Beijing’s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visions Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Standing on stage in the eastern China tech hub of Hangzhou, Alibaba’s normally media-shy CEO made an attention-grabbing announcement. “The world today is witnessing the dawn of an AI-driven intelligent revolution,” Eddie…
Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’ Dan Milmo Global technology editor Humanity is entering a phase of artificial intelligence development that will “test who we are as a species”, the boss of the AI startup Anthropic has said, arguing that the world needs to…
The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enough Raphael Rashid in Seoul South Korea has embarked on a foray into the regulation of AI, launching what has been billed as the most comprehensive set of laws anywhere in the…
Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a step Agence France-Presse French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by president Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time. The lower…
Warning that the “rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle,” the UN Secretary-General on Monday urged world powers to recommit to international law as the foundation of peace, justice and multilateral cooperation. António Guterres was addressing a high-level open debate of the UN Security Council convened by Somalia, which holds the Council…
Ukraine president indicates progress after talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi, ahead of further discussions this weekend. What we know on day 1,433 Guardian staff and agencies Source: Ukraine war briefing: US security agreement ‘100% ready’ to be signed, Zelenskyy says | Ukraine | The Guardian
The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation and mental trauma. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – one of the key agencies that drafted the…
Rescuers save at least 300 people after inter-island ferry sank early on Monday en route from the port city of Zamboanga to southern Jolo island Associated Press At least 15 people have died after a ferry with more than 350 people sunk early on Monday near an island in the southern Philippines, according to local officials,…
Leah Goodridge and Oni Blackstock Generative AI is being pushed into healthcare – and diagnostic risks may deepen the class divide In southern California, where rates of homelessness are among the highest in the nation, a private company, Akido Labs, is running clinics for unhoused patients and others with low incomes. The caveat? The patients are seen…
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 25 (NEPS): President of India Droupadi Murmu on Saturday addressed the nation on the eve of the 77th Republic Day, calling upon citizens to strengthen India’s democracy, unity, and development with the spirit of “Nation First.” Extending warm greetings to Indians at home and abroad, the President said Republic Day provides an…