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The UK has appointed a team of technology leaders to its new Frontier AI Taskforce, with the aim of advising Government on the risks and opportunities of AI. Oxford academic, Yarin Gal, was announced as the first Taskforce Research Director, while Cambridge academic, David Kreuger, will take a consultative role. They will build a team… Read More
Chatbots could be manipulated by threat actors to perform harmful tasks and cybersecurity risks through a method called ‘prompt injection’, warned the UK’s cybersecurity agency. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots scripts could be overridden through ‘prompt injection’ attacks. “As LLMs are increasingly used to pass data to… Read More
UK-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution provider Cyferd has announced its expansion into Thailand after being ‘ignored’ by the UK Government. The Leicester-based company attempted to hold multiple conversations with key officials within the UK Government, but claim they have been ‘denied or ignored’. Cyfed say they have had ‘immense success’ in empowering worldwide organisations, but… Read More
The UK Government is set to spend £100 million ($127 million) of taxpayer money to produce computer chips used for artificial intelligence (AI). The funds will be used to procure key components from chipmakers like NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. The Guardian received word from an official briefed on the plans that the Government is in… Read More
Anthropic, an AI startup co-founded by former senior members of OpenAI, has raised £78 million ($100 million) in funding from SK Telecom, one of the biggest mobile carriers in South Korea. The two companies will build a multilingual large language model (LLM) customised for global telco firms. “SK Telecom has incredible ambitions to use AI… Read More
The UK Government has announced a potential £160 million ($125 million) investment fund to boost broadband, 5G coverage, and next-generation satellites. This could mark the UK’s ‘most significant’ investment ever in satellite communications. Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan MP, announced the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (CLEO) scheme on Tuesday, acknowledging how this ‘record investment’ could… Read More