Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.

While Meta’s decision to drop fact-checkers has drawn sharp criticism, the real concern lies in the unchecked power of AI and neurotechnology.

Content moderation is a thorny issue, often pitting safety against free speech. But does it even work, and which approach is best?

There are safety and privacy implications to the government’s announcement.

AI safety has taken a back seat in the competition for ever more powerful large language models.

Doctors have an overwhelming amount of individual patient data and medical research at their disposal to make diagnoses and treatment plans.

Ethical and legal issues around death in the digital age are thorny enough dealing with social media accounts. AI puts the notion of a digital afterlife into overdrive.

AI could concentrate capabilities in the hands of a relatively small number of organisations.