1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (708+ words) The UK government has rejected the idea of creating a so-called "kill switch" to stop a dangerous attack from rogue AI. The proposal to create a legal mechanism for the UK to switch off an AI model in an emergency…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (579+ words) OpenAI's chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has called for "extreme caution" over AI's runaway progress and warned more intervention may be needed to ensure "humans remain in control of the future". "I am concerned no one is prepared for the consequences…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (446+ words) A group of peers is calling for the British government to be able to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off the country's data centres in the event of the tech posing a threat to national security. It is led…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (497+ words) Criminal hackers have posted the personal data of nearly nine million people online after breaching three UK airports. Hackers extorted Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for an undisclosed amount but failed to get their ransom paid. Customers of Manchester, London Stansted…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) Customers on a P&O ferry have been hit by a data breach after personal information was shared during the sailing, the cross-Channel operator has said. P&O Ferries said an "isolated incident" took place on a sailing on the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (355+ words) A doctor exposed confidential medical information when taking a phone call while examining a patient, a watchdog has revealed. The Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) said "identifying details and sensitive health information" about another person were overheard during…...