A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least …
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Chatbots Won’t Help Anyone Make Weapons of Mass Destruction. But Other AI Systems Just Might
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOver the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril” of artificial intelligence …
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Meta Now Allows Military Agencies to Access Its AI Software. It Poses a Moral Dilemma for Everybody Who Uses It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMeta will make its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models available to the United States government, the tech giant …
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In Your Face: Our Acceptance of Facial Recognition Technology Depends on Who Is Doing It — and Where
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFacial recognition technology is becoming more widely used, but broader acceptance from the public has not matched this. …
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What Do People Think About Smartglasses? New Research Reveals a Complicated Picture
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSmartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social …
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Powerful New U.S.-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesData from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as …
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What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with …
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Deaths Linked to Chatbots Show We Must Urgently Revisit What Counts As ‘High-Risk’ AI
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesU.S. teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial …
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AI Is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry. It’s Underpinned by an Invisible and Exploited Workforce
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn dusty factories, cramped Internet cafés, and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at …
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NASA Activates Resources to Help Assess Impacts From Hurricane Milton
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …