, something's got to be done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/facing-backlash-openai-amends-pentagon-deal-to-add-more-anti-surveillance-verbiage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/facing-backlash-openai-amends-pentagon-deal-to-add-more-anti-surveillance-verbiage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood Is Getting a Whole ‘Tillyverse’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prepare for new AI "actors," the British production company behind Norwood said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-is-getting-a-whole-tillyverse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-is-getting-a-whole-tillyverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by the Pentagon over ethics concernsThe AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple&rsquo;s chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US &ndash; dethroning OpenAI&rsquo;s ChatGPT, just one day after the Pentagon tapped OpenAI to supply AI to classified military networks. The bot&rsquo;s app climbed the iPhone ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-ai-model-claude-gets-popularity-boost-after-us-military-feud/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-ai-model-claude-gets-popularity-boost-after-us-military-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Bans Term ‘Microslop’ From Official Discord Server]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stop hurting Satya Nadella's feelings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-bans-term-microslop-from-official-discord-server/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-bans-term-microslop-from-official-discord-server/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT as a therapist? New study reveals serious ethical risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research from Brown University raises a serious red flag: even when instructed to act like trained therapists, these systems routinely break core ethical standards of mental health care. In side-by-side evaluations with peer counselors and licensed psychologists, researchers uncovered 15 distinct ethical risks &mdash; from mishandling crisis situations and reinforcing harmful beliefs to showing biased responses and o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-as-a-therapist-new-study-reveals-serious-ethical-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-as-a-therapist-new-study-reveals-serious-ethical-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The digital colonization of flyover states’: how datacenters are tearing small-town America apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rapid rollout of datacenters across the US is creating a divide between municipal governments and residentsWilmington, Ohio, resident Quintin Koger Kidd was so concerned last June with his local public officials&rsquo; alleged misdoings &ndash; open meeting violations and other discrepancies &ndash; that he filed a complaint in court to have the mayor and city council members removed from their posts.When Koger Kidd later heard that the city supported plans by Amazon Web Services to build a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-digital-colonization-of-flyover-states-how-datacenters-are-tearing-small-town-america-apart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-digital-colonization-of-flyover-states-how-datacenters-are-tearing-small-town-america-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Military Drones Can Teach Self-Driving Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-driving cars often struggle with with situations that are commonplace for human drivers. When confronted with construction zones, school buses, power outages, or misbehaving pedestrians, these vehicles often behave unpredictably, leading to crashes or freezing events, causing significant disruption to local traffic and possibly blocking first responders from doing their jobs. Because self-driving cars cannot successfully handle such routine problems, self-driving companies use human babysit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-military-drones-can-teach-self-driving-cars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/what-military-drones-can-teach-self-driving-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a lot to hate about AI. But what if there was a mindful way to use it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our new free course AI for the People will show you practical ways to work with AI &ndash;without giving up judgment, privacy or your humanitySign up for AI for the People, a six-week newsletter course, here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-a-lot-to-hate-about-ai-but-what-if-there-was-a-mindful-way-to-use-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/theres-a-lot-to-hate-about-ai-but-what-if-there-was-a-mindful-way-to-use-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subscribed to AI for the People? Share your new favorite prompts with us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tell us how you&rsquo;ve been using AI since signing up to our newsletter course on how to make it work for youOur six-week newsletter course AI for the People is helping Guardian readers use AI in smarter, more mindful ways &ndash; and now we want to hear from you.Have you found a fun or practical way to use AI in your everyday life? Maybe it&rsquo;s helped you organize something that always felt chaotic, learn something you&rsquo;d been putting off, or solve a problem you didn&rsquo;t expect i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/subscribed-to-ai-for-the-people-share-your-new-favorite-prompts-with-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/subscribed-to-ai-for-the-people-share-your-new-favorite-prompts-with-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m on the Meta Oversight Board. We need AI protections now | Suzanne Nossel]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is transforming our world. Accepting independent oversight is the least companies can do to protect our rightsThe speed with which AI is transforming our lives is head-spinning. Unlike previous technological revolutions &ndash; radio, nuclear fission or the internet &ndash; governments are not leading the way. We know that AI can be dangerous; chatbots advise teens on suicide and may soon be capable of instructing on how to create biological weapons. Yet there is no equivalent to the