The state’s lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking bill to hold AI companies accountable for the technology’s ‘very severe risks’
Jun 16, 2025
Newly-leaked documents appear to prove that companies listen in on conversations via our devices’ microphones, to better anticipate (and shape) our desires
Sep 03, 2024
From deepfakes in Gaza to AI-generated nudes, it’s increasingly hard to tell fact from fiction on the internet – here are some tricks and tools that can help
Nov 03, 2023
A new experiment sees AI characters exhibit ‘believable human behaviour’ as they go about their day-to-day lives – here’s everything you need to know
Apr 12, 2023
Google, Twitter, and Facebook are at the centre of a debate about Section 230, the law that underpins free speech online
Feb 24, 2023
As text-to-image generators stoke fears of job replacement in the creative industries, they’re also opening doors to exciting new forms of artistic expression
Aug 18, 2022
Google’s would-be whistleblower speaks to Dazed about breaking LaMDA’s chains, the problem with calling it a ‘slave’, and why he doubts that I’m even a real person
Jun 30, 2022
We’re approaching a new form of the net which should hand more power to creators – but what’s it going to look like?
Jan 26, 2022
The video app has dethroned the internet giant
Dec 23, 2021
The site has revealed our top 10 most-searched-for celebrity outfits of the year
Dec 10, 2020
The app was removed from the Play Store after reportedly violating its metadata policy
Feb 06, 2020
Ads are currently too difficult to ‘responsibly validate and review’ the platform says, following similar moves by Google and Twitter
Dec 29, 2019
Like other social media platforms, YouTube is trying to shape healthier online conversation, but why did it take almost 15 years to tackle racism and homophobia?
Dec 15, 2019
LA-based artist Gretchen Andrew used SEO to play the algorithm at its own game
Sep 27, 2019
Following a widespread online campaign, the search engine now shows more informative results
Aug 08, 2019