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WednesdayMar 20, 2024 10:00 am

Countries File Proposed AI Resolution to United Nations

Last week, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, stated that artificial intelligence had the potential to shape the society, economies and the world for the better. Thomas-Greenfield, together with 40 other U.N. member states, revealed that the United States has introduced an initiative that would ensure that AI’s benefits extended around the world to nations. The initiative requested that United Nations member states promote secure, safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems to address challenges that affect countries around the globe. Those challenges include issues related to health, poverty and its elimination, education, energy, climate and food security. Thomas-Greenfield…

MondayMar 18, 2024 10:00 am

Xi Jinping Looks to Tap Unmanned Tech, AI to Bolster China Military

President Xi Jinping recently ordered the armed forces to develop new combat capabilities, hinting to the use of AI (artificial intelligence). Speaking at the National People’s Congress meeting, the Chinese president requested military forces to promote innovation in a bid to improve strategic capabilities within new fields. During that meeting, military representatives discussed various topics, from the use of artificial intelligence to the development and use of unmanned combat systems as well as cyberspace’s defense capabilities. National Policy Foundation’s Chung Chieh stated that from the president’s comments at the meeting as well as in the past, he seemed to be…

FridayMar 15, 2024 10:30 am

Salesforce Announces AI Tools to Help Doctors

Last week, Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) announced new AI solutions that could reduce workloads for healthcare workers. Salesforce is a cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco. The company offers customer relationship management software and applications focused on customer service, sales, analytics, marketing automation and e-commerce. The first solution, called Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, has been designed to allow physicians to send referrals, book appointments and summarize patient info, including details such as patients’ prescriptions, diagnoses, clinical service requests and tests. By generating a summary using AI, clinicians would save time when looking for this data. The other solution, Assessment…

WednesdayMar 13, 2024 9:45 am

EU Unveils AI Office to Act as Global Trendsetter

Last week, the European Commission set up a new AI office that will focus on drawing up and implementing policies for the bloc. The office, which will also serve as an international reference point, will support the development and use of trustworthy artificial intelligence and protect against risks. In a statement posted on its site, the commission noted that the AI office formed the foundation for one European artificial intelligence governance system. It added that the office promoted an innovative ecosystem of trustworthy artificial intelligence and would ensure a coherent and effect approach on AI at the global level. In…

MondayMar 11, 2024 10:00 am

Feds Say AI Can’t Be Inventor, Though AI-Assisted Inventions Are Patentable

Recent advancements in the artificial intelligence (AI) field have significantly increased the scope of how the technology can be applied. With generative AI tools such as ChatGPT already helping users generate significant amounts of data every day, the technology has the potential to completely revolutionize many industries. Experts in several fields could use AI to optimize their workflows and analyze mountains of data to reach new and potentially groundbreaking conclusions. However, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ruled that artificial intelligence itself cannot be classified as an inventor. The USPTO has issued guidance on inventorship and patentability in…

FridayMar 08, 2024 10:00 am

Could AI Further Entrench Existing Global Inequalities?

Last month, Web Summit was held in the Middle East for the first time. The event, held in Doha, is the biggest technology conference globally. While the conference had participants from dozens of countries around the globe, the prevailing topic at this year’s conference was artificial intelligence and its capabilities. There is great excitement surrounding AI given its application in various sectors. However, concerns about its use are also increasing, particularly the fact that it could worsen inequities that divide the world. Black Lives Matter cocreator Ayo Tometi believes that technologies such as AI may amplify biases that exist. During…

WednesdayMar 06, 2024 9:45 am

AI Trounces Humans in Creativity in New Study

New research has found that artificial intelligence (AI) showed a higher creativity level when competing in a series of tests against human participants. The tests, which were designed to evaluate the ability to generate unique solutions, demonstrated that AI could provide more elaborate and original answers. This research highlights AI’s evolving capabilities in creative domains and also recognizes the lack of agency for AI and difficulties in measuring creativity. Despite demonstrating potential as a tool to improve human creativity, concerns remain about the tole of AI and its integration in creative processes in the future. The study was authored by…

WednesdayMar 06, 2024 9:00 am

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and NEC Australia Introduce Quantum Services to Australian Market

D-Wave and NEC Australia announced two new quantum offerings for Australia's commercial sector, federal and state governments, and academia The companies’ new quantum services aim to optimize business operations and can navigate increasingly large datasets to find solutions to real-world problems New offerings include a quantum consultancy service and access to D-Wave’s Leap(TM) real-time quantum cloud service D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and NEC Australia recently announced the introduction of two new quantum services to the Australian market, enhancing the quantum computing offerings available to Australia's commercial sector, federal and state governments,…

MondayMar 04, 2024 9:45 am

Study Shows AI Chatbots Spreading Inaccurate Information about Elections

New research has found that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are producing inaccurate data on elections, including incomplete and/or harmful answers. This research comes as more individuals in America turn to chatbots such as ChatGPT-4 and Gemini for information on presidential primaries. The research was carried out by Proof News, a nonprofit media outlet, and AI Democracy Projects. Concerns have been raised on the arrival of AI-powered tools that could offer voters misleading and false information, and even discourage others from going to the polls. The latest generation of AI tech includes tools that allow users to generate audio, textual and…

FridayMar 01, 2024 10:15 am

How Prepared Is the US to Deal with Potential Impact of AI on Elections?

For the past couple of months, news cycles worldwide have been filled with stories of increasingly advanced and complex artificial intelligence (AI) tools that use machine learning to achieve incredible feats. However, while this technology will undoubtedly revolutionize industry in a myriad of ways, many experts are worried about the potential impact of AI-generated disinformation during election cycles. Advancements in both software and hardware have allowed startups such as OpenAI and Stability AI as well as established tech companies such as Google and Microsoft to develop increasingly advanced generative AI models. Tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, for instance, can generate…

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