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Hochul Proposes NY AI Research Center Using $275 Million in State Funds
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a State of the State address on Jan. 9, proposed a consortium that would position the state as a leader in AI development.
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The Next Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Chips
A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China's ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
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Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Fix Self-Driving Systems
Tesla is recalling nearly all the vehicles it has sold in China to update their computer software.
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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.'s Nefarious Future
In the hands of anonymous Internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It's already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan...
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U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has proposed major changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
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Google Allows More App Payment Options in Antitrust Deal With States
The tech giant will pay $700 million and allow app makers to collect payments directly in a settlement it hopes will help resolve other legal challenges.
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New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research
The move is aimed at drawing $9 billion in corporate investment, as New York jockeys to host a new national semiconductor technology center.
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U.K. Says Russia Has Targeted Lawmakers and Others in Cyberattacks for Years
The government said a group linked to Russia's intelligence service carried out sustained operations to undermine trust in Britain's political system.
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How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.'s Harms
Alarmed by the power of artificial intelligence, Europe, the U.S. and others are trying to respond, but the technology is evolving more rapidly than their policies...
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You Paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It
The company codes its devices with software that complicates repairs by triggering safety warnings and malfunctions.
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Race Cannot Be Used to Predict Heart Disease
The American Heart Association is removing race as a factor in predicting heart disease from a widely used cardiac-risk algorithm.
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Is Argentina the First A.I. Election?
The two men jostling to be the country's next president are using artificial intelligence to create images and videos to promote themselves and attack each other...
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Personalized A.I. Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them?
The age of autonomous A.I. assistants could have huge implications.
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Silicon Valley's Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone
San Francisco-based startup Humane is pinning its hopes on what's being billed as the first artificially intelligent device.
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Doctors Wrestle with AI in Patient Care
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of artificial intelligence tools has raised doubts among doctors about their ability to improve patient care.
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Chatbots May 'Hallucinate' More Often Than Many Realize
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3% of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system's rate was 27%.
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Global Leaders Warn A.I. Could Cause 'Catastrophic' Harm
At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artificial intelligence.
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News Group Says A.I. Chatbots Heavily Rely on News Content
The News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents newspapers, says that A.I. chatbots use news articles significantly more than generic content online.
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Google Search Boss Says Company Invests to Avoid Becoming 'Roadkill'
At the start of its antitrust defense, Google attributed its success to relentless investment, countering government claims that it broke the law to stay ahead....
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