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Peter Jukes in the December Print Edition of Byline Times
Donald Trump’s second victory in the United States is a warning sign to democracies everywhere of the centrality of emotions – and their manipulation – in the new politics of gross inequality and psychic rebellion fuelled by tech-driven alternative realities, writes Hardeep Matharu
Big tech is holding us hostage to technology in ways that are dramatically altering how we function as human beings
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s murderous invasion
The secret operation was allegedly conducted by former intelligence officials in order to “generate false information” about senior Democrats
A new much publicised report that claims the BBC is “heavily biased against Israel” flies in the face of other specialist and academic studies
As a lawsuit against music generation startups Udio and Suno makes its way through the courts, an AI song in Germany has already made the Top 50
The CPT-4o update was removed just a week after going live and led to the A-lister releasing a statement
An open letter has been sent to Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, urging her to ditch the bill which is back before the House of Lords today
Help Byline Times follow the dark money and track the dirty data as millions are spent on online political campaigning this election year
The Israeli army is using an AI-assisted targeting system called Lavender in Gaza. Are we really willing to entrust an algorithm with the lives and deaths of human beings?
The Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections is well-meaning but lacks detail and urgency, argues Emma DeSouza
Deepfakes depicting Taylor Swift being assaulted in the stands at a NFL game demands a debate about regulating artificial intelligence, writes Patsy Stevenson
With little public debate, and doubts about their reliability, Byline Times reveals the use of lie detectors is still increasing
While tech bosses and the PM concentrate on what could happen decades from now, artificial intelligence is already shaping our politics.
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper explores her love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence
As the first police investigation into the gang-rape of a girl’s VR avatar is launched, Patsy Stevenson asks what is being done to protect women and girls in the virtual world.