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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
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The Guardian · World

Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical promptsAI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent and unreliable guidance to voters asking which party they should back, a study suggests, often recommending the wrong party, not...

Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse
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The Guardian · World

Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse

Revamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareVisitors to one of Britain’s most complete surviving Victorian workhouses won’t have to strip and bathe in someone else’s bath water. But they might get some gruel, they can sweep the yard...

Mark Brown North of England correspondent
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Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told
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The Guardian · World

Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told

New prime minister urged to introduce 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealthA wealth tax on the UK’s super-rich households could raise £10bn a year, according to academics who urged Andy Burnham to include the measure in his plans to “make tax fairer” and pay for better publi...

Phillip Inman
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Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds
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The Guardian · World

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder•Warning: This story contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news...

Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent
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Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in
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The Guardian · World

Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed every day in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in

Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 90 football fields’ worth of woody habitat were bulldozed in New South Wales every d...

Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent
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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
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The Guardian · World

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government’s AI growth plans.Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage th...

Pippa Neill Environment reporter
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