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Head of AI and Similar Leadership Roles are Here to Stay, says Deloitte AI Ethicist
Does your business need a head of AI? Deloitte’s AI ethicist Beena Ammanath says the role is crucial.
Mythos Ventures grabs $14M for inaugural fund to invest in AI
Mythos Ventures invests in AI startups focused on transformative AI, an area General Partner Vishal Maini says is still catching on.
Immersive Tech Obscures Reality. AI Will Threaten It
AI could supercharge augmented and virtual reality, making online manipulation and disinformation campaigns much more personal—and effective.
Lenovo’s New TruScale Services Take AI to the Edge for Rapid Business Deployment
We talk to the GM of Global ThinkEdge at Lenovo to understand how businesses can deploy AI on the edge with the company's new solutions.
From physics to generative AI: An AI model for advanced pattern generation
Inspired by physics, a new generative model PFGM++ outperforms diffusion models in image generation.
AI Hurricane Predictions Are Storming the World of Weather Forecasting
This year’s hurricane season provides a test run for the idea that machine-learning algorithms can improve weather forecasts. So far, the AI models are making good calls.
Kickstart a New Well-Paid Tech Career With This $60 Training Bundle
Train for a major career change with 13 courses designed specifically for beginners to develop the most in-demand skills for the highest paying jobs.
The writers strike is over; here’s how AI negotiations shook out
After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers strike. Starting Wednesday, writers will be able to resume work under the conditions established by their new contract. During the historic strike, AI emerged as a key point of contention between the writers and […]
The writers’ strike is over; here’s how AI negotiations shook out
After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers’ strike. Starting Wednesday, writers will be able to resume work under the conditions established by their new contract. During the historic strike, AI emerged as a key point of contention between the writers and […]
Price Drop: This AI-powered Productivity Tool is Only $25
Taskio can help you get your life in order, no matter what you do. Right now, a lifetime subscription is on sale for just $24.97 until 9/30.
This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You In the Dark
Startup Skydio says its powerful new drone for public safety can reduce the need for high-speed chases. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones.
What If the Robots Were Very Nice While They Took Over the World?
First it was chess and Go. Now AI can beat us at Diplomacy, the most human of board games. The way it wins offers hope that maybe AI will be a delight.
Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
Stock photo giant Getty Images has partnered with Nvidia to build an image generator. Just like with other tools of its ilk, questions remain about who should get credit for the pictures it dreams up.
FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology.
Why Tech Bros and Politicians Can’t Really Connect
There are two ways to compute, and two ways to see the world. It’s batch vs. loop—and we need them to reconcile.
The ChatGPT App Can Now Talk to You—and Look Into Your Life
ChatGPT inches closer to feature parity with the seductive AI assistant from Her, thanks to an upgrade that adds voice and image recognition to the chatbot.
Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You
Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.
How ChatGPT Can Help You Do More With PDFs
The AI chatbot can search, summarize, and create PDF documents with a few handy plug-ins.
Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion, Accelerating AI-Enabled Security and Observability
On Thursday Cisco agreed to buy Splunk in a $28 billion deal intended to address AI-enabled security and observability issues.