TechSweden and the Nordic countries are among the 61 countries that signed the Paris Summit Declaration.
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AI and speech therapy to help police identify voices
TechResearchers at Lund University are now developing speech comparison to be used in criminal investigations.
Google abandons promise not to use AI for weapons
TechGoogle has removed the part of its AI policy that previously prohibited the development and deployment of AI for weapons or surveillance.
Here’s the Chinese AI model that’s shaking up the tech world
TechDeepSeek has quickly become one of the most downloaded apps in the world and is expected to challenge the US giants.
Microsoft announces steep subscription price hikes
EconomyThe 50% increase is said to fund the company's investment in AI technology in Word and Excel.
The tech mogul on the future of AI: Constant mass surveillance
Tech“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” predicts Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Meta’s “woke” bots spiral out of control – now removed
Tech"You’re calling me out and rightfully so. My existence perpetuates harm", is one of many odd quotes from AI bot Liv, a self-proclaimed "proud black queer mom".
Microsoft invests $80 billion in AI
Tech"AI promises to drive innovation and boost productivity in every sector of the economy," it states.
Bilderberg icon’s AI technology trains killer drones to identify Russians.
WorldNew technology from Palantir will automate the killing - described as part of the “first AI-driven war”.
Growing trend: Search engines replaced by AI bots
TechFaster and more personalized responses are expected to change our search habits.
One third of Danes use AI
DenmarkGenerative AI tools are used both in the workplace and for educational purposes.
EU to build AI factories
TechOne of the AI factories will be located in Sweden and operated by Linköping University.
Alibaba launches “reasoning” AI model
TechAlibaba has launched QwQ-32B-Preview, an AI model with 32.5 billion parameters that challenges OpenAI's latest in advanced problem solving and analytics.
Nordic report calls for clearer laws on AI-porn
The NordicsIceland and Denmark are at the forefront in this area, while Sweden and Norway lack legislative clarity, according to the report.
Meta lifts ban on military use of AI
TechLockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton and Palantir Technologies are some of the military companies that can now also use the tech giant's technology.
The most PRIVATE ways to use AI
TechNaomi Brockwell: As amazing as these tools are, there are also privacy considerations we can’t ignore.
Here is the AI podcast with fictional characters
TechThe realism of the conversation is sparking a new debate about the implications of AI technology.
The Swedish government launches AI inquiry
TechWill examine "the need for national adaptations" to the new EU AI regulation.
Meta confirms use of 16 years of user data in training new AI model
TechHowever, the EU and Brazil are exempt from data scraping.
xAI releases Grok-2 with image generation on X
TechThe next generation of chat-based AI from Musk's company seriously competes with ChatGPT, but also opens up to the wild west of AI-generated images.
Olympic stars to be ‘protected from cyber hate’ by AI
WorldHateful comments will be removed from social media in real time to "try to make the Olympics a safe place".
TikTok launches verification tool for AI
TechThe social media platform has created a tool to automatically identify AI-generated content.
Artificial Intelligence and the Power of Language
ColumnsThorsteinn Siglaugsson: How the mastery of language may be driving emergent abilities in Large Language Models, and what this means.
Finnish coffee roastery creates ‘AI coffee blend’
FinlandKaffa Roastery in Helsinki has launched a coffee blend developed with the help of artificial intelligence.