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Category: 17 September 2024
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ISRAELI DEFENSE HEAD: ‘MILITARY ACTION’ NEEDED TO RETURN ISRAELIS TO THE NORTH
Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense head, reportedly told a top U.S. negotiator on Monday that “military action” seems to be the only option to return tens of thousands of Israelis to their homes in the north amid an increase in violence with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
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OPENAI INTRODUCES “THINKING” CHATBOT
OpenAI has unveiled a new series of AIs, called OpenAI o1, that the developers say can “think” as it reasons its way through more complex problems in coding, math, and science than the company’s previous models can.
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MANAGING BOTS TEACHES SUPERVISORS TO BETTER MANAGE PEOPLE
Hanover Insurance Group is one of the businesses using a new AI that teaches bosses to manage people by managing bots.
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GAZAN HEALTH OFFICIALS ID 34,344 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA—INCLUDING 12,000 MINORS, 710 INFANTS
Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday released a list identifying those killed inside the enclave amid Israel’s genocide since 7 October.
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CHINA REFUSES TO ENDORSE OUTLINE TO GOVERN AI’S MILITARY USES
In Seoul, South Korea, last week, 60 nations endorsed a “blueprint for action” outlining permitted military uses of AI. China was among 30 countries that refused to support the non-binding outline.
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CAN AI PREDICT THE TIPPING POINT INTO DISASTER?
When a change—a disease outbreak, a shifting weather pattern, or similar flux—leads to disaster, it usually has a “tipping point”: a moment at which the crisis that follows can no longer be avoided.
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RESEARCHERS RETHINK COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR AGI
Computer scientists in China have reversed AI’s computer architecture in a way that, they claim, brings general artificial intelligence (AGI) closer.
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AS FORECAST: REPLACISM AND NON CITIZEN VOTING BECOME MAJOR 2024 ELECTION ISSUES
The debate last week between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was marked by sharp exchanges on a range of contentious issues.
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WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS TO BE PUSHED ON OBESE CHILDREN IN THE U.S.
Who needs exercise and a balanced diet when you can pump your obese child with a weight-loss pill to help them shed some pounds?