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Energy to Launch $5.5M Artificial Intelligence Research Center
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Georgia Institute of Technology will join forces to address AI challenges through co-design.
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Lawmakers Press Social Media Giants to Confront Deepfake Threats
Sens. Marco Rubio and Mark Warner want Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and others to create industry standards for handling synthetic content.
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Upgrades Aim to Improve Deep Brain Stimulation
Upgrading deep brain stimulation devices could help make them smarter and less intrusive.
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The Evolution of Learning Could Boost AI
The evolution of learning could help lay groundwork for better artificial intelligence.
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Experts Urge Congress to Consider Implications of AI Bias and Human-Robot Interactions
It’s all part of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s work to support the development of a national artificial intelligence strategy.
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Bill to Combat Deepfakes Passes House Committee
The bipartisan legislation directs the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology to accelerate the detection of disruptive, manipulated media.
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Spy Agencies Must Work Through AI’s Ethical Issues, Former Leader Says
Sue Gordon, the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, also pushed the intelligence community to put more trust in public information and outside organizations.
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GSA Teams With Pentagon AI Shop for Centers of Excellence Program
The partnership will focus on streamlining the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s internal operations and speeding up the contracting process, according to Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan.
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Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads. The Federal Government Thinks That’s Illegal.
Dozens of other complaints have been filed with the EEOC about discrimination in targeted advertising on Facebook.
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Pentagon Looking for AI to Interpret ‘Strategic Activity’ Around the Globe
The commercial tools, requested by the Defense Innovation Unit, would derive insights from global news outlets, social media platforms and other publicly available resources.
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States Try to Stop Political Deepfake Videos
State lawmakers are increasingly focused on deceptively edited videos, a pervasive technology that advocates say has the potential to disrupt elections. But are bans constitutional?
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An Inside Look at All the Data CBP Collects About Everyone Crossing U.S. Borders
The agency is putting more data in the cloud and integrating more of its collection efforts.
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Guidance on Federal AI Regulations Coming Shortly, Federal CTO Says
Current and former government tech leaders also stressed the need for high-level standards to ensure the global AI industry grows in line with democratic values
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Where to Use AI and Other Tips From CIOs on Emerging Tech
The chief information officers from the departments of Health and Human Services, Justice and the General Services Administration offered emerging tech ideas to feds.
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GAO Launches New Unit to Prepare Congress for the Future
The Center for Strategic Foresight held its first conference, focused on two problems closer to the present than the future: deep space and deepfakes.
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Administration Projects Agencies Will Spend $1 Billion on Artificial Intelligence Next Year
But industry experts warned it might not be enough.
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Energy Unveils Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office
The new office will synchronize all departmentwide AI activities, facilitate partnerships and accelerate the delivery of AI capabilities.
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Pentagon, NSA Laying Groundwork for AI-Powered Cyber Defenses
Officials are developing a consistent framework for collecting cyber data, which could ultimately help train tools to monitor networks and detect suspicious behavior.
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Lawmaker: Congress Needs to Focus on China or Risk Being Lapped
A Hawaii lawmaker said Congress needs more focus—and expertise—on the many threats China poses to the U.S.
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