U.S. President Joe Biden put forward a variety of crypto related taxes and regulations which he says could generate almost $10 billion next year, and over $42 billion over the next decade, according to his proposed 2025 budget released Monday. Among the proposals are an excise tax on Bitcoin mining. Any firm using computing resources …
Tech By SWNS Published March 13, 2024, 3:54 p.m. ET Nearly half of American voters believe AI-generated content will negatively impact the outcome of 2024 elections (43%), according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 registered American voters revealed not only that people are increasingly pessimistic about a political digital-verse full of deepfakes, but …
Opinion By William A. Jacobson and Kemberlee Kaye Published March 10, 2024, 3:47 p.m. ET Google paused the rollout of its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot’s image search tool. Google Everyone is laughing at the Google Gemini AI rollout. But it’s no joke. The problem is more nefarious than historically inaccurate generated images. The manipulation of …
Deepfake detection: Have you been tricked by fake Obama? Deepfakes are video manipulations that can make people say seemingly strange things. Barack Obama and Nicolas Cage have been featured in these videos. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Days before New Hampshire’s Jan. 23 primary, a robocall sounding a lot like President Joe Biden went out …
WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence. The photos, which …
The alleged theft involved the building blocks of Google’s supercomputing data centers, which develop applications to generate responses to tasks or questions. WASHINGTON – A Chinese citizen was charged with stealing trade secrets from Google about artificial intelligence technology, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. Linwei Ding, who is also known as Leon Ding, was …
A bill that would have prohibited deceptive artificial intelligence-generated campaign advertisements didn’t pass by the turnaround deadline in the Kansas House, but the rapidly evolving technology is already in use in campaigns in several different ways. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth, introduced House Bill 2559, along with House Minority Leader Vic Miller, D-Topeka. The bill wouldn’t ban …
Washington — The Biden administration said Thursday it plans to investigate the national security risks posed by internet-connected vehicles from China, a probe that could result in a ban on Chinese vehicles in the United States. Administration officials noted that a potential ban on connected vehicles — or CVs — resulting from the investigation is …
More than 20 million low-income households are at risk of being priced out of internet access unless Congress can reach agreement on funding for a program that provides internet service discounts. Supporters of the Affordable Connectivity Program are pressing for passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to keep it afloat past April, when funding is expected to run …
WASHINGTON (TND) — Advocates say millions could be left without internet if Congress does not pass funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program helps low-income, senior, and rural households save $30-$75 on their monthly internet bills. According to the White House, 23 million households are enrolled. “Our goal is to connect everyone in America …