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California's new AI safety legislation passes first hurdle

The AI legislation is opposed by many tech companies.

29/08/2024

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New dining experience with robot waiters turns heads in Kenya

The first of its kind in East Africa, the Robot Cafe has triggered concerns about job displacement in the country's all-important hospitality industry.

29/08/2024

Markets

Nvidia shares slide as guidance misses market expectations

Nvidia surpassed market expectations with its quarterly results but fell short of analysts' estimates for growth in the current quarter. As a result, its shares fell during extended trading hours, as concerns emerged of a slowdown.

29/08/2024

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US police officers experiment using AI chatbots to write crime reports

US police are using a technology that records sound on their body cameras to write up their incident reports in eight seconds.

27/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. Pivotal moment for EU AI Act: Who will lead the GPAI code of practice?

The (vice) chairs’ expertise and vision will be crucial in guiding GPAI rules for the future and ensuring that the European way to trustworthiness in the AI ecosystem will endure, Kai Zenner and Cornelia Kutterer write.

26/08/2024

Culture news

Marketing consultant fired over controversial ‘Megalopolis’ trailer

Lionsgate pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film, a marketing ploy which featured negative review quotes that are likely AI generated.

26/08/2024

The Big Question

The Big Question: How can AI help you climb the career ladder?

KPMG’s Global Head of AI speaks to Euronews Business about his optimistic outlook on the applications of AI.

26/08/2024

Tech News

There is now an open source AI definition. This is what it means

Google, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg say their AI is open source but a new definition may challenge that.

23/08/2024

Tech News

Mayoral candidate who wanted to govern with AI bot loses election

The electorate is not ready for an AI bot making political decisions but a US librarian says a ‘revolution’ is sprouting.

22/08/2024

Tech News

Euronews Digital Summer: US lagging Europe on AI regulation, says IBM

IBM’s Christina Montgomery discusses ethics and getting more women on board.

20/08/2024

Culture news

Donald Trump falsely claims Taylor Swift’s endorsement with AI images

Former President Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images suggesting Taylor Swift fans support his campaign. And Swifties are not happy.

19/08/2024

Business

ASML rival Applied Materials reports record-high quarterly revenue

Applied Materials reported strong fiscal third-quarter earnings, highlighting the ongoing strong demands for artificial intelligence (AI) chip equipment. The company is increasingly posing a threat to its global rival, ASML.

16/08/2024

Culture news

Nick Cave on the ‘unbelievably disturbing’ impact of AI in music

Nick Cave on AI: “Its intent is to completely sidestep the sort of inconvenience of the artistic struggle, going straight to the commodity, which reflects on us, what we are, as human beings, which is just things that consume stuff.”

13/08/2024

Tech News

This hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band uses AI to help them sing

In a world designed for the hearing, the first hard-of-hearing K-pop boy band’s debut has been made possible thanks to advanced technologies.

13/08/2024

Tech News

Musk accused of illegally accessing data in nine EU legal challenges

The complaints come less than a week after the Irish authorities mounted a similar legal challenge against Musk over a data settings change.

12/08/2024

Tech News

Tech industry wants more time to reply to AI consultation 

The summer recess doesn't help them to collect meaningful contributions, they claim.

08/08/2024

Tech News

Algorithm used in Catalan prisons has ‘deficiencies,' audit finds

A recent audit of a Spanish algorithm used by the criminal justice system found “substantial deficiencies” in the reliability of its decisions on how likely prisoners are to reoffend.

08/08/2024

Tech News

X hit with Irish privacy complaint over data use for AI training model

The case comes as Meta withdrew its virtual assistants from the EU after regulatory concerns.

07/08/2024

Qatar 365

Open for business: Qatar hopes to become launchpad for tech startups

In partnership with Media City

From immersive fashion shows to becoming a launchpad for tech startups, Qatar 365 takes a look at how the country is embracing its future by diversifying its economy.

07/08/2024

Tech News

Elon Musk sues OpenAI for putting profits ahead of public good

Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker put profits before 'the benefit of humanity'.

06/08/2024