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How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despair

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Whether produced by Russia, China or far-right influencers, deepfakes and disinfo are being used to spread deceitful narrativesRussian disinformation campaigns are varied in their falsehoods and strategies.The narratives range from a deepfake Tom Cruise slamming the Paris Olympics to portraying a recent Russian attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border as a false-flag operation. […]

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The Guardian view on Russian disinformation: a foreign threat that relies on UK complicity | Editorial

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Andy Burnham’s accusation against the Kremlin tells half the story. Domestic extremists amplified by US big tech are part of the same problemIn November 2020, Barack Obama warned of an “epistemological crisis” facing western democracies. Polarisation and radicalisation were corroding trust in established information sources. “If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s

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New UK agency will tackle ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham says

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PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests.The National

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OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development

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Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchersThe Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survivalSam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to “slow the pace” of AI development after he warned that an AI swarm

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Advanced AI threatens global financial stability, says Bank of England boss

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Andrew Bailey warns G20 members about risk of cyber-disruption spreading ‘across jurisdictions’The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng of figures warning about the global risks posed by the most advanced artificial intelligence technology.In a two-page letter sent to international finance ministers and central bank governors as part of his role as

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Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack

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Taiwan’s statement comes a day after reports that suspected China-linked hackers had carried out a first-of-a-kind breachTaiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyber-attacks on government agencies that came from overseas last month, a new kind of threat that has been reported as “first-of-a-kind breach”.The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MDA) said its cybersecurity monitoring units ‌detected the

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AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

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Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – 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’s threat intelligence group add to an intensifying, global discussion about

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Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog

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Britain’s cybersecurity agency says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacksBusiness live – latest updatesBritish businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by

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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

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Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country’s online security agency.Richard Horne, chief executive of the National

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Sam Altman launches job search to fill ‘critical role’ to guard against AI’s harms

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New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face daunting in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’The maker of ChatGPT has advertised a $555,000-a-year vacancy with a daunting job description that would cause Superman to take a sharp intake of breath.In what may be close to the impossible job, the “head

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