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AI firms can’t be trusted to voluntarily share risk information

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Artificial intelligence (AI) companies cannot be relied on to voluntarily share information about system capabilities and risk, say current and former employees, in an open call for greater whistleblower protections. During the second global AI Summit in Seoul, 16 companies signed the Frontier AI Safety Commitments, which is a voluntary set of measures for how…

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General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto

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The Liberal Democrat Party has published its manifesto for the 2024 general election, threading a wide range of digital policies throughout its promise to deliver “a fair deal” for the UK. At the heart of the business-oriented aspects of the manifesto is an industrial strategy “focused on the skills the future UK economy will need”,…

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Are diamonds a quantum computer’s best friend?

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An independent study commissioned through the National Quantum Strategy by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has called for a coordinated effort to support emerging tech. The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Quantum infrastructure review recommends that the UK government upgrade and improve access for industry to existing open access infrastructure. It added that…

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European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market

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In an interview with Computer Weekly, Gaia-X CEO Ulrich Ahle admitted that stubborn international differences in law and technology standards have stopped foreign suppliers from joining its EU-government-funded effort to build the software infrastructure, called a dataspace, for a digital European single market. Connecting to global dataflows is vital for his scheme. As he spoke,…

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Executive interview: Richard Wazacz, CEO, Travelex

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Richard Wazacz is a tech-savvy chief executive. With a strong background in digital businesses, he took up the challenge of leading foreign exchange specialist Travelex in June 2022 as the company looked to transform and grow in the post-Covid age. As CEO of a data-rich finance business, Wazacz is interested in how technology can help…

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GEEKOM A7 mini-PC Review : Premium Phoenix in a Compact 4×4 Package

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The introduction of the Intel NUC in the early 2010s kickstarted the ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) trend for desktop systems. Processors with TDPs ranging from 6 – 15W formed the backbone of this segment in the initial years. The emergence of configurable TDPs for notebook processors has prompted some vendors to introduce UCFF systems with regular…

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Next UK government must be prepared to legislate on AI, say MPs

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The next UK government should be ready to legislate on artificial intelligence (AI) if it finds gaps in the powers of regulators to protect the public interest from fast-moving technological developments, said the House Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC). Following its inquiry into the UK’s governance of AI – which was launched in October…

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Arm Unveils 2024 CPU Core Designs, Cortex X925, A725 and A520: Arm v9.2 Redefined For 3nm

9 minutes of reading / AI, augmented reality, automation, data analytics, Hardware, Intel, machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, Samsung, Tech, Technology / By

As the semiconductor industry continues to evolve, Arm stands at the forefront of innovation for its core and IP architecture, especially in the mobile space, by pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge solutions for end users. For 2024, Arm’s year-on-year strategic advancements focus on enhancing last year’s Armv9.2 architecture with a new twist. Arm has…

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CIO interview: Belinda Finch, CIO, IFS

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Technology changes fast and tech jobs are changing just as rapidly, according to Belinda Finch, CIO at enterprise technology company IFS. Finch joined IFS late last year from mobile company Three, where she led Three’s digital transformation and helped to drive system developments to support customer experience as CIO. She has also held senior leadership…

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AI Seoul Summit: 16 AI firms make voluntary safety commitments

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The UK and South Korean governments have secured voluntary commitments from 16 global artificial intelligence (AI) companies to safely develop the technology, including firms from the US, China and UAE. Signed during the first day of the AI Seoul Summit, the Frontier AI Safety Commitments said the companies will not develop or deploy AI systems…

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