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AI can make maternal ultrasonography more accessible, accurate and
Ultrasound is one of the most important advances in medicine. With the capability of seeing the fetus inside the uterus, physicians can now more accurately estimate the gestational age, growth and weight of the fetus, diagnose countless fetal abnormalities and other advances in obstetrics. None of these abilities people now take for granted would have…
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Ready to implement AI at work? Google has a new course for that
Getty Images/Surasak Suwanmake Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can positively impact most people’s workflows, regardless of their industry. However, despite many generative AI tools being readily accessible, most people don’t know how to apply them to their work. That’s where Google’s new AI course can help. On Friday, Google launched its new AI Essentials course, which teaches…
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AI The Rescuer: It Could Save The U.S. Economy From Plunging Births
The U.S. economy has a huge problem: the birth rate is plunging to multi-decade lows. But the good news is artificial intelligence may help save the day. It matters because the growth of the overall economy is determined by the number of people in the country and how much their productivity grows. (For the nerds…
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AI leaders, including Sam Altman and Jensen Huang, join the federal AI safety board
The advisory board being assembled by the government to focus on the secure use of artificial intelligence has landed some of the industry’s biggest names. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang have all joined the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, reports…
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CEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on federal AI safety panel
Washington CNN — The US government has asked leading artificial intelligence companies for advice on how to use the technology they are creating to defend airlines, utilities and other critical infrastructure, particularly from AI-powered attacks. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that the panel it’s creating will include CEOs from some of the world’s…
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Microsoft and Google’s financial reports show that AI can make money
Microsoft reported a profit of $21.9 billion, while Google earned $23.7 billion – both companies claim that artificial intelligence is part of this success. According to Business Insider, CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, Sundar Pichai, said that while most of the revenue comes from advertising on the search engine, he also emphasized the contribution…
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What’s next with AI?
Consumers are already putting AI tools to use for both productivity and creativity. But what’s next? Artificial intelligence is undeniably the story of the year. To better understand the rapid rise and adoption of generative AI tools, in late June 2023, The Verge and Vox Media partnered to conduct a representative study of how adult…
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Meet the 25 media leaders and innovators of the inaugural AI Journalism Lab cohort – Newmark J-School
The AI Journalism Lab at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, created in collaboration with Microsoft, is thrilled to introduce its inaugural cohort of 25 journalists, media leaders, academics, and artificial intelligence practitioners. These individuals are finding ways to navigate and harness generative AI in ethical ways that reinforce trust from communities…
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Elon Musk’s xAI Close to Raising $6 Billion
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion from investors. The funding round would value xAI at $18 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 26). Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has committed to investing in the startup, according to the Financial Times (FT), which reported the same…
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OMB Embraces Government Use of Artificial Intelligence
Last month, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to adopt artificial intelligence (“AI”) and advance its use to inform and carry out agency actions. OMB’s new policy addresses three main areas it views as necessary for responsibly deploying AI in agency decision-making: (1) strengthening AI governance; (2) advancing AI innovation;…