Artificial intelligence (AI)
Your Guide to Choosing the Right AI Model in 2025
In this week’s tech insight, here’s a handy guide to the major (and now plentiful) generative AI models available, including what they do best, and how to access them. Which One Is Right For You? The AI boom is showing no signs of slowing. Whether it’s for writing, coding, design, research, or customer support, generative…
Read MoreChatGPT Gets Image Upgrade and Fewer Restrictions
ChatGPT’s image generation tools have just received a major upgrade, and while everyone is busy turning politicians into dreamy ‘Studio Ghibli’ characters, OpenAI’s (quiet) policy changes may prove to be the bigger story. A New Visual Brain for ChatGPT At the centre of this update is GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new omnimodal model. Unlike previous tools like…
Read MoreCouncil Says AI Could Save Them £60m
In a new internal report, Cheshire East Council says it could save as much as £60 million over the next five years by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI). Smart Technology Shift The report highlights how AI could transform everything from customer service to social care, while tackling the authority’s ongoing financial struggles. The plan is part…
Read MoreChatGPT’s False Murder Claim
In this week’s featured article, we look at how a false murder claim by ChatGPT has fuelled fresh concerns over AI accuracy and hallucinations. A Father Falsely Accused by AI In quite a shocking story, a Norwegian man has filed a formal complaint after ChatGPT falsely claimed he murdered two of his sons! The case,…
Read MoreIs Manus Redefining Browser Use and SEO?
In this Tech Insight, we look at how Manus, China’s latest AI agent, is redefining autonomous AI applications, its connection to Browser Use, and whether this signals a new shift in search engine optimisation (SEO) and business strategy. Agentic Applications It seems that AI is no longer just about answering questions or generating text, but…
Read More(Unbelievable) AI Advances For Businesses
In this Tech Insight, we look at the latest AI developments, including AI agents creating their own language, Opera’s new AI-powered browsing assistant, and a growing debate over the risks of an international race to artificial general intelligence. AI Agents Are Speaking Their Own Language A new experiment called ‘GibberLink’ has just demonstrated an intriguing…
Read MoreOpenAI Launches Sora (in the UK) and GPT-4.5
OpenAI has launched Sora, its AI-powered video generation tool, and GPT-4.5, its latest and most advanced language model, in the UK, marking a major leap in artificial intelligence technology and sparking debate across creative and technological industries. What is Sora and Why Has It Only Just Arrived in the UK? Sora is OpenAI’s revolutionary text-to-video…
Read MoreAI Solves a Decade-Old Superbug Mystery in Just Two Days
A complex scientific problem that took microbiologists a decade to unravel has been cracked in just 48 hours by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Google. A Decade of Research Solved in 48 Hours In what many are calling a revolutionary moment for science, researchers at Imperial College London were somewhat stunned when…
Read MoreUK and US Refuse To Sign Paris Summit AI Declaration
At the recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, the UK and the United States refused to sign an international declaration advocating for “inclusive and sustainable” AI development. 60 Other Nations Signed It With 60 other nations (including China, France, India, and Canada) endorsing the agreement, the absence of two major AI powerhouses has ignited some…
Read MoreAltman Rejects Musk’s $97 Billion Offer
In a striking rebuke to Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently rejected a $97.4 billion acquisition bid led by Musk and his AI startup, xAI. Long-Running Tech Feud Altman’s decision has intensified the long-running feud between the two tech giants, bringing into focus their starkly different visions for the future of artificial intelligence (AI).…
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