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AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO
AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The combination of "warp speed" advances in neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds, and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, UNESCO warned on Thursday. But with neurotechnology "advancing at warp speed," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that ethical guidelines were needed to protect human rights.

UK economy falters as outlook darkens
UK economy falters as outlook darkens
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The UK economy shrank in May on an extra public holiday for the coronation of King Charles III, official data showed Thursday, and as high inflation prolongs a cost-of-living crisis. June inflation data is slated for publication next Wednesday, amid heightened concern over the ongoing squeeze on living standards.