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With eye on China, Japan to revise five-year defense plan ahead of schedule
Japan plans to revise its Medium Term Defense Program earlier than originally scheduled as it looks to boost spending to counter China's growing assertiveness in surrounding waters and prepare for contingencies in the Taiwan Strait, government sources said Friday. The program, which covers the five years through fiscal 2023, could be updated within the year, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi having agreed earlier this month that some changes are necessary, the sources said. Discussions between officials including at the Defense Ministry and the National Security Secretariat are already underway, with budget issues set to be reviewed by the Finance Ministry. The revision would seek to fulfill Suga's promise to U.S. President Joe Biden during their meeting in Washington in April that Japan would bolster its defense capabilities to strengthen the alliance between their countries and maintain security in the Indo-Pacific region. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders singled out China for actions that are "inconsistent with the international rules-based order, including the use of economic and other forms of coercion."
Europe's proposed A.I. law could cost its economy $36 billion, think tank warns
LONDON โ A new law designed to regulate artificial intelligence in Europe could end up costing the EU economy 31 billion euros ($36 billion) over the next five years, according to a report from Washington-based think tank the Center for Data Innovation released on Sunday. The Artificial Intelligence Act -- a proposed law put forward by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU -- will be the "world's most restrictive regulation of AI," according to the center. "It will not only limit AI development and use in Europe but impose significant costs on EU businesses and consumers," the organization said in the report. The commission said it disagrees with the findings of the report and that they appear to be flawed. The Center for Data Innovation argues that a small or mid-sized enterprise with a turnover of 10 million euros would face compliance costs of up to 400,000 euros if it deployed a high-risk AI system.
A Microscopic Pandemic Simulator for Pandemic Prediction Using Scalable Million-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Tang, Zhenggang, Yan, Kai, Sun, Liting, Zhan, Wei, Liu, Changliu
Microscopic epidemic models are powerful tools for government policy makers to predict and simulate epidemic outbreaks, which can capture the impact of individual behaviors on the macroscopic phenomenon. However, existing models only consider simple rule-based individual behaviors, limiting their applicability. This paper proposes a deep-reinforcement-learning-powered microscopic model named Microscopic Pandemic Simulator (MPS). By replacing rule-based agents with rational agents whose behaviors are driven to maximize rewards, the MPS provides a better approximation of real world dynamics. To efficiently simulate with massive amounts of agents in MPS, we propose Scalable Million-Agent DQN (SMADQN). The MPS allows us to efficiently evaluate the impact of different government strategies. This paper first calibrates the MPS against real-world data in Allegheny, US, then demonstratively evaluates two government strategies: information disclosure and quarantine. The results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. As a broad impact, this paper provides novel insights for the application of DRL in large scale agent-based networks such as economic and social networks.
Artificial Intelligence as the Inventor of Life Sciences Patents?
The question whether an artificial intelligence ("AI") system can be named as an inventor in a patent application has obvious implications for the life science community, where AI's presence is now well established and growing. For example, AI is currently used to predict biological targets of prospective drug molecules, identify candidates for drug design, decode genetic material of viruses in the context of vaccine development, determine three-dimensional structures of proteins, including their folding form, and many more potential therapeutic applications. In a landmark decision issued on July 30, 2021, an Australian court declared that an AI system called DABUS can be legally recognized as an inventor on a patent application. It came just days after the Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa granted a patent recognizing DABUS as an inventor. These decisions, as well as at least one other pending case in the U.S. concerning similar issues, have generated excitement and debate in the life sciences community about AI-conceived inventions.
Young People Are Likelier to Trust Artificial Intelligence Over Humans, Says WEF Report
New Delhi, Aug 12: The youth today are more likely to trust an artificial intelligence-run system than one controlled by humans, and they believe the "fractures" in society are manifestations of an underlying political problem, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report has claimed. The report was launched as part of a drive to mark the International Youth Day, which is celebrated on August 12. The WEF drive, called a'Youth-Driven Recovery Plan', saw participation of over two million young people from across countries, including India, who shared their views on what will become the next normal for society, government, and business. Artificial Intelligence is Creating New Opportunities Which Could Not Be Achieved by Traditional Technology, Say Experts. According to the survey, young people believe there is a serious crisis in politics, especially with regards to climate change policies, and income inequality.
AI researchers trust international, scientific organizations most
Researchers working in the areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence trust international and scientific organizations the most to shape the development and use of AI in the public interest. But who do they trust the least? Those are some of the results of a new study led by Baobao Zhang, a Klarman postdoctoral fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. The paper, "Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from a Survey of Machine Learning Researchers," published Aug. 2 in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. "Both tech companies and governments emphasize that they want to build'trustworthy AI,'" Zhang said.
The Vulnerability of Artificial Intelligence
If you have been in the cybersecurity market for more than five minutes, you will see that every product vendor is offering some variation of artificial intelligence, machine learning, or block chain in order to prevent the next zero-day attack. If you are in the market looking to buy cybersecurity security technology, the waters are muddy at best. Many security companies use the same language to describe their wares. Many claim to use Artificial Intelligence or some other shiny gizmo in their software and hardware. Others, use fancy marketing lingo like "zero trust" to draw you in for a further look.
How artificial intelligence can help save us from air pollution
As air quality plummets across the U.S. this summer, researchers have a glimmer of good news. Artificial intelligence may soon provide advanced warning of future pollution events, which could help hospitals prepare for the uptick in pollution-related illnesses, or even reduce people's exposure entirely. A spike in air pollution often leads to a spike in hospital admissions, as it can exacerbate asthma and other pre-existing respiratory conditions, cause upper respiratory tract infections, or increase the likelihood of stroke. But it's currently impossible to prepare for these spikes due to the constraints of existing air quality forecasts, which are only accurate up to three days in advance, Yunsoo Choi, associate professor of atmospheric chemistry from the University of Houston, told EHN. In that short amount of time, one of the only things we can do to protect ourselves is to limit time spent outdoors. But now, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Choi and the University of Houston's Air Quality Forecasting and Modeling Lab created a new model that can predict ozone pollution up to 14 days ahead of time.
Senators ask Amazon how it will use palm print data from its stores
If you're concerned that Amazon might misuse palm print data from its One service, you're not alone. TechCrunch reports that Senators Amy Klobuchar, Bill Cassidy and Jon Ossoff have sent a letter to new Amazon chief Andy Jassy asking him to explain how the company might expand use of One's palm print system beyond stores like Amazon Go and Whole Foods. They're also worried the biometric payment data might be used for more than payments, such as for ads and tracking. The politicians are concerned that Amazon One reportedly uploads palm print data to the cloud, creating "unique" security issues. The move also casts doubt on Amazon's "respect" for user privacy, the senators said.