AI

Tech

Elon Musk's X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use concerns

A privacy campaign group on Monday lodged complaints against Elon Musk's X in eight European countries over concerns it was "feeding" users' personal data into its AI technology without their consent.

Crime

Spanish police probe youths over fake AI nudes of underage girls

Spanish police said on Monday they were investigating five youths suspected of using AI to generate hyper-realistic nude images of 20 underage girls and circulating them online.

European Union

EU seeks world's first law on AI to protect citizens' rights

The European Union is seeking to thrash out an agreement on sweeping rules to regulate artificial intelligence, following months of difficult negotiations in particular on how to monitor generative AI like ChatGPT. But what does Brussels want?

AI

Increasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear at Madrid conference

Sporting a trendy brown bob, a humanoid robot named Erica chats to a man in front of stunned audience members in Madrid.

Tourism

'Smart' hotels and virtual reality tours: Madrid fair previews the future of tourism

A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data.