BLOOMBERG China should play a key role in shaping the artificial intelligence guardrails needed to ensure the safety of transformative new systems, OpenAI Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said. “With the emergence of the increasingly powerful AI systems, the stakes for global cooperation have never been higher,” Altman, whose company kick-started an AI frenzy in China with last year’s …

BLOOMBERG  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a new electoral challenge after Boris Johnson’s surprise resignation from Parliament triggered at least three by-elections that could highlight softening support for the Conservative Party. Johnson quit after receiving the finding of the Parliament’s Privileges Committee investigation into whether he misled lawmakers over his knowledge of Covid-19 rule breaches by officials. While the findings …

BLOOMBERG Frasers Group Plc, the retail empire majority owned by tycoon Mike Ashley, has raised its stake in struggling online fashion hub Asos Plc. Already Asos’s third-largest shareholder, Frasers raised its holding to 8.8% from 7.4%, according to a filing. The stake has grown from around 5% in October. Ashley founded Sports Direct four decades ago and built it into …