With ‘AI slop’ distorting our reality, the world is sleepwalking into disaster
Nesrine Malik
A perverse information ecosystem is being mined by big tech for profit, fooling the unwary and sending algorithms crazy, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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The authors taking on Mark Zuckerberg – podcast
Why do authors see Meta’s AI model as a threat to their livelihoods? Ella Creamer reports
Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China
China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national pride
Can a Jesus chatbot replace the real thing? The Easter story suggests not
Justine Toh
Religion hasn’t always championed the body, but the physical world can be just as important as the spiritual one
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World’s Most Coveted microchip – review
Stephen Witt’s entertaining study of the rise of chip company Nvidia portrays its leader, Jensen Huang, as a remarkable entrepreneur – sometimes energised by anger
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the tech broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now
Carole Cadwalladr
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago
