OpenAI’s board of directors has officially rejected Elon Musk’s nearly $100bn offer for the maker of what is the world’s best-known artificial intelligence (AI) tool, ChatGPT. But the unsolicited bid…
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France: UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China…
China: Ex-UK ambassador clashes with ‘AI godfather’ on panel
A former Chinese official poked fun at a major international AI safety report led by “AI Godfather” professor Yoshua Bengio and co-authored by 96 global experts – in front of…
UK: Concern PM Keir Starmer’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make the UK a “world leader” in Artificial Intelligence (AI) could put already stretched supplies of drinking water under strain, industry sources have told the…
Israel: Spyware firm cuts Italy access after alleged targeting of activists – reports
An Israeli spyware company has reportedly cut access to its clients in Italy following allegations that its product was used to target critics of the Italian government. The move comes…
India: Media pile into lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT
India’s biggest news organisations are seeking to join a lawsuit against OpenAI, the US startup behind ChatGPT, for alleged unauthorised use of their content. The news organisations include some of…
France: World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit
As I write, there are a lot of powerful people around the world preparing to make their way to Paris – and a sense that many of them are holding…
USA: Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons
Alphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools. The…
China: What lies under the bonnet of the new AI chatbot DeepSeek?
Tumbling stock market values and wild claims have accompanied the release of a new AI chatbot by a small Chinese company. What makes it so different? The release of China’s…
USA: DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek “a wake-up call” for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered…