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Read more at: 'Why we should amend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control'
The ethos of the CC BY copyright licence is to 'help build and sustain a commons of shared knowledge and culture'.

'Why we should amend copyright licences to halt AI misuse and reassert human control'

27 August 2026

Three leading researchers in human-computer interaction have told the journal Nature about their concerns over the failure of current copyright licences to protect their work from misuse by AI.


Read more at: Learning about student life on our Women in Computer Science residential

Learning about student life on our Women in Computer Science residential

18 August 2026

Going to taster lectures, seeing a mock admissions interview, doing a programming workshop and touring Cambridge colleges. These were among the activities sampled by the prospective undergraduates who came to our Women in Computer Science residential course last week.


Read more at: Stayin' Alive: How Global Stolen Data Markets Thrive on Telegram

Stayin' Alive: How Global Stolen Data Markets Thrive on Telegram

17 August 2026

With more and more cybercrime marketplaces being shut down, sellers of stolen data – such as log-in credentials, personal details, and credit card information – are instead using the messaging app Telegram to trade with each other.


Read more at: The Red Queen hypothesis - a new way forward for self-improving AI

The Red Queen hypothesis - a new way forward for self-improving AI

21 July 2026

At a time when there's widespread interest in self-improving AI, researchers here have tackled one of the central challenges affecting its development by using an approach adapted from evolutionary biology.