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(TNS) — One version of how artificial intelligence safety might play out at the highest levels of government was on display on a rainy Wednesday at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco's Presidio, where officials from the newly established U.S. AI Safety Institute and experts from around the world convened to hammer out common rules and testing regimes for AI programs. The meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, a 10-nation consortium working on international norms and safety procedures for emerging AI software, was meant to support what could become a trillion-dollar market while at the same time ensuring AI doesn't hurt people. "One of the most important actions we can take to advance AI safety and innovation is close collaboration with our global partners," said the U.S. institute's director, Elizabeth Kelly, flanked by American flags and backdropped by a rain-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge. The event included representatives from Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, South Korea and the U.K. Weighing over the collaborative approach and the hundreds of assembled participants from government, industry and academia was uncertainty prompted by the arrival of a second Trump administration. As experts talked cooperation, they considered the risk that new U.S. leadership could see America go it alone and follow whatever rules it sees fit for AI. President-elect Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of international accords during his first term, including agreements on climate action and nuclear weapons, and he made it clear during the 2024 campaign that he intends to undo President Joe Biden's executive order on building safe and secure AI. He has also said repeatedly that his priority is to stay ahead of China in AI development. That perspective currently enjoys support on both sides of the aisle. A bipartisan Congressional committee has called for funding advanced AI research to ensure that the U.S. continues to outstrip China's progress. And in prerecorded remarks delivered at the conference, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the U.S. and its allies must work to "ensure the Chinese Communist Party does not write the rules of the road on this critical technology." The unanswered question is whether the new administration might hamper international cooperation, including a planned AI summit in Paris in February. Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young suggested in prerecorded remarks at the summit that — for now — the U.S. won't take an isolationist approach. "Global collaboration is essential," he said. "The challenges and opportunities (AI) presents can't be tackled by one country alone." Trump adviser Elon Musk, who owns his own AI company, also could persuade the president-to-be to remain engaged with global stakeholders. Musk has repeatedly warned of the potential risk that unchecked AI poses to human life. The keynote address at Wednesday's event was delivered by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, whose department oversees the U.S. AI institute. "We are home to the greatest AI companies in the world," she said. "That means we have an obligation to lead in the work of AI safety." Raimondo warned of the risks of the technology, but also its myriad benefits in medicine and education. "AI in the hands of non-state actors applied to bioterrorism ... gets pretty scary pretty fast," she said. But, "we have a choice; we're the ones developing this technology. Let's not let our ambition blind us and allow us to sleepwalk into our own undoing." The meeting included talks with AI luminaries like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, European Commission AI office director Lucilla Sioli, and former California Supreme Court Justice and Gov. Gavin Newsom AI adviser Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, among others. Amodei raised an alarm about the potential for autocratic governments to use AI to build massive misinformation campaigns, and the threat posed by increasingly autonomous AI programs that companies like his are building. The U.S. institute recently announced it had worked with Amodei's company, as well as OpenAI, to test its latest AI models before release for risks such as the willingness of the software to help supercharge a cyber attack. "We absolutely have to make testing mandatory," Amodei conceded. "But we have to be really careful about how we do it." During her own remarks, Raimondo said that "if you can't certify that an AI system is safe, it shouldn't be released." Raimondo also stressed that the U.S. AI Safety Institute, is "not a regulator," but more akin to a government science lab. "We also don't want to be in the business of stifling innovation," she said. Newsom vetoed a California bill earlier this year aimed at requiring some testing for the largest AI programs. To guard against potential harms such as AI-powered cyber attacks, the U.S. AI agency said ahead of the event that it plans to convene the departments of defense, energy, and others to study how AI programs can be safety tested in areas such as cybersecurity and for military uses. The international consortium also issued a joint statement of purpose on Wednesday promising to "facilitate a common technical understanding of AI safety risks and mitigations," and unveiled testing results from big AI programs like Meta's Llama 3 on its general academic knowledge, certain types of hallucinations and linguistic capabilities. Governments from the U.S., South Korea, Australia and a host of nonprofits announced $11 million in funding aimed at curbing AI being used to commit fraud, impersonate people and contribute to child sexual abuse material. France's first-ever AI minister, Clara Chappaz, in San Francisco for the conference, furthered the theme of global cooperation in a briefing on Thursday. The scheduled February meeting in Paris, she said, will include heads of state and will "not only focus on safety, but see safety as a tool to build confidence in this technology so that people can adopt" AI more readily. Asked about the possibility of the U.S. pulling out of the Paris summit, Chappaz said, "we truly believe that everyone needs to be around the table, and so everyone will be invited." ©"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. 