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The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.

In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading companies are sceptical of the warnings.

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

AI is transforming modern life, but not without worry for some that it may be abused or have an adverse environmental impact.

The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.

The government said it will legislate "as soon as they can" but may "reassess" its plans if firms make the desired changes sooner.

The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.