The big problem with Meta glasses: Does recording and sharing everything put us at risk?
As smart glasses equipped with tiny cameras become increasingly popular, concerns are growing over their potential misuse, particularly against women
AI gets pinkwashed as female users are targeted
Laura Marajofsky|
Big Tech invests in women via influencers and ‘empowering’ messages to improve its image and boost revenue from female data
Kimi K3, the Chinese AI that has put Silicon Valley on alert
The new model, the world’s largest open-source model, puts China back in the race to lead advances in this technology
‘Captchas’: Has Google got us training its AI without knowing it?
The service was created 15 years ago with a dual purpose: as a security filter against bots and as a generator of datasets to train artificial intelligence
They steal our data, they steal our democracy. The moral catastrophe of Big Tech’s totalitarians-for-profit
Shoshana Zuboff|
A group of corporate power brokers is responsible for the democratic collapse we are witnessing on a global scale. Through their algorithms, they have managed to trap citizens in a mire of information overload and misinformation, while political leaders improvise in response to each new crisis. When business practices carry an unacceptable moral and human cost, they must be abolished. We did it with child labor. And with slavery
Is it legitimate to use AI to write a book?
Some authors choose to work hand-in-hand with these programs, but many writers, readers, and editors reject their use for ethical and esthetic reasons
AI-era researchers ask whether math is obsolete
Google and OpenAI have solved decades-old problems — but the scientific community is beginning to discuss whether limits should be placed on the technology
How social media platforms keep students hooked: Notifications during school hours and paid ‘teen ambassadors’
Internal documents accessed by ‘The New York Times’ reveal Meta, TikTok and YouTube tactics to keep minors glued to their phones during class hours
Catastrophists versus accelerationists: Will AI destroy the world or save it?
Academics Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue in their new book that the technology could lead to our extinction. Is there reason to believe them?
Sleep-better tech: apps and devices that actually work
Smart watches, rings and other tools monitor sleep and help detect patterns related to true rest
Generational rejection of AI? Why are university students booing big tech at graduation ceremonies?
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, and two other speakers have been jeered by students at three US universities
Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’
The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented
Traveling without a passport, boarding pass, or hotel key: The seamless travel Amadeus dreams of
The tech company aspires to be a global biometrics giant, but analysts are divided on whether it’s on the right track or should focus on protecting its core business
Dancing cows and tigers hatching from eggs: The impact of AI-generated videos on children
Such content is often riddled with visual flaws and inconsistencies that could negatively affect young viewers
Leaks of private data for use in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign raises alarms
Civil organizations and members of Congress are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security explain the sharing of information between government agencies and contracts with AI firm Palantir to locate undocumented immigrants
The immense power of the new plutocracy: How billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg shape our lives and our democracies
Wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. The world’s wealthiest individuals are transforming their money into political influence to shape society and the democratic system to their liking
Typos as a symbol of prestige: How to write so it doesn’t sound like AI
The popularity of tools like ChatGPT has led many authors to include errors and write with carelessness in order to appear more human
What’s the best way to talk about health with chatbots?
Miriam González, a Spanish engineer, has a rare breast tumor. Her experience illustrates the complexity of using AI effectively, as these tools tend to struggle with basic medical questions
Hunting down a Nazi with AI
The use of artificial intelligence in an investigation into the disappearance of an SS officer did not lead to the expected results
How AI giants tried to storm the last stronghold of the human mind: the math olympiads
EL PAÍS reconstructs what many media outlets sold as ‘the news story of the year,’ and some of its protagonists described as a ‘disgrace’: the supposed ‘gold medal-level performance’ by big tech, which overshadowed the real competition involving 600 youngsters
Neuroscientists and military vets: the inner workings of the team that ‘hacks’ Microsoft’s AI tools before their public debut
The company employs a ‘red team’ that evaluates all artificial intelligence before its launch — and blocks its release if necessary
Deepfakes and an elite hacker school: How cybercrime is growing as a source of income for North Korea
Incidents attributed to cybercriminals sponsored by Pyongyang increased by 130% in 2025. Analysts highlight their growing sophistication
Google, Amazon, OpenAI and the race to find alternatives to Nvidia
Efforts to stem large AI developers’ dependence on the company are picking up speed, though the chipmaker’s dominance remains unshaken
Tech giants showcase their overwhelming power in Davos
Figures like Elon Musk and the CEOs of Microsoft and Nvidia paraded at the World Economic Forum, confirming the unsettling reach of the tech titans
Eric Schmidt: ‘Europe doesn’t have an AI strategy. If it doesn’t invest heavily, it will end up using Chinese models’
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
This is how extortion campaigns target small businesses on Google Maps: ‘They can ruin you’
Organized groups in Pakistan or Bangladesh write dozens of negative comments and then delete them in exchange for money. Google is slow to remove the fake reviews
A year of movement among world’s 20 richest, with Elon Musk (almost) untouchable at the top
The rise of artificial intelligence is causing shifts in the rankings, with Larry Page, Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison in the top five
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