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Tech slump slays Santa rally, weak yen lifts Japan stocks higherFOOTIE ace Jorginho lost form after leaving his two lucky bracelets with a beautician pal at the centre of a Ring doorbell row with his fiancée. The Arsenal star , 33, took off the charms during a meeting with Vanessa Sandora. 6 Jorginho's footy form dropped off after he left a charm at a beautician's house, the star is pictured here with partner Catherine Harding 6 The Arsenal star took off two bracelets during a meeting with Vanessa Sandora He asked for them back but Vanessa, 39, could not find them. The midfielder’s Chelsea form slumped and later he was sold to Arsenal for £12million. This month his fiancée Catherine Harding, 34, arrived at Vanessa’s London home at 11.30pm asking about her and the star. Vanessa explained they had met in the past but had not had any contact since. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS MINI ME MERCS Phil Foden’s kids take a spin in custom-built mini Mercedes G-Wagons LET YOUR GUARD DOWN Moment Pep launches fuming rant at 'unacceptable' Foden captured in doc Vanessa told The Sun on Sunday: “At one of our meetings, Jorginho took off his beaded bracelets. “He left them behind. “I didn’t think much about it. “I heard he wanted them back but I couldn’t find them anywhere. Most read in Football OLALA Rangers target's ex-boss talks him up to choose Scotland over Serie A interest BACK IN BUSINESS Ex-Gers star linked with managerial return just 13 days after being sacked SLIDING DOORS I became huge Rangers 9-in-a-row hero but Celtic wanted me to join them first 'HOW'S GRUMPY?' New MOTD host Kelly Cates reveals greeting in first interview with Sir Alex “Afterwards his form for Chelsea dipped and I was told by friends he blamed the fact he wasn’t wearing his lucky bracelets. “Apparently they’d been blessed in a church. Arsenal star Jorginho gets engaged to stunning Wag Catherine Harding and shares intimate snaps of proposal “Without them he felt he wasn’t the same player.” Vanessa added: “After our third meeting, we continued to message. “But we didn’t meet again and I deleted Jorginho from social media in December 2022. “I thought that was the end of it.” Last week The Sun on Sunday told how Catherine visited Vanessa on December 4. In a chat captured on her Ring doorbell, Vanessa said she had met Jorginho but added: “He’s not my type, and I’m not into football, so I was pretty unfazed.” Vanessa and Jorginho matched on dating app Raya in 2019, the year he met Catherine. Read more on the Scottish Sun 'DISGUSTING' Festive fly-tippers slammed for dumping mountains of rubbish at Scots Asda GHOST TOWN Former Scots shopping hotspot 'decaying' as multimillion pound revamp ‘failing’ The couple have a son, four, got engaged a year ago, and star in Amazon Prime’s Married to the Game . Jorginho and Catherine were asked for comment. 6 After losing the charm, the midfielder’s Chelsea form slumped and a year later he was sold to Arsenal for £12million Credit: Getty 6 The footballer's bracelets were blessed in a church 6 Jorginho in a cup clash for the Gunners against Crystal Palace Credit: Getty 6 Catherine confronts Vanesssa in a late-night doorstep showdownThe key to preventing spindly seedlings is adequate light
US stocks climbed Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they're making even fatter profits than expected. Nvidia rose just 0.5% after beating analysts' estimates for profit and revenue again, but it was still the strongest force pulling the S&P 500 up, the reports. It also gave a forecast for revenue in the current quarter that topped most analysts' expectations due to voracious demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. How Nvidia's stock performs has more impact than any other because it's grown into Wall Street's most valuable company at roughly $3.6 trillion. The frenzy around AI is sweeping up other stocks, and Snowflake jumped 32.7% after reporting stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company, whose platform helps customers get a better view of all their silos of data and use AI, also reported stronger revenue growth than expected. BJ'S Wholesale Club rose 8.3% after likewise delivering a bigger profit than expected. That may help calm worries about how resilient US shoppers can remain, given high prices across the economy and still-high interest rates. Nearly 90% of the stocks in the S&P 500 ended up rising Thursday, and the gains were even bigger among smaller companies. The Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks jumped a market-leading 1.7%. Google's parent company, Alphabet, helped keep indexes in check. It fell 4.7% after US regulators asked a judge to break up the tech giant by forcing it to sell its industry-leading . (More stories.)
