‘The fallout from AI is being felt further across the business than most people assume’: CIOs are being held accountable when AI goes wrong
 ‘The fallout from AI is being felt further across the business than most people assume’: CIOs are being held accountable when AI goes wrong

New report reveals that CIOs are being held personally accountable for AI errors as they face increased sovereignty pressure.

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Microsoft engineer claims ‘typing code is absolutely over’, with AI and GitHub Copilot set to transform coding as we know it
 Microsoft engineer claims ‘typing code is absolutely over’, with AI and GitHub Copilot set to transform coding as we know it

Developers won’t be writing code forever, but that’s not to say their jobs are entirely at risk as responsibilities evolve.

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‘I’ve seen AIs of me sitting with Obama talking about insane things that we never did’: George Clooney raises the alarm over AI fakes — while Maggie Gyllenhaal says the tech ‘fundamentally did not work’ when she was pressured to use it in filmmaking
 ‘I’ve seen AIs of me sitting with Obama talking about insane things that we never did’: George Clooney raises the alarm over AI fakes — while Maggie Gyllenhaal says the tech ‘fundamentally did not work’ when she was pressured to use it in filmmaking

George Clooney and Maggie Gyllenhaal discussed the future of AI in filmmaking at the The Future of Creativity hosted by Finch & Partners and CAA in Venice.

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Half of Brits admit they still don’t know what a data center is
 Half of Brits admit they still don’t know what a data center is

Just one in two Brits know what a data center is, but even more see them as having a negative impact and many are worried about energy consumption.

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A third of workers believe having an AI boss would make them more productive

Over 33% of employees feel they would be more productive under an AI boss, with directors also favourable towards replacing middle managers with agentic solutions.

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Almost all AI tools are now running with no oversight from IT — putting companies in the firing line

Organizations are employing AI tools as a “fire-and-forget” solution, overlooking the importance of AI oversight and leaving security teams with the problem of seeking out avoidable vulnerabilities.

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American data centers in just seven states are reportedly using more water than all the cities in California

Data centers in seven states are being linked to the consumption of 10.4 million acre-feet of water annually.

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‘If we don’t like it, we’ll kill it. If we love it, we’ll marry it’: We were dreaming about ChatGPT thousands of years before it existed — here’s how ancient myths shaped the AI we’re building today
 ‘If we don’t like it, we’ll kill it. If we love it, we’ll marry it’: We were dreaming about ChatGPT thousands of years before it existed — here’s how ancient myths shaped the AI we’re building today

The authors of Myth-Made Machines explain how ancient myths and science fiction shaped our hopes and fears about today’s AI.

Cathay Pacific tests Google AI that dramatically cuts airplane contrails — tiny altitude shifts slash environmental impact by 40% in early trials
 Cathay Pacific tests Google AI that dramatically cuts airplane contrails — tiny altitude shifts slash environmental impact by 40% in early trials

Google is expanding its AI-driven contrail reduction project to a new part of the world.

Robot co-workers could soon be a common sight, as Intel report claims workplace robotics are approaching a ‘critical threshold’

Report highlights shortcomings – particularly in infrastructure and strategy – limiting the adoption of robotics and opportunities for effective scaling.

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