Artificial intelligence

‘Project Nexus’ plan to make Israel quantum computing global power launched

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that the so-called ‘Q Day,’ when the tech renders encryptions protecting global financial systems ‘useless’ by the tech, could occur in the near future

By John Jeffay

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Visitors look at a 64-qubit superconducting quantum computer on display at the Fujitsu booth during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Matt Lucas among stars calling for law to protect against AI being used to steal voices

By Daniel Ben-David

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HoudiniBio CEO Jonathan Cohen-Gold (Courtesy)

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Houdini-inspired British-Jewish start-up uses AI to fix genes linked to fatal diseases

By John Jeffay

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Screenshot from a video posted by the IDF's Charedi Affairs account (X/DoronKadosh)

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IDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the border

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Israeli health provider lauded as AI pioneer by WHO

By John Jeffay

1 min read

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

By Lianne Kolirin

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Confronting the challenge of AI: Rabbi Daniel Nevins

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Who is the Orthodox Jewish AI genius whose Google departure helped wipe £180 billion off parent firm’s stock market value?

Kippah-wearing Noam Shazeer quits to join rival OpenAI

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

June 23, 2026 14:32

AI regurgitates antisemitic tropes reflecting human bias, study finds

Israeli researchers discovered that popular chatbots are more likely to associate Jewish people with particular stereotypes, including being more privileged, dominant and hierarchical but less warm and friendly

By John Jeffay

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June 15, 2026 15:34

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Met chief says London will be ‘less safe’ after Khan blocks Palantir police contract amid pressure over IDF links

An NHS data engineer who worked with the US-based firm has also revealed that his colleagues were intimidated by pro-Palestine activists

By Mark Wood

3 min read

June 11, 2026 15:50

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan speaks at SXSW London 2026 at The Truman Brewery on June 02, 2026 (Getty Images)

How Miriam Haart’s life took another Unorthodox turn at a Tel Aviv AI startup

The 26-year-old reality TV star on her tech firm ActionAI, being queer in Israel, and rediscovering her Jewish identity

By Eliana Jordan

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Creator, trailblazer, Jew: Miriam Haart (Photo: Anika Nowak)

The AI guru sharing his wisdom with rabbis, Jewish charities… and parking wardens

Craig Hartzel speaks to the JC about his business venture, which is helping charities to save time and boost donations

By Ben Conway

4 min read

March 26, 2026 11:40

Israeli brothers allegedly sold AI-generated fake files to Iranian agent

Two suspects charged with spying and accused of taking £24,000 in cryptocurrency for supposedly classified information

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

March 25, 2026 14:58

Artificial Intelligence platform ChatGPT (Image: Getty Images)

Revealed: Ethics panel quizzed West Midlands Police over AI use month before force relied on it to defend Maccabi ban

WMP apologised for wrongly telling MPs that it did not use artificial intelligence, which created a fictitious match later included in a report used to justify excluding Israeli fans from the Birmingham fixture

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

February 9, 2026 14:25

Fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv were controversially barred from attending a football match against Aston Villa in November, leaving many seats in the stadium empty (Photo: Getty)

By James Spiro

Israel is building the foundations of a sovereign AI system

The Jewish state is laying the groundwork for a “Systems Nation” boom, making it less dependent on foreign aid

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Ofcom investigating after X’s Grok AI bot creates ‘undressed image’ of descendant of Holocaust survivors outside Auschwitz

“The creation of undressed or sexualised images without consent is degrading, abusive and it is not a victimless crime,” said Bella Wallersteiner

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

January 7, 2026 15:06

Ofcom investigating after X’s Grok AI bot creates ‘undressed image’ of descendant of Holocaust survivors outside Auschwitz

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Artificial intelligence

‘Project Nexus’ plan to make Israel quantum computing global power launched

Matt Lucas among stars calling for law to protect against AI being used to steal voices

Houdini-inspired British-Jewish start-up uses AI to fix genes linked to fatal diseases

IDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the border

Israeli health provider lauded as AI pioneer by WHO

Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

What can rabbis say in an age of driverless cars and killer drones?

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