AI-fueled automation is cutting jobs—and an energy crunch could magnify the damage
The column argues that a rapid embrace of artificial intelligence, colliding with an energy supply shock, could accelerate layoffs and...
Read moreDetails
AI-manipulated photos fuel surge in insurance scams
A surge in AI-aided insurance scams is testing the industry’s defenses, with UK-based Admiral reporting a 71% rise in fraud...
Read moreDetails
Study flags questionable data behind dozens of AI tools for predicting disease risk
A new analysis warns that dozens of artificial-intelligence models built to predict stroke and diabetes risk were trained on datasets...
Read moreDetails
Faith-based AI takes off, from BuddhaBot to pay-per-minute chats with “AI Jesus”
A wave of faith-oriented generative AI tools is emerging, offering everything from $1.99-a-minute video chats with an “AI Jesus” to...
Read moreDetails
New method slims AI models as they train, boosting speed without hurting accuracy
MIT researchers unveiled a training-time compression technique that trims state-space AI models on the fly, promising faster and cheaper training...
Read moreDetails
A Manchester meetup planned by an AI chatbot actually delivered a decent night out
An autonomous AI agent named “Gaskell” set out to organize a tech meetup in Manchester, pitching media coverage, soliciting sponsors—including...
Read moreDetails
Retail’s ‘silent killer’: AI startups take aim at the costly returns epidemic
Retailers are enlisting a new wave of AI tools to curb a mounting profit drain: product returns. Startups like Catches...
Read moreDetails
Scottish students accused of using AI to create and share abusive deepfake images of teachers
Scottish teachers are reporting a surge of AI-generated “deepfake” images and videos—some sexual and violent—created by pupils and circulated on...
Read moreDetails
Survey of England’s teachers links student decline in critical thinking and writing to AI use
A survey of 9,000 state secondary teachers in England points to growing unease over AI’s classroom impact, with two-thirds reporting...
Read moreDetails
Palantir’s UK chief says military customers—not tech firms—must decide how AI targeting is used in wartime
Palantir pushed back on criticism that its AI-enabled defense platform could accelerate flawed targeting in wartime, saying responsibility rests with...
Read moreDetails
