Artificial Intelligence

A “secret weapon” is being developed and could be used by Royal Navy technicians to search for Russian submarines. Pictured: HMS Tyne with Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in the background.

"Secret weapon" being tested for Royal Navy to hunt Russia submarines

Downe House School's Jane Basnett says educators have a role to play in making sure pupils get accurate info on AI

Why teachers are concerned about pupils using AI for homework

British Scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin at the National Space Centre

UK children are picking AI and social media over traditional job roles

Professor Simon Harwood.

Leonardo partners with Faculty AI to accelerate the development of next generati...

Henley Business School

Over half of Brits are still feeling overwhelmed with AI

University of Edinburgh AI enhanced Accelerator Programme

Applications open for this year’s University of Edinburgh AI enhanced Accelerato...

Robert Rea, Head of Innovation, InnoScot Health

AI will never have capacity to replace human trailblazers or ‘understand art of ...

The cluster consists of four CS-3s using Cerebras’s latest 3rd generation of Wafer Scale Engine processors – the world’s largest AI chip ever built.

Inside the world's largest AI computer chip unveiled at Edinburgh Uni

Artificial intelligence: crunching numbers

The row over deleted WhatsApp messages continues to dominate the headlines (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

WhatsApp to get major AI update and you can’t turn it off

Wallace & Gromit. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Wallace and Gromit creator inspiring next generation in Scots schools

Glasgow University's RoboGuide, a talking, self-navigating robotic guide dog, meets a Labrador at the RNIB conference on Inclusive Design for Sustainability at Glasgow Science Centre

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Exclusive Scottish universities catch students in 1,000 AI 'cheating' cases

National World has backed a campaign from the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, calling for the Government to ‘Make It Fair’ and protect copyright (Pictured: Westminster)

National World among UK publishers calling for AI copyright protection

Humans, not robots, need to be in ultimate charge of the supply of information (Picture: Johannes Simon)

Labour's plan to help AI use content for free risks a dystopian future Scotsman comment

MindsEye was developed by Edinburgh-based studio Build A Rocket Boy.

New trailers revealed for Leith-based studio's new AAA game MindsEye

Conservative MSP Douglas Lumsden has submitted nearly 1,000 questions, at a cost of about £100,000, on subjects including the provenance of beeswax used for the Great Seal of Scotland

How tall is your flagpole? Tory MSP's trivial questions are ridiculous Martyn McLaughlin

Conservative MSP Douglas Lumsden

MSP denies using AI to bombard Holyrood with 'frivolous' questions

Scottish Makar Peter MacKay.

Makar: Food packaging style health warnings should be put on AI books

Nearly a third reckon they need a personal assistant to help keep on top of things

Two in five Brits struggle to keep up with their 'to-do' lists

Scottish school pupils sitting an exam. Image: John Devlin

Teachers call for overhaul of school assessments due to AI use

Can Patrick Mahomes win his third consecutive Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs? Cr: Getty Images.

I asked AI to predict the Super Bowl 59 score - and this is who wins

Artificial intelligence will be even more profound than the invention of the steam engine for human development (Picture: Fabrice Coffrini)

Why Scotland should be excited, not scared, by artificial intelligence Dr Kyle Martin

Asked about the Chinese Communist Party's flaws, DeepSeek AI told Alistair Carmichael that its 'people-centred development philosophy' had helped the country achieve 'remarkable accomplishments that have captured the world’s attention' (Picture: Jade Gao)

China's DeepSeek AI has very strange take on Communist party's 'flaws' Alistair Carmichael

Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech on economic growth at Siemens Healthineers, in Eynsham, Oxford.

What Rachel Reeves' growth speech means for the Scottish economy

DeepSeek and Nvidia logos

Why Nvidia stock is down after DeepSeek AI reveal

Brianna Alexander before, left, she used Simple weightloss app and after, right in yellow dress

Discount code: Save 60% off an app that has helped people lose 5 stone

Scots entrepreneur Gavin Bell saw the successful acquisition of his advertising agency Yatter by Liverpool e-commerce specialists Velstar in the latter part of 2024.

Explainer Five predictions for 2025 from one of Scotland's hottest entrepreneurs

Legislation will be used to halt the spread of sexually explicit deepfake images being spread. PIC: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

'Devastating harm': John Swinney aims to end spread of deepfake images

Emerging technologies are transforming our approach to wellness and disease management

Ad Feature Health tech is evolving but what does this mean for our health?

Where does AI predict that Celtic will finish in the Champions League table. Cr: SNS Group.

I asked AI to predict the UCL table - this is where Celtic finished

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7 of the best industries for careers in 2025 - from AI to green energy

Businessman says councils and NHS boards could be taking advantage of Artificial Intelligence technology to protect services

AI boss says technology could save Scottish council services from axe

Scotland can position itself as a leader in green AI infrastructure thanks to its growing renewable energy sector

Now it's AI that’s ‘eating the world’ - and Scotland can take lead

In a speech at University College London this week, Keir Starmer set out his plan to us AI to drive economic growth and improve public services (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA pool)

Why Labour faces war with left-leaning writers over threat posed by AI John McLellan

Mike Johns got stuck in a driverless car when it wouldn't stop circling a car park.

Watch: Man trapped in driverless car that keeps going round in circles

Gregor Poynton MP in the House of Commons with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children’s Online Safety.

Livingston constituency MP Gregor Poynton calls for action on Children’s Online ...

Brianna Alexander lost over four stone using the Simple weight-loss app

Leave diets and calorie counting in 2024: Weight-loss success with AI

AI is being built into the tools lawyers use, making systems smarter and allowing humans to work smarter too (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

AI is here to stay in our law firms - Damien Behan

The Scottish Parliament is at risk of being open to AI ‘chamberfakes’ (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

'Deepfakes' pose 'security risks' to Scottish Parliament

Cybercrime is a growing focus for Police Scotland, adding to more traditional duties like ensuring public order is maintained (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool)

Why police must embrace new tech like AI, facial recognition and more Tom Wood

A poll of 2,000 adults also found almost half have been targeted by a suspected scam in the last 12 months.

Top 10 growing scams of 2024

Hugh Nelson has been jailed for 18 years. Photo: Greater Manchester Police

Jail for ‘depraved’ paedophile who used AI to make child abuse pics

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Sir Michael Parkinson. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Beloved TV host resurrected with AI for new podcast

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, as pictured in Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland (Illustration by John Tenniel)

AI's fake smiles may take us all to Wonderland where nothing is real Scotsman comment

How AI filters could make you believe someone is falling in love

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