This article is part of a series, Bots and Ballots: How artificial intelligence is reshaping elections worldwide. Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT went public in late 2022, artificial intelligence — everything from chatbots and deepfake videos to perceived apocalyptic threats associated with the technology — has taken the world by storm. But the public’s awareness of the …
The United States, Britain and Australia will announce talks on Monday about bringing new members into their Aukus security pact as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved as a deterrent against China, the Financial Times reported. The announcement by the group’s defence ministers will be related to “Pillar II” of the pact, which commits …
WASHINGTON (TND) — China could be preparing to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election according to a new report by Microsoft. Allegations of foreign governments attempting to influence U.S. presidential elections are nothing new. In 2016, allegations focused on Russia. “They looked at what the Russians are alleged to have done and they’re envious,” explained …
Armed with about $49 billion that Congress appropriated in 2021, a normally inconspicuous Commerce Department agency is tackling an ambitious goal of giving all Americans access to high-speed internet. At a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the National Telecommunications and Information Administration “may …
The United States and China have pursued different strategies to develop quantum technology – China has focused on using quantum science to secure communications, while the US has sought to develop advanced computing capabilities. But the latest patent data released by China’s intellectual property office suggests Beijing may be shifting its approach in a field …
Politics By Josh Christenson Published March 26, 2024, 6:16 a.m. ET Senate Republican conference chairman John Barrasso is demanding President Biden’s Energy Department end its artificial intelligence research collaborations with Chinese state-linked individuals, according to a copy of a letter he sent to the agency on Monday. Barrasso, 71, slammed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for …
Clegg, a former British deputy prime minister, argued that policing AI was akin to building a plane already in flight — inherently risky and difficult work. Harris trumpeted Washington’s efforts to address the dangers of AI through voluntary business agreements as the world’s gold standard. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, who was …
The Affordable Connectivity Program is expiring this April but no renewal has been approved yet A $7 billion renewal bill was proposed but it has not been voted upon This can make the Internet unaffordable for 60 million Americans The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is running out of funding and the Congress seems to be …
US News By Alex Oliveira Published March 17, 2024, 7:54 p.m. ET A virtually unknown Democratic candidate beat President Biden in the American Samoa caucus — by campaigning virtually. Jason Palmer, 52, earned just 51 votes to President Biden’s 40 in the tiny Pacific island on Super Tuesday, and he credits artificial intelligence with helping …
“We want to see divestiture from this Chinese company because we are concerned, as every American ought to be concerned, about data security and what ByteDance and what the Chinese Communist Party could do with the information that they can glean off of Americans use of the application.” The White House’s call to action comes …