Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
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by DAN MERICA
6h ago
As campaigns nationwide experimented with artificial intelligence earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee approached their committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines to use the technology in a “responsible” way ..read more
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A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US
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by The Associated Press
14h ago
A Chinese spacecraft has landed on the moon’s far side to collect rocks in a growing space rivalry with U.S. The official Xinhua News Agency says the landing module touched down Sunday morning Beijing time ..read more
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Boeing tries again to launch space taxi with first human crew
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by Loren Grush
22h ago
The flight is a critical test for NASA to prove Starliner can safely carry people to and from the ISS under the U.S. space agency's Commercial Crew Program ..read more
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Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
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by SUDHIN THANAWALA
1d ago
Civil rights attorneys say a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment ..read more
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Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
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by DAVID KLEPPER
1d ago
As voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction ..read more
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US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors
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by JEFF AMY
2d ago
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is calling for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide ..read more
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Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
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by Matt O'Brien
2d ago
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information ..read more
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Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion dollar pay package
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by TOM KRISHER
2d ago
A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge ..read more
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Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
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by The Associated Press
2d ago
Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament election ..read more
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Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
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by ALI SWENSON
2d ago
A digital civil rights group found that artificial intelligence tools can be easily used to churn out election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians ..read more
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