Federal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/im-on-the-meta-oversight-board-we-need-ai-protections-now-suzanne-nossel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/im-on-the-meta-oversight-board-we-need-ai-protections-now-suzanne-nossel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump calls Anthropic a &lsquo;Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about&rsquo;US-Israel war on Iran &ndash; latest updatesThe US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic&rsquo;s AI model, to inform its attack on Iran despite Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools.The use of Claude during the massive joint US-Israel bombardment of Iran that began on Saturday w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-reportedly-used-claude-in-iran-strikes-despite-trumps-ban/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-reportedly-used-claude-in-iran-strikes-despite-trumps-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demandDatacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK&rsquo;s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand.Campaign groups have written to the UK technology secretary, Liz Kendall, warning that the energy required by new AI infrastructure poses a &ldquo;serious threat to efforts to decarbonise the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentre-developers-face-calls-to-disclose-effect-on-uks-net-emissions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/datacentre-developers-face-calls-to-disclose-effect-on-uks-net-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: what would happen to the world if computer said yes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions asks whether we could cope with a world where computer gave up saying no &hellip;This week&rsquo;s question: what if Shakespeare were dropped in modern-day London?After years of computer saying no, and giving us all migraines and premature grey hair, I&rsquo;m starting to worry that computer &ndash; or rather AI large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini &ndash; are taking too much of a fancy to playing nice and sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/readers-reply-what-would-happen-to-the-world-if-computer-said-yes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/readers-reply-what-would-happen-to-the-world-if-computer-said-yes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answeringFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOur online lives are increasingly reliant on digital data, whether it&rsquo;s asking an AI chatbot a question, generating a video or transcribing an online meeting.Datacentres &ndash; giant warehouses stacked with servers t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-will-datacentres-affect-australias-power-prices-water-supply-and-emissions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/how-will-datacentres-affect-australias-power-prices-water-supply-and-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big energy users’: how will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre, you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answeringGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOur online lives are increasingly reliant on digital data, whether it&rsquo;s asking an AI chatbot a question, generating a video or transcribing an online meeting.Datacentres &ndash; giant warehouses stacked with servers to process and store all that data &ndash; have been a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-energy-users-how-will-datacentres-affect-australias-power-prices-water-supply-and-emissions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/big-energy-users-how-will-datacentres-affect-australias-power-prices-water-supply-and-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment in AI-resistant ‘Halo’ companies helps push UK and EU markets to record highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are shifting toward physical assets that are partially insulated from disruption, says Goldman SachsInvestors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy &ndash; the Halo trade.Interest in Halo &ndash; short for &ldquo;heavy assets, low obsolescence&rdquo; - has risen as investors seek out companies with tangible, productive assets, which might be insulated from AI disruption, such as energy and transport infrastructure companies. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/investment-in-ai-resistant-halo-companies-helps-push-uk-and-eu-markets-to-record-highs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/investment-in-ai-resistant-halo-companies-helps-push-uk-and-eu-markets-to-record-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors shifting to &lsquo;heavy-asset, low-obsolescence&rsquo; companies insulated from disruption, says Goldman SachsInvestors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy &ndash; the Halo trade.Interest in Halo &ndash; short for &ldquo;heavy assets, low obsolescence&rdquo; - has risen as investors seek out companies with tangible, productive assets, which might be insulated from AI disruption, such as energy and transport infrastructure companies. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-resistant-halo-stocks-drive-uk-and-eu-markets-to-record-highs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-resistant-halo-stocks-drive-uk-and-eu-markets-to-record-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the &lsquo;most hopeful person&rsquo; before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbotOn 7 August, Kate Fox received a phone call that upended her life. A medical examiner said that her husband, Joe Ceccanti &ndash; who had been missing for several hours &ndash; had jumped from a railway overpass and died. He was 48.Fox couldn&rsquo;t believe it. Ceccanti had no history of depression, she said, nor was he suicidal &ndash; he was the &ldquo;most hopeful pers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/her-husband-wanted-to-use-chatgpt-to-create-sustainable-housing-then-it-took-over-his-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/her-husband-wanted-to-use-chatgpt-to-create-sustainable-housing-then-it-took-over-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LA superintendent placed on leave after FBI raid on home and district office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees unanimously voted to place Alberto Carvalho on leave and appointed Andres Chait in the interimTwo days after the FBI searched