The EU wants to put companies on the hook for harmful AI
The new bill, called the AI Liability Directive, will add teeth to the EU’s AI Act, which is set to become EU law around the same time. The AI Act...
DeepMind’s new chatbot uses Google searches plus humans to give better answers
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Unsung heroes: Moderators on the front lines of internet safety
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Why I got my one-year-old vaccinated against polio
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The outgoing White House AI director explains the policy challenges ahead
They’re making good progress on this and anticipate having that framework out by the beginning of 2023. There are some nuances here—different people interpret risk differently, so it’s important to come...
Predicting the climate bill’s effects is harder than you might think
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The system, previously used to return circulation to severed pigs’ brains, can now restore...
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Bitcoin traders aren’t concerned by whether we’re in a recession or not
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The legacy of Europe’s heat waves will be more air conditioning. That’s a problem.
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Elon Musk is trying to wriggle out of the Twitter deal
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