The US government has filed a broad antitrust complaint against Apple, alleging that the tech giant illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. “Apple has maintained…
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The world’s first AI protection is endorsed by all 193 UN countries that will ban malicious designs and development of the technology – and Russia and China co-sponsored the new resolution.
by JackArtificial intelligence has stoked security fears and concerns for years, but a new global resolution to protect the public could provide much-needed reassurance. The United Nations General Assembly approved a…
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You can find out more about Alex Hern, the Guardian’s UK technical editor, by subscribing to his newsletter. TechScape. AI Doesn’t Hate You and Tom Chivers’ Rationalist’s Guide to the…
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By Rachel Ellis Published: 4:26 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2024 | Update: 4:26 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2024 <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– Scientists have found a new…
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In January 2020, Robert Williams was arrested by Detroit police for a crime he did not commit. The police were acting on information that did not come from a witness…
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Will the US Congress be able to control AI abuses in the 2024 elections? – podcast
by AlexanderIn January, New Hampshire voters responded to a phone call from what sounded like President Joe Biden. What turned out to be an AI-generated robocall caused a stir as it…
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Two stories about how AI could – and already is – making the world a better place. In Montana, when Lee Johnson discovered his wife, Yokie, had cancer, he turned…
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AI poses ‘extinction-level’ threat and US government must be given new ’emergency powers’ to control technology, warns State Department report
by ElijahA new study funded by the US State Department calls for a temporary ban on the creation of advanced AI that exceeds a certain threshold of computational power. The technology,…
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Google fires engineer who shouted “I refuse to build technology that fuels genocide” during Israeli tech conference in New York City
by JackA Google engineer who disrupted a technology conference in New York City to protest the company’s association with the Israeli government has been fired. Video showed an unidentified man wearing…
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China wants to “eliminate the United States” from its technology with secret “Document 79” order banning American software in state-owned companies by 2027
by JackNew report reveals secret Chinese order limiting US software at state-owned companies Known as ‘Document 79,’ the order was issued in September 2022 It is part of a broader Chinese…