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Researchers from Stanford University early today published the latest edition of their annual AI Index Report, detailing the growing influence of artificial intelligence technologies on our society and the global economy. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, known as Stanford HAI, has been publishing its annual reports on the state of the AI industry since 2017. This year’s edition, the eighth, is the “most comprehensive” report to date, spanning more than 430 pages. The authors say it’s arriving at a critical juncture as the influence of AI across society rapidly accelerates with the emergence of increasingly capable and sophisticated…
Researchers from MIT CSAIL and Purdue University have proposed a new automated framework for privatizing black-box machine learning algorithms using PAC Privacy, a technique that quantifies privacy risk through statistical inference hardness. The study, titled PAC-Private Algorithms, was published in the 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P) and authored by Mayuri Sridhar, Hanshen Xiao, and Srinivas Devadas. While empirical defenses against privacy attacks like regularization and data augmentation have gained popularity, they often lack rigorous formal guarantees. This new research offers a way to mechanize provable privacy for a broad spectrum of real-world algorithms, including K-Means,…
An IBM Z employee (left) shows launch event attendees the new z17 mainframe via a plexiglass prototype model (right) at IBM’s One Madison office.Melinda Huspen/American Banker IBM says its latest mainframe comes with the ability to run artificial intelligence models at high speeds and to provide quantum-grade encryption on transactions and data.The IBM z17 features expanded on-chip AI capabilities and upgraded hardware and software designed to assist in fraud prevention and quantum security. The “Z” stands for zero downtime, according to IBM Z Chief Product Officer Tina Tarquinio.The z17 model was unveiled during a launch event for IBM Z clients…
An MIT student has sued the federal government over its abrupt termination of her international student record in a federal database managed by the Department of Homeland Security.The student, an MIT senior set to graduate in May, learned her record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, was abruptly deleted in early April, putting her at risk of detainment by immigration enforcement agents.Several dozen international students in Massachusetts, and over a thousand nationwide, had their visas revoked and SEVIS records expunged by the federal government in recent days. The reason behind the moves remain unclear, and federal…
AsianFin — The global venture capital (VC) transaction volumes plunged in the first quarter of 2025, according to global research institutions Crunchbase and PitchBook-NVCA.Despite a decline in overall deal volume, artificial intelligence (AI) investments have experienced the most robust quarter in the first quarter of 2025 since mid-2022.Global VC transactions in Q1 2025 reached 7,551 deals, a 32% year-over-year decline, as per PitchBook. However, the total transaction value surged to $126.3 billion, representing a 53.46% increase compared to the same period in 2024.AI and machine learning led the charge, with 2,101 transactions worth $73.1 billion, making up 57.87% of the…
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More ‘Vibe coding’ is a term of the moment, as it refers to a more accepted use of AI and natural language prompts for basic code completion. OpenAI is reportedly looking to get in on the movement — and own more of the full-stack coding experience — as it eyes a $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf (formerly Codeium). If the deal materializes, it would be OpenAI’s most expensive acquisition to date. The news comes on the heels of the company’s release of…
Geoff Ralston, well-known in the startup community for his years at Y Combinator, is back in the formal investing ring, he announced Thursday. His new fund is called Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund, or SAIF, which is both an explanation of its thesis and a play on words. Ralston is specifically looking for startups that “enhance AI safety, security, and responsible deployment,” as his fund’s website describes. He plans to write $100,000 checks as a SAFE, “pun intended,” he says, with a $10 million cap. A SAFE is, of course, the invest now/price later pre-seed investment tool pioneered by Y Combinator…
#ai #selforganization #emergence Read Sebastian’s article here: OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction 2:25 – Start of Interview 4:00 – The intelligence of swarms 9:15 – The game of life & neural cellular automata 14:10 – What’s missing from neural CAs? 17:20 – How does local computation compare to centralized computation? 25:40 – Applications beyond games and graphics 33:00 – Can we do away with goals? 35:30 – Where do these methods shine? 43:30 – The paradox of scales & brains 49:45 – Connections to graphical systems & GNNs 51:30 – Could this solve ARC? 57:45 – Where can people get started?…
Comment IBM – a company understood to employ at least one-third of its global workforce in India and Bangladesh – is pledging to spend $150 billion over the next half decade on making America great again. That’s right folks, the tech giant also known as Big Blue – a phrase that might also encapsulate the feelings of, say, a laid off American IBM employee – has clambered onto US President Donald Trump’s bandwagon, following years of hard work by executives to move jobs to lower cost locations. Apple promises to spend $500B, hire 20K over 4 years to swerve Trump…
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