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AI Strengthening Democracies Globally

AI poses risks to democracy, but also offers opportunities for positive transformation in governance and politics. Authors Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier explore the impact of AI in their book Rewiring Democracy.

Britain: Economic Colony?

The UK faces economic consequences as it surrenders to US tech monopolies, highlighting the need for a coordinated global response. Dependent on giants like Google and Facebook, the UK's optimistic view of the internet as a democratizing force is now challenged by economic realities.

Revolutionizing Deviation Management with AI on AWS

MSD's Digital Manufacturing Data Science team at Merck & Co. streamlines deviation management with generative AI, enhancing efficiency and maintaining GMP standards in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Industry trend: AI assists in optimizing complex processes, improving outcomes, and reducing time and resource investments in critical areas like deviation management.

Everywhere Gaming: GeForce NOW

NVIDIA Blackwell RTX upgrade nears completion, offering high-quality cloud gaming with GeForce NOW Ultimate. Experience top-tier streaming with GeForce RTX 5080 servers, cinematic visuals, and a chance to win prizes in the Ultimate Contest.

AI Zoo: Identifying Over a Million Species

Berger-Wolf's BioCLIP 2 model, trained on the largest organism dataset, can arrange species by traits and relationships, aiding conservation efforts. The open-source model was downloaded over 45,000 times last month, showcasing its potential as a powerful research tool at NeurIPS AI conference.

Students vs. AI: The Battle for Education

University of Staffordshire students feel 'robbed of knowledge and enjoyment' as AI teaches coding module, with suspicious signs including file names and rogue voiceover accents. James and Owen, part of 41 students, took the course to become cybersecurity experts or software engineers through a government-funded apprenticeship program.

Amazon Bedrock Guardrails: Enhanced Code Domain Support

Amazon Bedrock Guardrails offers safeguards against undesirable content in code elements, aiding in building generative AI applications at scale. With six key protections, it helps detect and filter sensitive information, ensuring secure and compliant code generation.

Revolutionizing Data Processing with Amazon Bedrock Prompt Caching

Care Access utilized prompt caching in Amazon Bedrock to streamline medical record analysis, reducing costs and improving processing times. This optimization transformed medical record processing from a constraint into an enabler of program growth for the global health services and clinical research leader.