The state as common good’s last stand: Recipes to stop oligarchy
A growing number of economists are calling on governments to step up to ensure that the private sector’s pursuit of profit is aligned with the interests of society as a whole
YouTube turns 20: What happened to Jawed Karim, founder and author of the first video?
Two decades after creating the video platform, little is known about his life. Originally from Germany and naturalized as an American, his first clip marked a before and after in the history of the internet
China’s strengths and weaknesses in Trump’s new trade war
The state of the economy leaves Beijing with little room for maneuver, but recent technological tours de force such as DeepSeek have given it more bargaining power
China retaliates with countermeasures against Trump’s tariffs
Beijing announces levies of up to 15% on imports of US products, such as oil and large cars, an investigation into Google and restrictions on exports of critical minerals
When did we fall out of love with globalization? New rules break the traditional China-led pattern
Trade frictions, restrictions on foreign investment and tech wars have gained ground, and digital platforms are the undisputed winners
DeepSeek reports campaign of ‘large-scale malicious attacks’ after becoming most downloaded app
Several companies have banned the use of the Chinese AI software due to security and data protection concerns. Donald Trump has called its emergence a ‘wake-up call for our industries’
Why DeepSeek AI has brought down the giants of Silicon Valley
The Chinese company has created a cheaper and more efficient model of artificial intelligence by taking advantage of previous developments
Cecilia Rikap, researcher: ‘Microsoft and Google are like salt: they’re on every plate’
The economist, who studies large technology companies’ monopoly on knowledge, is advising the Brazilian government on the development of a sovereign digital strategy
Pushmeet Kohli, Google DeepMind: ‘Our next challenge is to understand the semantics of DNA’
The director of the corporation’s scientific laboratory points to genomics, nuclear fusion and the development of new materials as future areas of exploration for his team
Two years of ChatGPT: From utter amazement to the ‘trough of disillusionment’
The tool that ignited the race for generative artificial intelligence has evolved, but less than anticipated. And experts aren’t expecting any immediate breakthrough advances in the field
ChatGPT is right-wing and Gemini is left-wing: Why each AI has its own ideology
A study confirms that no major language model is neutral and that its biases tend to be constant in the same direction
US launches broad antitrust probe against Microsoft
The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing its cloud computing business and its dominance in artificial intelligence. Competitors have complained that the company’s bundling practices make it hard to compete
Demis Hassabis, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry: ‘We will need a handful of breakthroughs before we reach artificial general intelligence’
The CEO of Google DeepMind cools expectations about the progress of AGI, which he sees as a lever to accelerate scientific research
When gastronomy becomes gastrostomy: The dangers of machine translation typos
Programs that facilitate the understanding of texts and dialogues in another language can replicate, replace, or overlook original errors, which can have significant consequences in legal, medical, or conflict-zone settings
The downfall of Marilyn Cote, the fake Mexican psychiatrist who claimed to cure depression in seven days
The lawyer, who used fake IDs and fabricated degrees to prescribe psychiatric drugs, posed as the ‘best specialist in mental disorders in the United States and the Netherlands’
AI’s black box problem: Why is it still indecipherable to researchers
Some artificial intelligence algorithms, particularly neural networks, have internal processes that remain largely unknown. This lack of transparency is one of the sources of biases and hallucinations
Terence Tao, mathematician: ‘It’s not good for something as important as AI to be a monopoly held by one or two companies’
The Fields Medal winner is attempting to solve one of the Millennium Problems, with a reward of $1 million, but he also applies his analysis to topical enigmas such as the Venezuelan election and the advance of artificial intelligence
How do I use AI? Eight real-world examples two years on from ChatGPT
A study in the US says that 24% of workers are already using generative AI. Data expert Kiko Llaneras explains how he uses the technology
Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship
The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin’s censorship body did not order the move. These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media
The siege on Google intensifies on both sides of the Atlantic
Washington D.C. monopoly ruling marks a shift towards stricter regulation of technology giants in the United States and the European Union over their aggressive practices across markets
Will we stop typing one day? Advances in speech recognition technology already raises the possibility
Speech-to-text technologies have made huge strides in recent years, but switching from keyboard to dictation to create texts carries other implications
Artificial intelligence is already an environmental problem
The energy and water consumption of Google and Microsoft, the main developers of generative AI, as well as their carbon emissions, have skyrocketed for the second consecutive year
How to use ChatGPT: A step-by-step guide
To enter the era of generative artificial intelligence, with the help of the most popular chatbot, just register using an email and start asking questions
Lila Ibrahim, COO of Google DeepMind: ‘Technology only makes sense if it improves people’s lives’
The head of one of the most cutting-edge companies in AI research is equally confident in the future and cautious about the face of possible dangers
How Google will change with AI, according to SEO experts
Artificial intelligence was predicted to have a fast and destructive impact on search engines, but the news announced so far does not suggest that there will be such big changes, say professionals in improving web traffic
The US has not released crocodiles into the Rio Grande and the Louvre is not on fire: How to detect if an image has been generated with AI
The tools available to detect if content has been created with artificial intelligence are useful, but not infallible
Widowed by computer death, or why it is dangerous for AI to talk like Scarlett Johansson
Replacing human interaction, with all its complexities, with a hybrid human-machine relationship carries many advantages but also numerous risks