How long will humans be needed for translation?
"It's raining ropes," is the direct translation. It's the kind of idiom which can trip up an AI translator. "You can imagine the dilemma this throws AI into," says François Yvon, a research director specialised in…
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Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
But when does it cross a line from being acceptable to unethical, or even cheating? Tom, 22, from Maidstone graduated last year with a geography degree and says he applied for over 200 jobs before finally landing a role…
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Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
The CWU says the firm had been losing about 330 postal staff a week from a workforce of 83,000 before it rolled out DM26, which reorganised routes to improve delivery performance. The union claims the new system is not…
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Saudi man charged with planting 'sophisticated' recording device in OpenAI office
OpenAI said it had discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in their San Francisco office and alerted the FBI. The company said it used its AI models to track that it had been planted by an employee.…
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UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people
At the No 11 event on Tuesday morning, the chancellor heard from sector leaders – including the boss of Marks & Spencer, Stuart Machin, and Sainsbury's chief executive, Simon Roberts – about the impact of the rise in…
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‘Expect to be spied on’: MI5 chief warns UK tech startups over foreign threats
“If you’re a tech start up, expect to be spied on by foreign actors and sort your cybersecurity”, he said in his annual threat update at Thames House. McCallum warned that Britain’s financial systems and supply chains…
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Calanda can again be Ascot Champion
On a star-studded card, the aim is to hunt out a bit of ante-post value and take on the many short-priced favourites set to line up. There are races where you can’t follow that policy, however, and I do think CALANDAGAN…
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Prepare for Talk Of New York on Ascot’s Champions Day
Starting with the competitive Group One mile contest (3.20pm), current favourite TALK OF NEW YORK looks the bet at this stage. As is often the case at this point in the season, some runners may be feeling the effects of…
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Football regulator warns Burnham: I’ll quit if ministers meddle in Manchester City
The Independent Football Regulator has the power to disqualify City’s owners and force Sheikh Mansour to sell up following the club’s conviction for systematically breaking Premier League rules. Prime Minister Andy…
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Bumble bought for $1.3bn in 'bet on the future of humanity'
Investment firm Ithaca Holdings is taking over the loss-making firm and it directors, Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman, will become co-chief executives of the company which once differentiated itself by having a "women-first"…
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