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Cambridge college seeks to install 12ft memorial to codebreaker Alan Turing

A Cambridge college has lodged new plans to erect a memorial to wartime codebreaker Alan Turing within its grounds. King’s College said the 12ft (3.6m) sculpture would be designed by Antony Gormley and made of 19 steel blocks, weighing 3.1 tonnes in ...

25 May 2022 at 12:32

Two Second World War veterans celebrate their 100th birthdays together over Zoom

Two Second World War veterans who discovered they were born on the same day have celebrated their 100th birthdays together. Ken Hobbs, who served during D-Day, and Margaret Wilson, a codebreaker at Bletchley Park, first met at the Blind Veterans UK ...

13 Feb 2023 at 11:32

WW2 veteran codebreakers reunite at Bletchley Park

Codebreaking Second World War veterans smiled as they reunited at the scene of their wartime service in Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes. British codebreakers, including Alan Turning, were based at the site during the war and fed crucial ...

08 Sept 2024 at 16:50

China invited to Sunak’s AI summit despite Westminster spy row

China has been invited to attend Rishi Sunak’s flagship summit on artificial intelligence (AI) despite tensions with Beijing. Relations with China have been strained by a series of security rows, including the arrest of a parliamentary ...

19 Sept 2023 at 16:53

Vice president Harris sets out measures to limit risk of ‘existential’ AI threat

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to cause “profound harm” but can also be used to advance human rights and make the world safer, US Vice President Kamala Harris will say. The vice president, visiting the UK for Rishi ...

01 Nov 2023 at 09:22

King warns of urgent need to ‘combat significant risks of powerful AI’

The King has hailed artificial intelligence (AI) as “one of the greatest technological leaps in the history of human endeavour” but warned of the urgent need to work together to combat its “significant risks”. In a video message ...

01 Nov 2023 at 13:20

Codebreakers meet for first time at joint 100th birthday party

Two women who worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War have met for the first time at a joint celebration of their 100th birthdays. Gwenfron Picken and Kath Morris both left their homes in Port ...

14 Mar 2024 at 15:23

Managing AI risks is ‘profound responsibility’, Sunak will tell world leaders

Managing the risks posed by artificial intelligence is “one of the most profound responsibilities” faced by world leaders, Rishi Sunak will tell a major summit on the technology. The Prime Minister will say that ...

20 May 2024 at 09:46

Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit

Rishi Sunak’s autumn summit on artificial intelligence (AI) will be hosted at Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of Second World War codebreakers. The Prime Minister on Thursday announced the ...

24 Aug 2023 at 10:46

Government urged to address AI ‘risks’ to avoid ‘spooking’ public

The Government must address the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) – including potential threats to national security and the perpetuation of “unacceptable” societal biases – to ...

31 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Elon Musk: AI could pose existential risk if it becomes ‘anti-human’

Artificial intelligence (AI) could pose an existential risk if it becomes “anti-human”, Elon Musk has said ahead of a landmark summit on AI safety. The tech billionaire made the comments to ...

01 Nov 2023 at 12:09

Woman who was key wartime code-breaker commemorated with blue plaque

A code-breaker who played a key part in decrypting German messages during the Second World War will be commemorated with a blue plaque. Joan Clarke, who was portrayed by Keira Knightley in ...

30 May 2024 at 08:45

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