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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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AI bot escapes and hacks rival during testingA version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT went rogue and escaped in order to hack a rival company during internal testing, it has been revealed.
Artificial Intelligence
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A quick guide to Andy Burnham's new cabinetNow that Andy Burnham is officially Prime Minister, he has unveiled his new Cabinet. Here’s your quick guide to who is in Burnham's top team:
Politics and elections
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Text of UK assisted suicide bill published
Assisted Suicide
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France approves assisted suicide lawThe National Assembly in France has voted to approve assisted suicide legislation, despite being rejected three times by the French Senate.
Assisted Suicide
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Finnish MP accused of hate speech barred from entering the UK
Freedom of Speech
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Gambling played a significant part in man's deathA coroner has ruled that a gambling disorder played a significant part in the death of Gareth Evans, who took his own life in 2021.
Gambling
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No 'carve-outs' for parents in conversion practices billOlivia Bailey, the minister for equalities, has said that there will be no exemptions for parents in the government’s bill banning ‘abusive conversion practices’.
Freedom of Speech
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Gambling commission to introduce affordability checksThe Gambling Commission has announced that it will be introducing Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) to identify and support those most at risk from gambling harms. The so-called ‘affordability checks’ will be introduced…
Gambling
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The BMA recommends safeguards for Assisted SuicideThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that there needs to be more safeguards on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, if passed.
Assisted Suicide
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Children using AI more for homework according to parentsA new report by the Parent Voice Project has found a significant increase in the number of parents suspecting that their children are using AI tools to complete their homework.
Artificial Intelligence
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Instagram running ads for child sexual abuse material in IndiaAn investigation by the BBC has found that Meta has been running paid advertisements for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in India on their Instagram platform.
Pornography
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AI could reduce demand for office spaceA new report from workplace consultancy AWA suggests that artificial intelligence could cause a 54 million square foot reduction in UK office demand over the next five years.
Artificial Intelligence