The Tracy High boys basketball team was in Stockton last weekend. The Bulldogs went 3-0 from Thursday to Saturday to take home the Stagg High Tournament trophy – improving to 6-1 overall on the year. The ‘Dogs breezed past McNair in their opener 62-23 behind 18 points and five rebounds from junior standout Maximillian Russell. Senior Ahmad Hardman added 12 points and 10 boards. The duo was responsible for the bulk of Tracy’s offensive production, and both made the All-Tournament team, as did junior Lars Lindroos who had 10 points against the Eagles. Russell was the tournament’s leading scorer and was named MVP after he poured in 26 points in the championship game win over Venture Academy 61-55 on Saturday. Before that, Russell led the ‘Dogs to a win over the hosts in the semifinals 73-47 with 24 points and eight rebounds. Hardman had 19 points and 15 boards against Stagg and 17 points and eight rebounds against Venture to average a double-double on the tourney. Mustangs 1-2 at EWC The Mountain House High boys basketball team went toe-to-toe with some of the best in the region at the Edison Winners Classic tournament in Stockton last weekend. The Mustangs went 1-2 over their three games – coming up just short of victory in the consolation side of the bracket after falling to Folsom 53-43 on Day 1. Mountain House turned around to edge out Livermore’s Granada 82-81 on Friday. The ‘Stangs ended their tournament with a 55-43 loss to Redwood on Saturday. They were led by senior Shamar Jones in that one with 23 points. Senior Coldin Parker added 12 points. Junior Jordan Williams chipped in with five. Mountain House is now 3-2 overall on the year. They will be back in action this Thursday at another tournament. They will kick off the Acalanes High Bill Huber Classic against International High (San Francisco). Contact Arion Armeniakos at aarmeniakos@tracypress.com , or call 209-830-4229.Police, prosecutors disagree on Criminal Code release ‘mandate’The key to preventing spindly seedlings is adequate light
AI advances have sparked a new global race for military dominance. Geoffrey Hinton said that, right now, countries are working in secret to gain an advantage. That will change once AI becomes so intelligent it presents an existential threat, he said. The rapid advances in AI have triggered an international race for military dominance. Advertisement Major powers are quietly integrating AI into their militaries to gain a strategic edge. However, this could change once AI becomes advanced enough to pose an existential threat to humanity, AI "godfather" and Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton says. "On risks like lethal autonomous weapons, countries will not collaborate," Hinton said in a seminar at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences last week. "All of the major countries that supply arms, Russia, the United States, China, Britain, Israel, and possibly Sweden, are busy making autonomous lethal weapons, and they're not gonna be slowed down, they're not gonna regulate themselves, and they're not gonna collaborate." Advertisement However, Hinton believes that will change when it becomes necessary for the human race to fight the potential threat posed by a super-intelligent form of AI. "When these things are smarter than us — which almost all the researchers I know believe they will be, we just differ on how soon, whether it's like in five years or in 30 years — will they take over and is there anything we can do to prevent that from happening since we make them? We'll get collaboration on that because all of the countries don't want that to happen." "The Chinese Communist Party does not want to lose power to AI," he added. They want to hold on to it." Advertisement Hinton said this collaboration could resemble the Cold War, when Russia and the United States — despite being enemies — shared a common goal to avoid nuclear war. Citing similar concerns, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called on world leaders to establish an "international agency" that examines the most powerful AI models and ensures "reasonable safety testing." "I think there will come a time in the not-so-distant future, like we're not talking decades and decades from now, where frontier AI systems are capable of causing significant global harm," Altman said on the All-In podcast in May. Advertisement According to a report by Goldman Sachs, global investment in AI is expected to hit $200 billion by 2025, with the United States and China leading the military arms race. The United States and China are already beginning to collaborate on existential threats related to AI. In November, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed that humans, not AI, should make decisions regarding the use of nuclear technology.
