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Opinion: Terminating AI funding to our adversaries – Newton Daily News – Newton Daily News

Artificial intelligence (AI) was engineered to make our lives easier but poses the possibility of being twisted into menacing machines that wage war against mankind. At least, it’s a familiar plotline of futuristic fictional fantasies, like The Matrix and The Terminator, but the sci-fi scenario could quickly become a reality if the impressive advances being made today in AI fall into the hands of a rogue researcher working on behalf of an adversarial nation. Because of this, AI is the modern “equivalent to the ‘atomic bomb’” warns a leading scientist…

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Pinterest CEO says the platform uses AI to generate positivity – Yahoo Finance

Pinterest is standing out from the crowd by using AI to create positive experiences for users, says its CEO. “We’re trying to prove that you can use AI for good,” CEO Bill Ready said to Yahoo Finance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Monday. “We’ve really invested in making Pinterest a more positive alternative to traditional social media,” he added. “And when you ask Gen Z, they will tell you that they see Pinterest as an oasis away from the toxicity that they see on much…

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Unleash the Power of AI Smart Investing with InvestGPT – Yahoo Finance

InvestGPT Review London, U.K., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In today’s fast-paced world, making sound investment choices is more important than ever, especially for Canadians. With the abundance of information available online, discovering lucrative investment opportunities can seem overwhelming. However, with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), Canadian investors now have a powerful tool at their disposal to navigate the markets. Introducing InvestGPT, the innovative AI investment tool that is reshaping how Canadians approach investing and financial success. InvestGPT stands out in the crowded landscape of smart investment tools by offering…

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Report: Microsoft Working on ‘Far Larger’ In-House AI Model – PYMNTS.com

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new, in-house artificial intelligence (AI) model that is “far larger” than the other open source models it has trained. The new model, MAI-1, is expected to have about 500 billion parameters, Seeking Alpha reported Monday (May 6), citing a paywalled article by The Information. It aims to compete with models created by Google, OpenAI (in which Microsoft is an investor), Anthropic and others, according to the report. Reached by PYMNTS, a Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on the report. In a Monday post on LinkedIn, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott wrote that OpenAI uses supercomputers built by Microsoft to train…

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Retailers: Is AI the answer to all your problems? – Supermarket News

Justin Fischgrund is the Founder & Principal of Fischgrund Consulting, a niche firm specializing in process improvement and technology strategy for organizations across industries. Justin is an engineering and technology leader, patent inventor and professor, with a proven track record of pioneering process improvement and cutting-edge, technology-driven solutions across diverse industries, including financial, naval, aviation, railroad, retail, and grocery. Over the last few months, the most common questions I hear from clients surround one topic: artificial intelligence (AI). Whether it is “how can I adopt it?” or “will it replace…

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Microsoft report describes its artificial intelligence safety efforts – Compliance Week

The report, released Wednesday, describes the company’s disclosures about its AI program as going beyond what it and other major AI companies agreed to with the White House last summer. “This report enables us to share our maturing practices, reflect on what we have learned, chart our goals, hold ourselves accountable, and earn the public’s trust,” the company said in a statement Wednesday. “We are committed to sharing our learnings early and often and engaging in a robust dialogue around responsible AI practices,” the company said. Microsoft released the report…

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DocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion – TechCrunch

As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign (which now prefers to go by Docusign, with a lowercase “S,” a PR rep from the company tells me) announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 million. The purchase comes as DocuSign makes increasing investments in the contract management space, most recently launching DocuSign IAM, a service aimed at connecting different components of the corporate agreement creation and negotiation process. Lexion was incubated at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2),…

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RSAC 2024: How to use AI without getting in trouble – SC Media

SAN FRANCISCO — In one of the first of a long line of AI-themed sessions hosted at the RSA Conference 2024, Behnam Dayanim, a partner and global head of digital commerce and gaming at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, presented “AI: Law, Policy, and Common Sense Suggestions to Stay Out of Trouble” Monday morning. Dayanim’s discussed the rapid evolution of AI technology and how it has progressed faster than law and policy can reasonably catch up. And while Dayanim has given talks about the implications of AI in law and…

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Palantir raises 2024 forecast on robust AI demand – Yahoo Finance

By Arsheeya Bajwa May 6 (Reuters) – Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies raised its annual revenue and profit forecast and beat first-quarter sales estimates on Monday, riding on strong demand for its services that help businesses deploy artificial intelligence applications. The company has emerged as a winner of the generative AI boom thanks to its artificial intelligence platform, which is used to test and debug code and help evaluate AI-related scenarios, among other uses. “AIP is driving a huge part of both our new customers and growth within existing customers…

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RSA: Google Enhances its Enterprise SecOps Offerings With Gemini AI – TechRepublic

The RSA Conference, held in San Francisco from May 6-9, brings together cybersecurity professionals from across the world. This year’s conference is buzzing with conversation about generative AI: how to use generative AI to protect against attacks and how to secure generative AI itself. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from RSA that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers. This article will be updated throughout RSA with more tech news highlights. Google updates Google Security Operations and more with Gemini AI Google is combining the security…

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ASU brings advanced AI and VR training to over 2,000 faculty in Argentina | ASU News – ASU News Now

How does technology transform our ability to learn? In the evolving landscape of education, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are enabling profound changes.  AI’s capability for personalization is having a direct impact on learner success, adapting content to meet individual learning needs. A recent study in the e-learning industry shows an expected 60% increase in retention rates when AI is integrated into learning processes.  VR further shifts the paradigm through learning experiences that enhance engagement and comprehension. These immersive opportunities can make learners up to four times more focused compared with…

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AI Outperforms Humans in Moral Judgments – Neuroscience News

Summary: People often view AI-generated answers to ethical questions as superior to those from humans. In the study, participants rated responses from AI and humans without knowing the source, and overwhelmingly favored the AI’s responses in terms of virtuousness, intelligence, and trustworthiness. This modified moral Turing test, inspired by ChatGPT and similar technologies, indicates that AI might convincingly pass a moral Turing test by exhibiting complex moral reasoning. The findings highlight the growing influence of AI in decision-making processes and the potential implications for societal trust in technology. Key Facts:…

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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how his first song post-stroke came to be – WCVB Boston

You spend days weeks, months planning your vacation. But those days are over artificial intelligence websites and apps are taking the work off your hands and it’s free like this one. It’s called Guide geek scan. That QR code. It’s gonna bring you to whatsapp, which is *** messaging app. It’s free to download if you have it. So I’m going to say I need *** hotel in Sacramento, California for under $200. But it has to be nice. Then it asks me what kind of amenities I want. It’s…

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