OpenAI unveils voice-cloning tool
OpenAI on Friday revealed a voice-cloning tool it plans to keep tightly controlled until safeguards are in place to thwart audio fakes meant to dupe listeners.
Mar 30, 2024
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Green Climate Fund fails to strengthen private sector engagement, finds study
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world's largest dedicated multilateral climate fund, and aims to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. Mobilizing financial resources from the private ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Political and tech leaders tackle AI safety at inaugural summit
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday hosts political and tech leaders at the inaugural global AI safety summit, predicting the technology will radically alter society for generations to come.
Nov 2, 2023
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Vietnam linked to spy campaign using EU-made malware
Vietnamese agents may be behind a global spyware campaign targeting officials, civil society and journalists around the world using EU-made malware, Amnesty International said Monday.
Oct 9, 2023
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Use of AI during the COVID-19 pandemic required adapting the technology to its context, says researcher
The artificial intelligence (AI) divide between industrialized and developing countries is not just about being able to access and use new technologies. It's also about governments and local enterprises around the world being ...
Aug 18, 2023
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More public-sector decisions are being made by AI—but what do people think about this?
Technical aids are advancing and automated decision-making is becoming increasingly common in the public sector—but what do people really think about think about this trend? A new study from Södertörn University in Sweden ...
May 22, 2023
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Twitter job cuts: What are digital layoffs and what do they mean for employees and companies?
Elon Musk is progressing plans to slim down Twitter since he bought the 396 million-member platform for US$44 billion (£38 billion) on October 27. Musk's deal has taken Twitter private, dissolved the platform's board and ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Computer scientist aims to protect people in age of artificial intelligence
As data-driven technologies transform the world and artificial intelligence raises questions about bias, privacy and transparency, Suresh Venkatasubramanian is offering his expertise to help create guardrails to ensure that ...
Oct 4, 2022
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EXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids' Instagram
Bowing—perhaps only for a moment—to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook said Monday it will "pause" its work on a kids' version of its photo and video-oriented Instagram ...
Sep 28, 2021
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First tweet fetches $2.9 mn at auction
The first message ever fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for the collectible as a "non fungible token" or NFT at an auction.
Mar 22, 2021
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