• May 31, 2023
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AI vendors could accept EU's code of conduct idea

Faced with legislative gridlock in Washington and delay in Brussels, EU policymakers propose an AI code of conduct

International
  • May 31, 2023
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Weakened media will undermine democracy in Guatemala

Claims of political persecution and corrupt behaviour look sure to taint elections that are now less than a month away

Guatemala
  • May 31, 2023
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Pyongyang will persevere with space programme

Pyongyang's first attempt to launch a spy satellite failed today after the rocket crashed into the sea

North Korea
  • May 30, 2023
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AI may take decades to lift economy-wide productivity

It took a generation for full electrification benefits to raise economy-wide productivity; the same may be true for AI

International
  • May 30, 2023
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Twitter move compounds EU's disinformation distress

Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's voluntary code of conduct on disinformation

EU
  • May 30, 2023
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Corporate warnings on AI will not move US policy

CEOs of major AI firms have endorsed the 'existential risk' terminology frequently used by AI sceptics

International
  • May 30, 2023
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China will send astronauts to the moon by 2030

China’s plan to have astronauts on the moon by 2030 brings contentious issues of geostrategic rivalry closer

China
  • May 26, 2023
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EU AI law faces tough conflicting pressures

The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act has generated intense debates between the proponents and opponents of strict rules

EU