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Uber Eats Food-Delivery Robots Set for Use in Multiple U.S. Cities
Service robot company Serve Robotics said Uber Eats will deploy up to 2,000 of its food-delivery robots to deliver food in cities in the U.S. and Canada by next...
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Ground Rules for the Age of AI Warfare
How to keep autonomous weapons from stumbling into conflict.
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U.S. Will Be 'Sole Winner' if Japan Copies Chip Curbs on China, Beijing's Envoy to Tokyo Warns
Japan would risk the future of its semiconductor sector if it cut off the huge China market, Chinese ambassador Wu Jianghao says.
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SEC Shakes Crypto with Binance Suit
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a massive lawsuit Monday against the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and its founder.
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House Democrat's Bill Would Mandate AI Disclosure
The bill would require output created by generative AI, such as ChatGPT, to include: "Disclaimer: this output has been generated by artificial intelligence."
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AI Chatbots Lose Money Every Time You Use Them. That's a Problem
The cost of operating the systems is so high that companies aren't deploying their best versions to the public.
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Black Men Were Likely Underdiagnosed with Lung Problems Due to Bias in Software
A study published last week suggests built-in software bias may be responsible for the underdiagnosis of lung problems among Black men.
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White House Unveils Efforts to Guide Federal Research of AI
The Biden administration announced new initiatives to guide federally supported research on artificial intelligence.
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AI Is Writing Code Now. For Companies, That Is Good and Bad
Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier.
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The Promise of Holographic Displays
The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back.
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Federal Regulators Fine Amazon $25 Million Over Child Privacy Issues
The company also was hit with a second fine over Ring, its home surveillance company.
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Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI Training
This news is part of Japan's ambitious plan to become a leader in AI technology.
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A Hiring Law Blazes a Path for A.I. Regulation
New York City's pioneering, focused approach sets rules on how companies use the technology in workforce decisions.
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AI-Threatened Jobs Are Mostly Held by Women, Study Shows
Research by human resources analytics firm Revelio Labs found that artificial intelligence disproportionately threatens jobs usually held by women.
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Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips
An inexpensive plastic fingertip clip and custom smartphone app works with a smartphone's camera and flash to measure the user's blood pressure.
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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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Ethereum Closes Security Hole with Energy-Saving Update
An update rolled out by the Ethereum cryptocurrency reduced the energy needed to produce it, and also fixed a security flaw.
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Sound Vibrations Can Encode, Process Data Like Quantum Computers
University of Arizona researchers demonstrated that trapping sound in a simple mechanical device can imitate certain properties of quantum computers.
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Fruit-Picking Robot Eve Ready to Harvest Apples Commercially, as Shortage of Workers Persists
Australian startup Ripe Robotics spent four years developing its autonomous fruit-picking robot Eve, which is processing apples in orchards owned amid a labor shortage...
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