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Feel a connection to a celebrity you don’t know? There’s a word for that 18 novembre 2025 à 07:00

Feel a connection to a celebrity you don’t know? There’s a word for that

18 novembre 2025 à 07:00

‘Parasocial’ crowned Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year as ‘unhealthy’ relationships with celebrities rise

If you’re wondering why Taylor Swift didn’t respond to your social media post offering congratulations on her engagement, then Cambridge Dictionary has a word for you: parasocial.

Defined as “involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know”, parasocial has been chosen by the dictionary as its word of the year, as people turn to chatbots, influencers and celebrities to feel connection in their online lives.

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AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief 17 novembre 2025 à 12:35

AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief

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Par :Dan Milmo Global technology editor

17 novembre 2025 à 12:35

Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei

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Artificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or be in danger of repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid companies, according to the chief executive of the AI startup Anthropic.

Dario Amodei, who runs the US company behind the Claude chatbot, said he believed AI would become smarter than “most or all humans in most or all ways” and urged his peers to “call it as you see it”.

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Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom 15 novembre 2025 à 11:00

Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom

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Par :Dan Milmo Global technology editor

15 novembre 2025 à 11:00

Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the extent required’

The father of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself after viewing harmful online content, has called for a change in leadership at the UK’s communications watchdog after losing faith in its ability to make the internet safer for children.

Ian Russell, whose 14 year-old daughter took her own life in 2017, said Ofcom had “repeatedly” demonstrated that it does not grasp the urgency of keeping under-18s safe online and was failing to implement new digital laws forcefully.

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