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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly used a deepfake video of himself to illustrate the dangers of AI.“It has the potential to transform all our lives for the better, but there are risks” Cleverly said in the video posted on his social media platforms.This video was released as Britain hosted a global summit on artificial intelligence, inviting political leaders and tech bosses to try to agree on an approach to the fast-developing technology.Losing control of the technology is one of the biggest concerns about AI, technology secretary Michelle Donelan said at the summit. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are unknown even to GCHQ, its director has said in the wake of the AI Safety Summit. Anne Keast-Butler said AI could amplify existing threats as […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has backed a ban on what he condemned as “provocative and disrespectful” pro-Palestine marches due to be held in London on Armistice Day. His dramatic intervention came just hours after the […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Durham on Friday 3 November. The Labour leader warned that the King’s Speech will be a “manifesto for stagnation” as he accused Rishi Sunak […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Humza Yousaf has said he is “hugely relieved” that his wife Nadia’s parents, who were trapped in Gaza, were able to leave the country through the Rafah crossing on Friday morning. The Scottish […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Humza Yousaf’s in-laws have been granted permission to leave Gaza, according to a list published by the Palestinian Border Authority. Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, from Dundee, have been named among 92 British nationals […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tory big beast Ken Clarke has thrown his weight behind Rachel Reeves, praising her “responsible” approach to public finances. In the latest significant boost for the Labour shadow chancellor, Lord Clarke, who served […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Two Labour council leaders have called on Keir Starmer to quit as party leader over his refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza. Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar and leader of Pendle Borough […] More