'Ted Lasso' Season 3 Ending Explained: Ted bids teary goodbye as Roy becomes new manager of AFC Richmond
While nothing's official yet, the 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 finale was a touching swan song for the hit Apple TV+ series
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Thai central bank hikes rates, but ready to adjust policy
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's central bank raised its key rate by a quarter point on
1970-01-01 08:00
5 things to know for May 31: DeSantis, Artificial intelligence, Debt deal, UK, Ukraine
CNN's 5 Things brings you the news you need to know every morning.
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Germany’s Schmid Nears $640 Million Deal With SPAC to Go Public
Schmid Group, a German provider of advanced electronics manufacturing techniques, is nearing an agreement to go public in
1970-01-01 08:00
Rick Astley does interview in his Pyjamas and jokes he'll rock them on Glasto stage
Rick Astley seemingly woke up late for his 'BBC Breakfast' interview or he's not got a problem being seen in his jimmy jams.
1970-01-01 08:00
Megan Thee Stallion won't release new music until she's 'in a better place'
Megan Thee Stallion is putting her health first to avoid "burning out".
1970-01-01 08:00
US Slams Kosovo for New Tensions, Urges Calm From Both Sides
The US urged Serbia and Kosovo to immediately de-escalate tensions in northern Kosovo after clashes injured dozens of
1970-01-01 08:00
Karim Benzema's personal trainer denies posting farewell message on social media
Karim Benzema's personal trainer has denied confirming the forward's Real Madrid exit on Instagram.
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‘I feel lost’ – AI pioneer speaks out as experts warn it could wipe out humanity
One of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence (AI) has said he feels “lost” as experts warned the technology could lead to the extinction of humanity. Professor Yoshua Bengio told the BBC that all companies building AI products should be registered and people working on the technology should have ethical training. It comes after dozens of experts put their name to a letter organised by the Centre for AI Safety, which warned that the technology could wipe out humanity and the risks should be treated with the same urgency as pandemics or nuclear war. Prof Bengio said: “It is challenging, emotionally speaking, for people who are inside (the AI sector). It's exactly like climate change. We've put a lot of carbon in the atmosphere. And it would be better if we hadn't, but let's see what we can do now Professor Yoshua Bengio “You could say I feel lost. But you have to keep going and you have to engage, discuss, encourage others to think with you.” Senior bosses at companies such as Google DeepMind and Anthropic signed the letter along with another pioneer of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, who resigned from his job at Google earlier this month, saying that in the wrong hands, AI could be used to to harm people and spell the end of humanity. Experts had already been warning that the technology could take jobs from humans, but the new statement warns of a deeper concern, saying AI could be used to develop new chemical weapons and enhance aerial combat. AI apps such as Midjourney and ChatGPT have gone viral on social media sites, with users posting fake images of celebrities and politicians, and students using ChatGPT and other “language learning models” to generate university-grade essays. But AI can also perform life-saving tasks, such as algorithms analysing medical images like X-rays, scans and ultrasounds, helping doctors to identify and diagnose diseases such as cancer and heart conditions more accurately and quickly. Last week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke about the importance of ensuring the right “guard rails” are in place to protect against potential dangers, ranging from disinformation and national security to “existential threats”, while also driving innovation. He retweeted the Centre for AI Safety’s statement on Wednesday, adding: “The government is looking very carefully at this. Last week I stressed to AI companies the importance of putting guardrails in place so development is safe and secure. But we need to work together. That’s why I raised it at the @G7 and will do so again when I visit the US.” Prof Bengio told the BBC all companies building powerful AI products should be registered. “Governments need to track what they’re doing, they need to be able to audit them, and that’s just the minimum thing we do for any other sector like building aeroplanes or cars or pharmaceuticals,” he said. “We also need the people who are close to these systems to have a kind of certification… we need ethical training here. Computer scientists don’t usually get that, by the way.” Prof Bengio said of AI’s current state: “It’s never too late to improve. “It’s exactly like climate change. We’ve put a lot of carbon in the atmosphere. And it would be better if we hadn’t, but let’s see what we can do now.” We don't quite know how to understand the absolute consequences of this technology Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt Oxford University expert Sir Nigel Shadbolt, chairman of the London-based Open Data Institute, told the BBC: “We have a huge amount of AI around us right now, which has become almost ubiquitous and unremarked. There’s software on our phones that recognise our voices, the ability to recognise faces. “Actually, if we think about it, we recognise there are ethical dilemmas in just the use of those technologies. I think what’s different now though, with the so-called generative AI, things like ChatGPT, is that this is a system which can be specialised from the general to many, many particular tasks and the engineering is in some sense ahead of the science. “We don’t quite know how to understand the absolute consequences of this technology, we all have in common a recognition that we need to innovate responsibly, that we need to think about the ethnical dimension, the values that these systems embody. “We have to understand that AI is a huge force for good. We have to appreciate, not the very worst, (but) there are lots of existential challenges we face… our technologies are on a par with other things that might cut us short, whether it’s climate or other challenges we face. “But it seems to me that if we do the thinking now, in advance, if we do take the steps that people like Yoshua is arguing for, that’s a good first step, it’s very good that we’ve got the field coming together to understand that this is a powerful technology that has a dark and a light side, it has a yin and a yang, and we need lots of voices in that debate.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Cabinet approves Irish involvement in cyber-threat network Trust and ethics considerations ‘have come too late’ on AI technology Mitigating ‘extinction’ from AI should be ‘global priority’, experts say
1970-01-01 08:00
Karpowership Appeals Saldanha Application Extension Refusal
Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to install ship-mounted power plants in South African ports, is appealing a decision
1970-01-01 08:00
Texas battery rush: Oil state's power woes fuel energy storage boom
By Nichola Groom and Laila Kearney BlackRock, Korea's SK, Switzerland's UBS and other companies are chasing an investment
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Europe's top clubs believe Harry Kane will stay at Tottenham
Harry Kane has been consistently linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, but he could end up staying in north London.
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