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Microsoft Wants Rules for ****** Recognition—Just Not These
Microsoft executives have urged lawmakers to set restrictions on the technology, but the company is opposing…
Inside the Alexa-Friendly World of Wikidata
Virtual assistants do their jobs better thanks to Wikidata, which aims to (eventually) represent everything in…
The AI Text Generator That’s Too Dangerous to Make Public
Researchers at OpenAI decided that a system that scores well at understanding language could too easily…
The Pentagon Doubles Down on AI–and Wants Help from Big Tech
A new Defense Department strategy calls for rapid adoption of AI across the military, and Google,…
Google and Microsoft Warn That AI May Do Dumb Things
Google and Microsoft have added warnings to their "risk factors" for investors about potential legal and…
Trump’s Plan to Keep America First in AI
The US joined more than a dozen other countries with national AI strategies when President Trump…
Amazon Joins Microsoft’s Call for Rules on ****** Recognition
Amazon, which offers ****** recognition services, asks Congress to regulate how the technology can be used…
Your Next Game Night Partner? A Computer
You might soon be playing with, instead of against, the machines.
Google Says It Wants Rules for the Use of AI–Kinda, Sorta
In a new white paper, Google suggests tech companies are best left to themselves on how…