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EU AI Act to serve as blueprint for global rules, Benifei says
Nov 8 (Reuters) – European Union lawmaker Brando Benifei, one of the architects of the bloc’s artificial intelligence rules, said on Wednesday that he expects the EU AI Act will serve as a “blueprint” that countries around the globe could use for their legislation. While several countries have been looking at ways to regulate AI,…
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University Builds Robot-Designing AI, Churns Out Designs in Seconds
According to The Robot Report, a team of researchers led by Northwestern University has developed an AI algorithm that can design functioning robots from scratch. At its full potential, the team hopes its AI program can help build new creations in the future that humans have never even considered. The researchers didn’t share many details…
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AI improves legal writing speed, not quality
Companies Microsoft Corp Follow Nov 8 (Reuters) – Law students who used artificial intelligence on several legal writing tasks were able to complete their assignments faster, but their work product wasn’t consistently better than that of classmates who didn’t use the technology, according to a new study. Law students with lower grades on average saw…
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AI won’t replace workers. But AI-empowered workers might
It takes fewer than five minutes into an interview with Tom Siebel before the tech billionaire begins to raise the alarm about artificial intelligence’s many risks. “The way war is being reinvented, all of these new technologies are highly dependent on AI,” says Siebel, CEO and founder of enterprise AI software company C3.ai, in response…
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CU researchers develop AI system that can read college application essays
The study was led by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania. BOULDER, Colo. — Researchers in Colorado and Pennsylvania have developed a series of artificial intelligence tools that can scan through open-ended essays in college applications. The study was published in October in the journal “Science Advances” and was…
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Embracing artificial intelligence: How AI could be a powerful tool in northern Michigan
MICHIGAN, (WPBN/WGTU) — In today’s world, artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction; it’s a powerful tool and it’s transforming everything. But do we really know what it is or how it’s making a mark here in northern Michigan? UpNorthLive News spoke with a Central Michigan University professor who not only teaches AI, but develops…
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Hollywood Actors Present Counteroffer as Negotiations with Studios Intensify
In a bold move marked by resilience and solidarity, striking Hollywood actors represented by SAG-AFTRA have escalated their bid for fairer terms by submitting a comprehensive counteroffer to the major studios. The announcement via a social media post has set the stage for another round of crucial talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and…
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107,000 Repurposed Crytpomining GPUs Up for Rent for AI workloads
After the cryptocurrency craze crashed, many crypto farms were left with tons of unused GPUs. Some of these companies managed to find other purposes for their GPUs, but thousands still sit idle. Io.net has developed a distributed network that can pool in hundreds of thousands of GPUs and use them for artificial intelligence applications —…
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Hollywood Actors Stand Firm on AI Guidelines Amid Labor Talks Impasse
In a classic David versus Goliath scenario, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) stands against Hollywood studios in a labour agreement stalemate. At the core of the dispute are the “several essential items” about artificial intelligence guidelines, which the union feels have not been adequately addressed in the studios’ “last,…
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‘Artificial Intelligence, Friend or Foe:’ University of North Florida hosts public discussion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The University of North Florida’s Office of Public Policy Events is hosting a free and open-to-the-public panel discussion on “Generative Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?” Join the university this Monday, November 13 from from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the John A. Delaney Student Union. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<…