Certificates for copyright-compliant AI are here — but ChatGPT won’t get one

A new certification scheme for copyright-compliant AI has launched, but ChatGPT and other text generators won’t qualify. Named Fairly Trained, the initiative arrives amid a brewing backlash against generative AI companies.…

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World’s largest carbon capture plant is UK’s ‘next big white elephant’

In a move that has sparked widespread criticism from scientists and politicians alike, the UK government has approved plans to install carbon capture technology at Britain’s largest power plant. Under…

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These AI binoculars just made birdwatching a whole lot easier — and more expensive

As a kid, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was the only person I knew interested in birdwatching. Nevertheless, I regularly went out in nature armed with my binoculars, bird book, and camera,…

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EU joins UK in scrutinising OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft

Antitrust regulators in the EU have joined their British counterparts in scrutinising Microsoft’s alliance with OpenAI. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said on Tuesday that it’s “checking whether…

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These are the most stable tech sectors for job seekers in 2024

Instability is at the heart of technology, as new innovations constantly change the game. However, the last couple of years have been especially volatile as interest rates rose, VC funding…

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This spectrometer was set to be the first-ever European tech on the moon. But it might never get there

A US rocket carrying the first ever European-built tech set to land on the moon successfully launched in the early hours of Monday morning. Known as an Exospheric Mass Spectrometer…

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Yes, facial verification could replace passports at UK airports — but not in 2024

Britain is set to test facial verification tech that removes the need for passports, but experts have dashed hopes of a full launch this year. The project was unveiled this…

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