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The Papers: 'Long Starm of the law' and France 'in turmoil'BLOOMINGTON — State Farm has announced its commitment to give $3 million to Illinois State University to support faculty and student recruitment and retention for its new data science program that commences in fall 2025. According to a statement from ISU, the Bloomington-based insurance company will provide $1 million for faculty recruitment, offering support and discretionary resources for research, projects, equipment and more; the company is also putting aside $2 million in scholarships for students majoring in data science. State Farm CEO Jon Farney said the company has a key strategic education relationship with the university, noting it employs many Redbird graduates. “It is a privilege to make an investment in the new data science program and help advance this important field," Farney said in the announcement Thursday. "We look forward to more Illinois State students and graduates having the opportunity to ethically innovate and excel with data science. This skill set is critical for all industries, including insurance.” ISU President Aondover Tarhule said the university is thrilled to announce State Farm's generous gift, which helps ISU to keep leading the dynamic and swiftly evolving field of data science. "State Farm’s commitment is an investment in the next generation of leaders, who will learn to harness and interpret big data for the public good," Tarhule said. "We are deeply grateful for this incredible support and look forward to our continued partnership." The data science major was approved in May 2023 by the Board of Trustees, as a response to the growing demand for data scientists. ISU said this interdisciplinary major readies students to analyze big data through machine learning, algorithms, data visualizations and statistical models. Ani Yazedjia, ISU's provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the program also prepares its graduates to take on complex challenges and push innovation in technology, health care, business, public policy and beyond. “State Farm’s generosity exemplifies the powerful impact of collaboration between academia and industry, and we are excited that this support will help shape the future of data science education at Illinois State,” Yazedjia said. President Aondover Tarhule speaks on Thursday during a dedication ceremony at new Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) Simulation Center on the campus of Illinois State University. Honorees Lynn and Linda Rader, Sarah and Jeremy Zobrist Dr. Avimanyu “Avi” Datta, Dr. Ajay Samant Israd Mpeko, Timothy Chowles, Andrew Capelle Steve Romanelli, Deb Lesser Lynn Rader, Jeff Fritzen, Harlan Geiser Linda Rader, Jacob Hughes Kash and Arin Rader, Don Samford Clarence Zobrist, Don Samford, LuAnn Zobrist Liz Adams, Brock Selkow, Dr. Terry Noel Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison Want to see more like this? Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. Breaking News Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.Clio’s record-breaking funding round explains 2024’s public market exodus
Five things Russia’s invasion has taught the world about UkrainePelosi on Hunter Biden pardon: 'I support the president'It’s beginning to look a lot like an AI Christmas for U.K. marketers. Fifty-five percent of them are using the technology to plan and refine their seasonal campaigns, according to a study by Optimizely. Furthermore, 47% say they will use it for this next year. Also, 43% are using AI to personalize their Christmas campaigns. An finds 63% of U.S. marketers have integrated AI into their workflows. About the same number (62%) say content production volume has increased over the past year. Marketers using AI for content creation save 114 minutes weekly — that adds up to 98 hours annually. There’s a big generational divide about using AI for customer engagement: Only 56% of managers aged 18-24 rate AI as “very important” in customer engagement strategies, compared to 72% of those aged 35-44 or 55+, according to a Now, here’s this week’s roundup of AI-powered martech releases: joined to create a marketing mix decision engine. This platform offers real-time measurement, planning, and execution in one place. It combines Keen’s AI models with MADTECH.AI’s data decision intelligence platform. ’s AI Site-Chat is a virtual assistant for their platform. Businesses can use this tool to connect with customers 24/7, answer questions, and provide real-time information. announced improvements to their Hyland Insight offering. These enhancements include AI agents that can search, generate information, and receive user instructions for specialized tasks. launched a suite of new features for both consumers and business owners. Consumers received AI-driven review insights, a personalized home feed, and an improved AI chatbot. Businesses gained access to AI-powered job summaries and a tool to optimize ad performance. introduced a new solution to help advertisers avoid low-quality AI-generated content. Their Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Website Avoidance & Detection tool protects brand reputation online. Centric AI Fashion Inspiration, is a generative AI tool for apparel, footwear, and accessories companies. This tool helps speed design, reduce time-to-market, and generate new styles. Jovee AI is a fully-featured AI assistant for the telecom industry. This AI assistant can understand, empathize with, and engage with customers across multiple communication channels. Email: