The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly approved the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence Thursday, giving global support to an international effort to ensure the powerful new technology benefits all nations, respects human rights and is “safe, secure and trustworthy.” The resolution, sponsored by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries, including … Read more

How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results. In a widely shared video, a woman recording votes mistakenly enters one in … Read more

Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map, details of proposed development

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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Promoters of a secretive Silicon Valley-backed ballot initiative to build a new city on farmland between Sacramento and San Francisco are releasing more details of their plan as they submit paperwork Wednesday to qualify for the November election. California Forever, the company that stealthily snapped up more than $800 million of … Read more