The technology sector has a theory to explain the bipartisan sentiment of antipathy (if not outright hatred) towards these infrastructures: it is said to be a psychological operation (‘psy-op’) in which the number one suspect is the Chinese government. Meanwhile, the anti-data centre movement is gaining ground

Meta is committed to making the basic versions of its AI agents free of charge, and to selling advanced features through a ‘dynamic auction mechanism’. ‘Hoping that an absolute power will look after the good of humanity has never led to reliable results,’ writes Mr Facebook in ‘The future is for everyone’

New rules for minors on social media platforms are on the way, but the case involving Meta’s empire may be only a partial victory for those seeking an exemplary punishment

Against the political economy of AI doomsday mongering. Nine summer apocalypses prophesied without rhyme or reason, from digital feudalism to cognitive recession to mass unemployment (and no, don’t even try to enlist the Pope amongst the demonisers of AI)

There are alternatives to the new summer craze: the apocalyptic narrative surrounding AI. Counterintuitive data on the jobs of the future, on nurturing talent and on the need to understand AI before demonising it