Richard Poynder

AI-powered robot beats elite table tennis players bbc.co.uk/newsround/arti…

Half a million Biobank volunteers’ health data for sale on Chinese website telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/2…

Student responsibilities enter the charter as rights come under attack wonkhe.com/blogs-sus/stud…

A step forward for academic freedom thecritic.co.uk/a-step-forward…

Publishing has an AI problem | From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines thecritic.co.uk/publishing-has…

DfE enacts the free speech rules it planned to last year wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/df…

Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks nature.com/articles/d4158…

US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices nature.com/articles/d4158…

Navigating uncertain times with the help of artificial intelligence ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…

How AI is helping haulage firm make deliveries bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Peer review in the time of artificial intelligence nature.com/articles/s4156…

AI chatbots could be making you stupider bbc.co.uk/future/article…

GPs are replacing their receptionists with artificial intelligence chatbots that are preventing patients from making appointments. This is what happened when one of our journalists tried to get an appointment through Emma 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/1…

The Irish Times view on artificial intelligence: self-regulation is a dangerous myth irishtimes.com/opinion/editor…

Think AI "knows" what it’s doing? Scientists say think again sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/…

ByteDance’s Annual Profit Tumbles Over 70% on TikTok Owner's AI Investment, Source Says yicaiglobal.com/news/tiktok-ow…

Universities set to be fined up to £500,000 for failing to protect free speech independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded theguardian.com/technology/202…

The AI Doomers Who Are Playing With Fire gizmodo.com/the-ai-doomers…

Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity washingtonpost.com/technology/202…