Taking misinformation and cognitive decline seriously

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

I just signed the petition backing a national care service. Will you sign too?

I just signed the petition backing a national care service. Will you sign too?

Community action stopped the climate-wrecking Whitehaven coal mine. Now, its backers are suing the government in a secret corporate court – and UK taxpayers could pay millions. Polluters should never ...

Community action stopped the climate-wrecking Whitehaven coal mine. Now, its backers are suing the government in a secret corporate court – and UK taxpayers could pay millions. Polluters should never ...

Experts urge families to spot, photograph and enjoy autumn fungi on their doorstep.

National Trust has transformed Sandilands in Lincolnshire into a nature reserve with wetlands and wading pools

Can the U.S. and China contain their A.I. race? Our White House and national security correspondent, David E. Sanger, explains how the problems of regulating A.I. echo the nuclear arms race of the Col...

Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary

Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality

Following North Yorkshire Police’s appeal for information about the recent discovery of a Marsh Harrier with gunshot injuries found in the Westerdale area of the North York Moors National Par…

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

In more than two decades in the Prison Service, Pia Sinha gained a reputation as a fixer. Now, as head of the Prison Reform Trust, she’s sounding the alarm about overcrowding and other problems

The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination

As the Alternative for Germany party seeks to control a state government for the first time, its push for “patriotic” art has drawn comparisons with Nazi policies.

Acknowledging that artificial intelligence destroying humanity is an 'extreme,' Canadian Jewish prof nevertheless warns that AI agents could threaten democracies, says international community must coo...

AIs are not conscious. They do not feel, experience, or suffer. Training a model to believe it might be a moral patient, as Anthropic’s constitution does, makes the alignment and containment challenge...