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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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In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
After failing to detect the 9/11 plot, spy agencies reinvented themselves for an age of terrorism, but a new generation of technological threats requires a new round of reforms.
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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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I Create Manipulated Images and Videos–But Quality May Not Matter Much
A key element of the battle between truth and propaganda has nothing to do with technology.
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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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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Raises Legal and Ethical Concerns
Policymakers should establish a number of safeguards around AI, much as they did when genetic testing became commonplace.
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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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How AI Will Predict Chinese and Russian Moves in the Pacific
As Pacific Air Forces builds a picture of normal traffic, they'll start looking for suspicious patterns — and even predict what's coming.
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You Won't Believe How Well This Algorithm Spots Clickbait
With training from humans and machines, an artificial intelligence model can outperform other clickbait detectors, according to new research.
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How Satellite Technology is Helping the Government Make Data-Driven Decisions
Overhead space systems can capture and deliver visual data far more effectively than ever before.
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Worker-Protection Laws Aren't Ready for an Automated Future
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and advanced monitoring systems have already begun altering workplaces in fundamental ways that may soon become impossible to ignore.
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VA, IBM Unveil AI-Powered Mental Fitness App to Help Vets Transitioning to Civilian Life
Individuals interested in participating in a field test to assess the new platform can apply to do so online.
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Patent Office Wants Public Feedback on Artificial Intelligence Inventions
The agency will accept comments for 45 days.
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Algorithm Would Warn Warehouse Workers About Risky Motions
Robot workers could warn their human counterparts if their actions could cause injury.
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DHS Wants AI to Improve the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System
Responses to the solicitation are due Aug. 27.
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Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids
A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.
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How Cities Are Getting Smarter
There isn’t one definition of a smart city technology, but here are places governments are making progress.
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Pilots, Bias Important Considerations Ahead of Deploying AI
Cloud technology makes piloting artificial intelligence efforts easier than ever, but hard decisions around bias need to be confronted.
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