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'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

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Mark Zuckerberg's longest-serving employee on AI, jobs - and her boss

Naomi Gleit has weathered many controversies at Meta, but remains in what she tells the BBC is her "dream job".

AI needs a 'brake pedal', warns Anthropic co-founder

Jack Clark tells BBC's Newsnight AI could get to the point where it develops without human input.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney announces a new federal AI agenda, at Toronto General Hospital. He is standing in front of several healthcare workers who are wearing scrubs and lab coats. He stands behind a podium that says "AI for All - L'IA pour tous".

What to know about Canada's new AI strategy

Canada new roadmap for how it plans to adopt AI over the next decade includes "large-scale" data centres, free AI literacy programme and billions in funding.

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PM backs female MP for suing xAI over bikini photo

Suffolk MP Jess Asato claims the firm's tool Grok was used to create fake images of her in a bikini.

AI v the Mind

AI chatbots are simulating romantic attachment – but is it just a cynical ploy to get people to engage with the tools? (Credit: Estudio Santa Rita)

Machine yearning: The one-sided truth of AI 'romance'

AI can write you love poems and some people even have romantic feelings towards it. But can a machine ever love you back?

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What AI can teach us about listening better

AI chatbots don't interrupt and aren't judgemental – so what can they teach us about deep listening?

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Meet the world's first artist robot

We find out how AI blurs the line between creation and automation, raising questions about the essence of art.

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Is this how AI might eliminate humanity?

A research paper predicts AI autonomy by 2027 could lead to human extinction within a decade.

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The best-case scenario for AI in schools

Amid fears about the use of AI in classrooms, American educator and founder of Khan Academy Sal Khan lays out an optimistic future.

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How AI Is reviving the queen of fiction's legacy

What it takes to write like Agatha Christie

We explore how technology is reviving the renowned fiction writer's legacy.

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Meet the world's first recipient of an AI-powered bionic arm

Sarah De Lagarde lost an arm and a leg after being hit by two trains in London. Now, she has an AI-powered arm.

AI v the Mind

'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

Two voice-over artists were listening to a podcast when they heard their own stolen AI-generated voices.

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