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independent.co.uk > news > uk > politics > burnham-ai-anthropic-evan-hubinger-post-b3047587.html

Burnham speaks out on AI after Anthropic expert’s chilling social media post

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (529+ words) Andy Burnham has recognised "risks to national security" posed by artificial intelligence, as a prominent safety researcher at Anthropic suggested the technology could destroy humanity over the coming decade. The Prime Minister was questioned in the Commons regarding the potential…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > ai-prometheus-universe-jeff-bezos-b3038824.html

AI experts build new machine to understand the universe

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) Model understands the world completely differently from famous artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT and Claude AI experts that were going to make artificial intelligence for Jeff Bezos have revealed a new system for understanding the universe instead. The research…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > why-use-ai-wants-work-to-happen-in-one-workspace-not-many-b3027522.html

Why Use.ai Wants Work to Happen in One Workspace, Not Many

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) How one company is trying to solve AI fragmentation for teams and businesses The Independent was not involved in the creation of this sponsored content. Most professionals no longer struggle to access artificial intelligence. They struggle to manage it. A…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > fields-medal-2026-winners-hong-wang-john-pardon-b3021017.html

What is the Fields medal and who won the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’ in 2026?

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independent.co.uk > tech > instagram-ai-image-generation-whatsapp-meta-b3010810.html

Instagram and WhatsApp get advanced AI image generation tools for first time

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (398+ words) Muse Image allows billions of users to edit and create images using prompts and sketches Meta has launched the first ever advanced AI image generation tool for Instagram and WhatsApp, bringing it in line with rivals like Google’s Gemini and…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > children-sick-ai-diagnosis-rare-disease-study-b3000531.html

18 children had illnesses so rare doctors were stumped. AI gave them answers

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (516+ words) OpenAI’s o3 model can help find answers to the unsolved mysteries in the medical field, according to a new study Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence has been integrated into humans' everyday lives — and now, it might actually save lives....

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > education-children-teens-illiterate-reading-writing-levels-b2993387.html

Teen reading scores have plummeted to new lows as literacy crisis deepens

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (242+ words) The Independent Teen reading scores have plummeted to new lows as literacy crisis deepens - Latest federal data reveals a significant divergence in academic recovery among American students following pandemic disruptions. - Nine-year-olds have largely returned to pre-pandemic reading scores and shown…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > students-academic-recovery-nine-thirteen-b2993134.html

Education crisis deepens as teen reading scores plummet to levels not seen since 1971

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (683+ words) Nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading scores and saw some recovery in math, according to data from a test taken regularly in the U.S. since the 1970s New federal data reveals a stark divergence in academic recovery among American students following the pandemic's…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > ai-turing-test-artificial-intelligence-b2980452.html

AI can finally pass the Turing Test better than a human, study warns

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (562+ words) Experiment should lead to a re-evaluation of how we understand whether people on the internet are really human, researchers suggest Artificial intelligence systems can now pass the Turing Test – better than a human being, a study has found. The Turing…...

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independent.co.uk > news > kids-louisiana-district-of-columbia-stanford-dartmouth-b2975465.html

Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1257+ words) Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been…...