If you search shrimp Jesus on Facebook, you might encounter dozens of images of artificial intelligence (AI) generated crustaceans meshed in various forms with a stereotypical image of Jesus Christ. Some of these hyper-realistic images have garnered more than 20,000 likes and comments. Continue reading →

Advocates are pushing for the passage of bills in Albany to protect New Yorkers from the negative impacts of artificial intelligence. They're calling for more industry and legal accountability in the use of AI in the state. That includes legislation to protect people from the biases of AI systems in employment, policing and other high-risk areas. Continue reading →

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifying before a Senate hearing earlier this month. During a May 15 hearing, she identified Russia as the greatest foreign threat to this year's U.S. elections. Continue reading →

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, but the fundamentals of how this influential new technology works can be confusing. Two of the most important fields in AI development are machine learning and its sub-field, deep learning Continue reading →

Pictured: AI robot holding biopharma-related items in hands/Taylor Tieden for BioSpace As the biopharma industry explores the potential of artificial intelligence, use cases are quickly emerging. Companies are already looking to use generative AIthink ChatGPTto optimize pharma R&D, from target discovery to drug development to regulatory approval to commercialization and postmarket pharmacovigilance. Last July, Hong Kongbased Insilico Medicine claimed to be the first company to enter a Phase II clinical trial with a drug fully devised with generative AI Continue reading →

For the past year and a half since ChatGPT was released, a scary question has hovered over the heads of major online publishers: What if Google decides to overhaul its core search engine to feature generative artificial intelligence more prominently and breaks our business in the process? The question speaks to one of the most fragile dependencies in todays online media ecosystem Continue reading →

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on innovation for economic growth in advance of the 2024 federal budget in Montreal on April 7.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Jol Blit is a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Jimmy Lin is the Cheriton Chair at the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and the co-director of Waterloo AI. Continue reading →

OpenAI eliminated a team focused on the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence less than a year after it was formed and a departing executive warned Friday that safety has taken a backseat to shiny products at the company. The Microsoft-backed ChatGPT maker disbanded its so-called Superalignment, which was tasked with creating safety measures for advanced general intelligence (AGI) systems that could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction, according to a blog post last July Continue reading →

While AI has the power to be destructive to individuals, it could unravel whole societies too, according to electoral commissioner Tom Rogers. Continue reading →

Although the bill has been hailed by consumer protection agencies, businesses and some politicians are concerned that the bill is too broad. Continue reading →