An AI-powered teddy bear was pulled from the shelves after it was recorded telling children how to find and light matches – “hold the matchbook and strum it like a tiny guitar” […]
Two of the UK’s leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device that they knew was deadlier than its rival product. Medtronic’s HeartWare HVAD was a pump surgically implanted for end-stage heart […]
Everybody is aware of how invasive smartphone data collection is, and many know how to limit it. But very few people realise that their car is doing the same thing – sometimes […]
From breakups and divorces to cross-country moves and career jumps, more people are asking chatbots to navigate critical life choices every day. A new wave of reporting shows users leaning on AI […]
OpenAI shows a “reckless disregard” for product safety, people’s rights to their own likeness, and even the stability of democracy, according to a letter written by watchdog Public Citizen. The Sora video […]
According to Treasury figures in October, the USA is now carrying more than $38 trillion in gross national debt. That’s the highest level in history. In fact, the figure totals more than […]
Governments worldwide are rushing to implement AI systems to save time and money. Invariably, pitches are centred around efficiency increases such as smarter policing, faster queues and cleaner fraud detection. But the […]