OpenAI raises $6.6bn in funding, is valued at $157bn
The startup behind ChatGP, which is reportedly planning to become a for-profit business, is now valued on par with Uber
French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech
Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals
TechScape newsletter
TechScape: Why the fake news confidence trap could be your downfall
As the Goodbye Meta AI meme proved, many of us vastly overestimate our abilities to discern what’s true online – but spotting misinformation isn’t something we can do alone
September 2024
The networker
It’s useful that the latest AI can ‘think’, but we need to know its reasoning
John Naughton
AI could be an existential threat to publishers – that’s why Mumsnet is fighting back
Justine Roberts
Social workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work
OpenAI shift to for-profit company may lead it to cut corners, says whistleblower
The Audio Long Read
No god in the machine: the pitfalls of AI worship – podcast
Why is OpenAI planning to become a for-profit business and does it matter?
OpenAI planning to become for-profit company, say reports
Will the ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ message protect users’ posts from being used to train AI?
Labour to announce £10bn AI project in Northumberland backed by pro-Trump billionaire
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?
On the ground
Back from the dead: could AI end grief? – video
Worker who mistakenly sent abuse to customer wins unfair dismissal claim
Science Weekly
Live episode: will AI make a good companion? – podcast
Google says UK risks being ‘left behind’ in AI race without more data centres
Global AI fund needed to help developing nations tap tech benefits, UN says
Lionsgate partners with AI firm to train generative model on film and TV library
Business live
Brexit deal ‘stifling’ UK-EU trade; markets rally ahead of interest rate decisions – as it happened
