Academics from around the world have signed an open letter calling for further research into consciousness science for artificial intelligence (AI) experiments. The letter was compiled by the Association for Mathematical Consciousness Science (AMCS), which described it as “a wakeup call for the tech sector, the scientific community and society in
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International Business Machines Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said the company expects to pause hiring for roles it thinks could be replaced with artificial intelligence in the coming years. Hiring in back-office functions — such as human resources — will be suspended or slowed, Krishna said in an interview. These non-customer-facing
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The UK will likely fail to meet its target of decarbonising the power sector by 2035, a group of MPs have said while urging the government to accelerate its low-carbon electricity plans. A report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEISC) has called on the government to “rapidly” increase
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A new body representing 20 major electric vehicle (EV) charging firms has said it aims to double the size of the UK’s charging network by the end of 2023. ChargeUK, whose members include the VW-backed Ionity and the EV charging arms of Shell and BP, announced it will invest over £6bn
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The much-hailed industrial revolution of the century has initiated a range of changes that we could never even think of. Robots doing surgeries, AI creating poetries, and instant communication across the world – all this seems no less than magic. If it were not for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we
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For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm. Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer. In 2012, Dr. Hinton and two of his graduate students at the University of Toronto created technology that became the
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The European Commission is forcing 19 tech giants including Amazon, Google, TikTok and YouTube to explain their artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms under the Digital Services Act. Asking these businesses—platforms and search engines with more than 45 million EU users—for this information is a much-needed step towards making AI more transparent
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Blockchain is providing a foundation for structural changes that support cultural climate awareness, policy-making, and individual commitments to sustainability When watching the Earth Week panel discussions on YouTube I tuned in to some of the thought leaders in Blockchain and it forced me to focus on the threats of our changing
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These habits commonly trip up entrepreneurs, but there's a tool that can help with all three. Russian composer Igor Stravinsky reportedly did a 15-minute headstand each morning. Inventor Nikola Tesla performed 100 toe curls every night. Poet and author Maya Angelou only wrote in hotel rooms. We may snicker at the quirks
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The Federal Government is reportedly set to proceed with its implementation of a five percent excise duty tax on mobile telephone services, fixed telephone, and Internet services. This is despite a recent communication by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, that the government has exempted the telecoms sector
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