2023-07-07 17:45
Apple was right not to run a social network
Witnessing the madness of "King twit" and the data-munching journey of that monarch’s latest competitor in the race to commoditize communication, I’m glad Apple at least put some priority on privacy when no one else in Big Tech chose
2023-07-07 16:29
OpenAI launches new alignment division to tackle risks of superintelligent AI
OpenAI is opening a new alignment research division, focused on developing training techniques to stop superintelligent AI — artificial intelligence that could outthink humans and become misaligned with humans ethics — from causing seri
2023-07-07 12:30
Lawyers and Incident Response can be a dangerous combo
Lawyers and C-suite leaders have the same basic mission: protect the enterprise from bad actors who want to do harm. But they often often approach the job in such polar opposite ways that they wind up fighting each other instead of working
2023-07-06 22:05
Shutterstock offers customers legal indemnity for AI-created image use
Stock content provider and creative suite Shutterstock is the latest company in its field to offer customers a legal indemnity against suits related to AI-generated images created and licensed on its platform.
2023-07-06 19:01
Digital transformation, AI, and the productivity problem
The age of generative AI comes with the promise that it will significantly increase productivity. I can certainly see the potential given I’m using a form of it writing this column and it is doing a decent job of anticipating the next wor
2023-07-06 12:00
NYC law governing AI-based hiring tools goes live
After several delays, a New York City law requiring companies to vet their automated employee hiring or promotion tools went into effect Wednesday in an attempt to thwart biases baked into software used by HR offices.
2023-07-05 23:19
US will block Chinese customers from using AI cloud services: report
The Commerce Department is preparing to bar US firms from providing cloud services that use advanced AI processors to Chinese customers, according to a report published this week by the Wall Street Journal.
2023-07-05 18:26
Of cut cables and the sad state of tech support
A certain tech company that I rely on for my phone lines was recently in the area where my business is located updating their fiber lines. In the process, they happened to cut the lines that provide my office with our phone system and backu
2023-07-05 17:37
Could Apple Card finally become an international service?
There was a lot of interest when Apple introduced Apple Card with Goldman Sachs, but the Cupertino credit card never expanded beyond the US. Goldman Sachs now wants to quit its involvement in the Apple Card and savings business and is in
2023-07-05 16:51
China seeks to improve reliability of its chip manufacturing sector
China’s Ministry for Industry and Information Technology has said it wants to improve the country’s manufacturing capabilities, singling out the production of advanced semiconductor materials and automotive chips as areas that are in ne