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Immigration reform seen as key to U.S. AI leadership

by Matt Levin
Sep 15, 2023
If the U.S. fails to attract and retain foreign AI talent, the biggest winner could be Canada.
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Can AI product review summaries help us make better purchase decisions?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 17, 2023
Amazon is using the technology on its mobile app to synthesize stacks of user comments into one tidy paragraph. Do you buy the idea?
Amazon's new artificial intelligence-generated review system "is immediately going to be a target for sellers to manipulate," says marketing professor Brett Hollenbeck.
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What's AI gonna do with your money?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 10, 2023
Many of the ChatGPT plugins or other financial AI tools seem designed to make advisers' jobs easier, not replace them. At least for now.
“I think we will get to the point where AI is saying you should invest in 'X,'” said Sarah Hoffman at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology.
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Implications for U.S. tech companies as EU eyes AI regulation

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 19, 2020
The EU wants to be sure there’s human oversight of artificial intelligence, and that AI systems use high-quality data.
European Commission vice president in charge for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova shakes hands with Mark Zuckerberg in Brussels, on Feb. 17, 2020.
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McDonald's bets on AI to help it sell more burgers

by Renata Sago
Mar 26, 2019
The fast food chain is acquiring digital startup Dynamic Yield for more than $300 million.
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In AI race, it's sometimes hard to say who’s winning

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 11, 2019
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this afternoon to create a program to boost U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. No new funding per se, that’s up to Congress. But the White House is directing federal agencies to prioritize AI investments, develop training programs, and collaborate with international allies. The American AI Initiative — that’s what […]
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Will AI help humanity? Americans aren't sure, study finds

by Kai Ryssdal , Bennett Purser and Sean McHenry
Jan 29, 2019
"There is a lot of skepticism" about artificial intelligence, Vox reporter says.
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Could a meme be helping facial recognition software?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jan 17, 2019
Why the 10-Year Challenge could be a goldmine of data.
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As artificial intelligence is used more and more for things like employee recruiting, a look at potential bias

by Hannah Harris Green
Jan 17, 2019
Recruiting companies are removing race and gender from résumés to eliminate bias.
Recruiting companies are removing race and gender from résumés to eliminate bias.
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Your car is not self-driving, no matter how much it seems like it is

by Ben Bradford
Jan 16, 2019
Drivers might be relying on their car's safety technology more than they should.
Advanced driver assistance systems "are like magic," says Alex Epstein, director of transportation safety at National Safety Council. “The problem is people don’t know how to use them."
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