Artificial intelligence

Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

LONDON — Google’s chief executive called Monday for a balanced approach to regulating artificial intelligence, telling a European audience that the te...
11:46 20 January 2022

Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos

NEW YORK — Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and in...
1:18 21 December 2021

In a first, IBM’s computer debater faces off against itself

CAMBRIDGE, England — The chamber hushed as the debate got underway at the Cambridge Union and the teams launched into their carefully crafted opening ...
16:39 22 November 2021

Google’s do-good arm tries to make up for everything else

PARIS — Google Vice President Jacqueline Fuller says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bot...
15:26 19 November 2021

Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing

SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that...
20:00 23 October 2021

Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat

CHICAGO — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.
5:37 23 October 2021