LOS ANGELES — The candidates for California governor will meet face to face Tuesday in the only scheduled debate of the campaign, giving Republican Steve Hilton perhaps his best chance of gaining ground on Democrat Xavier Becerra. The hourlong matchup on CNN comes just days before mail ballots are expected to begin arriving at homes
Millions of young Indians spend years preparing for such examinations, often paying for coaching and study materials. But faith in the system has been shaken by repeated allegations of question-paper leaks and other irregularities. The controversies have fed a wider sense of frustration among young Indians over education, jobs and the increasingly uncertain promise of
Google and Google DeepMind researchers launched the DeepMind Institute on Wednesday to advance the conversation around artificial general intelligence (AGI). The institute lists DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg, Google executive James Manyika, and Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis as directors, with Legg serving as managing editor. The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google,
Mathematicians give credit for insights gleaned through discussion but AI tools are not set up to do this. Credit: Hill Street Studios/Getty OpenAI’s announcement that it used an artificial-intelligence model to solve a major puzzle in fluid dynamics — the Navier–Stokes problem — is likely to change how mathematics is done forever. The claim, made
Microsoft sums up its AI code of conduct in five words: “People matter more than AI.” As the debate over whether AI could destroy humanity rages on, Microsoft AI on Monday released a draft of its 37-page code of conduct for its “humanist” AI models. It includes basic principles for how the AI should think,
An athlete’s Hyrox performance has sparked debate after completing a race in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through the event. Footage of the woman competing in the indoor fitness competition despite her soiled legs has gone viral, with some people raising concerns around hygiene and others saluting her resolve to push through. Some also criticised
