Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
ChatGPT triggers surge in MPs using AI-written speeches
MPs are frequently resorting to ChatGPT to write speeches, new analysis suggests.
Phrases such as “I rise to speak” and “I rise today”, which ChatGPT regularly suggests as a way to begin speeches in the House of Commons, have surged since the release of the AI tool in 2022.
MPs are also increasingly using words such as “underscores” and “streamline” that are commonly associated with large language models.
Read more in The Telegraph.
Octopus Energy’s Chinese deal raises national security concerns
Chinese wind turbines could be deployed in Britain for the first time under a deal signed by Octopus Energy that has sparked national security concerns.
Britain’s biggest household energy supplier, run by government adviser Greg Jackson, said it planned to deploy Ming Yang’s turbines to develop up to 6 gigawatts of wind farms.
However, the Conservatives warned that allowing Ming Yang into UK energy infrastructure would pose an “unacceptable risk”. The Trump administration has also previously raised concerns about Ming Yang’s potential involvement in UK wind projects.
The full story is available in The Times.
US energy chief tells BBC nuclear fusion will soon power the world
Don't worry too much about planet-warming emissions, the US Energy Secretary has told the BBC, because within five years AI will have enabled the harnessing of nuclear fusion – the energy that powers the sun and stars.
Chris Wright told me in an interview that he expected the technology to deliver power to electricity grids around the world within eight to 15 years and that it would rapidly become a big driver of greenhouse gas reductions.
His claims will likely surprise even enthusiasts for the technology.
Read more on the BBC website.
Keir Starmer overrules Ed Miliband to snub net zero project
Sir Keir Starmer has overruled Ed Miliband by snubbing plans for a green energy plant in a major blow to the Energy Secretary’s net zero plans.
The Prime Minister has effectively closed the door on the construction of a major hydrogen project on Teesside – believed to be backed by Mr Miliband – by deciding to endorse a rival tech development near the site, according to correspondence seen by The Telegraph.
The H2Teesside plan, proposed by BP, would have produced so-called “blue” hydrogen that could have provided up to 10pc of the supply Mr Miliband has said Britain would need by 2030.