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Sexual health info online is crucial for teens: Australia's new tech codes may threaten their accessLast week, organizations from Australia's online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed at protecting children from "age-inappropriate content" to the eSafety commissioner.... Read more
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Virtual reality has transformed design process for robotic floor-cleaners at TennantAfter Tennant figured out how to keep its plants open during the pandemic, it had a second problem to solve.... Read more
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The future of AI regulation: Why leashes are better than guardrailsMany policy discussions on AI safety regulation have focused on the need to establish regulatory "guardrails" to protect the public from the risks of AI technology. In a new paper published in the journal Risk Analysis, two experts argue that, instead of imposing guardrails, policymakers should demand "leashes."... Read more
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Netflix chairman Reed Hastings joins board of AI giant AnthropicNetflix Chairman Reed Hastings is joining the board of San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic.... Read more
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Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark ZuckerbergMeta chief Mark Zuckerberg touted the tech firm's generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant on Wednesday, telling shareholders it is used by a billion people each month across its platforms.... Read more
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Nvidia earnings beat expectations despite US export controlsNvidia on Wednesday reported earnings that topped market expectations, with a $4.5 billion hit from US export controls being less than the Silicon Valley chip juggernaut had feared.... Read more
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AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buysInternet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers' likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders.... Read more
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Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan dividesThe EU is considering allowing airlines to incur longer flight delays without having to compensate passengers in a move that has consumer groups up in arms and is dividing member states.... Read more
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Telegram to get $300 mn in partnership with Musk's xAITelegram established a partnership with Elon Musk's xAI to provide the Grok generative artificial intelligence program on the messaging service for one year, Telegram's CEO announced Wednesday.... Read more
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Want an advanced AI assistant? Prepare for them to be all up in your businessThe growing proliferation of AI-powered chatbots has led to debates around their social roles as friend, companion or work assistant.... Read more
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AI to spur more music creativity, not a threat: Spotify CEOArtificial intelligence will encourage more people to create music in the future and is not a threat to the industry, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify said.... Read more
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Regulating AI seems like an impossible task, but ethically and economically, it's a vital oneAI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI's impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.... Read more
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AI-powered manufacturing cuts battery defects and costsA team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the manufacturing process of lithium-ion battery cathode precursors, reducing defect rates and enhancing production efficiency. This advancement is expected to save over 2 billion won annually in production costs.... Read more
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Inside Google's plan to have Hollywood make AI look less doomsdayFor decades, Hollywood directors, including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland, have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine.... Read more
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UK loot box self-regulation fails: New study finds rampant non-compliance and no enforcementLoot boxes and gacha are gambling-like products inside video games that players buy to obtain random rewards. Concerns have been raised about consumers, particularly children, experiencing financial harm and developing gambling problems. The previous Conservative UK government asked the industry, represented by Ukie, to try self-regulating, rather than to impose... Read more