New York City Passed an AI Hiring Law. So Far, Few Companies Are Following It.
By The Wall Street Journal Published on January 22, 2024 It has been six months since New York City began enforcing the nation’s first law requiring companies to disclose how algorithms influence their hiring decisions. So far, disclosures are rare. The law requires employers that use software to assist with hiring and promotion […]
Israel Reportedly Using AI to Identify Targets for “Mass Assassination Factory”
By The Byte Published on December 2, 2023 “We work quickly and there is no time to delve deep into the target.” Israel is, per reports in multiple international news outlets, using a secretive artificial intelligence tool to identify targets — and their accompanying collateral damage — for assassination amid its ongoing […]
A.I. Could Soon Need as Much Electricity as an Entire Country
By The New York Times Published on October 10, 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT exploded onto the scene nearly a year ago, reaching an estimated 100 million users in two months and setting off an A.I. boom. Behind the scenes, the technology relies on thousands of specialized computer chips. And in the coming years, they could consume […]
As A.I.-Controlled Killer Drones Become Reality, Nations Debate Limits
By The New York Times Published on November 21, 2023 Worried about the risks of robot warfare, some countries want new legal constraints, but the U.S. and other major powers are resistant. It seems like something out of science fiction: swarms of killer robots that hunt down targets on their own and […]
Britain is ‘omni-surveillance’ society, watchdog warns
By The Guardian Published on October 29, 2023 Britain is an “omni-surveillance” society with police forces in the “extraordinary” position of holding more than 3m custody photographs of innocent people more than a decade after being told to destroy them, the independent surveillance watchdog has said. Fraser Sampson, who will end his term […]
The Devices That Will Read Your Brain—and Enhance It
By The Wall Street Journal Published on November 17, 2023 You’re feeling distracted and can’t get your work done despite a looming deadline. Your headphones detect your lack of focus and suggest you take a break, while a headband beams signals to adjust your brain activity and energize you. Crisis averted. That’s the […]
Bits and Bots: How Digitalization & Automation is Reshaping the Workforce & Work Itself
Executive Summary The world of work is experiencing a seismic transformation, brought on by advances in D&A. While there are demographic and psychological shifts underway, automation remains the largest contributor to changing workflows and roles. Introduction Digitalization and Automation (D&A) are already comprehensively impacting labor and workflows. Advances in AI, cloud, data use and apps, […]
New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
By New York Times Published October 11, 2023 A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate. Once their scalpels reach the edge of a brain tumor, surgeons are faced with an agonizing decision: cut away some healthy brain tissue to […]
JPMorgan’s Dimon Predicts 3.5-Day Work Week for Next Generation Thanks to AI
By Daniel Taub and Hannah Levitt October 3, 2023 Jamie Dimon said artificial intelligence is already being used by thousands of employees at his bank, and is likely to make dramatic improvements in workers’ quality of life, even if it eliminates some jobs. “Your children are going to live to 100 and not have cancer because […]