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    Commentary: SC needs AI policy that addresses concerns and unleashes potential

    no EC The Post and Courier | 2024-06-17, 23:08

    If one thing has been made clear, it’s that artificial intelligence is a transformative technology with the ability to rapidly change — and improve — major industries across the country. South Carolinians are leading the way and putting AI to ...

    In Video, Godfather of AI Said He Was in Favor of AI Replacing Humankind

    Futurism | 2024-06-17, 22:36

    Artificial intelligence might be tearing the worlds of government and business lately, but for decades AI research was the realm of obscure researchers who laid the groundwork for the gold rush we're seeing today. Now that their baby has gotten big, it's

    McDonald's to end AI drive-thru experiment by late July, company says

    Usatoday | 2024-06-17, 22:34

    McDonald's will stop using artificial intelligence to take drive-thru orders by the end of July to figure out a "future voice ordering solution by the end of the year," according to multiple reports. McDonald’s USA Chief Restaurant Officer Mason Smoot told

    McDonald's to end AI drive-through test with IBM

    NBC News | 2024-06-17, 22:32

    McDonald’s is changing course on its artificial intelligence plans. ...

    AI shows how field crops develop: Software can simulate future growth based on a single ...

    Phys Dot Org | 2024-06-17, 22:17

    Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed software that can simulate the growth of field crops. To do this, they fed thousands of photos from field experiments into a learning algorithm. This enabled the algorithm to learn how to visualize the

    California plans to enlist AI to translate healthcare information

    The Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-17, 21:18

    Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are at least a dozen ways to say someone has the flu — depending on the country. Translating “cardiac arrest” into Spanish

    AI candidate runs for UK Parliament. Could this be the future of politics? 

    Cryptopolitan | 2024-06-17, 20:32

    An artificially intelligent chatbot called ‘AI Steve’ will compete for votes in the UK’s general election on July 4, aiming to become the first ‘AI Member of Parliament (MP).’ ‘AI Steve’ is backed by Steve Endacott, a

    Windows 11’s latest update is kind of insane, in a bad way

    PC World | 2024-06-17, 20:28

    Microsoft has split the future of Windows between two user groups: those with AI-powered Copilot+ PCs and those without. Microsoft now says that the latest version of Windows 11—that’s Windows 11 version 24H2—will only be offered to those

    TikTok is about to change forever

    Digital Trends | 2024-06-17, 20:21

    Digital Trends No social media platform is safe from the AI craze, and TikTok is no exception to this rule. The company is introducing new AI-generated avatars for the use of content creators. The new tools build off the Symphony generative AI ad suite TikTok

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Agriculture Market Set To Reach $2.27 Billion In 2024, Driven By ...

    MENA FN | 2024-06-17, 20:06

    (MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Agriculture Global Market Report 2024 The Business Research Company has updated its global market reports with latest data for 2024 and ... ...

    Bill Gates Says A.I.’s Impact on the Legal System Could ‘Change Justice’

    New York Observer | 2024-06-17, 19:56

    Bill Gates speaks at the Global Solutions Summit on May 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Bill Gates has described A.I. as the most revolutionary technology since his company popularized personal computers in the 1980s. The Microsoft (MSFT)

    McDonald’s ends AI drive-thru trial as fast-food industry tests automation

    The Guardian | 2024-06-17, 19:37

    Companies have touted AI as future of the industry, but technology has also resulted in viral videos of wrong orders McDonald’s is ending its test of employing artificial intelligence chatbots at drive-thrus, raising questions over the fast food industry’s

    Experts Concerned As AI-Driven National News Networks Using Fake Bios Proliferate

    MENA FN | 2024-06-17, 19:36

    (MENAFN - Investor Brand Network) More articles written by artificial intelligence (AI) pretending to be real people and covering different topics such as weather, local politics and crimecontinue ... ...

    AI Turns Classic Memes Into Hideously Animated Garbage

    Gizmodo | 2024-06-17, 19:16

    Have you ever wondered what your favorite

    Seawall baffles and AI help emerald shiners swim to Lake Erie

    Phys Dot Org | 2024-06-17, 18:59

    University at Buffalo researchers are looking down at a 24-foot-long flume of shallow running water. Inside, about a dozen emerald shiner minnows are furiously attempting to swim against the current. It's not going well for the shiners. These tiny prey fish

    How the new iPad Pro is changing everything for the MacBook

    Digital Trends | 2024-06-17, 18:51

    iPad Pro (M4) Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends If Apple products from the last decade are known for anything, it’s for being incredibly thin and light. Now, almost five years to the day since former head designer Jony Ive left Apple, his obsession for

    McDonald’s ends AI drive-thru trial as fast food industry tests automation

    The Observer | 2024-06-17, 18:49

    McDonald’s is ending its test of employing artificial intelligence chatbots at drive-thrus, raising questions over the fast food industry’s rush to roll out the technology. The world’s largest burger chain will remove automated AI-based order systems from over

    Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used To Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers

    Slashdot | 2024-06-17, 18:49

    Thousands of people catching trains in the United Kingdom likely had their faces scanned by Amazon software as part of widespread artificial intelligence trials, new documents reveal. Wired: The image recognition system was used to predict travelers'

    Google censors all AI that generates supposed “hate speech” in Google Play Store

    Natural News | 2024-06-17, 18:19

    Google is flexing its censorship muscles again, this time setting rules that will ban artificial intelligence in apps that generates different types... ...

    Here's how Dell is preparing for and considering AI

    CNBC | 2024-06-17, 18:03

    Dell CEO Michael Dell joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how transformational artificial intelligence is for the company, where the generative AI transformation sits relative to other technology trends, and more. ...

    McDonald's stops testing AI ordering as tech expands at other restaurants

    WPTV | 2024-06-17, 17:59

    Despite many leading fast food restaurants shifting to using AI to take drive-thru orders, McDonald's announced it is ending its partnership with IBM by the end of this year. In 2021, the companies announced a partnership to test the technology "to help

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