All posts tagged "Artificial Intelligence"

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  Emotion recognition tech fundamentally flawed, says human rights charity

  Emerging AI-based emotion recognition technologies are “untenable” under international human rights law, and developing, designing or sharing such tech should be banned, a recent report has argued.  The study, which

  • Posted February 12, 2021
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  US defense must have foundations for AI integration by 2025, new report says

  The US Department of Defense (DoD) must set “an ambitious goal” to have the foundations for widespread integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across defence in place by 2025, according to

  • Posted February 4, 2021
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  OECD audits global capacity to support government AI

  The OECD has embarked on an exercise to benchmark the computational capacity needed by national governments, as they seek to develop state-sponsored artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to transform services or

  • Posted January 28, 2021
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  COVID-19 pandemic drives govtech investment, says report

  The COVID-19 pandemic has driven greater investment into govtech start-ups, according to a report. The study, published by StateUp, a London-based advisory firm focused on public sector digital innovation, explores

  • Posted January 28, 2021
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  UK needs an AI strategy, says advisory committee

  The UK government needs an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy so it can be “influential in attracting talent, shaping global markets and global governance”, according to the AI Council, the government’s

  • Posted January 14, 2021
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  Facial recognition AI can identify mask-wearers, US research finds

  Facial recognition technology can identify people wearing face masks, tests conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the US suggest. The DHS hopes to reduce the need for

  • Posted January 7, 2021
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  Indian government launches public services chatbot tender

  The Indian government is seeking tech firms to build an AI-powered chatbot to help citizens access digital services, issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) last week.  According to The Times of

  • Posted January 6, 2021
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  European Commission woos US over AI agreement

  The president of the European Commission has announced that she is discussing an artificial intelligence (AI) agreement with counterparts in the US government, in a move that adds further complexity

  • Posted December 17, 2020
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  UK review urges mandatory transparency on use of algorithms in public sector

  There should be a “mandatory transparency obligation” for UK public sector organisations that use algorithms to make decisions affecting people’s lives, an independent review has advised. The Centre for Data

  • Posted December 1, 2020
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  How tech helps government departments improve the efficiency of fraud investigations

  Fraud, theft and misuse of government services costs the UK public sector more than £40 billion per year. But technology can help officials to analyse intelligence, pinpoint patterns of behaviour,

  • Posted November 23, 2020
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