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Apr 15 2024
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The Pulse Of Retail: AI Hype, NFTs, And The PLCC Dilemma
This week’s retail news held a lot of good news / bad news combinations. It is a continuation of the way things have been going in the industry since at least the beginning of the year, part of what is making it so difficult to get a solid read on consumer spending and how that is translating to retail results. One new wrinkle is external factors, like how governments are responding to things
ForbesMar 20 2024
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Embracing AI In The Classroom
Las Vegas(KLAS)-With artificial intelligence developing at a lightening pace, many have expressed concerns about its potential negative effects, including students using it to circumnavigate their education. But the Nevada Association of School Administrators has a different take on the issue. NASA’s President and CEO, Dr.Jeff Geihs joins Las Vegas Now to talk about this topic and their
KLAS 8Apr 22 2024
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Seattle is among the nation's top three new AI job hotspots
Data: UMD-LinkUp AIMaps; Note: "AI job" defined as a job requiring technical skills to build and/or use AI models; A bigger circle indicates more new jobs per capita; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Seattle, San Francisco and San Jose are the country's top three new AI job hotspots, a recent analysis finds. Why it matters: The numbers underscore what some of Seattle's business and tech leaders have
AxiosApr 22 2024
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Equinox: help an AI activate a damaged ship in this free web game
Equinox is a perfectly-made free web game—a very short one, to show off Little Workshop's skills—made with three.js and a custom game engine. Making use of visual & sound effects, voiceovers, along with an evolving soundtrack, we aimed to bring a cinematic quality to the experience. The entire project, encompassing art direction, asset production, music creation, and writing, was conceived
Boing BoingApr 21 2024
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Pinkerton: The Proliferation of 'Disinformation' Media and A.I. Put More Bricks in the Wall
Sometimes small things reveal big realities: And that’s the case with disinformation, which has been variously defined as everything from “foreign propaganda” to “conservative beliefs.” We are reminded: They are always putting another brick in The Wall. For instance, this recent item from TV Newser: “Ahead of the 2024 presidential election Scripps News is launching a six-person Disinformation
Breitbart NewsApr 18 2024
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Microsoft has groomed AI talent that other companies are poaching
While few CEOs like to brag that they’re “shameless about stealing great ideas,” as Apple cofounder Steve Jobs once said, they’re less reticent when it comes to poaching great people. Unlike ideas, of course, people aren’t patented and possess free will, which is only occasionally cramped by non-compete agreements. And poaching top talent is a time-tested way to accelerate growth, launch new
FortuneApr 17 2024
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AI making ransomware easier, more prevalent, committee hears
Artificial intelligence is making ransomware faster and easier to use as the online crime hits record levels, experts said at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. “We have tremendous concern about the future of AI and the direction it is allowing criminal actors to take, including more sophisticated deepfakes that ultimately form the first step in the chain of ransomware
The HillApr 17 2024
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The Triangle has one of the largest concentrations of AI job postings
The Triangle has one of the largest concentrations of new job postings related to artificial intelligence, a new analysis has found. Why it matters: As AI emerges as the hottest new thing in tech, cities outside Silicon Valley have a chance to get in on the action — and reap the potentially lucrative economic rewards, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick and Kavya Beheraj write. The Triangle's twin metro
AxiosApr 07 2024
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Responsible AI: Why Privacy Is An Essential Element
Today, people often talk about “responsible” AI use, but what do they really mean? Generally speaking, being responsible means being aware of the consequences of our actions and making sure they don’t cause harm or put anyone in danger. But there’s a lot we don’t know about AI. It’s very hard to say, for example, what the long-term consequences will be of developing machines that can think,
ForbesApr 23 2024
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Williamsburg-James City County school division looks at implementing AI in teaching
Williamsburg-James City County Schools is looking at increasing the use of generative artificial intelligence in the classroom. Kristin Barr, the school division’s supervisor of instructional technology, innovation, and information literacy, told the school board recently that the Virginia Department of Education has indicated that AI should be implemented across all subject areas, not just
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