AI is the new supervillain. Villagers are reaching for their pitchforks. People really don’t like AI. They don’t trust it and they don’t think it will be good for themselves or the world. The Economist predicts that “the AI backlash is only getting started.” The polls and the pushback, maybe your own feelings, are about the big picture, not about…
New AI technology is transforming scientific research, drug discovery, education, software development, weather forecasting, robotics, energy, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, accessibility, translation and communication, astronomy, and elder care. Those are important! Keep them in mind when you read the next couple of sections so you don’t think I’m just a Debbie Downer. AI and the economy –…
Here’s your human-generated summary of the latest AI news. Mankind has never lived through a period of technological change like this. It arrived overnight, it is constantly changing and evolving, and its impact is so multifold that we literally can’t comprehend it all. Both of these things are true: AI has the power to advance…
California has new rules – the DROP platform – that could interfere with the money being made by California data brokers. The data brokers will find ways around the rules. The profile they put together by spying on you is a tiny twig carried in a rushing river of data. The DROP platform puts a strong iron…