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Apr 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
Daily PressApr 16 2024
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes’
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law holds a hearing entitled “Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes” at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 16. Witnesses: The Honorable David Scanlan Secretary of State State of New Hampshire Concord, NH Zohaib Ahmed CEO and Co-Founder Resemble AI Santa Cl...
The Epoch TimesApr 16 2024
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Microsoft turns to the Middle East for its latest bet on AI
Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi’s G42, an artificial intelligence group that has faced questions over its ties to China. The companies will collaborate on AI and digital infrastructure, in a move that sees Microsoft’s AI empire expand into the Middle East for the first time. The move could attract sizeable scrutiny from regulators. G42 — led by Peng Xiao, a Chinese businessman
CNN (Online News)Apr 16 2024
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Researchers create new AI pipeline for identifying molecular interactions
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Understanding how proteins interact with each other is crucial for developing new treatments and understanding diseases. Thanks to computational advances, a team of researchers led by Assistant Professor of
Phys.orgApr 15 2024
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Jobs of the future will require the 'cognitive skills' AI hasn't mastered
I’m at Fortune Brainstorm AI in London this week, where attendees are getting a taste of the incredible array of activities that have been sparked by latest advances in data technology: AI creating videos, finishing Beethoven’s 10th Symphony, building winning sports teams, remaking finance and more. I moderated a panel on the future of work with Microsoft’s chief scientist Jaime Teevan and
FortuneApr 11 2024
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Why comparing AI to "smart" humans is a flawed measurement
Some of the tech industry's loudest voices — most recently Elon Musk — keep aiming for AI to become "smarter than humans," yet there isn't agreement on what that bar is. Why it matters: If we obsess over this fuzzy human-centric yardstick for AI's abilities, we could miss out on promising — but decidedly non-human — ways machines could meet actual human needs. • "The real problem is that we
AxiosApr 22 2024
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7 stories to know: Trump's immunity, AI girlfriends, and the GOP loves child labor
“7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend. Expect to read coverage about health, science, and climate that frequently take second chair to what’s happening at the top of the page, plus information from local sources that the national media may
Daily Kos