Privacy and rights groups fear government may use mass algorithmic surveillance to tackle welfare fraud, costing £10bn annually. Concerns rise over potential implementation of automation and AI, leading to fears of a significant privacy breach in the UK.
Data democratization is a riddle old-school data experts have been trying to solve. OpenAI's ChatGPT and Code Interpreter are revolutionizing data analytics, potentially changing the role of data analysts.
NVIDIA's AI Summit in Washington, D. C. , brings industry leaders together to explore AI's potential in healthcare, cybersecurity, and more. Key sessions include insights on AI for good, workforce development, and collaborations with governments to expand AI education.
OpenAI unveils major API updates at DevDay 2024 in San Francisco, London, and Singapore, including Realtime API for speech-to-speech conversations with six preset voices. Developers can now streamline voice assistant creation with a single API call, eliminating the need for multiple models.
Amazon Monitron, AWS's ML service for industrial equipment monitoring, will no longer be available to new customers after Oct 31, 2024. Existing customers can continue using the service until July 2025, with no new features planned. Explore alternative solutions through AWS Partner Network for specific monitoring needs.
MIT researchers develop Future You, an AI system enabling users to interact with a virtual version of their future selves. Users reported decreased anxiety and stronger future self connection after a half-hour interaction, showing promise in decision-making impact.
MIT's Department of Political Science launches the Strengthening Democracy Initiative to combat democratic erosion worldwide. The initiative focuses on election science, public opinion, and aims to position MIT as a leading center for rigorous analysis of democratic resiliency.
Man charged for hacking into Office365 accounts of executives to trade stocks, earning $3.75 million. SEC pursuing civil suit against UK national Robert B. Westbrook for cyber fraud in stock trading scheme.
In the 2024 Argentine Tango World Championship, statistical analysis reveals bias between judging panels, with Panel 1 negatively biased and Panel 2 positively biased. Despite limitations in data and judge representation, the competition remains a prestigious platform for dancers worldwide.
Byl's Loop, a simplified version of Langton's Loop, has six states and replicates itself. Significant errors in the transition rules were found in the original paper, leading to corrections and improved understanding.
AI art is evolving rapidly with tools like Dall-E 3 and Adobe's Creative Cloud, enabling instant text-to-image transformations. Humans remain central to AI art through innovative games like Eat Poop You Cat, showcasing the creative potential of algorithms.
MIT engineers have developed Clio, a method enabling robots to make intuitive, task-relevant decisions by identifying and remembering only relevant elements in a scene. Clio's capabilities, showcased in real experiments, could be crucial for search and rescue missions, domestic robots, and factory automation, according to researchers.
Learn how to enhance business operations with AI21 Labs’ Task-Specific Models (TSMs) on AWS Marketplace. Access AI21 TSMs like Contextual Answers, Summarize, and Paraphrase in SageMaker Jumpstart for improved efficiency and accuracy.
In 1994, Diana Duyser auctioned a grilled cheese with the Virgin Mary's image for $28,000. MIT's study on pareidolia reveals human-machine perception differences and a possible evolutionary link to survival instincts.
Amazon Bedrock offers a choice of top AI models via a single API for generative AI applications. Custom Model Import feature allows seamless integration with SageMaker for scalable and cost-effective model deployment.