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Study maps how ‘Big AI’ influences AI laws and oversight

18 May, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies influence policy and regulation using similar techniques to…

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AI fails to make inroads with cybercriminals

04 May, 2026

Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports the first of its kind study…

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Deepfake detection methods vulnerable to attack

27 March, 2026

Deepfake images can be easily manipulated to remove ‘AI fingerprints’ making it difficult to…

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GAIL funds five new projects on AI’s impact and use

11 March, 2026

GAIL has awarded its latest round of seed funding to five innovative projects led by GAIL Fellows,…

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Shrinking AI memory boosts accuracy

22 December, 2025

Researchers have developed a new way to compress the memory used by AI models to increase their…

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GAIL Director appointed to lead next stages of development

02 September, 2025

In the next stage of University of Edinburgh’s Generative AI Laboratory development, Professor…

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Creative AI workshops inspire new projects

04 April, 2025

A recent duo of workshops explored various themes related to the use of Generative AI in the…

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Most AI struggles to read clocks and calendars

17 March, 2025

Some of the world’s most advanced AI systems struggle to tell the time and work out dates on…

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Image tool to help AI scour wildlife shots

12 December, 2024

A new AI image tool could aid the development of algorithms to analyse wildlife images to help…

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First GAIL Fellows appointed

03 December, 2024

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the first cohort of GAIL Fellows to University of…

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GAIL Fellows and seed funding open for applications

16 October, 2024

University of Edinburgh's Generative AI Laboratory has announced exciting opportunities for…

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GAIL leadership team takes shape

09 October, 2024

The Generative AI Laboratory enters a new exciting era with the appointment of three University of…

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School AI survey to inform lessons of the future

10 September, 2024

High school students in Scotland are to be surveyed on how they use artificial intelligence (AI) in…

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University set to lead new era of generative AI

09 September, 2024

A bold new multi-million pound initiative that will push the forefront of generative AI to benefit…

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