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Checking your ex’s socials or overusing Find My Friends? Welcome to the age of interpersonal surveillance | Tatum Hunter

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 – including one from a teacher suggesting agents look into a kindergartener in her class. Governments […]

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Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter

Reading and writing are still uniquely human activities even though artificial intelligence can complete complex “English learning” 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

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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman

As a historian, I’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 “screwed up” an element of

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Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker

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’re mutinous

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Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’

Speed and scale of US military’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 “the speed of thought”, experts have said, amid fears human ­decision-makers could be sidelined.Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, was reportedly used by the

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Cheating machine or powerful assistant? The AI anxieties of a trainee teacher

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 – to help young

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‘The digital colonization of flyover states’: how datacenters are tearing small-town America apart

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’ alleged misdoings – open meeting violations and other discrepancies – that he filed a complaint in court to have the mayor and city

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Subscribed to AI for the People? Share your new favorite prompts with us

Tell us how you’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 – and now we want to hear from you.Have you found a fun or practical

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Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions

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’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

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‘Big energy users’: how will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?

There’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’s asking an AI chatbot a question, generating a

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