NCSC: AI to significantly boost cyber threats over next two years

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06.08.2025

A report published by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI will substantially increase cyber threats over the next two years.  The centre warns of a surge in ransomware attacks in particular; involving hackers deploying malicious software to encrypt a victim’s files or entire system and demanding...

Apple secures ‘observer’ seat on OpenAI board

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25.07.2025

Following Apple’s partnership announcement with OpenAI at WWDC last month, a new report reveals that the tech giant will secure an “observer role” on OpenAI’s board of directors. The new arrangement – set to take...

Amazon is building a LLM to rival OpenAI and Google

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23.07.2025

Amazon is reportedly making substantial investments in the development of a large language model (LLM) named Olympus.  According to Reuters, the tech giant is pouring millions into this project to create a model with a...

Algorithmia’s latest tools aim to solve ML governance challenges

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22.07.2025

Algorithmia is today debuting new reporting tools which aim to solve machine learning (ML) governance challenges. Research conducted by the company found that the number one challenge organisations are facing with their deployments is governance....

Hugging Face calls for open-source focus in the AI Action Plan

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15.07.2025

Hugging Face has called on the US government to prioritise open-source development in its forthcoming AI Action Plan. In a statement to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Hugging Face emphasised that “thoughtful...

Deepfakes are now being used to help solve crimes

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14.07.2025

A deepfake video created by Dutch police could help to change the often negative perception of the technology. Deepfakes use generative neural network architectures – such as autoencoders or generative adversarial networks (GANs) – to...

GPT-4o delivers human-like AI interaction with text, audio, and vision integration

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13.07.2025

OpenAI has launched its new flagship model, GPT-4o, which seamlessly integrates text, audio, and visual inputs and outputs, promising to enhance the naturalness of machine interactions. GPT-4o, where the “o” stands for “omni,” is designed...

Baidu deploys its ERNIE Bot generative AI to the public

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08.07.2025

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced that its generative AI product ERNIE Bot is now open to the public through various app stores and its website. ERNIE Bot can generate text, images, and videos based...

Hallucinations, plagiarism, and ChatGPT

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03.07.2025

ChatGPT was introduced just seven weeks ago, but the AI has already garnered a lifetime’s worth of hype. It’s anybody’s guess whether this particular technology opens the AI kimono for good or is just a...

UK announces over £100M to support ‘agile’ AI regulation

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02.07.2025

The UK government has announced over £100 million in new funding to support an “agile” approach to AI regulation. This includes £10 million to prepare and upskill regulators to address the risks and opportunities of...