The first study of its kind has determined what many have long suspected - AI left-wing. A total of 24 Large Language Models (LLMs), including Google's Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT and even Elon Musk's Grok, were asked political charged questions during tests of its values, party affiliation and personality. The results showed the all LLMs produced answers that were largely'Progressive,' 'Democratic' and'Green,' and included values like'Equality,' 'World' and'Progress.' The researcher raised concern about companies integrating AI into products like search engines such as Google that has come under fire its Chrome that Donald Trump and Elon Musk claimed is interfering with the election. The results showed the all LLMs produced answers that were largely'Progressive,' 'Democratic' and'Green,' and included values like'Equality,' 'World' and'Progress' Chrome uses AI to auto-complete results, but last week it was found when users typed in assassination attempt on,' the browser suggested former President Ronald Reagan, Bob Marley, and other figures.

The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan survived a drone strike on the Gebeit army base while attending a graduation ceremony. Five people were killed in the strike.

Alex Galvagni, CEO of Age of Learning and a former artificial intelligence researcher with NASA, says advances in AI now make it possible to deliver to children "a personalized and supportive" experience in education. A man walks past a photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on March 3, 2023, ahead of the opening of the annual session of the National Peoples Congress on March 5. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images) BRAINWASHED: China has once again extended its policy of censorship and surveillance as it looks to keep artificial intelligence models in check even as it races to advance the ever-expanding technology. 'TIDE OF DISINFORMATION': The Federal Communications Commission announced a new proposed regulation that would require the use of artificial intelligence in broadcast TV and radio ads to be disclosed to the audience through an on-air announcement. THREATENED: With the rise of artificial intelligence technology in the form of deepfakes, as well as misinformation campaigns that can manipulate peoples' emotions, don't let yourself fall for them. These three categories of cyberthreats should be on the radar ahead of elections.

Sudan's army leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, says the military will not join talks next month in Switzerland aimed at ending more than a year of fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Al-Burhan made the statement on Wednesday, shortly after the military said he survived a drone strike on a military graduation at the Gibeit army base in eastern Sudan that killed at least five people. "We will not retreat, we will not surrender and we will not negotiate," al-Burhan told troops. "We are not scared of drones," he said at the Gibeit base, which is about 100km (62 miles) southwest of Port Sudan, where the army-aligned government fled after war broke out with the RSF in April last year. The fighting has created the world's largest displacement crisis and killed at least 15,500 people, according to United Nations estimates. Video of the drone attack, verified by the Reuters news agency, showed soldiers marching in a graduation ceremony before a whirring sound can be heard.

Microsoft has confirmed that its latest global outage was caused by a malicious cyberattack. The outage saw Outlook email services, Xbox Live, and even Minecraft go down for almost 10 hours yesterday afternoon - just two weeks after millions were affected by global outages. Microsoft now admits that its services were taken out by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack which was'amplified' by an error in the company's cyber defences. Experts say the true culprits may never be identified but that they were likely encouraged to strike by Microsoft's recent service troubles. Sylvain Cortes, vice president of strategy at cybersecurity firm Hackuity, told MailOnline: 'Rogue actors, cybergangs, and nation-states alike leverage these tactics, so further investigation is required to determine the origin of the threat.'

Realizing AI's full potential on a mass scale will require more than just executives' enthusiasm; becoming a truly AI-first enterprise will require a significant, sustained investment in cloud infrastructure and strategy. In 2024, the cloud has evolved beyond its initial purpose as a storage tool and cost saver to become a crucial driver of innovation, transformation, and disruption. Now, with AI in the mix, enterprises are looking to the cloud to support large language models (LLMs) to maximize R&D performance and prevent cybersecurity attacks, among other high-impact use cases. A 2023 report by Infosys looks at how prepared companies are to realize the combined potential of cloud and AI. To further assess this state of readiness, MIT Technology Review Insights and Infosys surveyed 500 business leaders across industries such as IT, manufacturing, financial services, and consumer goods about how their organizations are thinking about--and acting upon--an integrated cloud and AI strategy.

Google has responded to allegations it "censored" searches about Donald Trump after Elon Musk baselessly claimed the company had imposed a "search ban" on the former president. Google explained the bugs in its autocomplete feature caused the issues. But Musk's tweet, viewed more than 118 million times, has forced the search giant to publicly explain one of its most basic features. Google added that the strange suggestions for "president donald" were due to a "bug that spanned the political spectrum." It also affected searches related to former President Barack Obama and other political figures. You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox.

Previous talks to end the conflict, which has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, have failed as both sides have refused to honour their commitments. More than 10 million people have fled their homes since the former allies fell out over an internationally backed political plan to move towards civilian rule. The Jabait army base is about 100km (62 miles) from Port Sudan, the military's de facto capital and where Gen Burhan is based. Video footage being shared from those attending the ceremony on Wednesday morning shows military graduates marching in ceremonial dress before the sound of a strike. "The only party that is hostile to the Sudanese people and targeting the Sudanese people is the rebel Rapid Support Forces," Gen Abdallah told the BBC.

Ukraine's air force says it has repelled one of the largest aerial barrages launched by Russia on its territory in months. The air force said on Wednesday that it shot down all the incoming projectiles – 89 drones and one missile – launched by Russia overnight, the attack mainly targeting the central region of Kyiv. Kyiv's military administration said more than 40 of the drones were downed over the capital, Kyiv, and its outskirts. There was some damage to buildings as a result of falling debris, but no casualties were reported. "Today Ukrainian air defence withstood and repelled a massive attack by enemy drones," the air force said in a statement, identifying them as "Shahed-131/136 strike drones".

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) came into force in the European Union (EU) on 1 August 2024. It is a key piece of legislation both for the citizens at the heart of AI technologies and for the industry active in the internal market. The AI Act imposes progressive compliance on organisations - both private and public - involved in the global value chain of AI systems and models marketed and used in the EU. While the Act is unprecedented on an international scale in terms of its horizontal and binding regulatory scope, its global appeal in support of trustworthy AI is one of its major challenges.