Investigation
Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong
Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong A new forensics tool called AI Psychiatry can “reanimate” failed AIs to understand what went wrong, helping investigators identify causes of failures and vulnerabilities. The system uses forensic algorithms to isolate data behind an AI’s decision-making, then reassembles it […]
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Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability
Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability Elon Musk’s companies could avoid up to $2.37 billion in potential legal liability due to his influence over the US government, according to a new Senate report. Musk’s expansive portfolio of companies, including Tesla, Neuralink, SpaceX, and The Boring Company, […]
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Mark Zuckerberg suggested spinning off Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg suggested spinning off Instagram Mark Zuckerberg suggested spinning off Instagram as a separate company around 2018, citing the potential for increased performance after break-up. Zuckerberg’s internal memo was displayed in court during his testimony in an FTC anti-monopoly case against Meta. Meta acquired Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014, with Zuckerberg sensing […]
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Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand Mark Zuckerberg testified before the FTC in Washington, DC, defending Meta against being broken up by the US government. The FTC claims that Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram in 2012 was part of a series of anti-competitive steps that locked out other companies. The agency argues that Meta should be forced […]
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Ghosts in the Kinect
Ghosts in the Kinect Billy Tolley swings a Microsoft Kinect around an abandoned room in sudden, jittery movements. “Whoa!†he says. “Dude, it was so creepy.†On the display, we see an anomaly of arrows, spheres, and red lines that disappears almost as soon as it arrives. For Tolley and Zak Bagans, two members of […]
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