Tech Leaders Once Cried for AI Regulation. Now the Message Is ‘Slow Down’

[ The other night I attended a press dinner hosted by an enterprise company called Box. Other guests included the leaders of two data-oriented companies, Datadog and MongoDB. Usually the executives at these soirees are on their best behavior, especially when the discussion is on the record, like this one. So I was startled by … Read more

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI

[ The US government issued new rules Thursday requiring more caution and transparency from federal agencies using artificial intelligence, saying they are needed to protect the public as AI rapidly advances. But the new policy also has provisions to encourage AI innovation in government agencies when the technology can be used for public good. The … Read more

Inside China Tech: tracing the historical roots of recent AI, moneylending innovations

[ Now, AI technology is making it possible to put a realistic face on a number of these historical figures. Hu Wengu, an independent Chinese video game developer and programmer, has used AI to recreate the animated faces of Chinese emperors from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties – a period that dates more than … Read more