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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Bill Gates calls for ban on AI taking some human jobsMicrosoft founder Bill Gates has spoken out about the use of artificial intelligence and called for robots and AI to be banned from taking certain jobs from human beings.
Artificial Intelligence
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After-school care jumps to £2,800 a year for someParents of children in primary school could be paying more than £2,800 for a year of after-school care in some parts of the UK.
Marriage and Family
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Meta faces legal challenge for addictive featuresMeta, the company that runs Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been accused of intentionally producing addictive products for children in a trial which began on Tuesday.
Pornography
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens in response to safety concerns
Artificial Intelligence
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Disability campaigners call for delay to assisted suicide bill
Assisted Suicide
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AI 'nudification' apps depicting sexual assault available on Apple's storeArtificial intelligence apps which allow users to upload photographs to generate nude pictures are freely available to download on Apple’s App Store.
Pornography
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Councils given greater power to block betting shopsThe Prime Minister has announced the end to “Aim to Permit” rules which prevented local councils from blocking the proliferation of betting shops on high streets.
Gambling
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Watermarks used to stop AI cheatingArtificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced that it will implement a watermarking system to show when text has been generated by AI.
Artificial Intelligence
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Government-funded Scottish 'conversion therapy' helpline only took four calls in 3 monthsA Scottish ‘conversion therapy’ helpline, which has received almost £230,000 from the Scottish Government since 2024, only took four calls in a three-month period, leading to it being dubbed ‘Scotland’s most expensive…
Freedom of Speech
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Meta fined $567m over child safety
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been ordered to pay a fine of $567 million by a U.S. judge over their failure to warn people about the dangers of…
Pornography
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AI used to create new biological virusesArtificial intelligence has been used to create entirely new biological viruses in the laboratory for the first time.
Artificial Intelligence
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Single-sex spaces guidance comes into forceNew guidance on single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms comes into force today. This guidance means that these spaces should be organised by biological sex, and not gender identity.
Transgender