FCC Bans Robocalls Using Voices Generated by Artificial Intelligence
Regulation
FCC Bans Robocalls Using Voices Generated by Artificial Intelligence
2024-02-09 21:47:55
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission released a decision Thursday to ban robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence. The FCC said the robocalls play key roles in rising rates of sophisticated scams, such as calls before the New Hampshire... Read More

Lawmakers Review Biden’s Order on Artificial Intelligence Development
Technology
Lawmakers Review Biden’s Order on Artificial Intelligence Development
2023-12-06 23:02:25
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The United States needs to innovate fast or fall behind in the international race to develop artificial intelligence, industry executives told Congress Wednesday. The U.S. government took what one witness at the congressional hearing called “a big step”... Read More

Congress Confronted With Pros and Cons of Health Care AI
Congress
Congress Confronted With Pros and Cons of Health Care AI
2023-11-29 22:37:46
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A congressional committee took a cautious step Wednesday into the prospects for artificial intelligence to improve health care. The benefits could be great but so could the risks to privacy, according to medical personnel who testified before a... Read More

Biden Issues ‘Landmark’ Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
White House
Biden Issues ‘Landmark’ Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
2023-10-30 20:31:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday issued the first-ever executive order regulating artificial intelligence, imposing sweeping new consumer, security and rights protections, while also striving to promote innovation and competition. In a call with reporters on Sunday, a senior... Read More

AI Seen as Key to Planning Climate Change-Related Hazard Mitigation
Technology
AI Seen as Key to Planning Climate Change-Related Hazard Mitigation
2023-10-23 19:22:41
by Dan McCue

PASADENA, Calif. — As demand for more detailed assessment of climate risks grows, a team of scientists from around the globe argue for utilizing artificial intelligence to greatly improve the climate simulations that form the basis of hazard mitigation plans.... Read More

EEOC Chair Calls AI ‘New Civil Rights Frontier’
Think Tanks
EEOC Chair Calls AI ‘New Civil Rights Frontier’
2023-10-22 21:50:36
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — Companies thinking about using AI to take advantage of efficiencies in the hiring process were put on notice earlier this year when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled its first-ever AI discrimination-in-hiring lawsuit, reaching an agreement with... Read More

Congress Told China’s Artificial Intelligence Represents a Threat to US
U.S. Senate
Congress Told China’s Artificial Intelligence Represents a Threat to US
2023-10-19 20:25:39
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity experts urged a congressional panel Thursday to act quickly to keep pace with threats posed by China’s development of artificial intelligence. The alternative is a U.S. military, business community and technology sector that fall far behind China’s... Read More

Policymakers Weigh Consequences of Regulating AI
Think Tanks
Policymakers Weigh Consequences of Regulating AI
2023-06-16 17:46:12
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — As emerging technologies reshape the labor market, policymakers face the challenging task of addressing the issues of job disruption, inequality and fostering innovation. The advent of artificial intelligence, blockchain and other disruptive technologies has raised concerns and garnered... Read More

Senate Hears About the Promise and Risks of AI
Technology
Senate Hears About the Promise and Risks of AI
2023-05-17 13:53:03
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Information technology officials urged the Senate Tuesday not to overlook the dangers of artificial intelligence as they try to use it to improve the efficiency of government and industry. During two Senate hearings, corporate, government and academic leaders... Read More

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