AI: Workers need more protection, says TUC/in /by

The warning comes as Octopus Energy’s boss says customers prefer emails written by AI over humans.

UK amends encrypted message scanning plans/in /by

Extra oversight for powers to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images passed by peers.

Nick Clegg: AI language systems are ‘quite stupid’/in /by

Sir Nick Clegg, who now works for Facebook-owner Meta, has downplayed the risks of the current tech.

Why some celebrities are embracing Artificial Intelligence deepfakes/in /by

Concerns over the impact of AI are partly behind the first Hollywood actors’ strike in 43 years.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Concern over French plan for AI surveillance/in /by

CCTV will use algorithms to detect fights and abandoned bags – but not everyone is happy about it.

More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good/in /by

An open letter organised by the UK professional body for IT says AI is not a threat to humanity.

Neopets: Virtual pet website plans $4m comeback/in /by

Neopets is promising a “new era”, with $4m of funding to remake the site and bring back 50 classic games.

Loot boxes: Games companies agree to restrict access in UK/in /by

The government has spent nearly three years on plans to regulate the use of loot boxes.

UK needs culture shift to become AI superpower – DeepMind co-founder/in /by

Mustafa Suleyman says he has chosen to locate his new AI company in the US.

Apple iPhone from 2007 sells for $190,000 at auction/in /by

The rare first-edition, unopened 4GB model sold for almost 400 times its original value.