Leading charity NFER predicts up to 3m UK low-skilled jobs may vanish by 2035 due to automation and AI, particularly in trades and machine operations. Administrative roles also face high risk, according to the report.
AI can both strain and support energy transition. It optimizes operations, predicts failures, and aids in discovering new materials. MIT's Data Center Power Forum tackles challenges of data center power demand.
Canadian organizations can now access advanced foundation models like Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Amazon Bedrock through cross-Region inference (CRIS), accelerating AI initiatives. CRIS enables higher throughput and performance, distributing inference processing across multiple AWS Regions securely.
Researchers find large language models struggle with humor, empathy, and cultural nuance, impacting understanding of puns. Comedians and writers may breathe easier as AI research reveals limitations in grasping wordplay.
AI is accelerating violence against women and girls, with 1 in 4 people neutral about non-consensual deepfakes, warns UK police. Technology companies are complicit in this epidemic.
Traders await Rachel Reeves's budget speech, with AI tool at Deutsche Bank analyzing her words for market impact. Billions of pounds in buy-and-sell orders poised for alerts on any unexpected numbers.
Amy Redford appreciates fans' love but criticizes AI tributes to her late father Robert Redford as "fabrications". She is grateful for the outpouring of support and stories from around the world.
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports interactive development environments like JupyterLab and VS Code, streamlining ML development. The new add-on, Amazon SageMaker Spaces, allows for self-contained environments, maximizing GPU investments and simplifying development processes.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5, available in Amazon Bedrock, sets a new standard in AI capabilities, outperforming previous models at a third of the cost. Opus 4.5 excels in software engineering and office productivity, transforming development projects and handling complex tasks with precision and efficiency.
Wipro PARI partnered with AWS and ShellKode to use Amazon Bedrock for AI-powered industrial automation code generation, reducing time to 10 minutes and improving accuracy up to 85%. The system automates validation, handles state management, and ensures compliance while maintaining data privacy.
Clifford Chance cuts 50 roles in London due to AI impact. PwC predicts AI may reduce future hirings.
AI-generated songs are now topping Spotify charts, challenging traditional music creation methods. One AI creator sees it as a valuable tool for expression, even without traditional musical training.
The UK faces economic consequences as it surrenders to US tech monopolies, highlighting the need for a coordinated global response. Dependent on giants like Google and Facebook, the UK's optimistic view of the internet as a democratizing force is now challenged by economic realities.
AI ethics expert Krista Pawloski highlights the ethical challenges of AI moderation on Amazon Mechanical Turk. Pawloski's experience reveals the prioritization of speed over safety in AI content moderation tasks.
Asos implements AI stylists to boost sales after 12% decline due to reduced discounts and returns. Analysts forecast further sales drop.