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Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.
Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities.
Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities.Open
Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht sat idle off the Alaska coast while a small cruise ship sailed past it to rescue a stranded skiff, and passengers aboard the rescue vessel booed when they heard what happened. The incident unfolded on the night of August 3 near Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska. A 21-foot skiff traveling between […] The post Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht accused of ignoring Coast Guard call for stranded boat in Alaska appeared first on American Almanac .
Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht sat idle off the Alaska coast while a small cruise ship sailed past it to rescue a stranded skiff, and passengers aboard the rescue vessel booed when they heard what happened. The incident unfolded on the night of August 3 near Farragut Bay in Southeast Alaska. A 21-foot skiff traveling between Petersburg and Juneau ran out of fuel and contacted the U.S. Coast Guard around 9:30 p.m. About thirty minutes later, the Coast Guard broadcast a marine assistance request to nearby vessels. Zuckerberg's superyacht, the Launchpad, was closer to the stranded boat than any other ship in the area, but its crew never answered. Instead, a far smaller vessel did what the Launchpad did not. The Wilderness Legacy, an…Open
The lifestyles of the wealthy in Myanmar — nightclubs, caviar and trips abroad — have been largely untouched by years of deadly conflict.
Data: MIT IT FutureTech and the University of Queensland ; Chart: Herb Scribner/Axios There is a one-in-five chance of AI gaining dangerous weapons capabilities or causing mass harm that could kill millions in the next five years, per global experts surveyed for a recent MIT study . Why it matters: The findings add to the growing debate over AI safety and cybersecurity as governments and companies race to deploy increasingly capable systems. - Last week's news of an OpenAI model breaking containment and breaching the AI platform Hugging Face only adds to the debate about what can go wrong. Driving the news: Researchers from MIT and the University of Queensland in Australia asked 272 international experts to evaluate 24 different risks…
Data: MIT IT FutureTech and the University of Queensland ; Chart: Herb Scribner/Axios There is a one-in-five chance of AI gaining dangerous weapons capabilities or causing mass harm that could kill millions in the next five years, per global experts surveyed for a recent MIT study . Why it matters: The findings add to the growing debate over AI safety and cybersecurity as governments and companies race to deploy increasingly capable systems. - Last week's news of an OpenAI model breaking containment and breaching the AI platform Hugging Face only adds to the debate about what can go wrong. Driving the news: Researchers from MIT and the University of Queensland in Australia asked 272 international experts to evaluate 24 different risks…Open
Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart.
White working-class boy are the most disadvantaged group in the United Kingdom, according to a new report.
New figures have revealed that white working-class boys are falling behind in Britain’s education system, making them the most disadvantaged group in the country. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: White working-class boys are the most disadvantaged group in the United Kingdom, according to an official report. DETAIL: A report by the Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes , an ongoing investigation commissioned by Star Academies, a multi-academy trust, and led by Public First, a policy research firm, reveals that white working-class (WWC) students are nearly twice as likely to be absent from school. WWC students are also two and a half times more likely to be severely absent from school; that is, missing over 50…Open
The Los Angeles suspect was lonely and angry and felt “enslaved” by rich people, prosecutors say. After being romantically spurned, they say, he went into the mountains and lit a fire.
From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.