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Senate meeting with top AI leaders will be ‘closed-door,’ no press or public allowed

September 6, 2023
At an event held last month at IBM’s New York City headquarters yesterday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would convene a series of AI “Insight Forums” to “lay down the foundation for AI policy.” The first-ever forums, to be held in September and October, would be in place of congressional hearings that focus on senators’ questions, which Schumer said…
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AI and design: Exploring the synergy of creativity and technology

September 6, 2023
This article is part of a VB Lab Insights series paid for by Capital One. Generative AI is dominating the conversation in 2023, and the design community is no exception to its transformative potential. Product innovations fueled by emerging AI capabilities have the potential to unlock new opportunities and put the power of real-time intelligence in customers’ hands like never before. As a design…
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How businesses can achieve greener generative AI with more sustainable inference

September 4, 2023
Generating content, images, music and code, just like humans can, but at phenomenal speeds and with unassailable accuracy, generative AI is designed to help businesses become more efficient and underscore innovation. As AI becomes more mainstream, more scrutiny will be leveled at what it takes to produce such outcomes and the associated cost, both financially and environmentally. We have a chance…
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AI is not a threat to human jobs. It’s a catalyst for growth and innovation

September 3, 2023
The arrival of artificial intelligence is often met with fear of it becoming, among other things, this living sentient overlord, an all-encompassing algorithmic landlord over humanity. However, the early AI use cases are showing a far more empowering future — one that will actually create more jobs and opportunities for humans, not fewer. That may seem like a shocking assertion, given the…
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