The data protection authority (DPA) of Italy says that OpenAI likely violated the EUs landmark GDPR data protection and privacy laws in the development and training of its ChatGPT generative AI system.
Category: 6 February 2024
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GROSS MISCONDUCT—THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR ANTIDEPRESSANTS
According to medical journalist Robert Whitaker, author of “Mad in America” and publisher of madinamerica.com, the widely-made claim that antidepressants work for nearly 7 out of 10 real-world patients is based on research misconduct and scientific fraud.
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DOLLARS, GOLD, BITCOIN AND PRICE MOVEMENTS
A new study has tracked ways in which price fluctuations characteristically affect the relative relationship of the U.S. dollar, gold and bitcoin.
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BOOM IN AI STOCKS MASKS WEAKNESS IN DEMAND FOR OTHER CHIPS
The past year’s frenzy in artificial intelligence has doubled, at least, the market capitalization of Nvidia and Advanced Microdevices, the companies dominating sales of chips AI systems depend on, and their suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Supermicro.
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BLINKEN SAYS TENSIONS IN MIDDLE EAST HAVEN’T BEEN SO HIGH IN DECADES
Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, addressed The Atlantic Festival eight days before the 7 October Hamas attack in Israel and spoke glowingly about the Middle East region.
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THEY GAVE AI A SENSE OF CURIOSITY AND TURNED IT INTO A COUCH POTATO
Researchers from OpenAI, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of California Berkeley decided to see what would happen if AI had a sense of curiosity.
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NVIDIA TAKES ON HUAWEI IN CHINA
Nvidia, the world’s leading maker of chips for AI systems, is taking orders for a new chip it’s making specifically to be sold in China to compete with similar chips made by Huawei, China’s foremost provider of AI chips.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION “DEMOCRATIZES” ACCESS TO AI
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has unveiled the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR), a portal through which U.S.-based researchers and educators can access “advanced computing, datasets, models, software, training, and user support” in AI.
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ANOTHER TREATMENT THAT NEUTRALIZES SENESCENCE AND AGE-RELATED DECLINE
In “Protein Prevents Cell Senescence, Combats Age-Related Decline” (23 Jan 2024), we alerted readers to research from Osaka University that showed promise in neutralizing or reversing symptoms of aging.
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FBI SELLING FEAR: CHINESE ARE GOING TO ATTACK OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
In an obvious attempt to get the American public to get even more suspicious of the Chinese, Christopher Wray, the FBI director, said last week that hackers from the country are preparing a massive attack on U.S. infrastructure.