Artificial Intelligence

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

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 Retamal

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

The new Adobe-Alpine partnership aims to bring more personalised and interactive experiences to Formula One fans worldwide

Ad Feature Adobe and Alpine F1 team partner to deliver AI-powered fan experiences

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

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

Kevel powers top retail and commerce media networks globally

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

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 2026–2028

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

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 founders

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

Exclusive Trump administration enters legal row with Encyclopaedia Britannica

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

Ad Feature Heathrow and Adobe team up on AI passenger experience

The idea that Donald Trump has been replaced by a robot as part of a sinister plot by artificial intelligence to take over the world is a bogus conspiracy theory waiting to happen (Picture: Fabrice Coffrini)

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 support

Ad Feature Adobe teams up with Jet2 for AI-powered holiday experiences

Edinburgh University has announced plans to mothball 90 courses

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)

A qualification at 21 may be out of date by 35.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

HCLTech is a technology company delivering industry-leading capabilities around AI, digital, engineering, cloud and software

Ad Feature HCLTech launches 'Pulse' for fast-scaling enterprises

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 1971

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 technology

Ad Feature AI is making students more paranoid, research suggests

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

Ad Feature Beroe enhances Inflation Watch with AI-powered cost intelligence

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

Ad Feature HFCL Limited launches OptiQ AI

Edinburgh AI specialist adds top talent from FanDuel and Waracle

Five Scottish Tech 50 companies breaking new ground

Michael Marra is running for Scottish Labour leader

Exclusive Michael Marra vows 'national renewal' in Scottish education

Opponents of the data centres fear they could have a ‘disastrous’ impact on both local communities and the environment (Yui Mok/PA)

SNP 'falling short' of AI data centre pause as plans to be monitored

University of Dundee

Dundee Uni cuts: 'Philosophy is a line of defence against AI'

Funding gap widens as investors become more selective

Apexon is an AI-first technology services firm that engineers intelligent enterprises.

Ad Feature Apexon expands AgentRise platform with three new AI offerings

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