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John Browne
A quest for a new generation of liquid fuels is where AI could really prove its worth

Sun 26 Apr 2026

A quest for a new generation of liquid fuels is where AI could really prove its worth
Victoria Moss
Palantir swaps surveilling for tailoring with launch of tech bro chore jacket

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Palantir swaps surveilling for tailoring with launch of tech bro chore jacket
John Naughton
Anthropic’s Mythos AI heralds a new era of cybersecurity warfare

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos AI heralds a new era of cybersecurity warfare
Barney Macintyre
Confidence crisis in software sector delays Visma IPO

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Confidence crisis in software sector delays Visma IPO
Matthew Bishop
Anthropic’s slice of the Knowledge Quarter puts UK tech strategy in the spotlight

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Anthropic’s slice of the Knowledge Quarter puts UK tech strategy in the spotlight
The Observer leader
AI cannot be allowed to trample on our mental health

Sun 19 Apr 2026

AI cannot be allowed to trample on our mental health
John Naughton
Tech bros, beware: resistance to AI moves from theory to direct action

Fri 17 Apr 2026

Tech bros, beware: resistance to AI moves from theory to direct action
Patricia Clarke
AI psychosis: a mental health crisis for the 21st century

Fri 17 Apr 2026

AI psychosis: a mental health crisis for the 21st century
Patricia Clarke
The rise and rise of the chatbot cook

Wed 15 Apr 2026

The rise and rise of the chatbot cook
Lily Isaacs
Sam Altman is becoming a leading man in this AI-anxious world

Tue 14 Apr 2026

Sam Altman is becoming a leading man in this AI-anxious world
Fred Harter
OpenAI may be in too deep

Mon 13 Apr 2026

OpenAI may be in too deep
Matthew Bishop
Setback for UK data centre shows flaws in AI strategy

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Setback for UK data centre shows flaws in AI strategy
Patricia Clarke
‘Safety first’ puts Anthropic ahead in game of AI spin

Sun 12 Apr 2026

‘Safety first’ puts Anthropic ahead in game of AI spin
Sarah Manavis
Nothing cures billionaires of their benevolence like vast wealth

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Nothing cures billionaires of their benevolence like vast wealth
Should we be scared of Mythos, Anthropic’s new AI?

31 mins • S1, E326

Should we be scared of Mythos, Anthropic’s new AI?
James Tapper
Justice Chatbot lends a hand to draft judgments on immigration

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Justice Chatbot lends a hand to draft judgments on immigration
Andrew Anthony
What happened when the literary critic asked AI for help? He got sacked

Sat 4 Apr 2026

What happened when the literary critic asked AI for help? He got sacked
John Naughton
Ten metaphors for AI

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Ten metaphors for AI
Isabel Coles
‘Operation Epstein Fury’: Iran employs AI propaganda as weapon of war

Thu 2 Apr 2026

‘Operation Epstein Fury’: Iran employs AI propaganda as weapon of war
Tim Adams
Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy

Mon 30 Mar 2026

Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy
Tech bosses knew their products caused harm

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Tech bosses knew their products caused harm
Matthew Bishop
BlackRock’s boss shifts from money to manpower

Sun 29 Mar 2026

BlackRock’s boss shifts from money to manpower
Letters to the editor
Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour
James Tapper
OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’
How a woman sued Meta and Google and won

35 mins • S1, E324

How a woman sued Meta and Google and won
Melissa Denes
Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’
Isabel Coles
Israeli student indicted for scamming Iranian spies

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Israeli student indicted for scamming Iranian spies
Patricia Clarke
AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls

Tue 24 Mar 2026

AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls
The AI chatbots accused of encouraging violence

7 mins • S1, E1325

The AI chatbots accused of encouraging violence
Alexi Mostrous
Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?
Can AI write good literature?

23 mins • S1, E353

Can AI write good literature?
John Naughton
Claude’s won a battle with ChatGPT, but network effects will always win the war

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Claude’s won a battle with ChatGPT, but network effects will always win the war
Anthropic AI vs the Pentagon

7 mins • S1, E1321

Anthropic AI vs the Pentagon
Patricia Clarke
Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence

Tue 17 Mar 2026

Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence
Tim Adams
How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants

Mon 16 Mar 2026

How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants
Patricia Clarke
Microsoft backs Anthropic on defence in rare display of unity

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Microsoft backs Anthropic on defence in rare display of unity
Sarah Dear
Why people are turning to AI for love, therapy and life after death

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Why people are turning to AI for love, therapy and life after death
John Naughton
AI is like the first car: it will revolutionise a world that has not yet been built for it

Fri 13 Mar 2026

AI is like the first car: it will revolutionise a world that has not yet been built for it
Patricia Clarke
AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them

Tue 10 Mar 2026

AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them
Frank Skinner
I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig

Sun 8 Mar 2026

I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig
Rachel Sylvester
‘Misogynistic robots’ a real risk unless more girls get into computing

Sun 8 Mar 2026

‘Misogynistic robots’ a real risk unless more girls get into computing
Matthew Bishop
Private credit hiccup has hallmarks of a contagion

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Private credit hiccup has hallmarks of a contagion
Fred Harter
Pentagon is still using Anthropic’s AI tool, despite row

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Pentagon is still using Anthropic’s AI tool, despite row
John Naughton
Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that
Gwyneth Lewis
If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it

Sun 1 Mar 2026

If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it
Patricia Clarke
Anthropic and OpenAI row: who sets the limits on AI in war?

