内容摘要：The bill states that AI developers should have access to all content unless its individual owners choose to opt out.

The bill states that AI developers should have access to all content unless its individual owners choose to opt out.

Tesco's introduction of AI technology to some self-checkouts has led to customers joking that it bears a striking resemblance to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football.The supermarket is aiming to reduce shoplifting by installing overhead cameras to identify when shoppers fail to scan an item properly, and then showing a live-action replay of the item not scanning.

While some shoppers mocked the tech, others complained it was a step too far, with some saying they would not use self-checkout again.The move comes after shoplifting in the UK hit a record high in 2024.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales

But the number of thefts recorded by retailers themselves is even higher. Figures from the British Retail Consortiumin the year to last September, up 3.7 million on the year before, costing retailers £2bn.

"We have recently installed a new system at some stores which helps customers using self-service checkouts identify if an item has not been scanned properly, making the checkout process quicker and easier," a Tesco spokesperson said.

The supermarket did not say which stores or how many stores the new system was in.That willingness to exchange ideas and learn from the outside world appears to be waning in China, according to many.

And America, once a place that drew so many young Chinese people, is no longer that welcoming.Looking back, Ms Zhang can't help but recall a joke her friend made at a farewell dinner before she left for the US.

Then a flippant comment, it now sums up the fear in both Washington and Beijing: "Don't become a spy."Many of the papers focus on the government's strategic defence review.