AI may take over doctors’ tasks sooner than thought: Gottlieb
BY: MIRANDA NAZZARO Published: 07/31/23 Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said artificial intelligence (AI) could take over tasks from doctors sooner rather than later. “The inevitable question isn’t so much if but when these artificial intelligence devices can step into the shoes of doctors. For some tasks, this medical […]
I was not prepared for what we came across when treating gaming disorders
Henrietta Bowden-Jones 14 Jul 2023 The National Centre for Gaming Disorders, the first NHS clinic designated to treat gaming disorder, saw its first patient in early 2020 but I had been aware of the need for this type of treatment for several years prior to its opening. The clinic was part of the […]
Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
By New York Times Published July 08, 2023 The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms. Read More
How Easy Is It to Fool A.I.-Detection Tools?
By New York Times Published June 28, 2023 The pope did not wear Balenciaga. And filmmakers did not fake the moon landing. In recent months, however, startlingly lifelike images of these scenes created by artificial intelligence have spread virally online, threatening society’s ability to separate fact from fiction. Read More
Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants.
By New York Times Published June 28, 2023 In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers. Read More
AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born
By James Vincent Jun 27, 2023 In recent months, the signs and portents have been accumulating with increasing speed. Google is trying to kill the 10 blue links. Twitter is being abandoned to bots and blue ticks. There’s the junkification of Amazon and the enshittification of TikTok. Layoffs are gutting online media. A job […]
Wimbledon teams up with IBM to introduce generative AI video commentary and highlight clips
By Chantz Martin June 27, 2023 The prestigious Wimbledon tournament is set to introduce artificial intelligence-powered commentary in July. All England Club has tapped tech giant IBM’s Watsonx AI platform to create audio commentary and captions for its video highlight packages. Watsonx is the company’s enterprise AI and data platform. According to IBM’s […]
AI Act enters final phase of EU legislative process
By Luca Bertuzzi Published Jun 19, 2023 The European Parliament adopted its position on the AI rulebook with an overwhelming majority on Wednesday (14 June), paving the way for the interinstitutional negotiations set to finalise the world’s first comprehensive law on Artificial Intelligence. The AI Act is a flagship initiative to regulate this […]
Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
BY KELVIN CHAN AND SAMUEL PETREQUIN Published June 14, 2023 BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges Wednesday, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant’s main moneymaker. The unprecedented decision to push […]