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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Guaranteeing the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
Computer scientists developed of method to ensure end-to-end safety of autonomous vehicles by guaranteeing the results of the machine learning algorithms used to...
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Bitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here's Who Stands to Get Rich
U.S. approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors.
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Cryptographic Scheme Could Fix AirTag Stalking
Researchers developed a cryptographic scheme to prioritize the detection of potential AirTag stalking while maintaining privacy for users.
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OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check
The Superalignment team led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has devised a way to guide the behavior of AI models as they get ever smarter.
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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
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The U.S. Challenges Google's Search Dominance
Google's search dominance is going on trial in the biggest U.S. antitrust case since a crackdown on Big Tech that started in 2019.
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The Myth of 'Open Source' AI
A new analysis shows that "open source" AI tools like Llama 2 are still controlled by big tech companies in a number of ways.
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a U.S. Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next...
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'Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys...
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Google's Search Box Changed the Meaning of Information
Web search promised to resolve questions. Instead, it brought on a soft apocalypse of truth.
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New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It
Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.
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This Disinformation Is Just for You
Generative AI won't just flood the Internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that's targeted at groups or even individuals.
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a U.S. Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next...
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Want to Win a Chip War? You're Gonna Need a Lot of Water
The U.S. is spending billions to boost semiconductor manufacturing. For the new plants to crank out silicon chips, they need to source millions of gallons of ultrapure...
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AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact
Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output.
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How to Use Generative AI Tools While Still Protecting Your Privacy
Here's how to take some control of your data while using artificial intelligence tools and apps.
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Amazon's New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
A wave of advanced machines is coming to the company's facilities thanks to better AI and robots smart enough to work with—and without—humans.
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The U.S. Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans...
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The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing
Indirect prompt-injection attacks can leave people vulnerable to scams and data theft when they use the AI chatbots.
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