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The AI bubble could expose your deepest secrets

Character.AI's collapse uncovers a little-discussed risk of AI: when tech companies go bankrupt, they can sell your private data.

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New data centres must bring 'local benefits'

As "strict tests" are floated, Northumberland waits to see if three data centres will spring up.

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Microsoft profits soar days after announcing thousands of layoffs

The week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.

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A painting went missing 20 years ago. Police tracked it down with the help of AI

Art theft is a global problem and police forces are struggling to keep on top of it. Now they are turning to AI software that snoop out the most cleverly hidden artworks.

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Jo Malone donates £100k for cancer-detecting 'nose'

Scientists say the device could help the NHS identify cancer in patients earlier.

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.

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'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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