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Chilling warning of human ‘extinction’ through artificial intelligence technology

Global leaders should work to reduce “the risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday.

A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the

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Five key takeaways from OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s Senate hearing | TechnologyNews

Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT’s OpenAI, tested before members of a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday about the need to regulate the increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology being created inside his company and others like Google and Microsoft.

The

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From brain waves, this AI can sketch what you’re drawing

Zijiao Chen can read your mind, with a little help from powerful artificial intelligence and an fMRI machine.

Chen, a doctoral student at the National University of Singapore, is part of a team of researchers who have shown they can

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Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over data privacy concerns | TechnologyNews

Italy is the first Western country to take such action against the popular artificial intelligence chatbot.

The Italian government’s privacy watchdog has temporarily blocked the artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT over data privacy concerns.

The announcement on Friday made Italy

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Musk, other tech experts urge halt to further AI developments | TechnologyNews

More than 1,000 tech leaders signed a petition calling for pause of ‘giant AI experiments’ in response to the release of GPT-4.

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk and a range of tech leaders called on Wednesday for a pause in the

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Google Pixel 7a: From specs to design, we know everything

Google recently confirmed that its upcoming annual developer’s conference (I/O 2023) will kick off on May 10th. Google is likely to introduce Android 14 and a few other things at the event. The company is also expected to announce its …

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Apple Watch might soon face international import tires

Earlier this week, the Biden administration declined to veto a recent ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC) which might result in an imported ban on the Apple Watch.

In December last year, the ITC had ruled out that Apple

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Major Ontario license plate scanning program begins for drivers

The Ontario Provincial Police will easily be able to catch drivers for even minor injuries with the major expansion of license plate scanning technology in the province.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told CTV News Toronto the Automatic License Plate Reader

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Instagram’s co-founders’ news app Artifact launches to the public

Artifact, the personalized news reader built by Instagram’s co-founders, is now open to the public, no sign-up required. Last month, Instagram’s creators Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, unveiled their latest venture as an invite-only experience, promising their news app will

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