We must invest in clean energy production and effective energy-recovery solutions at data centres. And for now, perhaps we should consider if we really need ChatGPT to draw a silly picture.

Technology certainly has a big role to play in improving athletic performance, and machine learning has for many years been used by sports teams to gain insights into performance using computer vision and data analytics. But the big improvements in Olympic performance have come from more mundane technological improvements.

Spending time offline and using strategies to help manage screen time are being recognised as critical skills. Learning them may benefit wellbeing and productivity, and help to set boundaries around social media use.

Taking the open source path gives Meta a big point of differentiation with its rivals and the ability to leverage the wisdom of the open source community.

The tendency of people to forget they are engaging with AI social technologies, and feeling as if they are “real”, raises concerns around unsustainable or unhealthy attachments.