OutKick writer Mary Katharine Ham and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling join'MediaBuzz' to discuss the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history, and the U.S. trade deal with the U.K. Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first meeting with Vatican-accredited journalists Monday morning. More than 1,000 members of the media were assembled to hear his remarks, according to the New York Times. Some of them even took their children. The gathering took place in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Vatican Media reported. There, the pontiff "thanked reporters in Italian for their tireless work over these intense few weeks."

The name choice of a new pope carries symbolism for the values he wishes to emulate, in recognition of the most pressing issues he sees as leader of the Catholic Church. For Pope Leo XIV, artificial intelligence is at the heart of his name choice. Born Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope chose his papal name in reference to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) who presided over the Catholic Church during the Industrial Revolution, which ushered in massive social upheaval. Pope Leo XIV sees the AI boom as a similar moment of rapid societal change. Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV.

We're all wandering through the world searching for something to rely on. People and things let us down and so often it's the people who made the things inciting most of the disappointment. Also: Microsoft accidentally revealed why people don't trust tech companies So we're touchingly committed when we find people (or things) who somehow keep their promises and deliver. I'm driven to such depths of consideration because I've just read a treatise on loyalty. Well, less of a treatise and more of a rather large research project that examined the concept of brand loyalty.

'The Five' co-hosts discuss new AI bot ChatGPT and the impact artificial intelligence will have on future jobs. WASHINGTON – Artificial intelligence is creating opportunities for mourners to reconnect with loved ones who've already passed away. The technology, while controversial, is gaining prominence as AI development improves at a rapid pace. California-based DeepBrain AI has developed AI technology which will convert a person's voice, face, and mannerisms into an avatar that can be seen and interacted with for years to come. A woman rests on a mobility aid, deep in thought.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) launched the Applied AI Healthcare Challenge, a prize competition seeking diverse and practical solutions to help federal agencies provide the highest level of medical care. The Centers of Excellence (CoE) is working in partnership with Challenge.gov, In particular, GSA encourages large and small enterprises, women-owned, minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to participate. "Technology Transformation Services drives innovation by partnering with technologists in all sectors to identify, demonstrate, test, and prove out technology products that improve delivery of government services and benefits. The Applied AI Healthcare Challenge helps the public and private sector work together to identify promising new AI technology products that support healthcare services and initiatives, centering accessibility, privacy, and customer experience," said TTS Director and FAS Deputy Commissioner Ann Lewis.

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There is a lack of enough qualified teachers across Africa which hampers efforts to provide adequate learning support such as educational question answering (EQA) to students. An AI system that can enable students to ask questions via text or voice and get instant answers will make high-quality education accessible. Despite advances in the field of AI, there exists no robust benchmark or challenge to enable building such an (EQA) AI within the African context. Ghana's National Science and Maths Quiz competition (NSMQ) is the perfect competition to evaluate the potential of such an AI due to its wide coverage of scientific fields, variety of question types, highly competitive nature, and live, real-world format. The NSMQ is a Jeopardy-style annual live quiz competition in which 3 teams of 2 students compete by answering questions across biology, chemistry, physics, and math in 5 rounds over 5 progressive stages until a winning team is crowned for that year. In this position paper, we propose the NSMQ AI Grand Challenge, an AI Grand Challenge for Education using Ghana's National Science and Maths Quiz competition (NSMQ) as a case study. Our proposed grand challenge is to "Build an AI to compete live in Ghana's National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) competition and win - performing better than the best contestants in all rounds and stages of the competition." We describe the competition, and key technical challenges to address along with ideas from recent advances in machine learning that could be leveraged to solve this challenge. This position paper is a first step towards conquering such a challenge and importantly, making advances in AI for education in the African context towards democratizing high-quality education across Africa.

November 23, 2022 -- The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the official results of the RSNA Cervical Spine Fracture AI Challenge. Conducted by RSNA in collaboration with the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) and the American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR), the aim of the challenge was to explore whether artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to aid in the detection and localization of cervical spine injuries. The top eight teams will be recognized in a presentation on Nov. 28, in the AI Showcase during RSNA's 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago (RSNA 2022). The RSNA Cervical Spine Fracture AI Challenge was conducted on a platform provided by Kaggle, Inc. The top performing competitors will be awarded a total of $30,000.

Technology has made significant advancements and has already solved many of the supply chain challenges affecting companies today. However, we can't claim that all the challenges have decreased when compared to previous years. On the contrary, globalisation, trade sanctions, Brexit, an eCommerce revolution and finally a global pandemic are just some of the factors that are complicating an overcomplicated supply chain – especially for companies that might lack the resources of bigger corporations. Developments in AI have assisted in the planning and development of operations across the supply chain. And if the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of forward planning and anticipating supply chain challenges.

AI is assisting the sector in the planning and optimization of operations. COVID-19 has proved the importance of planning forward and anticipating supply chain challenges. Artificial intelligence can be used to evaluate supply chain risks and identify possible bottlenecks. Supply chains have become significantly more challenging to manage in recent years. Physical flows are becoming longer and more interconnected as product portfolios become more sophisticated.