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Alexa, Should We Trust You?
The voice revolution has only just begun. Today, Alexa is a humble servant. Very soon, she could be much more—a teacher, a therapist, a confidant, an informant.
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Will Google’s “Smart Compose” Create Inboxes Full of Gmail-Speak?
The feature has proved divisive since its launch.
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The Coders Programming Themselves Out of a Job
When workers automate their own duties, who should reap the benefits?
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Shutdown Averted, Congress Barrels Toward November
The House passed a slew of tech and cyber bills last week, but Homeland Security’s top cyber priority is still waiting in the Senate.
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How the U.S. Can Advance Artificial Intelligence Without Spending a Dime
Funding AI research is still critical, but experts say there are other things the government can do to speed up innovation.
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China is Using Tech to ‘Reset the Global Balance of Power,’ Experts Tell Congress
And tariffs won’t keep the scales tilted to U.S. interested, they said.
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Bill Would Give Agencies More Resources to Adopt Artificial Intelligence
The legislation would require the government to bring on more AI experts and map out the technology’s implementation.
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U.S. Must Keep Artificial Intelligence Edge to Keep Security Threats in Check, Lawmakers Say
Without heavy investment in AI research, the government risks national security and economic implications, according to a congressional report.
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Cyber Spies Don’t Have to Worry About Robots Taking Their Jobs, Intel Chief Says
The intelligence community will still need human analysts even as when machine learning does more, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told students.
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All the Things That Still Baffle Self-Driving Cars, Starting With Seagulls
It's a tricky world to navigate.
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Slack Has Made Its Biggest Acquisition to Date
Slack is finally invading email.
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Introducing Resident-Centered Autonomous Vehicle Pilots
The Knight Foundation aims to take projects out of the hands of car companies in five cities.
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Senators Are Asking Whether Artificial intelligence Could Violate U.S. Civil Rights Laws
The lawmakers want answers from agencies.
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Machine Learning Could Help Chip Away at the Security Clearance Backlog
Augmenting human investigators is a better option than doing reinvestigations less frequently.
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Making Algorithms Less Biased
In the smart city era, data is increasingly used in governments’ decisionmaking. But what happens when that data is flawed?
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Patent Office: Can AI, Quantum Determine If a New Idea Is Really New?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to know if advanced tech like AI and quantum computing can help examiners sift through the world’s collective knowledge.
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3 Ways Intelligence Agencies Are Using AI
The intelligence community is using artificial intelligence to help manage the exponential increase of data.
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Pentagon Will Spend $2 Billion Developing Next-Generation AI
The massive investment comes as other global powers like China pour significant resources into their own programs.
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Inside the Pentagon's Plan to Make Computers ‘Collaborative Partners’
DARPA’s latest artificial intelligence project aims to bridge the gap between a machine that learns from data and one that adds new insights.
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