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japantoday.com > category > tech > openai-pushes-for-mandatory-national-ai-safety-rules

OpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (516+ words) OpenAI says it is pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States on concern the technology could accelerate its own ‌development, after some of its own AI agents went rogue. Several incidents in which AI models from…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > apple-joins-foldable-phone-race-with-1-999-passport-shaped-iphone-duo1

Apple joins foldable phone race with $1,999 passport-shaped iPhone Duo

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1652+ words) Apple on Wednesday redefined its flagship smartphone with the launch of the Duo, a folding $1,999 iPhone, betting its design and promises of data privacy will let it leap ahead of rivals who have been selling folding phones for years. The…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > %27they%27re-playing-with-our-lives%27-ai-researcher-quits-anthropic

'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (546+ words) An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both U.S. companies of "playing with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement. Jacob Coxon, 27, spent the past three…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > japan-research-team-develops-ai-system-to-detect-plastic-litter-on-seabed

Japan research team develops AI system to detect plastic litter on seabed

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (332+ words) A Japanese team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence system to better detect marine plastic waste on the seabed, it said in an international journal on Thursday. A team from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology has…...

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japantoday.com > category > national > japan-youth-messengers-call-on-world-to-reduce-risks-of-ai-powered-military

Japan youth messengers call on world to reduce risks of AI-powered military

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) A group of Japanese high school students visiting the U.N. office in Geneva on Tuesday called on the world to reduce the risks associated with military uses of artificial intelligence as the technology becomes integrated into war-making capabilities. More than 20 "peace…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > ai-and-robotics-drive-an-ipo-boom-in-china-as-shein-lists-in-hong-kong

AI and robotics drive an IPO boom in China as Shein lists in Hong Kong

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (697+ words) Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for artificial intelligence and other advanced technology and a growing preference to list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In the latest big stock listing, shares in…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > update1-japan-manufacturers-to-form-consortium-to-develop-ai-for-factory-robots

Japan manufacturers to form consortium to develop AI for factory robots

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (351+ words) Around 20 Japanese manufacturers are expected to form a consortium to commercialize physical artificial intelligence systems designed to operate robots in factories and other sites, sources close to the matter said Saturday. The alliance, which includes Kyocera Corp and Kobe Steel…...

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japantoday.com > category > have-your-say > Considering-wars-climate-change-the-rising-cost-of-living-potential-dangers-of-AI-migration-racial-and-political-divisions-what-do-you-think-the-world-be-like-in-10-years-

Considering wars, climate change, the rising cost of living, potential dangers of AI, migration, racial and political divisions -- what do you think the world be like in 10 years?

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (175+ words) Japan Today Considering wars, climate change, the rising cost of living, potential dangers of AI, migration, racial and political divisions -- what do you think the world be like in 10 years? Flash Sale: 46% OFF Move in ready furnished apartment. Easy access…...

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japantoday.com > category > national > japanese-university-finds-river-bacteria-that-remove-forever-chemicals

Japanese university finds river bacteria that remove 'forever chemicals"

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (330+ words) A research team has found that bacterial strains in river sediments contaminated with so-called forever chemicals can remove the harmful substances, according to a Japanese university that led the study. The finding offers hope for tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,…...

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japantoday.com > category > tech > strong-ai-chip-demand-fuels-nvidia's-q2-results-well-beyond-wall-street's-expectations

Strong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia's Q2 results well beyond Wall Street's expectations

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) Nvidia's latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street's expectations as revenue for the computer chip company's high-end artificial intelligence chips soared, the latest sign that AI infrastructure spending remains strong. The company reported on Wednesday net income of…...