Artificial Intelligence

European Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services…

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Spotify to slap ‘AI Persona’ badges on AI-generated artist profiles

Spotify said it will begin adding “AI Persona” badges to certain artist profiles starting in mid-September, aiming to give listeners greater transparency about whether the artist behind the music is…

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Euro Zone Growth Beats Forecasts as AI Investment Lifts Economy

The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter as surging investment in AI, ample government spending and several one-off factors more than offset a drag from high energy…

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Norwegian-led investigation into dark web child abuse forums leads to arrests across seven countries

A coordinated international operation supported by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 28 people as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation, with authorities also safeguarding three children.…

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Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns

Developments in artificial intelligence are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy, meaning there are no guarantees the technology will ‌not cause catastrophic harm, a United Nations independent panel warned on…

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MEPs endorse fast-track EU defence innovation programme

European Parliament committees have backed plans to establish a new EU programme aimed at accelerating defence innovation in response to the changing security environment created by Russia's war against Ukraine.…

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Apple raises laptop and tablet prices amid global memory chip shortage

Apple has increased the prices of selected MacBooks and iPads worldwide, citing a sharp rise in the cost of memory and storage chips driven by growing demand from artificial intelligence…

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Jeff Bezos says AI will create labour shortages rather than mass unemployment

Artificial Intelligence will lead ‌to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, ⁠Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Wednesday. Bezos was speaking about his new AI startup ‌Prometheus, ⁠which is…

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EU launches major tech push to break US and China dependence

The European Commission has presented a sweeping tech sovereignty package to boost homegrown technologies and reduce dependency on American and Chinese companies. Whether it will make a meaningful difference —…

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EU reaches tentative deal on simpler AI rules

European Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement early Thursday on changes to parts of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act as part of the bloc’s digital omnibus package.…

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Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year

By Gail Flanagan, Lecturer and researcher, linguistics, University of Limerick For us linguists, the flurry of “word of the year” announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as…

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The AI revolution is ‘unprecedented’ in the scale of human history, new report finds

A new report from Mary Meeker, dubbed the "Queen of the Internet," shows that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is the fastest technological change in history. The growth of…

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Usage of AI technologies increasing in EU enterprises

In 2024, 13.5% of enterprises in the EU with 10 or more employees used artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to conduct their business, indicating a 5.5 percentage points (pp) growth from…

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Microsoft to let clients build AI agents for routine tasks from November

Microsoft will allow its customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents from next month, in its latest push to tap the booming technology amid growing investor scrutiny of its hefty…

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European Commission rolls out its own ChatGPT-like tool

The European Commission is known more for regulating artificial intelligence tools than deploying them — until now. The Commission's IT department, DG DIGIT, has rolled out an AI pilot project…

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Over 100 companies first to sign EU’s AI Pact

Over one hundred companies have become the first to sign the EU Pact on Artificial Intelligence, the European Commission announced in a note.The signatories include European multinationals and small and…

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US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty

The first legally binding international AI treaty will be open for signing on Thursday by the countries that negotiated it, including European Union members, the United States and Britain, the…

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Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network expands to help European healthcare organizations improve AI quality, safety, and trustworthiness in health

HLTH Europe, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a consortium of healthcare leaders, announced its expansion to Europe with the objective to help organizations in the region operationalize responsible…

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AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says

The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shipping startup…

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NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund

A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding as part of the group’s one billion euro ($1.1 billion) innovation fund. The alliance unveiled the…

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AI threat to jobs of 218,000 civil servants in Italy

The arrival of artificial intelligence is a threat to the jobs of around 218,000 civil servants in Italy, according to a report presented at the 2024 Public Administration Forum (Forum…

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Europe sets benchmark for rest of the world with landmark AI laws

Europe's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for…

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EBO Launches AI-powered Digital Women’s Health Hub

EBO, a leading AI solutions supplier for the UK healthcare market continues to strengthen its role in the UK’s health sector with the launch of its new Digital Women’s Health…

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AI seen cutting worker numbers, survey by staffing company Adecco shows

By John Revill Artificial intelligence will lead to many companies employing fewer people in the next five years, staffing provider Adecco Group said this week, in a new survey highlighting…

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UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution

By Alexandra Alper (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, and…

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Microsoft singles out Google’s competitive edge in generative AI

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google enjoys a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence due to its trove of data and AI-optimised chips, Microsoft has told…

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Saudi sovereign wealth fund pitches kingdom as AI hub

MIAMI (Reuters) - The head of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) pitched the kingdom as a prospective hub for artificial intelligence activity outside the United States, citing its energy…

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‘AI godfather’, others urge more deepfake regulation in open letter

By Anna Tong BERKELEY, Feb 21 (Reuters ) - - Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology's trailblazers Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling…

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France now backing EU AI rules, EU source says ahead of bloc endorsement

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing artificial intelligence subject to strict conditions, an EU diplomatic source said on…

