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London councils enact emergency plans after three hit by cyber-attack
Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hack Three London councils have reported a cyber-attack, prompting the rollout of emergency plans and the involvement of the National Crime Agency (NCA) as they investigate whether any data has been compromised. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea…
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity Up to 3m low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of automation and AI, according to a report by a leading educational research charity. The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operations…
One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds
Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicit One in four people think there is nothing wrong with creating and sharing sexual deepfakes, or they feel neutral about it, even when the person depicted has not consented, according to a police-commissioned survey. The findings…
Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog
Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach Dozens of civil liberties campaigners and legal professionals are calling for an inquiry into the UK’s data protection watchdog, after what they describe as “a collapse in enforcement activity” after the scandal of the Afghan data breach. A total of…
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI. James and Owen were among…
Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble
Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is ‘irrationality’ in AI boom Business live – latest updates More than $1tn (£760bn) has been wiped off the value of the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks amid fears of a tech bubble and fading expectations for…
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance Artificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed. Tests on the most popular chatbots found Microsoft’s Copilot and ChatGPT advised breaking HMRC…
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei Business live – latest updates Artificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or be in danger of repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid firms, according to the chief executive of…