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Artificial Intelligence · BaltimoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Scientists who helped pioneer artificial intelligence are warning that countries must create a global system of oversight to check the potentially grave risks posed by the fast-developing technology. The release of ChatGPT and a string of similar services that can create text and images on command have shown how A.I. is advancing in powerful ways. The race to commercialize the technolo…See the Story
AI Pioneers Call For Protections Against 'Catastrophic Risks'
Department of JusticeMitch Lowe, one of two MoviePass leaders indicted by the Justice Department in 2022, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges. The former CEO admitted to conspiring to deceive the public and investors about the service’s sustainability. Variety reports that the details of Lowe’s plea agreement haven’t been made public. Prosecutors claim Lowe knew from the start that the company’s $9.95 “unlimited” plan was a short-term gimmick to attract s…See the Story
Former MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraud
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Nobel Prize · BaltimoreRetraction Watch: A Nobel prize-winning genetics researcher has retracted two more papers, bringing his total to 13. Gregg Semenza, a professor of genetic medicine and director of the vascular program at Johns Hopkins' Institute for Cell Engineering in Baltimore, shared the 2019 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for "discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability." Since pseudonymous sleuth Claire Francis and others began us…See the Story
Nobel Prize-Winner Tallies Two More Retractions, Bringing Total To 13
MicrosoftMicrosoft has abandoned plans to overhaul its Edge browser interface, scrapping the design choice unveiled in February 2023. The redesign -- featuring a sleeker look with rounded tab buttons and increased blur effects -- aimed to give Edge a distinct identity as the company pushed into AI services. The new design never officially launched and the company has no intention to launch it later, according to Microsoft-focused news outlet Windows Cent…See the Story
