AI

AI is reshaping how businesses, governments and creative industries operate, and this hub tracks the debates, breakthroughs and mishaps that come with that shift. It covers the technology's expanding footprint, from data centre investment and enterprise infrastructure spending to proposals for automating public sector roles, alongside the cultural pushback over AI's place in art and creative work.

It also follows the growing scrutiny of AI safety and accountability, including research into how models behave when given autonomy, scrutiny of their security vulnerabilities, and disagreement among experts and policymakers over how tightly the technology should be regulated. Legal and ethical stumbles, such as fabricated evidence in court filings or missteps in how AI systems interact with the public, feature regularly too.

Taken together, the coverage reflects a technology moving faster than the institutions meant to oversee it, making it essential reading for anyone trying to understand what AI means for their job, their rights and the wider world around them.

David Robinson leaves OpenAI, citing AI industry risk management concerns

October 3, 2026

David Robinson has resigned from OpenAI and publicly criticised the AI industry’s approach to risk management. His departure adds to a series of exits by safety researchers and workers, drawing attention to concerns that rapid model development may be outpacing safeguards. Robinson previously wrote safety reports for major OpenAI model releases. He argues that frontier…
New PM Burnham faces Heathrow test; Russia strikes Kyiv; AI concerns grow

October 3, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham confronts early tests over Heathrow expansion and Manchester City verdicts. Russia has struck a second major Kyiv bridge, whilst tech leaders warn AI development is outpacing safety measures.
Former OpenAI safety lead urges nuclear-style safeguards for advanced AI

October 3, 2026

Former OpenAI safety lead David Robinson has warned that the company’s launch culture is “broken” and that frontier AI development is moving faster than its safeguards. He argues that AI firms should adopt the layered protections and careful planning used by nuclear power plants and busy airports, because failures in advanced AI could cause harm…
Anthropic’s super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows

October 3, 2026

Anthropic’s Mythos model helped identify a critical authentication flaw in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS), and attackers began exploiting it within a day of its public disclosure. The activity makes the vulnerability the second Mythos-linked flaw known to have been used in real-world attacks, raising the stakes for organisations running vulnerable servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-61500,…
Splice chief warns AI-written emails could erode workplace dialogue

October 3, 2026

Kakul Srivastava, CEO of Splice—the music sampling platform behind hits including Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”—has expressed concern that AI-generated emails are killing meaningful workplace conversation. She argues that once AI obscures the human voice behind written words, it fundamentally changes how people engage with ideas, making dialogue worse in ways that cannot be reversed. Her warning…
OpenAI safety researcher resigns, warning AI labs underestimate risks

October 3, 2026

David Robinson, who wrote safety reports for major OpenAI model releases, has resigned and publicly warned that AI labs underestimate risks. His departure adds to a series of safety staff leaving prominent AI companies and raises questions about how the industry oversees advanced AI development. In an editorial, Robinson argues that Silicon Valley’s confidence and…
California restricts workplace AI from firing staff or monitoring bathroom breaks

October 3, 2026

California has enacted a broad set of workplace rules on artificial intelligence, addressing concerns that the technology could cost people their jobs, discriminate against them or increase surveillance. The measures could influence protections in other US states as federal action remains limited. Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the laws bar employers from using AI alone…
Messaging-based AI assistants take on scheduling, research and bookings

October 3, 2026

AI agents that can be reached through ordinary text messages are emerging as alternatives to downloading and managing separate assistant apps. They can use personal context and connected services to handle tasks such as scheduling, reminders, research and reservations, with different products aimed at individual users, families and work. The article describes several services, including…
Tories pledge major prison expansion; Cornell assault case reopens; Grohl joins AC/DC

October 3, 2026

Conservatives pledge major prison expansion and end to early-release schemes. Cornell faces renewed scrutiny over a sexual assault investigation, whilst Dave Grohl joined AC/DC on stage at MetLife Stadium.
Child killed in north Wales; three arrested over Trump threats

October 3, 2026

Six-year-old Harrison has died in north Wales after being struck by a van near his home. Three university students have been arrested over alleged threatening social media posts targeting President Trump ahead of a rally on their campus.