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Georgia leads push to ban datatcenters used to power America’s AI boom

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Southern state becoming ground zero in fight against rapid growth of facilities using huge amounts of energy and waterLawmakers in several states are exploring passing laws that would put statewide bans in place on building new datacenters as the issue of the power-hungry facilities has moved to the center of economic and environmental concerns in […]

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EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

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Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and childrenEurope live – latest updatesThe European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the production of sexually explicit images and the spreading of possible child sexual abuse material by the platform’s AI chatbot feature, Grok.The

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UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round

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Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customersA British AI startup that makes realistic video avatars has almost doubled its valuation to $4bn (£3bn), in a boost for the UK technology sector.Synthesia was valued at $2.1bn last year and moved into new offices in

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Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

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Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approachIan Russell describes his life as being split into

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More than a quarter of Britons say they fear losing jobs to AI in next five years

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Survey reveals ‘mismatched AI expectations’ between views of employers and staff over impact on careersMore than a quarter (27%) of UK workers are worried their jobs could disappear in the next five years as a result of AI, according to a survey of thousands of employees.Two-thirds (66%) of UK employers reported having invested in AI

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AI needs to augment rather than replace humans or the workplace is doomed | Heather Stewart

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Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation “Who wouldn’t want a robot to watch over your kids?” Elon Musk asked Davos delegates last week, as he looked forward with enthusiasm to a world with “more robots than people”.Not me, thanks: children need

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How the ‘confident authority’ of Google AI Overviews is putting public health at risk

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Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at risk of serious harm• AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site, study suggestsDo I have the flu or Covid? Why do I wake up feeling tired? What is causing the pain in my chest? For more than two decades,

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Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal

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Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniersThe latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.In tests done by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia

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Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF

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Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped outArtificial intelligence will be a “tsunami hitting the labour market”, with young people worst affected, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned the World Economic Forum on Friday.Kristalina Georgieva told delegates in Davos that the

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‘I’m picking winners’: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth

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AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regionsThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said he is “betting big” and “picking winners” as the government takes direct stakes in growing businesses to boost economic growth.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he

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