the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district and the home of its superintendent, the district board of education placed Alberto Carvalho on administrative leave.The board met in closed session meetings for several hours on Thursday and Friday to discuss Carvalho&rsquo;s employment with the nation&rsquo;s second largest school district. The trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/la-superintendent-placed-on-leave-after-fbi-raid-on-home-and-district-office/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/la-superintendent-placed-on-leave-after-fbi-raid-on-home-and-district-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Insider Trading Reckoning Reportedly Hits OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently the paycheck isn't enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-great-insider-trading-reckoning-reportedly-hits-openai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-great-insider-trading-reckoning-reportedly-hits-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders US agencies to stop use of Anthropic technology amid dispute over ethics of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Defense and artificial intelligence company were unable to reach agreement before deadlineSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump said Friday he will direct all federal agencies to &ldquo;IMMEDIATELY CEASE&rdquo; all use of Anthropic technology.The Department of Defense and Anthropic have hit an impasse with neither side backing down as a deadline for an agreement hits Friday afternoon. The Pentagon is demanding that the artificial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-orders-us-agencies-to-stop-use-of-anthropic-technology-amid-dispute-over-ethics-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/trump-orders-us-agencies-to-stop-use-of-anthropic-technology-amid-dispute-over-ethics-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman Insists He Also Has Principles as Anthropic’s Pentagon Stand Off Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bravely taking a position that won't get tested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-insists-he-also-has-principles-as-anthropics-pentagon-stand-off-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-insists-he-also-has-principles-as-anthropics-pentagon-stand-off-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal signals feverish pace of AI investment with multibillion-dollar backings from Nvidia, Amazon and moreOpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110bn in a blockbuster funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at $840bn, in a deal that signals the feverish pace of investment in artificial intelligence.It&rsquo;s more than double the amount the company raised last year, when it racked up $40bn in the largest private tech deal on record. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-announces-110bn-funding-round-that-would-value-firm-at-840bn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-announces-110bn-funding-round-that-would-value-firm-at-840bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions loom over FBI raid of LA superintendent’s home and district office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Media outlets indicate connection to bankrupt educational technology company that created chatbot for districtTwo days after the FBI searched the headquarters of the Los Angeles unified school district and the home of its superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, questions remain and officials have said little publicly about the nature of the investigation.In an emergency meeting on Thursday, the LAUSD board of education met in closed session for several hours to discuss Carvalho&rsquo;s employment with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/questions-loom-over-fbi-raid-of-la-superintendents-home-and-district-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/questions-loom-over-fbi-raid-of-la-superintendents-home-and-district-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Friday: Robot Dogs Haul Produce From the Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1&ndash;5 June 2026, VIENNAEnjoy today&rsquo;s videos! Our robots Lynx M20 help transport harvested crops in mountainous farmland&mdash;tackling the rural &ldquo;last mile&rdquo; logistics challenge.[ DEEP Robotics ]Once again, I would point out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-robot-dogs-haul-produce-from-the-field/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/video-friday-robot-dogs-haul-produce-from-the-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Square parent company Block cuts nearly half of workforce as AI takes jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Jack Dorsey said 4,000 employees would be laid off as the fintech company, which owns Cash App, embraces AISign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity.&ldquo;Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,&rdquo; Jack Dorsey, Block&rsquo;s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/square-parent-company-block-cuts-nearly-half-of-workforce-as-ai-takes-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/square-parent-company-block-cuts-nearly-half-of-workforce-as-ai-takes-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 jobs due to AI advances at Square parent Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in company increased over 20% as investors were encouraged by CEO&rsquo;s assertion that cuts will drive profitsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFintech company Block announced that it would be laying off 4,000 of its 10,000 employees because of gains in AI productivity.&ldquo;Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,&rdquo; Jack Dorsey, Block&rsquo;s CEO, said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. &ldquo;We&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jack-dorsey-to-cut-4000-jobs-due-to-ai-advances-at-square-parent-block/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/jack-dorsey-to-cut-4000-jobs-due-to-ai-advances-at-square-parent-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI-powered assistant will help to &lsquo;understand overall service patterns&rsquo;, company says, as move sparks backlashFrom hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated &ldquo;customer service voice&rdquo;, often mocked in internet memes as wildly different from someone&rsquo;s real voice, has long been a cultural trope. Fast-food giant Burger King is now taking that voice one step further, saying it will detect whether employees are using words like &ldquo;please&rdquo; and &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/burger-king-cooks-up-ai-chatbot-to-spot-if-employees-say-please-and-thank-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/burger-king-cooks-up-ai-chatbot-to-spot-if-employees-say-please-and-thank-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to Claude modelAnthropic said Thursday it &ldquo;cannot in good conscience&rdquo; comply with a demand from the Pentagon to remove safety precautions from its artificial intelligence model and grant the US military unfettered access to its AI capabilities.The Department of Defense had threatened to cancel a $200m contract and deem Anthropic a &ldquo;supply chain risk&rdquo;, a designation with serious finan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-it-cannot-in-good-conscience-allow-pentagon-to-remove-ai-checks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-says-it-cannot-in-good-conscience-allow-pentagon-to-remove-ai-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Verification Service Is Coming to a Gap Store Near You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep your eye out for the orb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-verification-service-is-coming-to-a-gap-store-near-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-verification-service-is-coming-to-a-gap-store-near-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brady Tkachuk decries White House’s AI video of him insulting Canadians after US gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Player is captain of NHL&rsquo;s Ottawa SenatorsTkachuk expresses regret over Trump jokeUS ice hockey star Brady has said he does not appreciate an AI video released by the White House that shows him insulting Canadians.Tkachuk played in the Americans&rsquo; victory over Canada at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, which secured the US men their first gold medal since 1980. In the wake of that win, the White House&rsquo;s TikTok account published video of Tkachuk saying: &ldquo;They booed our nation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brady-tkachuk-decries-white-houses-ai-video-of-him-insulting-canadians-after-us-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/brady-tkachuk-decries-white-houses-ai-video-of-him-insulting-canadians-after-us-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Rolls Out Nano Banana 2, Now Faster Than Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better model, same bad name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-rolls-out-nano-banana-2-now-faster-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/google-rolls-out-nano-banana-2-now-faster-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use &lsquo;alarming&rsquo;Metropolitan police officers are to start scanning citizens&rsquo; faces using automated facial recognition technology to check their identities, in a move backed by the mayor of London but described as &ldquo;alarming&rdquo; by opponents.The pilot was revealed on Thursday when Sadiq Khan said 100 officers would use the roaming technology &ndash; commonly deployed on smartp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-police-to-pilot-facial-recognition-identity-checks-mayor-confirms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/met-police-to-pilot-facial-recognition-identity-checks-mayor-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of casesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChatGPT Health regularly misses the need for medical urgent care and frequently fails to detect suicidal ideation, a study of the AI platform has found, which experts worry could &ldquo;feasibly lead to unnecessary harm and death&rdquo;.OpenAI launched the &ldquo;Health&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/unbelievably-dangerous-experts-sound-alarm-after-chatgpt-health-fails-to-recognise-medical-emergencies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/unbelievably-dangerous-experts-sound-alarm-after-chatgpt-health-fails-to-recognise-medical-emergencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce boss pushes for UK taxpayer support for new jet engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm, which has announced record profits and &pound;9bn share buyback, has &pound;3bn project for smaller commercial planesThe chief executive of Rolls-Royce has pressed ministers for taxpayer support for a new jet engine, on a day the company also announced record profits and promised to give up to &pound;9bn back to shareholders.The &pound;3bn engine project, designed to power smaller commercial planes, would allow Rolls-Royce to re-enter the lucrative short-haul flights market. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rolls-royce-boss-pushes-for-uk-taxpayer-support-for-new-jet-engine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rolls-royce-boss-pushes-for-uk-taxpayer-support-for-new-jet-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardian joins media coalition to protect original journalism from unpaid use by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC and Financial Times among those calling for frameworks to help publishers gain control over their content being &lsquo;scraped and copied&rsquo;A coalition of UK media companies including the Guardian has urged industry peers to back global frameworks ensuring AI firms pay for the journalism they use.The news providers are calling on leaders across publishing, broadcasting, media and news to join their newly created group, with the aim of protecting &ldquo;original journalism&rdquo; and secu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/guardian-joins-media-coalition-to-protect-original-journalism-from-unpaid-use-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/guardian-joins-media-coalition-to-protect-original-journalism-from-unpaid-use-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WPP to sell assets and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group aims to be &lsquo;simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business&rsquo; and achieve &pound;500m of annual savings by 2028The beleaguered UK advertising group WPP has announced a radical restructure to counter the threat posed by the growth of artificial intelligence, including plans to sell assets and job cuts.Aiming to be &ldquo;a simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business&rdquo;, the London-based company laid out plans to achieve &pound;500m of annual savings by 2028, at a cost of &pound;400m ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wpp-to-sell-assets-and-cut-jobs-in-radical-shake-up-to-counter-ai-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wpp-to-sell-assets-and-cut-jobs-in-radical-shake-up-to-counter-ai-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical &ndash; and often distinctively European &ndash; alternativesThere&rsquo;s not much to love about big tech these days. So many ills can be laid at its door: social media harms, misinformation, polarisation, mining and misuse of personal data, environmental negligence, tax avoidance, the list goes on. Added to which, Silicon Valley&rsquo;s leaders seem all too keen to cosy up to the T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/leave-big-tech-behind-how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-and-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/leave-big-tech-behind-how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet &ndash; and might never be &ndash; good enough to replace them entirelyWorkers grappling with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence have said they feel &ldquo;devalued&rdquo; by the technology and warned of a downward trajectory in the quality of work.Recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund found AI would affect about 40% of jobs around the world. Its head, Kristalina Georgieva, has said: &ldquo;T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/keen-bosses-strange-mistakes-and-a-looming-threat-workers-on-training-ai-to-do-their-jobs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/keen-bosses-strange-mistakes-and-a-looming-threat-workers-on-training-ai-to-do-their-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce profits soar 40% amid booming demand for AI datacentre power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engine maker promises to give up to &pound;9bn to shareholders over next three years as turnaround gathers paceRolls-Royce&rsquo;s profits soared by 40% last year as the engineering company&rsquo;s turnaround gathered pace, helped by booming demand for power from datacentres.The company reported underlying profits of &pound;3.5bn for 2025, up from &pound;2.5bn the year before, as it also promised to give up to &pound;9bn to shareholders over the next three years through share buybacks, its bigge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rolls-royce-profits-soar-40-amid-booming-demand-for-ai-datacentre-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/rolls-royce-profits-soar-40-amid-booming-demand-for-ai-datacentre-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WPP to merge ad agencies and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group aims to be &lsquo;simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business&rsquo; and achieve &pound;500m of annual savings by 2028The beleaguered advertising group WPP has announced a radical restructure to counter the threat posed by the AI revolution, including merging its ad agencies and cutting jobs.Aiming to be &ldquo;a simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business&rdquo;, the London-based company laid out plans to achieve &pound;500m of annual savings by 2028, at a cost of &pound;400m over two years. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wpp-to-merge-ad-agencies-and-cut-jobs-in-radical-shake-up-to-counter-ai-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/wpp-to-merge-ad-agencies-and-cut-jobs-in-radical-shake-up-to-counter-ai-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Compute Equals Revenues’: Nvidia Needs Jensen Huang’s New Catchphrase to Be True]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's everything you need to know from Nvidia's latest earnings call.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/compute-equals-revenues-nvidia-needs-jensen-huangs-new-catchphrase-to-be-true/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/compute-equals-revenues-nvidia-needs-jensen-huangs-new-catchphrase-to-be-true/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI Arms Race Joins Forces With the Literal Arms Race, Fueling $348 Trillion in Debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the biggest annual increase since the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-arms-race-joins-forces-with-the-literal-arms-race-fueling-348-trillion-in-debt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-arms-race-joins-forces-with-the-literal-arms-race-fueling-348-trillion-in-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia quarterly earnings show immunity to AI bubble fears as it cashes in on datacenter boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker&rsquo;s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street&rsquo;s expectations every quarter for multiple yearsNvidia released its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, with the chipmaker revealing higher than expected revenues and extending its years-long streak of surpassing Wall Street&rsquo;s sky-high expectations.The company receives the vast majority of its revenue from its datacenter business, which has been buoyed by the tech industry&rsquo;s immense investment into AI infrastructure. On Wed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-quarterly-earnings-show-immunity-to-ai-bubble-fears-as-it-cashes-in-on-datacenter-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-quarterly-earnings-show-immunity-to-ai-bubble-fears-as-it-cashes-in-on-datacenter-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia quarterly earnings show immunity to AI bubble fears as it cashes in on data center boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker&rsquo;s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street&rsquo;s expectations every quarter for multiple years nowNvidia released its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, with the chipmaker revealing higher than expected revenues that buoyed its stock in after-hours trading, extending its yearslong streak of surpassing Wall Street&rsquo;s sky-high expectations.The company receives the vast majority of its revenue from its data center business, which has been buoyed by the tech industry&rsquo;s imm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-quarterly-earnings-show-immunity-to-ai-bubble-fears-as-it-cashes-in-on-data-center-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-quarterly-earnings-show-immunity-to-ai-bubble-fears-as-it-cashes-in-on-data-center-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Rolls Back Safety Protocols as It Waits to Find Out If It’s Being Drafted by the Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[Launching missiles for defense is fine, apparently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-rolls-back-safety-protocols-as-it-waits-to-find-out-if-its-being-drafted-by-the-army/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-rolls-back-safety-protocols-as-it-waits-to-find-out-if-its-being-drafted-by-the-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to &lsquo;inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse&rsquo;Ministers have called in Tony Blair&rsquo;s thinktank and private tech companies to guide them on deploying AI across the UK government in a move campaigners compared to &ldquo;inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse&rdquo;.James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, chaired a meeting on Wednesday with the director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/treasury-calls-in-blair-thinktank-to-advise-on-using-ai-across-public-services/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/treasury-calls-in-blair-thinktank-to-advise-on-using-ai-across-public-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perseverance Smashes Autonomous Driving Record on Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.In past missions to Mars, like with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers, the robots mostly relied on human instructions from millions of miles away in order to safely navigate the Martian landscape. The Perseverance rover, on the other hand, has zipped across the alien, boulder-ridden land almost completely autonomously, smashing previous records for autonomous driving on Mars. Whereas the Curiosity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/perseverance-smashes-autonomous-driving-record-on-mars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/perseverance-smashes-autonomous-driving-record-on-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking &lsquo;10 years younger&rsquo;Police arrested a man for a burglary in a city he had never visited after face scanning software deployed across the UK confused him with another person of south Asian heritage.Alvi Choudhury, 26, a software engineer, was working at the home he shares with his parents in Southampton in January when police knocked on his door, handcuffed him a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/facial-recognition-error-prompts-police-to-arrest-asian-man-for-burglary-100-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/facial-recognition-error-prompts-police-to-arrest-asian-man-for-burglary-100-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games]]></title><description><![CDATA[With &#8203;i&#8203;ts longtime figureheads stepping aside, Microsoft&rsquo;s gaming division faces a pivotal moment&#8203;, raising questions about whether &#8203;i&#8203;t can still balance creative ambition with corporate strategy&#8203; in the age of AI&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAnd so it&rsquo;s all change at Xbox. Last Friday it was announced that the CEO of Microsoft&rsquo;s gaming division, Phil Spencer, is to retire, while its president S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-xboxs-corporate-shake-up-matters-for-everyone-who-plays-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/why-xboxs-corporate-shake-up-matters-for-everyone-who-plays-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuitMeta&rsquo;s use of artificial intelligence software to moderate its social media platforms is generating large volumes of useless reports about cases of child sexual abuse, which are draining resources and hindering investigations, said officers from the US Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce.&ldquo;We get a lot of tips from Meta that are just kind of junk,&rdquo; Benjamin Zwie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/metas-ai-sending-junk-tips-to-doj-us-child-abuse-investigators-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/metas-ai-sending-junk-tips-to-doj-us-child-abuse-investigators-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toby Walsh says he despairs at Australian government&rsquo;s lack of regulation of artificial intelligenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA leading AI expert has warned some Australians are showing signs of psychosis or mania in their interactions with chatbots, arguing Silicon Valley is being &ldquo;careless&rdquo; with the technology amid a pursuit of profit.During an address at the National Press Club on Wednesda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/signs-of-psychosis-seen-in-australian-users-interactions-with-ai-chatbots-expert-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/signs-of-psychosis-seen-in-australian-users-interactions-with-ai-chatbots-expert-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yieldUS military leaders including Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, met with executives from the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Tuesday to hash out a dispute over what the government will be able to do with the company&rsquo;s powerful AI model. Hegseth gave Dario Amodei, the Anthropic CEO, until the end of the day on Friday to agree to the department&rsquo;s terms or face]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-leaders-pressure-anthropic-to-bend-claude-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-leaders-pressure-anthropic-to-bend-claude-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military leaders meet with Anthropic to argue against Claude safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yieldUS military leaders including Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, met with executives from the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Tuesday to hash out a dispute over what the government will be able to do with the company&rsquo;s powerful AI model. Hegseth gave Dario Amodei, the Anthropic CEO, until the end of the day Friday to agree to the department&rsquo;s terms or face pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-leaders-meet-with-anthropic-to-argue-against-claude-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-military-leaders-meet-with-anthropic-to-argue-against-claude-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[File-Sharing