Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and the computer systems behind it are increasingly vital to the modern economy. Picture: Joel Sagetplaceholder image

AI raises questions about sovereignty but independence isn't an option Professor Steve Watt

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HDI Seguros and insureMO are using AI agents to accelerate the development of insurance productsplaceholder image

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The former IBM executive will lead Acuity Analytics as the company expands its AI, data and digital services businessplaceholder image

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How can employers find young staff with potential?

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Recruitment entering a new age as AI shifts business needs

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More than 8 million students and researchers in 189 countries trust Jenni AI to turn great ideas into great work, from finding and understanding sources to drafting and checking citationsplaceholder image

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AI skills, unconscious bias and pay gap holding back gender equality

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This data centre in Texas shows how enormous they can be. Picture: Brandon Bellplaceholder image

Why Scotland shouldn't let data centres become a national pariah Scotsman comment

The Scottish government is working to build public trust and confidence in artificial intelligence. Picture: Hector Retamalplaceholder image

Scotland can't be so afraid of AI that it loses £23 billion GDP boost Alyn Smith

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Experts worry that artificial intelligence is blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals a cheap and effective technology to exploit. Picture: Chris Delmasplaceholder image

That desperate call from your daughter may have been AI cybercriminal Ronald Hepburn

Kevel powers top retail and commerce media networks globally placeholder image

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A cyber attack on critical infrastructure could put the safety of the nation at risk (Picture: stock.adobe.com)placeholder image

Cyber security is now a whole-of-state effort

The case study traces ABB Bank’s transformation from the challenges of 2016 to its strategic goals for 2026–2028placeholder image

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Decision intelligence is a new AI-powered hub that transforms how service businesses operateplaceholder image

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Quantum computers would be far faster than traditional ones Picture: Patrick Luxplaceholder image

How quantum computing breakthrough could help supercharge AI bots Scotsman comment

The AI-accelerator aims to give artists the support that a startup accelerator gives foundersplaceholder image

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Encyclopaedia Britannica claims its works are being 'cannibalised' by the AI giant. Picture: Mario Tama/Gettyplaceholder image

Exclusive Trump administration enters legal row with Encyclopaedia Britannica

The partnership hopes to improve the digital experience of Heathrow's 84.5 million annual passengersplaceholder image

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Continuus are strengthening their presence in the US, which is their biggest marketplaceholder image

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Founder and CEO of Ledgebrook, Gage Caligaris, met with Dr. Nazim Cetin, CEO of Alllianz Xplaceholder image

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Sue Johnston is championing 'Age Intelligence' over artificial intelligenceplaceholder image

Sue Johnston creates 'Age Intelligence' to battle AI usage

Ignite iGaming places roughly 500 links a month across more than 50 publications in 20 marketsplaceholder image

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An aerial view of the construction of a new Amazon Web Services data centre in Sterling, Virginia. Ahead of the US midterm elections, data centres have become a serious issue and the debate is growing in Scotland too (Picture: Anna Moneymaker)placeholder image

The backlash against hyperscale AI data centres is no hoax in Scotland Sarah Finlay

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Eight in ten Scottish firms see productivity boost from AI but human touch vital

100% of CloudKeeper users rate it four or five starsplaceholder image

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Businesses will be able to turn customer feedback into actionplaceholder image

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Conow aims to support the evolution of European home energyplaceholder image

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The idea that Donald Trump has been replaced by a robot as part of a sinister plot by artificial intelligence to take over the world is a bogus conspiracy theory waiting to happen (Picture: Fabrice Coffrini)placeholder image

Scared of artificial intelligence? Here's Donald Trump to the rescue! Scotsman comment

Jet2 will use Adobe CX Enterprise with agentic AI technology to give millions of customers more personalised holiday inspiration, offers and supportplaceholder image

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Edinburgh University has announced plans to mothball 90 coursesplaceholder image

Readers' letters: Use AI to radically reformulate the university model

For many careers, education may need to become a life-long pursuit (Picture: David Cheskin)placeholder image

A qualification at 21 may be out of date by 35. Education must change

The world of work is changing rapidly and so too must our approach to learning, writes tertiary education minister Alyn Smith

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MSPs have backed calls to pause AI data centre decisions until planning guidance has been published by the Scottish governmentplaceholder image

MSPs back AI data centre planning decision pause ahead of new guidance

Despite rapid advances in the technology, there is still no global regulatory framework governing AI safety (Picture: Hector Retamal)placeholder image

Threat posed by AI is down to egotism ofTrump and others Martyn McLaughlin

There are several reasons why Scotland is so attractive to the companies behind data centres (Picture: Yui Mok)placeholder image

Why Scotland is such a good place to build data centres Professor Ana Basiri

Protesters against data centres may have a point but we are going to need them (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)placeholder image

AI's importance to UK economy is already huge and only going to grow Scotsman comment

Warnings from people working at the heart of companies involved in artificial intelligence should be taken seriously (Picture: Joel Saget)placeholder image

AI is a super-intelligent psychopath that could kill us all Ronald Hepburn

The tell-tale mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion rises over Mururoa atoll in 1971placeholder image

Fearing AI, climate or nuclear Armageddon? Why we might just live John McLellan

Three quarters of students and teachers find it hard to trust AI's accuracy, while almost two thirds of students worry they're becoming too reliant on the technologyplaceholder image

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Inflation Watch gives procurement teams real-time visibility into multi-tier inflation exposure, supplier cost drivers, and future cost scenariosplaceholder image

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HFCL brings OptiQ AI optical connectivity portfolio to the UK's AI data centre buildoutplaceholder image

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Edinburgh AI specialist adds top talent from FanDuel and Waracle

The country is rebuilding its 20-year-old vehicle inspection system from the ground up as part of a transformation worth around £2.25 billionplaceholder image

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‘Not all data centres are the same’ - firm submits plans for vast Scots facility

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Techscaler cohort: Ten of Scotland’s top tech founders head to Silicon Valley

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wireplaceholder image

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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