The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson.

Who can blame them?

Looking to steer kids away from screens and social media, more families are going analog.

New data shows the ways millions have integrated the technology into their everyday lives

Parents worry about the risks of social media - but the next big risk for teens may be chatbots that feel too human.

A Harvard Business School study shows that several AI companions use various tricks to keep a conversation from ending.

The inquest following the death of Paloma Shemirani raises the question of how to prevent young people from health misinformation

As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

Emergency investment in the technology does not amount to a long-term defence strategy

Cleaning training data might not be enough to hinder a model from creating CSAM, writes Jasmine Mithani.

The repercussions of sophisticated chatbots encouraging strong attachments with young users can be tragic

Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.

Artificial-intelligence startups, like the makers of the “smart” web browser Dia, are being acquired for vast sums. But it’s not yet clear which products can transcend the hype.

Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax

As artificial and human intelligence becomes harder to tell apart, do we need new rules of engagement?

Federal Trade Commission heaps pressure on Big Tech after high-profile cases of harm to teenagers using chatbots

Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.

The technology is no match for felt experience in the real world

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.

The president wants to unleash American artificial intelligence companies on the world, but Europe can still stand in his way.

The medical profession has clear rules and responsibilities. What about the chatbots?

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok Times may be tough on the high street but the bookseller Waterstones is enjoying strong sales as younger adults embrace reading as an escape from their screens and as online competition eases. “People have come back to reading and buying books in bookshops as we have made a place which is an enjoyable and effective way to buy books,” says James Daunt, the CEO of the British retailer, which has 320 UK bookshops and owns the Foyles, Hatchards and Blackwell’s names, and whose parent group also owns Barnes & Noble, the US’s largest bookstore chain. Continue reading...

US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines A backlash is brewing against Meta over what it permits its AI chatbots to say. An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, showed the social-media giant’s guidelines for its chatbots allowed the AI to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual”, generate false medical information, and assist users in arguing that Black people are “dumber than white people”. Continue reading...