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Over a third of EU firms adopt AI, bringing digital goals in reach

STOCKHOLM, Feb 1 (Reuters) - More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a report commissioned by Amazon Web Services…

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Taiwan president tells Pope Francis she supports his AI concerns

TAIPEI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis offering support for his concerns over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and pledging deeper cooperation…

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Germany to approve EU’s planned AI act

Germany will approve the European Union's pioneering AI Act after the minister responsible for digital issues said a compromise had been reached. The European Union in December reached a provisional…

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Italy fines first city for privacy breaches in use of AI

ROME, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Italy's privacy watchdog has fined the northern city of Trento for breaking data protection rules in the way it used artificial intelligence (AI) in street…

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Biden administration takes first step toward writing key AI standards

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The Biden administration said this week it was taking the first step toward writing key standards and guidance for the safe deployment of generative…

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A look at Europe’s landmark AI regulations

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - European Union policymakers and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday 8th December on the world's first comprehensive set of rules regulating the use…

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UPDATED: EU countries, lawmakers halt 22-hour long AI talks, to continue on Friday

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - EU countries and lawmakers on Thursday halted negotiations on landmark rules governing artificial intelligence after failing to find consensus on key points despite 22 hours…

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What are the EU’s landmark AI rules?

By Martin Coulter Negotiations around the European Union's first-of-a-kind rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) looked set for a dramatic climax, as lawmakers enter what some hope will be the final…

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Disputed landmark AI rules face crunch EU talks

By Foo Yun Chee, Supantha Mukherjee and Martin Coulter BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - European Union ambitions to take a lead in landmark rules for artificial intelligence hang in the…

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US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI ‘secure by design’

By Raphael Satter and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official…

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Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation

No sanctions should be imposed, joint paper says Commitments would involve large and small providers Paper suggests "mandatory self-regulation through codes of conduct" By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - France,…

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White House unveils wide-ranging action to mitigate AI risks

By Jeff Mason Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will take wide ranging action on artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday by seeking to increase safety while protecting consumers,…

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G7 to agree AI code of conduct for companies -G7 document

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven industrial countries will on Monday agree a code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems,…

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AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these ‘artificial persons’ follow the law

Only “persons” can engage with the legal system – for example, by signing contracts or filing lawsuits. There are two main categories of persons: humans, termed “natural persons,” and creations…

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UK’s Sunak says only governments can tackle AI risks

By Paul Sandle LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said only governments could tackle the risks posed by AI, a technology he said could make it…

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ECB looks to AI to better understand inflation after big misses

FRANKFURT, (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking at how artificial intelligence could help improve its understanding of inflation after underestimating price pressures for years and delaying the start…

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UK competition regulator lays out AI principles

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator proposed principles to govern new artificial intelligence (AI) models on Monday, including accountability, access and transparency, as it seeks to foster competitive…

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Generation AI: education reluctantly embraces the bots

By Barbara Lewis and Supantha Mukherjee LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - At leading Swedish university Lund, teachers decide which students can use artificial intelligence to help them with assignments. At the University…

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Google DeepMind co-founder calls for US to enforce AI standards – FT

Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. should allow Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) chips only to buyers who agree to ethically use the technology, Google DeepMind's co-founder Mustafa Suleyman told the…

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Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues

Technological leaps have patchy economic records AI creates fears about job destruction, workers' rights Competition policy, access to training is key By Mark John (Reuters) - If medieval advances in…

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AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money

By Akash Sriram and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft and Alphabet someday. But expect deeper investments before gains…

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EU’s AI lobbying blitz gets lukewarm response in Asia

By Fanny Potkin, Sam Nussey and Supantha Mukherjee SINGAPORE/TOKYO/STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) - The European Union is lobbying Asian countries to follow its lead on artificial intelligence in adopting new rules for…

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The hidden cost of the AI boom: social and environmental exploitation

Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominated by a few key concerns, such as whether superintelligent AI will wipe us out, or whether AI will steal our jobs.…

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UN Security Council meets for first time on AI risks

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a…

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Japan needs computing power surge to stay in AI race

By Tim Kelly and Sam Nussey TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan needs to rapidly expand computing power as it vies to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, said…

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UK MI6 spy chief warns on AI risk from adversaries

PRAGUE, July 19 (Reuters) - The head of Britain's MI6 foreign spy service said some adversaries would try to develop artificial intelligence in a way which was reckless and dangerous,…

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Draft EU artificial intelligence rules could hurt Europe -open letter

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM, June 30 (Reuters) - The proposed EU Artificial Intelligence legislation would jeopardise Europe's competitiveness and technological sovereignty, according to an open letter signed by more than…

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How the newly EU approved draft law to regulate AI will work

The word “risk” is often seen in the same sentence as “artificial intelligence” these days. While it is encouraging to see world leaders consider the potential problems of AI, along…

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