#ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

The Vatican warned about the risk of an apocalypse spurred by artificial intelligence years before major American firms sounded the alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday – a ...

The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet’s Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was repeating the same ...

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an ...

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek will be among the companies briefing the United Nations Security Council this week on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the matter ...

There has been much doomsday talk recently following a claim by AI experts that unless its progress is curtailed there is a 10 per cent possibility it could destroy humanity in ...

A former Google DeepMind employee on Monday became the latest AI researcher to warn that the technology could “kill all humans”, saying time could be running out to avoid the ...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday a lot of “very negative forces” are bringing things up about AI that won’t happen and said that he wanted to make ...

The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday, alleging in federal court that the tech companies copied the newspapers’ journalism without permission to train their AI systems. ...

By Alexey Gubarev I started a hosting company in Cyprus in 2005, at a time when “the cloud” was not a market but a promise most businesses did not trust. We ...

An association representing IT companies in Cyprus on Tuesday called for at least €1 billion in investment in artificial technology (AI) over the next five years. “If we truly wish for ...

Recently, we went out to dinner with a large group of cousins at one of Nicosia’s tavernas. The deserted August streets made the journey there almost a pleasure, rather ...

Patients should exercise caution when using artificial intelligence to diagnose symptoms or make decisions about treatment, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) warned on Tuesday, as doctors also begin ...

Demand for specialists in digital and information technologies and computer engineering is expected to grow in the coming years, particularly for those able to combine technical skills with artificial intelligence, ...

Meta said one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers can contain increasingly capable AI systems after similar incidents at rivals Anthropic ...

The education ministry is expected to roll out the integration of AI into teaching from September to “cultivate responsible use” of the technology. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou told Politis Radio ...

There is a version of the AI-in-finance story that is almost entirely reassuring. Algorithms that make markets more accessible. Platforms that give ordinary investors tools once reserved for institutions. Personalisation ...

Measures to encourage greater participation and dialogue are crucial to ensuring that citizens feel included and represented, President Nikos Christodoulides said during a roundtable discussion on the current state of ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that artificial intelligence is developing faster than anyone can keep up, calling for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks – especially to ...

Cyprus will begin testing artificial intelligence cameras designed to detect motorists using mobile phones at the wheel, as the government steps up efforts to reduce fatal traffic accidents linked to ...

The government is considering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) traffic cameras to crack down on people using their mobile phones while driving, MPs heard on Thursday. Transport Minister Alexis ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league will use AI to automate a category of calls such as out-of-bounds decisions to speed up games and reduce disputes over possession. Silver ...

Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritise conflict ...

The AI revolution is here and the boos are getting louder. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and markets around the world, a sense of dread is deepening among young “digital ...

The tentative agreement, which needs to be formally endorsed by EU governments and the European Parliament in the coming months, came after nine hours of negotiations. “Today’s agreement on ...