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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
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
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
Simon Barnes
'Wait for the sun. Hope to survive': My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

'Wait for the sun. Hope to survive': My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Rachel Sylvester
‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections

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