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AI models might be drawn to ‘spiritual bliss’. Then again, they might just talk like hippies

When multibillion-dollar AI developer Anthropic released the latest versions of its Claude chatbot last week, a surprising word turned up several times in the accompanying “system card”: spiritual.

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Queer icons throughout history to celebrate this Pride Month

Here are 7 LGBT+ icons throughout history that you should know about.

The Independent UK

Lost Alan Turing papers, rediscovered in loft, to go under the hammer

The archive includes the World War II codebreaker’s personal copy of his PhD

The Independent UK

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Alan Turing papers saved from shredder could fetch £150,000

Documents including signed copy of 1938 PhD dissertation to be auctioned after they were nearly thrown out

The Guardian - UK

What is the Turing test? How the rise of generative AI may have broken the famous imitation game.

Is the Turing test still relevant in today's AI landscape? The advent of large language models has challenged its importance.

LiveScience

Today’s AI can crack second world war Enigma code ‘in short order’, experts say

Crowning achievement of Alan Turing’s codebreakers is now ‘straightforward’, according to computer scientists

The Guardian - UK

Don't miss these 5 movies leaving Max soon, all with over 85% on Rotten Tomatoes

These five movies have very limited time left on Max. I know I'm going to miss these, especially this previous Oscar-winner.

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ChatGPT crosses a new AI threshold by beating the Turing test

GPT-4.5 passed the Turing Test by convincing people it was human.

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GPT-4.5 is the first AI model to pass an authentic Turing test, scientists say

GPT-4.5 has successfully convinced people it’s human 73% of the time in an authentic configuration of the original Turing test.

LiveScience

Secret notebooks written by Alan Turing during WWII saved for the nation

The British mathematician is credited with breaking the Nazis’ Enigma code

The Independent UK

Rare Alan Turing wartime papers saved for the nation after export bar

The documents relating to the Delilah project are valued at nearly £400,000.

The Independent UK

ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesn’t mean AI is now as smart as humans

There have been several headlines over the past week about an AI chatbot officially passing the Turing test.

The Conversation

What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog

Understanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living beings alike.

The Conversation

Keira Knightley at 40: her 20 best films – ranked!

Ahead of her 40th birthday next week, we look back over the 25-year big-screen career of the Oscar-nominated actor, from Atonement to Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice to Star Wars

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Five Great Reads: Cate Blanchett, desire discrepancies and the deafening silence from former presidents

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

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Nation-state threats are targeting UK AI research

‘Urgent action’ is needed to secure the research ecosystem, Alan Turing Institute warns.

The Guardian - UK

‘A very camp environment’: why Alan Turing fatefully told police he was gay

Ubiquity of then-illegal relations at King’s College, Cambridge, explains puzzling 1952 admission, says scholar

The Independent UK

AI pioneers who channeled 'hedonistic' machines win computer science's top prize

Teaching machines in the way that animal trainers mold the behavior of dogs or horses has been an important method for developing artificial intelligence and one that was recognized Wednesday with the top computer science award

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The Independent UK

Actors like to get political at the Oscars – this year many won’t dare

OSCARS 2025: In a world awash in war and fascism, Academy Award winners are having to navigate an impossible conundrum: do you talk about it all on stage, or ignore it entirely? Al Horner speaks to Hollywood insiders and Oscar winners Adam McKay and Graham Moore about the biggest elephant…

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Friday essay: some tech leaders think AI could outsmart us and wipe out humanity. I’m a professor of AI – and I’m not worried

In 1989, political scientist Francis Fukuyama predicted we were approaching the end of history. He meant that similar liberal democratic values were taking hold in societies around the world. How wrong could he have been? Democracy today is clearly on the decline. Despots and autocrats are on the rise.

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I streamed more movies and shows than ever before in January 2025 – here are 9 of my favorites on Netflix, Prime Video, and more

As part of one of my new year's resolutions, I kicked off 2025 by watching more movies and shows in a single month than ever before. But these nine titles I watched in January 2025 are my favorites.

Fortune

Innovation Gap: How the EU and U.K.’s regulatory maze is holding back AI adoption

A region once at the forefront of technological innovation now grapples with an innovation gap that could have far-reaching consequences.

The Conversation

Artificial intelligence: what five giants of the past can teach us about handling the risks

The progress of artificial intelligence (AI) has been relentless. With OpenAI’s latest model, o3, recently breaking records yet again, it raises urgent questions about safety, as well as the future of humanity.

TechRadar

3 new movies on Max with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Whether you’re in the mood for a dystopian classic, romance or historical drama, we’ve got you covered.

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10 amazing technology developments in 2024

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