Category: Technology

Martha Lane Fox warns against hysteria over AI By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Martha Lane Fox has warned against becoming “too hysterical or hype-driven” over artificial intelligence (AI). The tech pioneer instead urges more sensible conversations around its capabilities. She told the BBC she thinks there should be frameworks in place around AI but that… Continue reading Martha Lane Fox warns against hysteria over AI

ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft. The regulator said it… Continue reading ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns

Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training AFP By Chris Vallance Technology reporter Key figures in artificial intelligence want training of powerful AI systems to be suspended amid fears of a threat to humanity. They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say the race to develop AI systems… Continue reading Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training

Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC Spencer Whalen / EyeEm By James Clayton & Ben Derico BBC News, San Francisco Facial recognition firm Clearview has run nearly a million searches for US police, its founder has told the BBC CEO Hoan Ton-That also revealed Clearview now has 30bn… Continue reading Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC

Do Kwon: Fugitive ‘cryptocrash’ boss arrested in Montenegro By Annabelle Liang, Guy Delauney & Nadeem Shad in Singapore, Belgrade and London South Korea police say that Do Kwon, the fugitive cryptocurrency boss behind the $40bn (£32.5bn) collapse of the terraUSD and Luna tokens, has been arrested in Montenegro. He has since been charged with fraud… Continue reading Do Kwon: Fugitive ‘cryptocrash’ boss arrested in Montenegro

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congress showdown: Five key moments This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Clayton BBC News Bruising, damaging, relentless. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced four-and-a-half hours of questioning at a US congressional hearing on Thursday. As one… Continue reading TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congress showdown: Five key moments

Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance in decades. In a blog post on Tuesday, he called it as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal… Continue reading Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades

Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs Getty Images By Noor Nanji Business reporter, BBC News Online retail giant Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs. The firm, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, said the cuts would fall mainly in areas including cloud computing and advertising. It did not… Continue reading Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs

OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4 Getty Images By Ben Derico and Zoe Kleinman BBC News OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The new model can respond to images – providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions. It… Continue reading OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4

Silicon Valley Bank: Lessons learned from failed ‘tech bank’ Ben Peter Catchpole By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Uncertainty, panic and urgency are three words I heard rather a lot on Monday morning. I have been talking to some of the UK-based tech firms which had accounts with Silicon Valley Bank, the bank that failed rather… Continue reading Silicon Valley Bank: Lessons learned from failed ‘tech bank’