Tag: artificial intelligence

Director James Cameron Says He Warned of the Dangers of AI in ‘Terminator’ Movie

Director James Cameron claims he tried to warn people about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in his 1984 movie “The Terminator” but that his concerns fell on deaf ears. Mr. Cameron, who has directed a string of films including “Avatar” and “The Titanic,” made the comments in an interview with CTV News which…


James Cleverly Says UK ‘Keen to Work Internationally’ on AI Safety, Including China

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK is “keen” to work with other countries including China on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he chaired the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI on Tuesday. It also comes as the UK government is reportedly considering whether to invite Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the first major…


Top Fed Regulator Cautions AI Risks Violating Lending Laws

Artificial intelligence could come with both advantages and risks in the financial system, cautions the Federal Reserve’s chief banking regulator. Michael S. Barr, the Fed Vice Chair for Supervision, told the National Fair Housing Alliance 2023 National Conference on July 18 that underserved communities could have greater access to housing because AI technology, such as…


Artificial Intelligence Being Trained to Extract Hidden Data From Plant Life

Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Botanic Garden of Sydney are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to understand and counter the impact the changing climate can have on plant life. The researchers have trained an AI to uncover data from millions of plant specimens within herbaria —preserved plant collections— from…


LIVE 9 AM ET: House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield

The House Armed Services Committee meets on July 18 to receive testimony on the barriers that prevent the Department of Defense from adopting and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) effectively and safely, the Department’s role in AI adoption, and the risks to the Department from adversarial AI. The hearing starts at 9 a.m. ET. Witnesses Alexandr…


LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield

The House Armed Services Committee meets on July 18 to receive testimony on the barriers that prevent the Department of Defense from adopting and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) effectively and safely, the Department’s role in AI adoption, and the risks to the Department from adversarial AI. The hearing starts at 9 a.m. ET. Witnesses Alexandr…


House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield

The House Armed Services Committee meets on July 18 to receive testimony on the barriers that prevent the Department of Defense from adopting and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) effectively and safely, the Department’s role in AI adoption, and the risks to the Department from adversarial AI. The hearing starts at 9 a.m. ET. Witnesses Alexandr…


AI to Cause White-Collar Unemployment, Societal Destabilization: Sen. Rubio

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to destroy great swaths of white-collar jobs and create societal instability, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) after receiving a briefing on AI from intelligence officials. Mr. Rubio, who was present when the officials briefed senators on the dangers of AI earlier this week, said that American regulations would not prevent the mass…


Google Being Sued Over New AI Data-Scraping Privacy Policy

One week after Google updated its user privacy policy to allow data scraping from millions of users for artificial intelligence (AI) training purposes, the tech giant is now facing a class-action lawsuit. Google, its parent company Alphabet, and Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind, were accused in a July 11 filing in a federal court in San…


‘Pro China’ Elon Musk Says CCP ‘Concerned’ About AI Risks, Want to Cooperate on International Regulatory Framework

Twitter owner Elon Musk joined Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) for a lengthy conversation regarding artificial intelligence (AI) on July 12, shortly after announcing his new AI company, xAI. The discussion, which focused predominantly on AI safety, took place on Twitter spaces. Prior to the nearly 60-minute discussion kicking off, Mr. Musk unveiled xAI…