BBC News21 hours agoAI: EU agrees landmark deal on regulation of artificial intelligencebbc.co.uk - BBC NewsEuropean Union officials have reached a provisional deal on the world's first comprehensive laws to regulate the use of artificial intelligence. After 36 hours of talks, negotiators agreed rules around AI in systems like ChatGPT and facial recognition. The European Parliament will vote on the AI Act …
BBC News1 day agoMicrosoft's links with OpenAI to be examined by competition watchdogbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe UK's competition watchdog is to look at whether Microsoft's high-value partnership with OpenAI could be considered as a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether the US tech giant's work with OpenAI could affect the AI market overall. Microsoft, which owns 49% of OpenAI, …
BBC News1 day agoGoogle admits AI viral video was edited to look betterbbc.co.uk - By Tom GerkenA video showcasing the capabilities of Google's artificial intelligence (AI) model which seemed too good to be true might just be that. The Gemini demo, which has 1.6m views on YouTube, shows a remarkable back-and-forth where an AI responds in real time to spoken-word prompts and video. In the …
BBC News1 day agoGame Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the yearbbc.co.uk - By Tom RichardsonActor Timothée Chalamet revealed the Game of the Year at the videogame industry's biggest awards ceremony. The Wonka star announced that fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3 had won the top prize at the Los Angeles ceremony. Accepting the award, Belgian developer Larian said the epic fantasy RPG based on …
BBC News2 days agoMobile phones: Firms face £3bn legal claim for overchargingbbc.co.uk - By Sam GruetMillions of UK consumers could receive payouts after a legal claim was launched against mobile phone networks. Justin Gutmann, a former executive at Citizens Advice, alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged customers for phones beyond the end of their contract. He is seeking damages of more …
BBC News1 day agoDisney: Elon Musk calls for boss to be fired over ad spatbbc.co.uk - By Annabelle LiangElon Musk has said Disney boss Bob Iger should be "fired immediately" after the company stopped advertising on X. "Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company," Mr Musk said in a series of posts against the media giant. It comes just a week after he told companies that …