Javier Milei: Argentina invites AI to free itself

Without disclosing that work has been generated using the technology, faith in existing industries will continue to be undermined Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcas When a university vice-chancellor this week admitted to using AI in writing an opinion piece for a major Australian masthead, but did not disclose that use prior to publication, it highlighted the growing gap between people’s use of AI and trust in the technology. Data from Roy Morgan this week showed 13.6m or 58% of the population older than 14 now use AI each month, with ChatGPT being the most popular, followed by Google’s Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. Continue reading...

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While public opinion on AI is divided, advances in the technology represent an opportunity for colleges and universities to improve operations and modernize in ways that could help rebuild public trust.

The Ohio city’s chief innovation and technology officer is focused on continually evolving its processes to keep up with rapid tech advances. Residents, she said, want to interact with government “differently.”

Deel is the first enterprise to combine Bridge, Privy, and Tempo in a single product, issuing a custom USD-denominated stablecoin for 1.5 million contractors across 150 countries, starting in Argentina.

The George Peabody Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

If Alphabet's record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.

While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challenge Should the AI-powered drones of the future have a licence to kill? The question is becoming ever more pressing as governments and the defence industry acknowledge that drone systems will play an increasingly crucial role in future warfare. With drones being deployed in huge numbers in the Ukraine war and AI being used to assist bombing missions in the Iran conflict, there is an expectation among some observers that weapons will have to operate with increased operational autonomy, which means they will need something approximating a moral framework. Continue reading...