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DeepMind’s game-playing AI has beaten a 50-year-old record in computer science

“This is a really amazing result,” says François Le Gall, a mathematician at Nagoya University in Japan, who was not involved in the work. “Matrix multiplication is used everywhere in engineering,” he... Read more »

DeepMind uses its game-playing AI to best a 50-year-old record in computer science

“This is a really amazing result,” says François Le Gall, a mathematician at Nagoya University in Japan, who was not involved in the work. “Matrix multiplication is used everywhere in engineering,” he... Read more »

The Download: China’s covid pop-up, and resolving Twitter’s ownership row

2 It’s not looking good for financial marketsInflation in the US appears to be on track to slowing, but at what price? (Economist $)+ The UN has accused rich nations of risking... Read more »

How the covid pop-up window is wreaking havoc on daily life in China

And for the more than 20 million people who live in or visit Beijing, the capital city, there is one additional worry: a pop-up window that can randomly show up on your... Read more »

The Download: the AI Bill of Rights, and fixing the Nord Stream pipelines

The news: US President Biden has today unveiled a new AI Bill of Rights, which outlines five protections Americans should have in the AI age. Biden has in the past called for... Read more »

The White House just unveiled a new AI Bill of Rights

Biden has called for stronger privacy protections and for tech companies to stop collecting data in the past. But the US — home to some of the world’s biggest tech and AI... Read more »

The White House just moved to hold AI more accountable 

While Biden has in the past called for stronger protections for privacy and for tech companies to stop collecting data, the US — home to some of the world’s biggest tech and... Read more »

Get ready for the next generation of AI

Researchers from Google also submitted a paper to the conference about their new model called DreamFusion, which generates 3D images based on text prompts. The 3D models can be viewed from any angle,... Read more »

Here’s how the Nord Stream gas pipelines could be fixed

Once investigators can safely get hands on, the tricky work of triaging the problems and finding solutions begins. “You assess: ‘Okay, what is the state of the pipe? What are the damages?’”... Read more »

The Download: Europe’s AI crackdown, and Iran’s internet resistance

What’s happening: The EU is creating new rules to make it easier to sue AI companies for harm. A bill unveiled last week, which is likely to become law in a couple... Read more »