A UK government watchdog is considering an investigation into the Home Office’s use of generative AI tools to process asylum applications, WIRED has learned. The potential probe follows lawmakers and researchers publicly questioning the tools’ accuracy and the government’s secrecy around their use. The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), which monitors the
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the UK government, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, leaders from OpenAI and Anthropic, the UK’s new AI minister Kanishka Narayan, and even the head of the UK’s foreign intelligence service. (Paolo Benanti, who advises the pope on AI, was
The Buckeyes head to Texas to take on the Longhorns in this weekend’s most anticipated college football game. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Ohio State vs. Texas, no matter where you are in the world. If you don’t want to read any further, we’ve got you covered. You
In June, the UK government told Big Tech it had three months to make taking, viewing, or sharing images of child nudity on their devices impossible. “I expect tech firms to make that happen,” said then prime minister Keir Starmer. “But if they choose not to, then we will act and change the law.” That
As data center developers compete for a cut of the hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the artificial intelligence industry, the queue to join the UK’s power grid has become jammed with projects that will likely never get built. The snarl is exacerbating already years-long wait times for viable projects, and it’s messing with
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are returning to the U.K. after living in the U.S. for the past six years. They’re moving from their Montecito mansion to a private residence outside of London, but the timing of their surprise homecoming could mean they miss out on tax breaks. Experts say that
