House Passes Controversial Spying Bill as Speaker Johnson Overcomes GOP Objections

By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on April 09, 2024     WASHINGTON—The House passed legislation Friday to renew a controversial national-security spying power, as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) overcame a last-minute intervention from former President Donald Trump and a down-to-the wire dispute over Americans’ privacy.   The bill extending the foreign surveillance […]

AI seen cutting worker numbers, survey by staffing company Adecco shows

By Reuters Published on April 05, 2024     ZURICH, April 5 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence will lead to many companies employing fewer people in the next five years, staffing provider Adecco Group (ADEN.S), opens new tab said on Friday, in a new survey highlighting the upheaval AI will bring to the workplace.   Some […]

Artificial Intelligence’s ‘Insatiable’ Energy Needs Not Sustainable, Arm CEO Says

By THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Published on April 09, 2024 Sora, OpenAI’s new text-to-video AI model, can create realistic scenes. In an exclusive interview, WSJ’s Joanna Stern sat down with the company’s CTO, Mira Murati, who explained how it works but ducked questions about how the model was trained. Photo illustration: Preston Jessee for The […]

House, Senate commerce chairs release bipartisan privacy bill

By THE HILL Published on April 07, 2024    Commerce Committee chairs in the House and Senate released a bipartisan bill Sunday evening that aims to protect Americans’ personal data online.   Sen.(D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) unveiled the American Privacy Rights Act Sunday that would set “clear, national data privacy rights and protections for […]

How AI risks creating a ‘black box’ at the heart of US legal system

By THE HILL Published on April 07, 2024    Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an expanding — and often invisible — role in America’s legal system. While AI tools are being used to inform criminal investigations, there is often no way for defendants to challenge their digital accuser or even know what role it played […]

General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence

By United Nations Published on March 21, 2024    The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.   Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, […]