Tag: Chuck Schumer

5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI data workers demand protection, AI MRI tools, more
24Oct By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI data workers demand protection, AI MRI tools, more

[ad_1] Today, October 24, turned out to be a pivotal day in the field of artificial intelligence. In the first incident, data workers in the US who are training AI have written an open letter to the policymakers urging them to safeguard their rights and livelihoods. This comes ahead of the second AI Insight Forum which is going to be hosted by the US Senate with AI leaders. In other news, a new study has assessed AI-based imaging techniques to diagnose multiple sclerosis. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.AI data workers write an open letter to the US SenateIn a letter directed to Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who serves as the Senate Majority Leader, laborers and organizations representing civil society have called upon Congress to protect against a "dystop...
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Musk, Zuckerberg Set to Attend Schumer’s Forum on Future of AI
30Aug By adminNo Comments
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Musk, Zuckerberg Set to Attend Schumer’s Forum on Future of AI

[ad_1] Senator Chuck Schumer plans to bring together several technology industry chiefs to discuss the ramifications of artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have been discussing whether to bring their rivalry to a cage match.Others attending the closed-door meeting on Sept. 13 are Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.'s Google; Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella; Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, according to Schumer's office. The gathering, which was reported earlier Monday by Axios, is intended as the first of Schumer's AI Insight Forums, and part of his strategy to give Congress more influence over the future of AI as it takes on a growing role in the professional and personal lives of Ameri...
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Bipartisan bill in US Congress seeks to compel disclosure of U.F.O. records
14Jul By adminNo Comments
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Bipartisan bill in US Congress seeks to compel disclosure of U.F.O. records

[ad_1] A new rule proposed by Senator Chuck Schumer from New York aims to make the US government documents about U.F.O.s and aliens available to the public. The senator wants to create a commission that will have the power to reveal classified information on unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrial matters. This move is intended to counter conspiracy theories and concerns that the government is hiding important information, according to The New York Times report. The proposal has support from both Democrats and Republicans, including Senator Mike Rounds from South Dakota and Senator Marco Rubio from Florida. Senator Rubio has previously championed similar legislation that forced the government to release reports on unidentified phenomena. It is likely that the House of Represent...
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AI is a ‘moment of revolution,’ top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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AI is a ‘moment of revolution,’ top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations

[ad_1] Calling the rapid growth of artificial intelligence tools a “moment of revolution,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the government must act quickly to regulate companies that are developing it.The New York Democrat said he is working on what he calls “exceedingly ambitious” bipartisan legislation to maximize the technology's benefits and mitigate significant risks. While Schumer did not lay out details of such legislation, he offered some key goals: protect U.S. elections from AI-generated misinformation or interference, shield U.S. workers and intellectual property, prevent exploitation by AI algorithms and create new guardrails to ward off bad actors. AI legislation also should promote American innovation, Schumer said in a speech at the Center for Stra...
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Schumer says AI presents both a ‘serious problem’ and an economic boon
21Apr By adminNo Comments
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Schumer says AI presents both a ‘serious problem’ and an economic boon

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence is the next technology that could get support — and new guardrails — from the US government, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.Senate Democrats are accelerating discussions about how to respond to the surge in AI technology in a way that replicates a bipartisan act meant support US semiconductor manufacturing, which was signed into law last year. Schumer said that could be the model for assuring US supremacy in AI and countering Chinese advancements. “Like we helped move the nation forward on chips in a good way that will help American jobs, the American economy and the American people, we're going to try to do the same type of stuff on AI,” Schumer said in a brief interview. Artificial intelligence has been a focus of research for years, from Sili...
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