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Artificial IntelligenceFinancial Times |
In solving complex problems, process can be as important as the final result
Out of public sight, bureaucrats are trying to fight digital fire with fire
Concerns about inequality are likely to increase rather than decline as the technology transforms our societies
Bringing clarity to a fuzzy P(doom) debate
Both industries change rapidly and reach throughout the economy, requiring officials to weigh the benefits of innovation against risks
Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules
We are already witnessing the unintended consequences of algorithms realising goals with badly defined parameters and restrictions
The technology’s advances have not yet translated into big improvements in real-life care
Technological innovations mean that the terms of military conflict have changed — forever
Without stronger safeguards, the danger is that any disaster could trigger a furious public backlash and regulatory overreaction
Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision
The founders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Grok and DeepMind have warned about the dangers, now technology needs to be human scale
The founders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Grok and DeepMind have warned about the dangers, now technology needs to be human scale
Data is the one area where it can still be sovereign and it has the greatest potential to generate growth
Commercial AI tools failed to defend the platform against the attack — the solution lies in open-weight models
Commercial AI tools failed to defend the platform against the attack — the solution lies in open-weight models
Boundaries between different occupations are blurring at the cost of a collaborative company culture
Asian cultures harbour a very different attitude towards technologies that are regarded as threatening in the west
The US will fall behind China if people believe the technology is something being done to them rather than built with them
Detection software offers quick answers, but the risk of false positives and the stigma of being accused are leading to societal mistrust in the...
The rush to collaborate with these tech companies comes with risks
Trump is uncharacteristically deaf to voter fears over the technology
A sense of fatalistic inevitability about the technology’s evolution is triggering something close to despair
The country has bet big on tech services but disruption is coming
The most advanced systems are evolving faster than efforts to keep them safe
Talented researchers and entrepreneurs have built a dynamic start-up ecosystem that deserves to be magnified
The Chinese company behind TikTok is pouring resources into the technology. Some think it is a big gamble
New and cheaper models could be a boon for the growth of the tech sector
Some publishers think AI could not only help authors but replace them
It is becoming clear that the knowledge they require is currently locked inside employees’ heads
The evolution of the technology offers fresh opportunities for hoodwinkers and charlatans
Regulators want to use the technology in their bid to cut red tape
Disinformation and deepfakes are known risks but biased LLMs could also be used to influence public opinion
Tech companies need to come clean about the mounting environmental fallout of their race to build more hubs
Excessive regulation could hamper innovation and harm retail savers
The costs of remaining at the frontier of AI are punishing, but the penalties for falling behind may be even worse
The labs develop the technology, but citizens and their elected representatives must make the rules
Given the competition, it’s debatable whether a US-China safety deal is even possible
Technology that helps people do things they couldn’t otherwise achieve can also lead to atrophy
The tech sector is buzzing in Britain. But can it ever be more than a US outpost?
There must be a global agreement on how the technology is controlled
An opaque approach to US policy risks hampering AI development
This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents
Washington’s suspension just strengthened Beijing’s pitch for its own competing AI models
Even some of the tech labs seem to agree that society as a whole should benefit from advances
The question isn’t whether mass underemployment arrives but whether we have a policy framework ready when it does
Plans to share the gains from technology could cause more problems than they solve
A technological disarmament pact between the US and China would make everyone feel more secure
How we address the revolution is a question of how we manage its uncertainties
Eye-opening changes to the speed and volume of work are not always translating into genuine productivity