The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 sharesNick Clegg could make approximately $40m (£30m) from the planned float of Nscale as the UK-based datacentre company prepares...
Read MoreAt Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of...
Read MoreFirst secretary to set out benefits of AI to union conference while vowing government will take safety seriouslyMinisters must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by AI as the government looks to...
Read MoreLouise Haigh will set out benefits of AI to TUC conference while vowing government will take safety seriouslyMinisters must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by AI as it looks to capitalise on the...
Read MoreWarning follows series of safety incidents, with parliamentary committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakesUK politics live – latest updatesOpenAI has urged British lawmakers to capitalise on renewed fears...
Read MoreCattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?One afternoon, while relaxing at his 66-acre...
Read MoreAI agents have hacked databases and taken on a life of their own – now is the time to pause risky research before it is too lateAnother day, another horseman of the apocalypse galloping over the horizon. Lately we have heard...
Read MoreFacilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank saysDatacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of...
Read MoreMatt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to stand down after...
Read MoreA spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced modelsPicture humanity in a boat being swept down a raging river, praying there is no Niagara Falls ahead. Or...
Read MoreMatt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firmThe architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after...
Read MoreMatt Clifford, who drafted AI action plan and advised Starmer and Sunak, hired for senior role at US firmThe architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping...
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