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Apr 22 2024
Opinion
Will AI accelerate or delay the race to net-zero emissions?
Driverless taxis run by artificial intelligence use less fuel than conventional ones, but the wider climate impacts are unclear. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the global economy. Companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars each year in these technologies. In almost every sector, AI is being used to drive
Nature.comApr 17 2024
News
The Role Of Generative AI In Video Game Development
Generative AI offers exciting new ways for video game developers to create engaging content, realistic visuals, and immersive gameplay experiences. In this article, we’ll explore how generative AI can enhance and accelerate game development – with a few examples. What Can Generative AI Do? Let’s break down some of the main elements of game development and see how generative AI can facilitate
ForbesApr 24 2024
News
States Consider Bills to Fight AI Calls During Elections
In January, more than 20,000 New Hampshire voters received a call from President Joe Biden asking them to skip the state's presidential primary. One problem: It wasn't Biden speaking. Instead, his voice was doctored using artificial intelligence. Now, New Hampshire legislators are proposing a law that would prohibit deepfake phone calls within 90 days of an election, unless they are
Newsmax (News)Apr 16 2024
Opinion
AI Is a Humongous Electricity Hog. That’s Great.
Next time you ask ChatGPT for a lasagna recipe, consider how much computing power you’re using: On a typical day, the AI chatbot handles an estimated 195 million queries, consuming enough electricity to supply some 23,000 US households. By 2026, booming AI adoption is expected to help drive a near-doubling of data centers’ global energy use, to more than 800 terawatt-hours — the annual carbon-
BloombergApr 16 2024
News
AI pinpoints where psychosis originates in the brain
New brain scans from people with psychosis may confirm a long-standing theory as to why people experience these sudden breaks from reality. The theory states that, in psychosis, brain networks in charge of directing a person's attention malfunction. This causes a person to experience hallucinations, or sensations of things that aren't actually happening; and delusions, or unshakable false
Live ScienceApr 15 2024
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AI is causing concern among the LGBTQ community
As artificial intelligence continues to permeate every aspect of our daily lives, concerns over how it should be used are causing fierce debates. For those in the LGBTQ community, recent reports have shed light on how AI can be used to create a more inclusive environment — and a more marginalizing one. These concerns have been brewing. By 2021, it was a common assumption that AI would "always
The Week - NewsApr 23 2024
News
Biden's AI Policy Embraces Radical Ideology Over Innovation
The Biden administration has committed to radical ideology over innovation, choosing to weaponize a previously neutral executive agency in its battle to overregulate nascent AI technology before it even reaches the marketplace. This is the largest leap so far in empowering a coalition opposed to the right ordinary Americans have to their speech and their work. Directed by the Biden AI
The FederalistApr 18 2024
News
How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections
For a glimpse of where artificial intelligence is headed in election campaigns, look to India, the world’s largest democracy, as it starts heading to the polls on Friday.
An A.I.-generated version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has been shared on WhatsApp shows the possibilities for hyperpersonalized outreach in a country with nearly a billion voters. In the video — a demo clip
New York Times (News)Apr 25 2024
News
Caught Between the US and China, a Powerful AI Upstart Chooses Sides
G42 , a startup in Abu Dhabi, has made itself into an up-and-coming technology conglomerate over the past six years, with a sprawling product portfolio that extends into large language models, human genomics and spacecraft. While mostly unknown outside of the Middle East, G42 has become intertwined with some of the biggest US technology and artificial intelligence companies, including Amazon.
BloombergApr 17 2024
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The AI Chatbot That Could Transform Business School Accreditation
This week, at the annual meeting of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in Atlanta (AACSB), many of the attendees—business school professors, deans and administrators—have been flocking to a booth to test-drive a chatbot developed to tackle some of the toughest issues in business education. Developed by the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in
Bloomberg