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How new technology has boosted the consumer fraud fightback Partner content
Economy
By Mastercard
How new technology has boosted the consumer fraud fightback
Fraud is a crime that devastates millions of lives across the UK, costing consumers over £1bn every year. As fraudsters develop ever more sophisticated strategies, Politics Home finds out how Mastercard is supporting the fightback by investing in the cutting-edge technology that can keep people in the UK safe.
AI Safety Summit Lauded As 'Success' But MPs Question What's Next
Foreign affairs
AI Safety Summit Lauded As "Success" But MPs Question What's Next
The government's landmark AI Safety Summit has been largely celebrated as a success, achieving multiple agreements between international governments and technology developers to work together on preventing existential risks.
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Defence
By Kevan Jones MP
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for our future have certainly caught the public’s interest recently, whether it’s curiosity about applications such as ChatGPT or dystopian predictions of a machine-run future.
Exploring a Catapult legacy with Stuart Martin Partner content
Economy
By Catapult Network
Exploring a Catapult legacy with Stuart Martin
We sat down with Stuart Martin, CEO of Satellite Applications Catapult and founding member of the Catapult network, to talk about the mark he’s left on the UK space sector and the evolving mission of Catapults over his 10-years at the helm.
AI Experts Find Rishi Sunak And Elon Musk Interview 'Depressing'
Technology
AI Experts Find Rishi Sunak And Elon Musk Interview "Depressing"
AI experts have condemned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to host an ‘in conversation’ event with X owner Elon Musk as “undemocratic” and “depressing”.
Key Players Remain Unconvinced About The Government’s AI Safety Summit
Foreign affairs
Key Players Remain Unconvinced About The Government’s AI Safety Summit
Figures across the technology and political landscape are still having doubts over whether the landmark AI Safety Summit, kicking off this week at Bletchley Park, has the right focus to steer the development of artificial intelligence in the UK and the rest of the world.
AI is revolutionising the film industry but it must never replace writers
Culture
By Baroness Kidron
AI is revolutionising the film industry but it must never replace writers
I watched the Hollywood writers’ strike with some interest. The battle over artificial intelligence (AI) replacing the workforce falls squarely in my area of political interest, and my husband – a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) – was on strike.
Former Tech Secretary Hopes AI Safety Summit Sparks 'National Conversation' On Regulation
Technology
Former Tech Secretary Hopes AI Safety Summit Sparks "National Conversation" On Regulation
Former secretary of state Chloe Smith has said that after this week’s AI Safety Summit, a “national conversation” will be needed to ensure UK regulators have the ability to respond to the huge risks presented by AI.
AI may soon outsmart humans
Technology
By Geoffrey Hinton
AI may soon outsmart humans
To have any hope of regulating AI effectively, legislators need to have a basic understanding of how current AI works.
Labour 'Left In The Dark' On Global AI Safety Summit
Technology
Labour "Left In The Dark" On Global AI Safety Summit
The Shadow Minister for Tech and Digital Economy, Alex Davies-Jones, has accused the government of keeping Labour “in the dark” over plans for the landmark AI Safety Summit, hosted next week at Bletchley Park.
Britain can become a leader in AI safety
Technology
By Matt Clifford
Britain can become a leader in AI safety
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the great technology of our lifetime. The release of ChatGPT a year ago sparked a fire in the imaginations of business, policymakers, and the public alike. But it’s a mistake to think of ChatGPT as a watershed moment – it’s a point on an exponential curve, and one that shows no sign of slowing.
Policymakers need a plan to contain AI or risk dire consequences
Technology
By Mustafa Suleyman
Policymakers need a plan to contain AI or risk dire consequences
One way of thinking about the last 500 years is as a steady spreading of power. Thanks to a slowly accreting set of political, social, economic and technological measures, power dispersed out from its traditional centres.
Is Parliament ready for a House of Bots?
Parliament
By Lord Londesborough
Is Parliament ready for a House of Bots?
This summer, I decided to shake things up by asking my fellow lordships how they would react to being replaced by “peerbots … with deeper knowledge, higher productivity and lower running costs”.
Kill or cure? The challenges regulators are facing with AI
Technology
By James O'Malley
Kill or cure? The challenges regulators are facing with AI
Stunning advances in AI have left politicians across the world scrabbling to ensure it serves – and does not destroy – humanity. James O’Malley lays out the challenges that regulators face. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Why Britain’s AI minister isn’t a tech bro
Foreign affairs
By Tali Fraser
Why Britain’s AI minister isn’t a tech bro
Viscount Camrose, the government’s AI minister, has high hopes for the benefits of the technology. Tali Fraser asks what makes him so optimistic. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Helping to drive the UK’s science superpower status through innovation Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Helping to drive the UK’s science superpower status through innovation
A new platform has been unveiled to bring revolutionary total-body PET imaging infrastructure and intelligence to the UK.
Tory MP Urges Government To 'Follow Through' With Global AI Summit
Technology
Tory MP Urges Government To "Follow Through" With Global AI Summit
Foreign affairs committee chair Alicia Kearns said the UK has only done a “half job” on industrial strategy and urged the government to take “solid action” and “follow through” at the global AI summit in November.
Online Safety Bill Set To Pass But 'Huge Gaps' Could Remain
Technology
Online Safety Bill Set To Pass But "Huge Gaps" Could Remain
The historic Online Safety Bill has reached its final stages of parliament, but a number of figures who have sought to shape the legislation fear that "huge gaps" remain in the law to make the internet a safer place.
Government Urged To Create New Digital Transformation Minister Role
Technology
Government Urged To Create New Digital Transformation Minister Role
The government should appoint a dedicated minister across the Cabinet Office and Treasury to lead a much-needed digital transformation of government, according to a new report.
Government Urged To 'Get On With' Regulating AI Ahead Of Rest Of World
Technology
Government Urged To "Get On With" Regulating AI Ahead Of Rest Of World
The government must address 12 key challenges presented by artificial intelligence and needs to urgently introduce legislation to tighten regulation around AI and get ahead of international competitors, according to a new select committee report.
Foreign Secretary Defends China Diplomacy Despite Criticism From MPs
Foreign affairs
Foreign Secretary Defends China Diplomacy Despite Criticism From MPs
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has defended his visit to China against criticism from MPs that the government's stance on China has been "incoherent", as he visits the country for the first time.
Government Warned Against Allowing Big Tech Firms To 'Dictate' AI Policy
Technology
Government Warned Against Allowing Big Tech Firms To "Dictate" AI Policy
Alex Davies-Jones, Shadow Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has said “big players” in the tech industry should not be “dictating” to government how artificial intelligence policy should look and that urgent regulation is needed, in response to a damning new report by the Ada Lovelace Institute.
New takedown powers are needed to protect consumers from unsafe goods sold online
Economy
By Neil Coyle MP
New takedown powers are needed to protect consumers from unsafe goods sold online
Several domestic fires linked to e-bike chargers and other faulty goods have seen homes burn and lives put at risk.
The tectonic plates of technology are shifting, but can digital skills in the UK keep up?
Technology
By Zoe Crowther
The tectonic plates of technology are shifting, but can digital skills in the UK keep up?
Hailed as our first ‘tech bro’ prime minister, Rishi Sunak loves to talk about the UK’s potential as a world leader in digital technology. But with government departments and public services facing a huge digital skills gap, he has a challenge on his hands. Zoe Crowther reports