The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
Chinese authorities have discussed possible controls on the global availability of the country’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, with officials considering measures that could limit overseas access to future AI models and
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The European Parliament has given final approval to a major overhaul of European Union airline passenger rights rules, introducing new protections designed to make air travel more predictable for families, vulnerable travellers
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model Mythos to audit government software code for security vulnerabilities, according to three people familiar with the matter who
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Standing before a screen displaying a goose laying golden eggs from a factory inside its stomach, Masayoshi Son delivered a message that captured both his investment philosophy and the future he believes
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A simulated crisis set in 2033, in which a US technology firm unveils an artificial intelligence system capable of programming itself without human input, has sparked renewed debate over global AI governance
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Artificial intelligence is delivering significant economic and scientific gains, but its capabilities are advancing faster than governments and institutions can effectively regulate, according to a United Nations-backed scientific panel. The warning was
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By 2050, population aging could dramatically reshape public finances, with the gap between what citizens contribute to the state and what they receive in benefits and services projected to nearly triple under
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Warnings over the economic and financial consequences of the artificial intelligence boom are intensifying, with leading economists and central bankers cautioning that rapid investment, rising leverage, and technological disruption could create systemic
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The United States has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, ending a weeks-long block that had prevented public access to the company’s Mythos and Fable systems and intensified
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Vinton Cerf, widely known as one of the architects of the modern internet, is set to retire from his role as Google’s chief internet evangelist next week, bringing an end to one
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