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AI will be the political left's 'single greatest weapon' against religious faith and truth, says expert
Angie Wisdom and Dr. Chirag Shah discuss how artificial intelligence could play a role in online and professional relationships. As national conversations around artifical intelligence (AI) intensify, faith leaders and scholars are examining the potential ramifications these emerging technologies will have on worship โ both its practice and its role in modern life. Some experts and faith leaders are also concerned about whether religion will have any place in AI programming โ or if the intellectual will eventually take precedence over the spiritual in society. It's possible and even probable, say experts. Dan Schneider, Media Research Center and Free Speech America vice president, is both blunt and emphatic in his assessment of AI. "The [political] left controls AI, and the left is going to what the left wants to do," Schneider, whose headquarters are in Reston, Virginia, told Fox News Digital in a recent phone interview.
Data Engineer (TS/SCI) at Red Gate Group - Reston, VA, United States
At RED GATE we do everything we can to serve our clients: Using the right technical skills, unique methodologies, best practices, and integrated technology, we help clients implement bold solutions. Non-traditional ways to overcome entrenched obstacles. If you have a serious challenge or problem, we can help you solve it. The below job description provides details on how this role will help to serve our clients. You'll work closely with your client to understand their questions and needs, and then dig into their data-rich environment to find the pieces of their information puzzle.
Data Scientist at Red Gate Group - Reston, VA, United States
At RED GATE we do everything we can to serve our clients: Using the right technical skills, unique methodologies, best practices, and integrated technology, we help clients implement bold solutions. Non-traditional ways to overcome entrenched obstacles. If you have a serious challenge or problem, we can help you solve it. The below job description provides details on how this role will help to serve our clients. Explores and operationalizes data sources using scientific processes and technologies to uncover and communicate product and business insights.
This American VC raises a $340M fund to invest in autonomous defence startups and more -- TFN
The future of defence aviation is autonomous. Recently Sheild AI joined the race and now Razor's Edge, based in Reston, Virginia, and defence- and security-focused VC firm announced the closing of its third startup investment fund at under $340M. The firm investment indicates that national security technology is a safe bet even in difficult economic times. According to the firm, it has surpassed its initial target of $250M and will target companies developing autonomous systems, space technologies, cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, digital signal processing, and other aerospace and defence technologies. With the new funding, the firm's total assets under management now exceed $600M.
ZeroFOX acquires Cyveillance threat intelligence business from LookingGlass
Announced on Tuesday, the deal is designed to merge the ZeroFOX Digital Risk Protection Platform and Cyveillance's threat intelligence data trove and dark web intelligence capabilities. ZeroFOX says that snapping up the business, previously a subsidiary of LookingGlass, is a strategic move to push the company up the enterprise threat intelligence and protection roster on a global scale. See also: Leaders of'notorious' Team Xecuter game piracy, homebrew group arrested Financial details were not disclosed. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Cyveillance was previously acquired by LookingGlass in 2015. The company provides clients with online data source analysis and monitoring, including a digital risk protection service, a "data lake" repository containing over two decades' worth of threat intelligence, open source security projects, as well as investigation and forensics offerings.
'A.I., Captain': The Robotic Navy Ship of the Future
The swells in the middle of the North Pacific were reaching nine feet when one of two engines on the diesel-powered U.S. naval ship called Sea Hunter shut down. About 1,500 nautical miles from its home base in San Diego, the 132-foot-long craft, which had been cruising at 10 knots, couldn't send a member of its crew to check out the problem--because it didn't have a crew. Sea Hunter's sleek, spiderlike silhouette, with a narrow hull and two outriggers, is a prototype of what could be a new class of autonomous warships for the U.S. Navy. Its artificial intelligenceโbased controls and navigation system, designed by Leidos Holdings, a defense contractor based in Reston, Va., were seven years in the making. And this maiden voyage--a more than 4,000-mile roundtrip to the giant Pearl Harbor naval station--was its first major proof of concept. Nothing like this had ever been attempted before.
A Netflix for video games? Why a longtime dream is closer than ever to coming true.
When Cory Burdette awoke recently to learn that Winter Storm Gia had caused a two-hour school delay in Reston, Va., he seized the chance to do a little family bonding. Plopping down in front of the TV, Burdette and his 5-year-old daughter spent the morning together playing Minecraft, the Lego-like adventure game where players construct buildings out of virtual blocks. "We play all our games together on the Xbox," he said. "In Minecraft, we both get to build a house together, find monsters and explore." The first time he fired up the game, Burdette had to wait for Minecraft to download and install on his Xbox before launching it.
Data Governance, AI, and Data Driven Medicine: Challenges & Opportunities
On behalf of Dimensional Concepts LLC (DCL) of Reston, Virginia I attended a meeting sponsored by the DC-based think tank Center for Data Innovation titled U.S. Data Innovation Day 2018: The Future of Data-Driven Medicine. What data governance challenges are associated with applying AI techniques to new drug discovery and development? What data governance challenges are specific to medical AI applications? Which data governance challenges are generic? What are the implications of using AI techniques for the business processes and regulations associated with new drug development and medical treatment delivery?
Software AG Launches new Open Source Library for Standards-based AI, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) today announced the availability of Nyoka, an open source library that enables data scientists to transform Artificial Intelligence (AI), Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning models into the Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) industry standard. Nyoka is a Python library that provides comprehensive support for the latest PMML standard as well as extensions for data preprocessing, script execution and deep neural networks. Nyoka underscores Software AG's commitment to open industry standards and complements its Zementis predictive analytics for enterprise-grade, operational deployment of AI. Dr. Michael Zeller, Senior Vice President, AI Strategy & Innovation, Software AG, said: "To address the challenges that organizations face with complex AI solutions, frequent model updates, cross-platform execution as well as data integration, Software AG emphasizes a vendor neutral approach that provides users plug-and-play simplicity with a wide range of components. Nyoka streamlines the work of data scientists, reduces the complexities of deploying machine learning models, and gives them more time to focus on creating new models that deliver increased business value."
Who's Hiring? (Amazon, Walmart) Who's Firing? (HP Inc., IBM)
Amazon in late April announced that it would expand its tech hub in Vancouver, planning to hire 3,000 engineers with experience in cloud computing and machine learning. The company also announced plans to add 2,000 tech jobs in the Boston area, focused on improving the company's Alexa and Audible technologies. Amazon Web Services in June announced it would be adding 1,000 engineers to its Dublin, Ireland, offices over the next two years, including software development engineers, network development engineers, security and big-data specialists, and development operations engineers. Walmart in June told VentureBeat that it would be adding 2,000 tech workers to its Walmart Labs operations in Silicon Valley; Bentonville, Arkansas; Reston, Virginia; and Bangalore, India, with many focused on using machine learning to improve its online shopping tools. PayPal India announced in July that it would be hiring 600 additional engineers this year, including application developers, back-end developers, data engineers, and product managers.