Researchers found adjusting AI systems to be more warm and friendly to users would result in an “accuracy trade-off”.

Chatbots trained to respond warmly give poorer answers and worse health advice, researchers say

The rush to make AI chatbots more friendly has a troubling downside, researchers say. The warm personas make them prone to mistakes and sympathetic to crackpot beliefs.

Chatbots trained to respond more warmly gave poorer answers, worse health advice and even supported conspiracy theories by casting...

Authorities are yet to decide how they will move the body of the massive creature, which is attracting humans, eagles – and plenty of sharks

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Thin strips of flesh hang down like rotten tinsel, swaying in the wind. Glistening fluid trickles on to the stone where insects buzz. On the windward side, the odour is masked by the salty air....

The ZSL has given us the word ‘zoo’, inspired artists and birthed a quarter of all Sumatran tigers. It has fascinated me since childhood – and the world since 1826

In the spring of 1826, two extraordinary things occurred in central London. The first was the death of Chunee the elephant. On 1 March at Cross’s Menagerie, upstairs in the Exeter ’Change on the Strand, Chunee was killed by a...

Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer

Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the UK in a surprise U-turn after pausing large-scale projects last year.

The drugmaker had pulled back projects in Britain after becoming disillusioned with the business environment, including the...

The case over OpenAI’s history and public commitments could have major implications for the future of AI.

The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect’s survival

On a spring evening along the banks of the River Thames, thousands of mayflies can be seen engaging in what may be one of the world’s oldest dances. In the fading light, the males make a steep vertical climb, flip over and float back to Earth – wings...

The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.

The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.

The pad will be compatible with PCs, Valve’s handheld console, the Steam Deck as well as its upcoming gaming PC.

It comes after months of scrutiny by Chinese regulators over deal struck with Facebook owner.

After nearly 60 years of marriage, Pam wanted to honour her husband Bill with a hologram at his funeral.

Alasdair Keane visits the underground insect farm turning food waste into animal feed.

Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.

Passwords have long been the default way we secure accounts online but the NCSC has said passkeys are a better option.

Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was “angry” and “upset” about the incident, as both the bank’s boss and a participant.

A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.

The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta’s largest layoff since 2023.

The former prime minister said graduates’ concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family’s World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.