In a speech given on Wednesday in honor of Nelson Mandela Day, New York’s mayor reflects on what Madiba can teach us in a fractured era

Nor is the dreamy promise that this tech will unlock boundless potential and productivity

AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

A startup was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business

When we wonder why marginalized groups are ‘underrepresented’, we are asking the wrong question

There's been a wave of successful efforts to ban, reject and shut down AI.

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

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As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...

Experts warn of dangers as England and Wales study shows 13- to 17-year-olds consulting AI amid long waiting lists for services

How AI has encrusted our culture and social sphere in a sedimentary layer of slop.

Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interests

Palestine is not a metaphor. And yet – I’ve superimposed every experience of my own mothering these last months on to Palestine

Kids can't be expected to learn what adults haven't — or can't — learn

The Israeli PM went on Full Send Podcast ‘to reach young people’. After his appearance, its YouTube channel lost more than 100,000 subscribers in less than a day

AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV

Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

In banning a schools debate on Palestinian sovereignty, our leaders have revealed the nation we’re becoming, says Rune Lykkeberg, editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Information

Cyril Ramaphosa responds to hectoring stunt in Oval Office and egregious claim of white genocide by suggesting calm

ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing

<article data-history-node-id="421048" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reportnearly-1000-israeli-air-force-reservists-sign-letter-opposing-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/reportnearly-1000-israeli-air-force-reservists-sign-letter-opposing-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Report:Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists sign letter opposing Gaza War</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Nearly 1,000 Israel Air Force personnel published a letter on Thursday morning calling for the return of all captives and for an end to the fighting in Gaza, Haaretz reported.</p> <p>Reserve and retired aircrew fighters said in the letter that Israel's war currently&nbsp;serves mainly political and personal interests, not security interests.</p> <p>"The continuation of the war does not contribute to any of its declared goal and will lead to the deaths of the hostages, Israeli soldiers and innocent civilians, and to the attrition of the IDF reserve forces."</p> <p>The signatories to the letter added that "as has been proven in the past, only a deal can bring back the hostages safely, while military pressure mainly leads to the killing of the hostages and the endangerment of our soldiers."</p> <p>The letter also called on all Israeli citizens to mobilise&nbsp;and demand the end of the war. "Every day that passes puts their lives at risk," they said.</p> <p>Twenty-five people retracted their signatures after Israeli Air Force commander Tomer Bar threatened them with dismissal from the service, the report said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

UK youth parliament concludes tech firms should do more to protect users from violent and inappropriate content

The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stake, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik