Next Boeing CEO should understand past mistakes, airlines boss says
DUBAI — The next CEO of Boeing BA.N should have an understanding of what led to its current crisis and be prepared to look outside for examples of best industrial practices, the head of the International Air Transport Association said…
UN conference looks at possibilities, dangers of AI
Top United Nations officials and global tech leaders discussed the potential of artificial intelligence Thursday but warned about risks of the technology as the U.N. telecommunications agency’s AI for Good conference began. The two-day conference AI for Good has been…
‘Open source’ investigators use satellites to identify burned Darfur villages
Investigators using satellite imagery to document the war in western Sudan’s Darfur region say 72 villages were burned down in April, the most they have seen since the conflict began. Henry Wilkins talks with the people who do this research…
OpenAI unveils new safety committee
ChatGPT developer OpenAI announced Tuesday it is establishing a safety committee as it trains its latest artificial intelligence model, the GPT-4 system of its chatbot. The committee will include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, board members and other executives. The company…
Robot will try to remove nuclear debris from Japan’s destroyed reactor
TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since…
New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit
SACRAMENTO, California — California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should…
China’s Digital Silk Road exports internet technology, controls
washington — China promotes its help to Southeast Asian countries in modernizing their digital landscapes through investments in infrastructure as part of its “Digital Silk Road.” But rights groups say Beijing is also exporting its model of authoritarian governance of…
Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder
DENVER — The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a hidden role in hiring, housing and medical decisions for millions of Americans are facing pressure from all sides and floundering in statehouses nationwide. Only one of seven…
Google’s AI tool producing misleading responses that have experts worried
Ask Google if cats have been on the moon and it used to spit out a ranked list of websites so you could discover the answer for yourself. Now it comes up with an instant answer generated by artificial intelligence…
Remote workers quietly take ‘workations’ without telling the boss
Remote work has allowed for the rise of hush “workations,” when employees work remotely, often from a holiday location, without telling their boss. The COVID-19 pandemic helped drive the trend, not only because it prompted the rise of telework, but…