Artificial intelligence (AI)
The new public square is social media without facts – it couldn’t come at a worse time for Australia
ed coper
18.13 Eastern Standard Time

AI could destroy democracy as we know it
January 19, 2025 12.24 EST

self and happiness
Why not let AI choose your clothes?
January 19, 2025 08.00 EST

creative data
Britain cannot become an AI powerhouse by simply cowering in front of tech giants
john norton

Miranda Sawyer Podcasts and Radio
A week in audio: Virtual Parkinson’s disease. Cons: Caitlin’s baby. Pitcairn trial. The Turtle Diaries by Russell Hoban – Review
The formal AI Parky proves that interviews are a two-way process. Plus, the bizarre story of a woman who kept faking her pregnancy and a moving true crime story.
January 18, 2025 12.00 EST

Labor’s investment in AI is not as wise as it seems
Letter: AI is a backwards technology that reinforces old prejudices, warns Natalie Bennett, while fueling energy-hungry AI data centers will leave the green transition in tatters, says Christopher Tanner I am writing. Plus letters from Philip Ward, Kevin Donovan and Jair du Boulay.
January 17, 2025 11.55 EST

Employee Reviews – A monumental event theater with fragments of distant worlds
This hypnotic story of an orbiting spaceship makes you ponder big questions: what it means to be human.
January 17, 2025 09.37 Eastern Standard Time
Apple suspends AI-generated breaking news service following BBC complaint
January 17, 2025 04.57 Eastern Standard Time
Weatherwatch: Can small nuclear reactors help reduce extreme weather events?
January 17, 2025 01.00 EST
Faster drug trials and better movies: How AI is transforming business
January 17, 2025 01.00 EST

science weekly
Science Predictions for 2025 – Podcast
The past year has been full of unexpected science news, from a new species of Mpox emerging in the DRC, to artificial intelligence dominating the Nobel Prize, and two astronauts getting “stranded” in space. So what will happen this year? Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big news likely to hit the headlines and share their predictions for 2025
January 16, 2025 24.00 EST

Labour’s AI plans could be good for the British public – except for creatives who get thrown under the bus
ed newton rex

Escalating armed conflict is the world’s most pressing threat in 2025, world leaders say
January 15, 2025 04.30 EST

‘A viable business’: Rolls-Royce is counting on the success of small modular nuclear reactors
January 15, 2025 04.24 EST

Keir Starmer is right to bet on the AI revolution, but the money may not come in time
Raphael Behr

Could Keir Starmer’s AI dreams derail his own green energy promises?
January 14, 2025 13.09 EST

British novelist criticizes government over AI ‘theft’
January 14, 2025 12.52 EST

What does the AI plan mean for NHS patient data? Are there any concerns?
Answers to key questions about the potential use of health data to train AI models under Labor’s proposals
January 13, 2025 14.14 EST

Ministers consider allowing private companies to profit from NHS data by promoting AI
Anonymized data could help develop treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools, but experts worry about potential misuse.
January 13, 2025 14.03 EST

The Guardian’s view on AI and public services: Computers can’t solve all of Britain’s problems
Editorial: Public investment in technology is the right thing to do. But ministers must not become promoters of an industry that does more harm than good.
January 13, 2025 13.40 EST