Security
A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday that it was hit by a ransomware attack two days after telling clients an unknown intruder had compromised its phone and information ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Robotics
It's called the uncanny valley. Those who are fans of the HBO show "Westworld" or who have seen the movie "Ex Machina" may already be familiar with the phenomenon. But for those who are not, it's essentially the idea that ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
The United Nations and the Red Cross this week issued a joint call for urgent new international rules to protect humanity from the potential "terrible consequences" of autonomous weapons.
Oct 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The European Union is negotiating an Artificial Intelligence Act, the world's first comprehensive law that aims to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) based on the risk it poses to individuals, society and the environment.
Jan 29, 2024
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Business
In order for Germany to reach its climate goal of net neutrality by 2045, the heating systems in more than 40 million private households will need to function without climate gas emissions, i.e., without gas and oil. How ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Business
Only "persons" can engage with the legal system—for example, by signing contracts or filing lawsuits. There are two main categories of persons: humans, termed "natural persons," and creations of the law, termed "artificial ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
A new way to teach artificial intelligence (AI) to understand human line drawings—even from non-artists—has been developed by a team from the University of Surrey and Stanford University.
Jun 17, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly.
Jul 14, 2023
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Computer Sciences
The term "artificial intelligence" (AI) was first used back in 1956 to describe the title of a workshop of scientists at Dartmouth, an Ivy League college in the United States.
Jun 13, 2016
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Machine learning & AI
Can AI be trusted? The question pops up wherever AI is used or discussed—which, these days, is everywhere.
Nov 20, 2023
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