Day: September 16, 2022
Artificial intelligence in government is about people, not programming – Federal Times
U.S. government investment in artificial intelligence has grown significantly in the last few years, as evidenced by the additional funding for AI research in President Biden’s 2023 fiscal budget.With more than $2 billion allocated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Energy for AI research and development, it is clear…
Tackling Financial Fraud With Machine Learning – DARKReading
Deepfakes — also known as synthetic media — can be used for more than impersonating celebrities and making disinformation more believable. They can also be used for financial fraud.Fraudsters can use deepfake technology to trick employees at financial institutions into changing account numbers and initiating money transfer requests for substantial amounts, says Satish Lalchand, principal…
How using AI & ML will help businesses stay ahead of the curve
By Bikram Singh BediAI is turning into a multi-faceted, pervasive technology for businesses and users across the world. Technology providers are building platforms that are helping users harness the power of AI by meeting them wherever they are. Data management and aggregation are the essential components of every cloud infrastructure. Organizations may create sophisticated analytics…
Pentagon artificial intelligence official says real data to guide work
WASHINGTON — After more than 100 days on the job, the U.S. Department of Defense’s top artificial intelligence official said Thursday that the office’s strategy will take a down-up approach and start with data. “It’s true that most of my career has been in AI, but I don’t think most of my work here at…
Artificial Intelligence may wipe out humans, Google and Oxford scientists make bold claim – DNA India
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is slowly becoming an integral part of our lives, researchers from University of Oxford and Google DeepMind have recently claimed in a co-authored paper that the technology might result in human extinction in the future. The paper which was published last month in the AI Magazine, a peer reviewed publication, suggests…
Artificial intelligence startup Rephrase.ai raises $10.6 million in funding led by Red Ventures – Economic Times
Rephrase.ai, an Artificial intelligence (AI) startup, said on Friday it has raised $10.6 million in funding led by Red Ventures. Existing investor Silver Lake also participated in the round along with 8VC and other investors. The startup will use the funds to enhance its capabilities by integrating product experiences; scaling hiring across the business, including…
Use of artificial intelligence on the rise, but its impact on health still limited, new study finds – World Health Organization
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fuelling a new revolution in medicine and in the health care sector, primarily for image analysis and disease modelling, but its impact on people’s health is still limited, according to a new study by the Universitat Politècnica de València and WHO in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. AI is used in…
Saudi: Global Artificial Intelligence summit wraps up in Riyadh – The Siasat Daily
Riyadh: The second Global AI summit held in the capital drew to a close on Friday, affirming Saudi Arabia’s investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The three-day summit was conducted by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). A large number of AI experts from across the world gathered during the same. Opportunities related to…
Does art generated by Artificial Intelligence spell the end of human creativity? – Scroll.in
An art prize at the Colorado State Fair was awarded last month to a work that – unbeknown to the judges – was generated by an artificial intelligence system.Social media have also seen an explosion of weird images generated by AI from text descriptions, such as “the face of a shiba inu blended into the…
The Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Nexus: Taking Stock of the European Union’s Approach – Carnegie Europe
This publication is part of EU Cyber Direct – EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative’s New Tech in Review, a collection of commentaries that highlights key issues at the intersection of emerging technologies, cybersecurity, defense, and norms.Introduction Digital technologies increasingly complicate and transform present-day conflicts. The current war between Russia and Ukraine, for instance, is also played…