Artificial Intelligence

Facing Up to Opportunities and Challenges Linked to Video Recognition AI

Despite its newness, artificial intelligence can recognize you like an old friend. With the rise of AI-based facial recognition services,…

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Trump AI Policy May Not Mean What You Think It Means

The Trump administration’s laissez-faire approach to big tech might just be a mirage. The strange marriage of the White House…

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A Conversation with Representative Ted Lieu

The US government has taken a ‘light touch’ approach to regulating artificial intelligence under Trump and a Republican controlled Congress.…

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What Washington (and Plenty of Other Folks) are Getting Wrong About AI

Everybody and their mother is talking about AI, but how much of what people are saying is true? Powerful tech…

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The AI and Energy Scenario Exercise: Part 1

How might this administration and future administrations approach the critical issue of AI and energy demands? This is the question…

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An In-Depth Look at the Administration’s AI Action Plan and Its Implications

The Trump administration has released its AI Action Plan, and it is a mixed bag to say the least. Even…

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How AI Has Become a Central Element of Geopolitics Today

Artificial intelligence isn’t just a hot-button issue for the tech industry—it’s a key part of global geopolitics. But how has…

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Empire of AI: A Conversation with Karen Hao

Silicon Valley has long proclaimed that their technologies would change the future. But to tech leaders like OpenAI executive Sam…

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How the World is Changing The Way It Thinks About AI

The times they are a-changin’ and the world is a-changin’ the way it thinks about AI. As we grapple with…

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Is AI Overhyped, Underhyped, or Both?

Generative AI has been hailed as a landmark technology that will revolutionize society. But how revolutionary is it really? Is…

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A Successful Investor’s Perspective on AI’s Emerging Opportunities & Risk

The advent of AI has brought both unparalleled opportunities for success and tremendous risks. So how do investors navigate this…

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The AI Con: A Conversation with Dr. Alex Hanna and Dr. Emily Bender

Has AI hype gone too far? Are companies and their executives hyping up artificial intelligence to drive up their profits…

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What the US Needs to Do to Better Prepare for What’s to Come with AI

The last several administrations have faced an exponentially increasing need to grapple with the issue of artificial intelligence. But how…

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What the Trump Administration Gets Right about AI Policy

There’s a lot to criticize about US AI policy, but what has the administration been getting right? Senior VP of…

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The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies: Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology…

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The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies: Part 1

Welcome to a very different episode of Siliconsciousness. Today, we are taking a creative new approach to discussing the future…

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Surveying the AI Investment Landscape

AI development has increased rapidly in the last year in large part due to increasing investments from the private sector.…

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Can the US Maintain Its Edge in AI? 

Both the Biden and Trump administrations have focused on keeping the US’s competitive edge in AI. But can we really…

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Introducing a Bold New Idea: AI Realism

It’s time to get real about AI. The conversations around artificial intelligence and AGI is rife with both hype and…

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MIT Nobel Prize-Winner Daron Acemoglu on AI, Growth, Jobs & Inequality

Is artificial intelligence going to put us all out of work? There have been a range of predictions about the…

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