All posts tagged "Artificial Intelligence"

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  US government urged to spend $25bn a year on AI or risk falling behind

  Congress and the White House should work together to increase annual federal spending on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development to US$25bn (€19.2bn), according to a national security think tank.

  • Posted February 5, 2020
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  Artificial intelligence must be fair and safe for consumers, say MEPs

  Consumers must be safeguarded from artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) which is “advancing at a remarkable pace”, says a European parliamentary committee. A draft resolution, approved by the

  • Posted January 30, 2020
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  Google CEO calls for AI regulation

  Sundar Pichai, the head of Google and parent company Alphabet, has “real concerns” about the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and has called on governments to work together on

  • Posted January 23, 2020
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  New US AI principles urge light-touch approach to regulation

  The White House has proposed a set of principles that aim to prevent US government agencies from “over-regulating” private sector development of artificial intelligence (AI) and stifling innovation. It has

  • Posted January 14, 2020
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  Crime-predicting AI cameras to be installed in Korea

  Surveillance cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) software supposedly capable of detecting and predicting crime are to be installed on the streets of South Korean capital Seoul. The government, which

  • Posted January 8, 2020
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  Trudeau outlines Canadian data privacy reforms

  Canada’s privacy commissioner is to be given enhanced powers to establish a new set of online regulations, protecting citizens’ privacy and their rights over the data collected on them by

  • Posted December 26, 2019
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  Australia sets out proposals to protect public from dangers of emerging tech

  Australia’s human rights commissioner has unveiled draft proposals – including drawing up a national strategy on new and emerging technologies, reforming laws, and commissioning an independent body to oversee ethical

  • Posted December 23, 2019
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  Report showcases public sector AI use cases

  The public sector has trailed the private sector in the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but governments are making progress in catching up, according to a primer on AI in

  • Posted December 9, 2019
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  Senior civil servants to be replaced by AI, says Indonesia’s president

  In a surprise announcement, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has ordered government agencies to replace top civil servants with artificial intelligence (AI) during 2020. The president announced the decision to a

  • Posted December 5, 2019
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  Singapore AI strategy signals launch of dedicated unit

  The Singapore government is to create a dedicated AI unit to develop policy and create new project partnerships, under a national AI strategy launched this month. According to the Smart

  • Posted November 25, 2019
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