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Biden’s AI national security memo calls for heavy lift 2024-10-29
Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s directive to all U.S. national security agencies to embed artificial intelligence technologies in their systems sets ambitious targets amid a volatile political environment. That’s the first-blush assessment from technology experts after Biden on Oct. 24 directed a...

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Microsoft’s New AI Agents Set to Streamline Business Tasks 2024-10-25
Colombia One

Starting next month, Microsoft will enable customers to create self-operating AI agents. This initiative reflects the company’s increasing commitment to AI technology, which has garnered significant attention from investors. These programs, referred to as autonomous agents, require minimal human...

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The Terminator at 40: this sci-fi ‘B-movie’ still shapes how we view the threat of AI 2024-10-24
The Conversation

October 26, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of director James Cameron’s science fiction classic, The Terminator – a film that popularised society’s fear of machines that can’t be reasoned with, and that “absolutely will not stop … until you are dead”, as one character memorably puts it. The plot...

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In the AI age a new reality awaits 2024-10-22
Asiatimes

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in GodAlan Perlis Perlis’s remark carries a very deep and profound message about the nature of AI. In simple words, Perlis suggests that delving into the world of AI can be a transformative experience, potentially leading...

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YouTube to label videos shot with camera, to tackle AI content 2024-10-16
Madhyamam

New Delhi: YouTube will add the label “captured with a camera” to videos shot using real cameras, The Indian Express reported.The move is part of the video platform’s efforts to tackle AI-generated content.The label, appearing in the description of a...

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Intel forsaking its past and losing its future 2024-10-16
Asiatimes

Intel, once among the world’s leading technology companies, is struggling. Founded as a start-up in 1968, the US chipmaker grew to success over the years through savvy business and technology decisions combined with timely product investments. Led by a brilliant founding team, the company quickly...

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Google’s search dominance is unwinding 2024-10-08
CNN

Google is so synonymous with its core product that its name is a verb that means “search.” Yet Google’s dominance of that market is shrinking. For the first time in decades, Google next year will not control a majority of the US search market, according to a forecast by advertising research firm...

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Elon Musk’s X is worth nearly 80 percent less than when he bought it, Fidelity estimates 2024-10-02
Egypt Independent

New York CNN — The social media platform formerly known as Twitter is worth almost 80 percent less than two years ago when Elon Musk bought it, according to estimates from investment giant Fidelity. X no longer trades publicly after Musk shelled out $44 billion to take it private in October 2022....

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US Policy Shift May Boost AI Chip Exports to Middle East 2024-10-01
The Arabian Post

Arabian Post - The United States government has enacted a new regulatory framework aimed at enhancing the export of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, particularly to nations in the Middle East. This development arrives amid increasing global demand for AI technologies and reflects a broader...

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Scientists Made an AI Model That Beats CAPTCHAs Every Single Time 2024-09-30
PetaPixel

Researchers have made an AI bot capable of beating image-based CAPTCHAs 100 percent of the time, according to a new scientific paper. [Read More] ......

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