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI row: who sets the limits on AI in war?
Matthew Bishop
Doomsday report about AI moves the markets

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Doomsday report about AI moves the markets
Rachel Sylvester
Lords propose AI tool on phones to stop child sexual abuse images

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Lords propose AI tool on phones to stop child sexual abuse images
John Naughton
Amazon’s new AI writing culture is selling short our powers of productive thinking

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Amazon’s new AI writing culture is selling short our powers of productive thinking
Patricia Clarke
Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Tue 24 Feb 2026

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system
Fred Harter
Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks
Kenan Malik
The AI threat is far greater than job losses

Sun 22 Feb 2026

The AI threat is far greater than job losses
Patricia Clarke
Anthropic clashes again with the Pentagon on AI use and ethics

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Anthropic clashes again with the Pentagon on AI use and ethics
John Naughton
Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions
Kate Ogden
Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades
Patricia Clarke
A hard lesson for software stocks as AI bots rise up

Sat 14 Feb 2026

A hard lesson for software stocks as AI bots rise up
Iona Bain
Don’t trust ChatGPT’s pension advice. It’s likely to be double Dutch

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Don’t trust ChatGPT’s pension advice. It’s likely to be double Dutch
Patricia Clarke
SpaceX IPO will be ultimate test of moonshot capitalism

Sun 8 Feb 2026

SpaceX IPO will be ultimate test of moonshot capitalism
John Naughton
Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit
Alexi Mostrous
I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me

Thu 5 Feb 2026

I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me
Jude Rogers
Why plagiarism matters in the age of AI

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Why plagiarism matters in the age of AI
ChatGPT is introducing porn

37 mins • S1, E308

ChatGPT is introducing porn
Ifang Bremer
The role-play chatbot that has millions of teenagers hooked

Fri 30 Jan 2026

The role-play chatbot that has millions of teenagers hooked
James Tapper
Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer
Barney Macintyre
Could depreciation be the spike that bursts the AI bubble?

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Could depreciation be the spike that bursts the AI bubble?
Patricia Clarke
ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics

Sun 25 Jan 2026

ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics
Rachel Sylvester
Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency
Barney Macintyre
CEOs sound alarm over AI threat to jobs

Fri 23 Jan 2026

CEOs sound alarm over AI threat to jobs
John Naughton
Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI
Harriet Meyer
Human intelligence: How to use AI to plan your holiday

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Human intelligence: How to use AI to plan your holiday
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Patricia Clarke
UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms

Sat 17 Jan 2026

UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms
How US immigration agents track people down

34 mins • S1, E304

How US immigration agents track people down
Matthew Bishop
Insiders nervous as AI set to transform farming and healthcare

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Insiders nervous as AI set to transform farming and healthcare
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Driverless cars compete to rule London streets

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Driverless cars compete to rule London streets
Patricia Clarke
A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images
Niamh Rowe
Million-dollar boost for bot farm shows how AI startups are outpacing regulators

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Million-dollar boost for bot farm shows how AI startups are outpacing regulators
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Will Hutton
In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer

Sat 3 Jan 2026

In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics
Spot the AI video

9 mins • S1, E1269

Spot the AI video
Harriet Meyer
Human intelligence: how to let children use artificial intelligence

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Human intelligence: how to let children use artificial intelligence
2026 Predictions

32 mins • S1, E300

2026 Predictions
Matthew Bishop
McKinsey marks centenary with cuts as experts warn of consulting crash

Tue 23 Dec 2025

McKinsey marks centenary with cuts as experts warn of consulting crash
2025’s biggest stories of the year

37 mins • S1, E299

2025’s biggest stories of the year
Terror attack at Bondi Beach

35 mins • S1, E296

Terror attack at Bondi Beach
Matthew Bishop
Oracle bodes ill for AI bubble

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Oracle bodes ill for AI bubble
Jeevan Vasagar
Nicolai Tangen: ‘Even if AI is a bad bubble, it’s allocating capital towards change’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Nicolai Tangen: ‘Even if AI is a bad bubble, it’s allocating capital towards change’
Matthew Bishop
AI may be the mother of reinvention at Accenture

Sat 6 Dec 2025

AI may be the mother of reinvention at Accenture
John Naughton
How much will ChatGPT pay Apple to become the iPhone’s default AI?

Fri 5 Dec 2025

How much will ChatGPT pay Apple to become the iPhone’s default AI?
Marine Saint
UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution

Thu 4 Dec 2025

UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution
Serena Cesareo
Why Britain is losing its lead in the AI race

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Why Britain is losing its lead in the AI race
The Observer Global AI Index

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Observer Global AI Index
The UAE is funding AI projects in Africa

7 mins • S1, E1248

The UAE is funding AI projects in Africa
Matthew Bishop
ChatGPT turns three and is still changing the world

Sun 30 Nov 2025

ChatGPT turns three and is still changing the world
John Naughton
Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI
Rutger Bregman
Big tech has our attention and now it wants our affection. We must resist

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Big tech has our attention and now it wants our affection. We must resist
Matthew Bishop
Brussels relaxes AI rules as Trump plays up to tech titans

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Brussels relaxes AI rules as Trump plays up to tech titans
Matthew Bishop
Nvidia eases fears but AI bubble watchers bide their time

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Nvidia eases fears but AI bubble watchers bide their time

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