Month: December 2023

Key elements: NYC’s Automated Employment Decision Tool law (Local Law 144) requires employers to conduct regular audits assessing statistical fairness of AI-powered hiring processes across race and gender. Despite good intentions, the law has several limitations mainly around transparency, accountability, and clarity. Future regulations can learn important lessons from NYC’s AI hiring law to create … Read more NYC’s AI Hiring Law: Key Lessons for Federal Agencies

Researchers are developing machine learning techniques to enable uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to navigate autonomously without a Global Positioning System (GPS). These techniques involve deep reinforcement learning which involves random actions that are then observed and compared to a goal, with positive results reinforced and poor results avoided. Underwater vehicles, or UUVs, have typically been … Read more AI drives autonomous subs to navigate without GPS.

Key Points: There is a duel between “e/acc” supporters, who back AI development at full speed, and “decels” who advocate for caution given AI’s many potential risks. The AI alignment problem – the fear that AI could become uncontrollable – is central to this debate and was highlighted in the recent drama involving OpenAI. Companies … Read more Silicon Valley’s explosive AI discourse: techno-optimists vs doomsdayers.

Science fiction has had a significant role in the creation of AI’s initial rule book. The genre’s writings and concepts have been instrumental in guiding researchers’ and technologists’ thinking regarding intelligent machines and their possible implications. It has also helped in framing some of the ethical, societal, and moral questions that pertain to AI and … Read more Sci-fi authors: AI’s first rule book architects.

The Baltimore Ravens are set to face the Jacksonville Jaguars for Sunday Night Football. SportsLine’s AI PickBot predicts Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will exceed 215.5 passing yards. The AI PickBot has a success rate of 579 4.5- and 5-star prop picks this season. The Baltimore Ravens, who currently sit atop the AFC standings, are scheduled … Read more Bet on Lamar Jackson, Jaguars vs Ravens: Over 215.5 yards.

The University of Michigan hosts an autonomous vehicle and technology testing site known as Mcity, which is used by academics, startups, and major automotive manufacturers. This facility, hidden away on the university’s North Campus, supports research and development on self-driving cars and related technologies. Mcity is an augmented reality facility that emulates a realistic city … Read more Tour Michigan’s Auto Test Lab: University’s Futuristic Drive Zone.

Artificial intelligence (AI) investment took off in 2023, with AI chipmakers, such as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, and tech giants, like Microsoft and Alphabet, leading the charge. Experts expect the next wave of AI investment to broaden beyond these major players in 2024, including undervalued companies in the software industry and cybersecurity firms. The … Read more AI shook 2023 investing, fetch big wins with 2024 stock trends.

In the era of AI, there seems to be a forgotten focus on human skills. AI is predicted to have a significant impact on the labor market with an estimated $4.1 trillion economic effect and 44% of all labor globally likely to be affected, according to Morgan Stanley. However, it’s important to remember the value … Read more In the AI age, did human skills fall by the wayside?

Key points: Young Black voters are demanding that Biden voice his support for Palestinians and call for a cease-fire. A Carlo Scarpa vase, bought for $4 at a Goodwill store, was found to be worth over $100,000. Tech company TikTok had its 2023 review, with a focus on top videos and trends. Tiger Woods’ daughter … Read more Free AI code spots guns, threats on school cameras.