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Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at an AI summit

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Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow

President Trump signed an executive order requiring companies with US government contracts to make their AI models "free from ideological bias". That could get messy for Big Tech

Analysis

Technology

How government use of AI could hurt democracy

News

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Is Keir Starmer being advised by AI? The UK government won’t tell us

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A cyclist unlocks his bike on Silk Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 8th April 2025, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Environment

Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?

Comment

Technology

Should governments really be using AI to remake the state?

Leader

Technology

DOGE eliminated the US government’s tech experts – what has been lost?

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Is Elon Musk's DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?

Analysis

Technology

Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your encrypted data?

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Elon Musk was interviewed by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak about artificial intelligence

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Elon Musk’s AI chat with Rishi Sunak: Everything you need to know

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US president Joe Biden announced new guidelines for the safe development of AI

Technology

Biden executive order: How the US is trying to tame AI

US president Joe Biden has announced an executive order that establishes ambitious guidelines on safety and security for artificial intelligence, but it will still need political will to put regulatory teeth and resources behind it

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Technology

Governments should use speculative fiction tools to predict the future

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UK needs bigger role for science in government, says chief scientist

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Cumbria coal mine should be a no go for new levelling up secretary

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Society

Sophie Howe on how to fight for future generations in politics

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