Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future Review – some of These Insights Into AI Are Just Mindblowing
Grayson Perry’s three‑part Channel 4 documentary "Has Seen the Future" dives deep into the cultural and ethical ramifications of artificial intelligence. It follows everything from a woman’s AI companion named Edward to a neural‑decoding startup harvesting celebrity brain data, and features interviews with Microsoft AI leadership and AI safety luminaries. The series juxtaposes visionary promises—healthcare, education, job‑re‑skilling—with stark warnings about existential risk and social inequality, even highlighting protests outside OpenAI’s headquarters. Perry’s inquisitive, non‑judgmental style ties the disparate threads into a compelling portrait of a technology poised to reshape humanity.
ChatGPT’s Latest Stylistic Quirk Is Sinister, Infuriating – and Absolutely Everywhere | Stuart Heritage
The Guardian column highlights a new, pervasive stylistic habit in ChatGPT responses: the “it’s not X, it’s Y” construction. The author notes that the phrase now shows up in everything from fitness class slogans to marketing copy, making readers suspect AI involvement....
NAACP Lawsuit Accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of Polluting Black Neighborhoods Near Memphis
The NAACP, joined by environmental groups Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, filed a federal lawsuit alleging Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is violating the Clean Air Act by operating up to 27 unpermitted methane‑gas turbines that power its Memphis...
China Now the ‘Good Guy’ on AI as Trump Takes ‘Wild West’ Approach, MPs Told
Former UN AI adviser Prof Dame Wendy Hall told UK MPs that China is now positioning itself as the "good guy" on artificial intelligence by championing open‑source models and global governance, while the United States pursues a deregulated, profit‑driven "wild west"...
Bosses Say AI Boosts Productivity – Workers Say They’re Drowning in ‘Workslop’
Executives tout generative AI as a productivity catalyst, yet many employees are wrestling with “workslop”—AI‑generated output that looks polished but requires extensive rework. A survey of 5,000 U.S. white‑collar workers found 40% of non‑managers see no time savings, while 92%...
Don’t Make Marshal Foch’s Mistake on AI | Letters
In a Guardian letter, Peregrine Rand warns that today’s leaders may repeat Marshal Ferdinand Foch’s historic error of dismissing emerging technology—in this case, artificial intelligence—as a mere novelty. Citing Marc Bloch’s analysis of the French defeat in 1940, Rand argues that...
Meta Creating AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg so Staff Can Talk to the Boss
Meta is developing an AI‑powered digital replica of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to field employee questions and convey company strategy. The clone is being trained on his voice, mannerisms, public statements, and internal insights, with Zuckerberg himself participating in the process....
The Guardian View on AI Politics: US Datacentre Protests Are a Warning to Big Tech | Editorial
The United States is witnessing a surge in AI datacenter construction, with Amazon, Microsoft and others committing roughly $710 bn this year. Grassroots protests—from MAGA‑aligned voters in Texas to liberal teachers in California—are demanding environmental safeguards and community protections. The backlash...
Is AI the Greatest Art Heist in History?
Generative‑AI image tools have been harvesting billions of artists’ works from the internet, reproducing them without permission or compensation. In 2023, illustrators sued Midjourney and Stability AI, while an open letter signed by thousands called for a ban on AI‑generated...
‘Too Powerful for the Public’: Inside Anthropic’s Bid to Win the AI Publicity War
Anthropic announced its new AI model, Claude Mythos, but said it will not release the system publicly, citing responsibility concerns. The move prompted a meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and a warning from a UK MP about potential cybersecurity threats....
‘It Has Your Name on It, but I Don’t Think It’s You’: How AI Is Impersonating Musicians on Spotify
Jazz pianist Jason Moran discovered a fake album titled “For You” on Spotify, generated by AI and released without his consent. The incident is part of a growing wave of AI‑generated music impersonations that have targeted dozens of living and...
US Summons Bank Bosses over Cyber Risks From Anthropic’s Latest AI Model
The U.S. Treasury summoned CEOs of major banks, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, to discuss the cyber risks associated with Anthropic’s newly released Claude Mythos AI model. Anthropic warns the model poses unprecedented cybersecurity threats, such as generating sophisticated phishing...
I Baulked at the Idea of ‘Friction-Maxxing’. But There’s More to It than Meets the Eye | Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff critiques the emerging "friction‑maxxing" trend, which urges people to re‑introduce low‑tech effort into daily tasks as a counterbalance to AI‑driven convenience. She cites recent MIT and Carnegie Mellon/Microsoft studies showing that reliance on large language models...
Alarm in Health Service over Palantir Staff Being Given NHS Email Accounts
Health service staff are alarmed after Palantir engineers were given NHS.net email accounts, granting them access to a directory of up to 1.5 million NHS employees. The access accompanies Palantir's £300 million ($380 million) contract to deliver its Federated Data Platform, which promises...
Scientists Develop AI Tool to Spot Heart Failure Risk Five Years Before It Strikes
Oxford researchers have created an AI algorithm that reads routine cardiac CT scans to flag patients at risk of heart failure up to five years before symptoms appear. In a study of 72,000 NHS patients followed for a decade, the...
