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Senate Republicans tout bipartisan actions striking down Biden climate regulations

FOX News

Virginia Tech Professor Walid Saad discusses the environmental impact of artificial intelligence algorithms, including excessive water waste to cool down processors. FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are touting their accomplishments rejecting Biden administration regulations via congressional resolutions that have received support from Democrats. Since January, the Senate has approved seven such resolutions which utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a law dating back nearly three decades that allows Congress to revoke federal regulations. All seven of the CRAs revoked energy- or environment-related regulations with the majority being within the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee's jurisdiction. "When we began this Congress, one of my top priorities was to hold the Biden administration accountable for any overreach on environment and energy issues within our jurisdiction here at the EPW Committee," EPW Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in a statement to Fox News Digital.


Russian woman convicted and sentenced after leaving derogatory note on Putin's parents' graves

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Fox News contributor Lt. Gen Keith Kellogg reacts to Russian government officials claiming Ukrainian forces attempted to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on Your World with Neil Cavuto. A woman was convicted in a Russian court on Thursday of desecrating the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin's parents with a derogatory note. Irina Tsybaneva, a 60-year-old retiree from St. Petersburg, was found guilty and given a two-year suspended prison sentence for leaving the letter at the graves of Putin's parents, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin and Maria Ivanovna Shelomova. The note that Tsybaneva placed on the guarded grave on the eve of Putin's birthday in October read, "Parents of a maniac, take him to your place. He causes so much pain and trouble. You raised a freak and a killer."


How this safe browsing feature is using AI to stay ahead of scammers

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Cyberattacks are unfortunately becoming more and more common as time goes on, which is why big tech companies like Google are constantly updating their security measures to protect the privacy and security of their customers. To keep up with the constantly evolving tactics of cybercriminals, Google has introduced a new Safe Browsing API, a technology that speeds up the process of identifying compromised websites. That means it's enhancing the ability to catch more attacks, spot more scams and block data-stealing phishing attempts. This allows you to be alerted immediately if your information has been compromised so that you can take swift protective action. CLICK TO GET KURT'S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER Android phones have a feature called Safe Browsing, and the purpose of it is to give you alerts about malware, risky extensions, phishing scams, or sites on Google's list of potentially unsafe websites.


What is the future of AI? Google and the EU have very different ideas

New Scientist

The race to roll out artificial intelligence is happening as quickly as the race to contain it โ€“ as two key moments this week demonstrate. On 10 May, Google announced plans to deploy new large language models, which use machine learning techniques to generate text, across its existing products. "We are reimagining all of our core products, including search," said Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, at a press conference. The move is widely seen as a response to Microsoft adding similar functionality to its search engine, Bing. A day later, politicians in the European Union agreed on new rules dictating how and when AI can be used.


Biden admin scrambles as migrant policy expires, senator warns about China's use of AI and more top headlines

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BORDER ON BRINK - Biden admin scrambles as migrant policy expires -- and judge steps in. Continue reading โ€ฆ READ THE RECEIPTS - Divorce lawyers for Hunter Biden, ex-wife had knowledge of'Romanian deal' payments. BLUSHING BROOKS - Dolly Parton makes NSFW joke about Garth Brooks at Academy of Country Music Awards. CRISIS NOT AVERTED - Ending Title 42 proves Biden's border disaster was preventable, Chad Wolf and Robert Law write. 'IMPERVIOUS' BORDER - RFK Jr. shares plans to combat surging migrant crisis if elected president.


Japan government panel begins discussions on AI policy

The Japan Times

A government panel of experts started discussions on Thursday on ways to promote and regulate ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools. "AI has the potential to change the economy and society positively, but it also has risks, so it's important to deal with both appropriately," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the first meeting of the AI strategy panel. "AI is a global topic, and Japan is required to exercise leadership on it as the president of the Group of Seven" major democracies this year, he said, showing eagerness to take the initiative in international efforts to create rules. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.


'Why would we employ people?' Experts on five ways AI will change work

The Guardian

In 1965, the political scientist and Nobel laureate Herbert Simon declared: "Machines will be capable, within 20 years, of doing any work a man can do." Today, in what is increasingly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is igniting similar concerns. The European parliament's forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act is likely to deem the use of AI across education, law enforcement and worker management to be "high risk". Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "godfather of AI", recently resigned from his position at Google, citing concerns about the technology's impact on the job market. And, in early May, striking members of the Writers Guild of America promised executives: "AI will replace you before it replaces us."


AI tech 'more dangerous than an AR-15,' can be twisted for 'malevolent power,' expert warns

FOX News

PsychoGenics CEO Emer Leahy of Paramus, New Jersey, explains how the first potential AI-discovered treatment for schizophrenia was developed through machine learning. Fox News Digital spoke with her. The accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI) will change the international landscape to empower "bad actor" strongman regimes and lead to unprecedented social disruptions, a risk analysis expert told Fox News Digital. "We know that when you have a bad actor, and all they have is a single-shot rifle as opposed to an AR-15, they can't kill as many people, and the AR-15 is nothing compared to what we are going to see from artificial intelligence, from the disruptive uses of these tools," said Ian Bremmer, founder and president of political risk research firm Eurasia Group. In referencing improved capabilities for autonomous drones and the ability to develop new viruses, among others, Bremmer said that "we've never seen this level of malevolent power that will be in the hands of bad actors."


China could use AI deepfake technology to disrupt 2024 election, GOP senator warns

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Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska told Fox News Digital on Thursday that he's concerned about China's use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) after a report claimed pro-Chinese groups were spreading CCP propaganda using AI-generated news anchors. EXCLUSIVE: China's expansive artificial intelligence (AI) operations could play a concerning role in the 2024 election cycle, Sen. Pete Ricketts warned on Thursday. "There's absolutely a possibility that they could do that for the 2024 election, and that's what we have to be on guard [for]," Ricketts told Fox News Digital in an interview in his Senate office. During a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing earlier this month, Ricketts referenced China and its use of AI technology to create "deepfakes," which are fabricated videos and images that can look and sound like real people and events. A report released earlier this year by a U.S.-based research firm claimed a "pro-Chinese spam operation" was using AI deepfakes technology to create videos of fake news anchors reciting Beijing's propaganda.


Does AI need a UN? Expert calls for global governing body to police 'billions of pieces of misinformation'

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Cognitive scientist and AI expert Gary Marcus advocates for the formation of an international body to govern emerging artificial intelligence technologies. The world needs a United Nations-like agency to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology, particularly since governments are starting to pass laws that put varying demands on AI companies. "Right now, we have 37 countries that passed laws about artificial intelligence last year, each of them doing their own thing," said Gary Marcus, who hosts the AI-themed podcast, "Humans vs Machines with Gary Marcus." "But there's no coordination between what all of these countries are doing." Without a shared regulatory body, AI companies might be forced to modify their software and offer different versions from country to country -- or even state to state -- to comply with each unique law, according to Marcus.