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Don’t bet that the Pentagon – or Anthropic – is acting in the public interest

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Don’t bet that the Pentagon – or Anthropic – is acting in the public interest

The lesson here isn’t that one AI company is more ethical than another. It’s that we must renovate our democratic structures

6 months ago

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Monsters and madness and men, oh my! The Terror is the unsung treasure of peak television

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Monsters and madness and men, oh my! The Terror is the unsung treasure of peak television

With a world-class cast that will have you constantly saying ‘hey, it’s that guy!’, this horror drama about a doomed Royal Navy expedition is a grand treatise on colonial folly

6 months ago

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A Novel About a Secret No One Wants to Know

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A Novel About a Secret No One Wants to Know

The wildly popular Norwegian novelist Vigdis Hjorth returns to a dark past.

6 months ago

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Five of the most interesting upcoming indie games

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Five of the most interesting upcoming indie games

From the ghostly Shutter Story to road trip adventure Outbound and strategy puzzler Titanium Court, here are the titles we enjoyed the most from this year’s Steam Next Fest showcase

6 months ago

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OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

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OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

ChatGPT owner’s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence services

6 months ago

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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank

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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank

Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say critics

6 months ago

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Alejandro González Iñárritu on his Amores Perros art show: ‘This is an anti-AI exhibition’

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Alejandro González Iñárritu on his Amores Perros art show: ‘This is an anti-AI exhibition’

Oscar-winning director returns to his breakout 2000 hit for an exhibition seven years in the making, giving visitors a new experiential look at his debut film

6 months ago

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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved review

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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved review

Those not up to speed on the Miss Kobayashi manga may struggle with the full nuance of this dimension hopping anime, but the visuals are stunningly to look at

6 months ago

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Why Frankenstein should win the best picture Oscar

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Why Frankenstein should win the best picture Oscar

Guillermo del Toro has overcome the Academy’s aversion to fantasy before and with this heartfelt telling of the monster classic he should do it again

6 months ago

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The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review

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The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review

An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making

6 months ago

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Obex review

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Obex review

Director and star Albert Birney goes through the looking glass to tackle a Zelda-esque dog rescue quest inside his 80s gaming machine in endearingly imaginative fantasy

6 months ago

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Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a 'larger opportunity' within 2 years

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Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a 'larger opportunity' within 2 years

It comes shortly after Qualcomm launched a processor under the Dragonwing brand name designed for robots.

6 months ago

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