Month: November 2023

‘Bletchley made me more optimistic’: how experts reacted to AI summit

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Not everyone sees AI as a threat to humanity – caveated hope was a common mood after the artificial intelligence safety conference Bletchley Park, a milestone in Alan Turing’s journey to technological immortality, heard warnings this week that the coming wave of artificial intelligence systems could threaten humanity. But for one of the world’s leading …

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Apple’s overall earnings slump despite record iPhone revenue

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Company posts fourth consecutive revenue loss but its shares have been up about 32.5% so far this year Apple posted its fourth consecutive revenue loss for the quarter ending in September, with $89.5bn in revenue – a 1% decrease from the previous quarter. The decline was not unexpected, though the total quarterly revenue beat Wall …

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The great powers signed up to Sunak’s AI summit – while jostling for position

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Even China is part of the UK’s ‘Bletchley declaration’ – but Britain is not the only country ambitious to lead on the issue Sitting in a purpose-built hut in the grounds of the historic Bletchley Park country estate, British officials believed they had pulled off a diplomatic coup. On stage in front of them was …

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Five takeaways from UK’s AI safety summit at Bletchley Park

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Rishi Sunak hails conference as diplomatic coup after it produces international declaration to address AI risks Rishi Sunak has hailed this week’s artificial intelligence summit as a diplomatic breakthrough after it produced an international declaration to address risks with the technology. Here are five things we have learned from the summit. Continue reading… Rishi Sunak …

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Jusant review – a skyscraping climbing game with the gift of perspective

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PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox Series X/S, PC; Don’t NodThe mostly wordless adventure tasks you with ascending an exquisitely rendered mountain with a troubled past Jusant doesn’t so much do away with the cliche of the video game vista as reorient it. Instead of giving you a stirring panorama to gaze upon, it fixes your …

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Uber and Lyft to pay out $328m to New York ride-share drivers

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Drivers celebrate ‘historic victory’ as companies agree to settlement after being accused of withholding wages and benefits The ride-share companies Uber and Lyft have agreed to a historic settlement totaling $328m after being accused of withholding wages and benefits, such as mandatory paid sick leave, from drivers. The news, announced by the New York state …

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