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Four decades ago, The Independent launched with its statement of intent written in its masthead. In a world where some in power ask you to look the other way and AI warps what’s real, Alan Rusbridger writes why a bold attitude toward finding the truth is vital now

Behind the headlines about AI agents lies a deeper debate over accountability, safety and control. Science Quickly Scientific American Have you heard about the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident? (Sidenote: Does that string of words also make you think of something Timothy Olyphant’s character might get up to on the show Alien: Earth? You know ‘cause he is AI, the aliens hug faces. Anyway.) The incident in question went down a few months ago, when OpenAI agents messed with an artificial intelligence

To put it bluntly: bleak October 05, 2026 For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about the Arctic’s impending collapse. And now, we may have crossed the tipping point. Warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet, the Arctic could see its first ice-free summer as soon as 2027, far earlier than once feared. That’s according to research from the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, and the University of Colorado Boulder, in the US. Worryingly, the data suggest that no

President Trump announced the formation of a "Super Intelligence Force" after meeting with leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies last week.

When New Technologies Emerge—From Cds to the Internet to Mobile Phones—the Familiar Pattern Has Been That Young People Are the Earliest and Most Enthusiastic Adopters. With AI, Only Half That Pattern

Grim warnings of the existential risk posed by AI are all over the news, but there is very little evidence to back them up

There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time