President Joe Biden has approved an executive order that directs federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to achieve “equity” objectives—a move observers are warning is equivalent to integrating a “woke AI” into the government. “When designing, developing, acquiring, and using artificial intelligence and automated systems in the Federal Government, agencies shall do so, consistent with…
Biden Issues Executive Order Promoting Equity Using ‘Woke AI’
Baidu Set to Challenge ChatGPT in March
China’s Baidu announced it will complete the internal testing of Ernie Bot (Chinese name: Wenxin Yiyan), a ChatGPT-style AI project, in March and open it to the public. However, some experts are not optimistic about Baidu’s product due to the ubiquitous censorship of “sensitive words” under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule. On Feb. 7,…
CCP Is Engineering a New Society to Control Human Will Via Data: Authors
The Chinese regime is utilizing futuristic technologies, including digital surveillance, to shape the will of the people and control social behaviour, according to journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin, the authors of a new book, “Surveillance State, Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control.” Systematic surveillance in China is not just for…
Biometric Age Verification Technology Accepted For UK Government Pilot In Shops
Innovative Technology has been approved as a participant in a UK government programme piloting age verification technology for the retail sale of alcohol. The Home Office invited organisations to propose digital methods of checking customers’ ages while purchasing alcohol. Piloted in several convenience stores in the Northwest of England, the regulatory ‘Sandbox’ trial which will…
Australian Navy to Train in Virtual Reality
The Australian government has awarded $5 million for the development of an advanced cyber training system that will mimic real life naval firefighting scenarios and boost the capability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The grant will allow Victoria’s Deakin University to continue the development of its high-tech system, which combines virtual reality, augmented reality,…
AI Operations Could Lead to ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences for China and US: Expert
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies poses a challenge to international security and could be used by third-party actors to push nuclear rivals into catastrophic conflict, according to one expert. “AI-powered technology is rapidly becoming another capability in the toolkit of third-party actors to wage campaigns of disinformation and deception, which both sides…
Just 16 Percent of Organizations Rank Employee Retention and Engagement as Top Priority: Report
Less than 20 percent of organizations rank employee retention and engagement as a top priority, despite a global labor shortage, according to a new report from NTT DATA. The research (pdf) polled 1,000 business and IT executives across 16 industries in North America to uncover how organizations are prioritizing digital investments and strategies in the wake of constant disruptions stemming…
Pentagon’s Ex-Software Chief Denies Saying America Has ‘Lost Its AI Fight to China’
The Pentagon’s first Chief Software Officer Nicolas Chaillan clarified comments he made about China’s artificial intelligence during an interview with the Financial Times, denying that he told the publication America had “lost its AI fight to China.” Chaillan resigned from his role at the Department of Defense early in September, which he said was in protest over the slow…
Former Pentagon Software Chief Denies Saying America Has ‘Lost Its AI Fight to China’
The Pentagon’s former software chief has clarified comments he made about China’s artificial intelligence during an interview with the Financial Times, denying that he told the publication America had “lost its AI fight to China.” Nicolas Chaillan resigned from his role at the Department of Defense early in September, which he said was in protest over the slow pace of…
India’s Ban of Chinese Apps Needs International Support: Expert
News Analysis NEW DELHI—Just as there is a physical world, there’s a virtual world. Gamers and app developers call it the meta sphere, and it daily engages billions of real-time people. Predominantly controlled by Chinese entities, the meta sphere gives the Chinese regime the information needed to control behavior, and a platform for censorship and…
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