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Stonebraker Seeks to Invert the Computing Paradigm with DBOS

In the current tech paradigm, databases run on top of operating systems. But what if that stack was inverted, with an operating system running on top of the database? That’s the idea behind database guru Mike Stonebrak Read more…

AI Bias In the Spotlight On International Women’s Day

What impact does AI bias have on women and girls? What can people do to increase female participation in the AI field? These are some of the questions the tech world is grappling with today in honor of International Wome Read more…

Rapid GenAI Progress Exposes Ethical Concerns

Week after week, we express amazement at the progress of AI. At times, it feels as though we’re on the cusp of witnessing something truly revolutionary (singularity, anyone?). But when AI models do something unexpected Read more…

Voltron Aims to Unblock AI with GPU-Accelerated Data Processing

Data is at the heart of artificial intelligence, but it’s also emerging as one of its biggest bottlenecks. Without sufficient quantities of good, clean data to feed into models, companies simply can’t reap the reward Read more…

MOAB Puts a Bow on Data Privacy Week

Data breaches may seem like a dime a dozen, but this week brought something  a little bit different: news of a massive breach of 26 billion record, by far the biggest ever recorded. The fact that the news of the Mother Read more…

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EU Votes AI Act Into Law, with Enforcement Starting By End of 2024

European lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of the AI Act, the first major law regulating the use of artificial intelligence. The law is expected to go into effect by the end of the year. First proposed in 2018, th Read more…

Feds Launch AI Safety Institute and Consortium to Set AI Rules

The U.S. Government made two big announcements this week to help drive development of safe AI, including the creation of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, or AISI, on Wednesday and the creation of a supp Read more…

European Policymakers Approve Rules for AI Act

The European Union’s AI Act took a big step toward becoming law today when policymakers successfully hammered out rules for the landmark regulation. The AI Act still requires votes from Parliament and the European Coun Read more…

Biden’s Executive Order on AI and Data Privacy Gets Mostly Favorable Reactions

As expected, President Joe Biden today issued an executive order on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and the protection of sensitive data. Technology leaders reacted in a mostly favorable manner to the order, Read more…

White House Issues Executive Order for AI

Artificial intelligence has great potential, for promise and peril. Using AI responsibly can help solve some of the most challenging issues around the globe, but it can also be used for societal harm and mass destruction Read more…

This Just In

Latest Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform Roadmap Puts Focus on Helping Enterprises and Government Agencies to Get Data Ready For AI

Mar 13, 2024 |

LONDON, U.K. , March 12, 2024 – Quantexa, a global leader in decision intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, used the backdrop of QuanCon24, its annual customer and partner conference, to reveal its Decision Intelligence Platform roadmap, and provided an update on Q Assist, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that previewed in July last year.  Read more…

MIT-Built Generative AI Company Ikigai Labs Launches AI Ethics Council of Leading Academia and Entrepreneurs

Mar 12, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 12, 2024 –Today, Ikigai Labs, a company that unlocks the power of generative AI for tabular data, announced the formation of a new AI Ethics Council comprised of experts and thought leaders from leading academic institutions across the U.S. Read more…

New Relic Launches Live Archives to Eliminate Data Rehydration Problems and Streamline Log Management

Feb 28, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2024 —New Relic has announced the general availability of New Relic live archives. By storing historical logs alongside other logs and telemetry data within the New Relic Data Platform, live archives allows instant access to historical logs and eliminates the need to rehydrate, reload, re-index, or move data to multiple locations. Read more…

SAS Partners with Carahsoft to Bring Analytics, AI and Data Management Solutions to the Public Sector

Feb 27, 2024 |

CARY, N.C., Feb. 27, 2024 — Today, data and AI leader SAS announced a new distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider. Read more…

Microsoft and Mistral AI Announce New Partnership to Accelerate AI Innovation and Introduce Mistral Large 1st on Azure

Feb 27, 2024 |

Feb. 27, 2024 — Microsoft has announced a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI, a recognized leader in generative artificial intelligence. The AI industry is undergoing a significant transformation with growing interest in more efficient and cost-effective models, emblematic of a broader trend in technological advancement. Read more…

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