Amazon races to transplant Alexa’s ‘brain’ with generative AI
Amazon is gearing up to relaunch its Alexa voice-powered digital assistant as an artificial intelligence “agent” that can ...
UK companies plan to invest in AI instead of hiring staff as costs rise
As many as 57 per cent of executives surveyed by BCG said they would hire fewer people in 2025 as a result of the reforms.
Mistral signs AFP deal for fact-based chatbot in riposte to ‘free speech’ rivals
The companies presented the deal as a means of ensuring Mistral’s chatbot is grounded in verifiable information. It comes as ...
AI garden planners are like spades — powerless unless masterfully steered
Digital garden planning programmes can be useful tools, but they can’t replace human imagination, experience — and the ...
Letter: Done well, AI could be a boon for UK productivity
Done well, AI could be a boon for UK productivity as businesses harness its power to personalise experiences and resolve inefficiencies. It can support staff with the data they need to serve customers ...
Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon questions start-ups’ need to list
Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon has warned private companies to take “great caution” before deciding to go public, adding ...
UK pledges huge increase in computing capacity to build AI industry
The UK will invest in a huge expansion of government-owned AI computing capacity over five years including building a new supercomputer as it seeks to establish a globally competitive artificial ...
How to become a ‘superworker’
AI is more than an assistant, it’s a superpower. Plus new weekly US workplace insights as Trump returns to power ...
Europe’s ‘super-regulator’ role is under threat
On issues of consequence — including technology — the US looks set to become an obstacle to work around, rather than a partner to work with. That is especially true now Silicon Valley and Washington ...
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Artificial intelligence to be regulated differently in Northern Ireland and Britain
wrote in the Financial Times on Monday: “We don’t need to walk down a US or an EU path on AI regulation — we can go our own way, taking a distinctively British approach.” The government ...