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Google Patent Could Help Robots Have Better Memories

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Google’s patent to give robots a long-term memory could signal the next frontier in AI-based robotics.

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Europe is Hot on AI Regulation, Less So on Startup Policy

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The EU’s landmark AI Act is due to come into force next month, and founders and lawmakers are fretting over whether it’s fit for its purpose.

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Nvidia AI Watermarking Patent Could Help Separate Real from Fake

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The benefits of watermarking AI are clear: “It’s preventing fraud, preventing misinformation and disinformation.

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OpenAI Whistleblowers File SEC Complaint over NDAs

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OpenAI allegedly issued overly-restrictive non-disclosure agreements that could penalize anyone who blows the whistle to government agencies.

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Oracle Employee-Tracking Patent Points to Increased AI-Powered Workplace Surveillance

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While this could improve safety on increasingly automated factory floors, these precautions may come at the expense of employee privacy.

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Microsoft and Occidental Agree to Massive Carbon Credit Deal

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Microsoft is is buying 500,000 carbon credits from Occidental Petroleum over the next six years to help reach its carbon-negative goal.

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Microsoft Data Patent Walks the Line of Privacy Versus Nuance in AI Training

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Though keeping privacy front-of-mind could help avoid AI-related data breaches, balancing privacy and nuance in data may be tricky.

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Amazon Patent May Help Models Unlearn Biases, Inaccuracies

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And Amazon wants to help machine learning models unlearn bad data.

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