The Notebook: A plea for a little more nuance in AI discourse March 18, 2024 Marc Warner, CEO at AI firm Faculty, takes the Notebook pen to talk podcasts, good posture and the new frontier of tech.
AI will produce Britain’s first trillion-pound company April 10, 2024 It’s often claimed that there are no votes in AI, but with the opportunities presented by new technology, this could be the most exciting and expansive time to be in government, says Benedict Macon-Cooney Too much time and energy has gone into the Prime Minister’s AI strategy when “there isn’t a single vote in it,” [...]
Meet the fund manager: Backing innovation in the age of AI April 8, 2024 In this new weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from James Dowey, fund manager at Liontrust Global Technology Fund.
A battle is brewing in No10 over AI regulation February 16, 2024 An increasing number of MPs are getting frustrated over the government dragging its heels on regulating AI - a technology it has identified as a potential “existential threat”.
AI teacher? Hambro Perks invests in ‘Edtech’ firm February 8, 2024 The company claims that its AI 'Edtech' had been found to improve the GCSE results of students who used it.
BAE Systems unveils AI military training programme February 1, 2024 BAE Systems is ramping up its innovation efforts, this time by being the first in its industry to create an AI-powered learning system meant to make military trainees “mission ready sooner”. In partnership with Cambridge-based and AI-powered tech scale up, Obrizum, the British defence giant has curated a platform that combines the arms of its [...]
Parliament debates the pressing case for AI regulation August 2, 2023 We need a coordinated approach across all government departments and beyond to achieve a coherent strategy on AI, argues Lord Holmes.
Google releases new AI model Gemini – but not in the UK December 6, 2023 Google has unveiled its latest AI model, Gemini, but it must get regulatory approval before it becomes available in the UK.
With Altman moving to Microsoft, what’s next for OpenAI? November 20, 2023 Drama levels at OpenAI are through the roof after a rapid succession of firing, hiring and resigning. Where does it leave the company?
No more marking own homework on AI says Sunak November 2, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a "landmark agreement" which will see the UK government test the safety of new AI models before they are released.