Whitehall to increase face-to-face job interviews after surge in AI applications

In the most extreme cases, civil service leaders suspect that entire applications — including interviewees on video calls — were generated by AI. The decision to increase face-to-face interviews comes as technology makes it increasingly difficult to distinguish between human and machine interactions.

Imperial past summit

The upcoming summit of Commonwealth countries threatens a reckoning with Britain's imperial past — and a baptism of fire for its new prime minister.