EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a four-month-long investigation into Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for British chip designer ARM, saying the deal could lead to higher prices, less choice, and reduced innovation. The European Commission said concessions offered by the world’s biggest maker of graphics and artificial intelligence (AI) chips …
Read More »Nvidia seeks EU approval for Arm deal, decision due Oct. 13
Nvidia on Wednesday sought EU antitrust approval of its $54 billion takeovers of British chip designer Arm, according to a European Commission filing, with regulators likely to echo worries similar to those voiced by the UK watchdog last month. The world’s biggest maker of graphics and AI chips announced the …
Read More »Video: Tunisia deploys police robot on lockdown patrol
A police robot has been deployed to patrol areas of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, to ensure that people are observing a coronavirus lockdown. If it spies anyone walking in the largely deserted streets, it approaches them and asks why they are out. They must then show their ID and other papers …
Read More »Google CEO Calls for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the technology brings benefits but also “negative consequences.” Sundar Pichai’s comments come as lawmakers and governments seriously consider putting limits on how artificial intelligence is used. “There is no question in my …
Read More »Mind-reading AI may spell the end to humanity as we know it – Zizek
Technologies linking human consciousness to any sort of a cloud computing service could not just open the way for totalitarian mind control, but destroy the very essence of human relations, philosopher Slavoj Zizek says. A computer that can read the thoughts of many people at once would make normal human …
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