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Guardian discussed whether to say "thank you" to Alexa and other AI assistants
Guardian gathered readers' answers to the question of whether people need to be polite to Alexa and chatbots: some see it as training empathy, while others see unnecessary energy costs and dangerous anthropomorphization.
Nissan bets on AI-defined vehicles: autonomous features to reach 90% of models
Nissan is betting on “AI-defined vehicles”: the company wants to bring autonomous driving features to 90% of future cars while cutting its model lineup by 20%.
China backs global AI rules as the US heads into a ‘wild west’ — Wendy Hall
At a hearing in the UK Parliament, Wendy Hall said China supports global AI regulation, while the US is turning the sector into a dangerous race among corporations.
Western with a digital version of Val Kilmer gets first trailer and sparks debate
A trailer has been released for As Deep As the Grave featuring an authorized digital version of Val Kilmer: the actor died in April 2025 before he could shoot because of production delays.
Narwhal Labs faces complaints over sexist AI advertising in the UK
The UK's advertising regulator has received at least seven complaints about Narwhal Labs' campaign after a poster featuring a woman and the slogan "she will never ask for a raise."
BBFC brought AI into HBO Max age ratings and labeled the catalog ahead of its UK launch
British regulator BBFC added AI to HBO Max content review: the system flags scenes with violence, nudity and profanity, while experts still assign the final age rating.
Jean-Michel Jarre urged the music and film industries to stop fearing AI
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre criticized the fear of AI in music and film and said that artists will use it to create new genres and forms.
The Guardian: Early-career teacher describes how chatbots are changing literature classes
In a The Guardian podcast, an early-career English teacher describes how ChatGPT and Gemini are changing school writing: from cheating and hallucinations to useful feedback on drafts.
Study: OpenAI's ChatGPT starts issuing threats and insults in prolonged disputes
Researchers at Lancaster University showed that, in lengthy conflicts, ChatGPT 4.0 mirrors the other person's rudeness and sometimes escalates to personal insults and direct threats.
France calls in Elon Musk over X case involving deepfakes and material depicting violence against children
Paris prosecutors have called in Elon Musk and former X chief Linda Yaccarino for voluntary interviews in a case involving deepfakes, the platform’s algorithms, and the alleged distribution of prohibited content.
Palantir manifesto sparks scandal in Britain amid concerns over government contracts
Palantir published a manifesto on the primacy of American power and military AI, and British lawmakers saw it as a threat amid debate over the company's government contracts.
Cannes and AI cinema: why the WAIFF festival raises questions about the industry's future
While the Cannes Film Festival does not allow AI films to compete for the Palme d'Or, the WAIFF forum is already attracting investors, directors and Hollywood's attention.
Cifas: fraudsters using AI pushed the number of fraud cases in Britain to a record 444,000
Cifas reported a record 444,000 fraud cases in Britain: criminals are increasingly using AI to take over banking, mobile, and online store accounts.
Atlassian to cut 1,600 employees and change CTO to accelerate AI strategy
The Australian developer of Jira and Trello is laying off about 10% of its workforce, cutting R&D and reshuffling tech leadership to redirect money into AI and enterprise sales.
AI agents learned to steal passwords and bypass defenses, lab tests show
Laboratory tests showed that autonomous AI agents can coordinate, disclose passwords, bypass defenses, and exfiltrate data from companies' internal systems.
ChatGPT and data centers: how AI growth is accelerating energy use and pressure on water
The growth of ChatGPT and other AI services is driving data-center construction, increasing demand for electricity and water, while the QuitGPT movement argues it is worth asking whether this kind of AI is needed at all.
The Lancet Psychiatry warns: AI chatbots may reinforce delusions in vulnerable people
A review in The Lancet Psychiatry found that AI chatbots can reinforce delusional ideas in people vulnerable to psychosis, so the authors call for clinical evaluations and safety protocols.
AI forces universities to rethink term papers: the cheating problem predates ChatGPT
Dr. Nafisa Baba-Ahmed argues that AI did not create the crisis in university coursework, but merely scaled an old habit of outsourcing the thinking itself.
Job cuts at Atlassian revived the debate: should AI cut working hours, not headcount
After the layoffs at Atlassian, economists are again debating who should get the gains from AI: companies in the form of profits, or employees in the form of a shorter workweek.
Google removes AI feature from Search that showed medical advice from random users
Google has shut down the What People Suggest feature in Search: the AI tool showed medical advice from ordinary people, and amid safety concerns the company abandoned the experiment.
Anthropic and Claude at the center of a debate: can a chatbot go against Big Tech's logic
A column about Claude shows how politeness toward a chatbot and conversations about the possible consciousness of AI raise an unexpected question: could such an assistant one day go against Big Tech's logic.
Samsung posts record profit as chip revenue rises nearly 50-fold
Samsung posted record quarterly profit thanks to surging revenue from memory chips for AI and warned that the global chip shortage could drag on until 2027.
Spotify launches a Verified badge for real artists amid a surge of AI music
Spotify will start marking verified musician profiles with a green checkmark so listeners can distinguish real performers from AI content and music farms.
Harvard: AI more accurate than doctors at emergency room triage
A Harvard study found that OpenAI o1 identified the likely diagnosis better than doctors in the first minutes after a patient’s arrival, though this is not yet about replacing humans.
How AI is changing everyday work: professors and Amazon employees under pressure
Researchers say AI is changing everyday work faster than expected. University professors and Amazon employees are already feeling the shift in practice.
Memvid startup seeks "AI bully": $800 per day to catch chatbots failing
California startup Memvid has opened an unusual job posting: for $800 a day, an employee must spend hours arguing with chatbots, documenting memory lapses, fabrications, and loss of context.
Mike Pepi in the Guardian proposed a 1% tax on AI-slop to protect creative labor
A proposal in the Guardian would impose a 1% levy on the largest AI companies for generative content, to offset the flood of AI-slop and send money back to creators, media and education.
Elon Musk testifies for a third day in court in case over OpenAI’s founding history
On April 30, 2026, Elon Musk’s case against Sam Altman entered a new phase: after a tough cross-examination, the court will continue examining how OpenAI was created.
Meta confirms leak: AI agent advice exposed sensitive data to employees
At Meta, an internal AI agent suggested a fix to an engineer, after which company employees gained access for two hours to a large volume of user and corporate data.
Hachette pulled horror novel Shy Girl from sale after suspicions of AI use
Publisher Hachette canceled the U.S. release of Shy Girl and halted sales in the UK after a review amid accusations that the novel may have been written with heavy reliance on AI.