Network Soulseek Has Been Flooded With AI Homer Simpson Cover Songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slop has come for the pirates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/file-sharing-network-soulseek-has-been-flooded-with-ai-homer-simpson-cover-songs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/file-sharing-network-soulseek-has-been-flooded-with-ai-homer-simpson-cover-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The accidental hacker: how one man gained control of 7,000 robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Sammy Azdoufal found he had access to data from robot vacuum cleaners around the world, he told a tech publication. But the implications could be mind-bogglingName: The accidental hacker.Age: It doesn&rsquo;t matter how old Sammy Azdoufal is. What he did is what&rsquo;s important here, and what he did is very much of the age. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-accidental-hacker-how-one-man-gained-control-of-7000-robots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/the-accidental-hacker-how-one-man-gained-control-of-7000-robots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report shook US markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on SubstackUS stock markets have been hit by a further wave of AI jitters, this time from yet another viral &ndash; and completely speculative &ndash; warning about the impact of the technology on the world&rsquo;s largest economy.The latest foreboding is from Citrini Research, a little-known US firm that provides insights on &ldquo;transformative &lsquo;megatrends&rsquo;&rdquo;. Its post on Substack, whic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-feedback-loop-with-no-brake-how-an-ai-doomsday-report-shook-us-markets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/a-feedback-loop-with-no-brake-how-an-ai-doomsday-report-shook-us-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US datacenters face slew of problems amid grassroots protests against AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[New constructions delayed or cancelled, raising questions about US&rsquo;s ability to expand infrastructure to support boomCancellations and delays of new US datacenters have increased as the artificial intelligence boom runs up against a slate of issues, including supply chain snags, energy shortages and tariff-induced restraints.Grassroots opposition from local communities has also derailed some plans, and some investors have grown wary of datacenters amid fears of an AI bubble. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-datacenters-face-slew-of-problems-amid-grassroots-protests-against-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/us-datacenters-face-slew-of-problems-amid-grassroots-protests-against-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech’s politics push at home and abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[We report from California&rsquo;s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on &lsquo;AI monopoly&rsquo; held by US and ChinaHello, and welcome to TechScape. This week, we&rsquo;re examining the tech industry&rsquo;s push for influence in two places separated by a time difference of 13 hours and 30 minutes. The first is where tech sees its next big market, the second its home turf. My colleague Robert Booth reports from last we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/techs-politics-push-at-home-and-abroad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/techs-politics-push-at-home-and-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amused by that AI video of a dancing raccoon? This is how the misery starts | Polly Hudson]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is already coming for our dignity &ndash; tricking us with amusing little online scenarios. How long before it comes for everything else?<br />
Moan all you like about technology, there&rsquo;s no denying it&rsquo;s made friendship easier. In an ideal world you would spend quality time together, have deep meaningful chats on the phone and swap well thought out, insightful texts. But when you&rsquo;re busy, tired, or just not in the mood, what a relief that you can send a meme, or a quick video, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amused-by-that-ai-video-of-a-dancing-raccoon-this-is-how-the-misery-starts-polly-hudson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/amused-by-that-ai-video-of-a-dancing-raccoon-this-is-how-the-misery-starts-polly-hudson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta agrees $60bn deal with chipmaker AMD despite AI bubble fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook owner&rsquo;s investment described by semiconductor company as &lsquo;big bet&rsquo; on artificial intelligenceBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesThe owner of Facebook has agreed to buy $60bn (&pound;44.5bn) of artificial intelligence chips from the US semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices despite fears over the vast sums being spent on the AI industry.Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has clinched the five-year deal in which it will also buy 10% of the chip company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-agrees-60bn-deal-with-chipmaker-amd-despite-ai-bubble-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/meta-agrees-60bn-deal-with-chipmaker-amd-despite-ai-bubble-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court backlog will take decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite overhaul, says MoJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentiallyThe backlog in criminal courts in England and Wales will take a decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite radical changes including curtailing jury trials, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice.The justice secretary, David Lammy, said the government was determined to press ahead with the jury trial changes despite a potential rebellion from Labour MPs. He took aim at critics,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/court-backlog-will-take-decade-to-fall-to-pre-covid-levels-despite-overhaul-says-moj/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/artificial-intelligence/court-backlog-will-take-decade-to-fall-to-pre-covid-levels-despite-overhaul-says-moj/</guid></item></channel></rss>