The UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence has released its final report — “Governing AI for Humanity” — detailing how AI can best serve humanity, especially people who are often underrepresented and left out of such discussions. The report builds on months of extensive global consultation with more than 2,000 participants and the publication of a […]
Beginning with the new year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wants his employees back in the office five days a week, returning to an office routine that was common before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the workplace. The backlash from employees was nearly instantaneous, as they berated Jassy — and the return-to-work policy — and vowed to […]
Europe’s bureaucrats continue to do their best to ensure Apple is forced to sell the world’s worst operating system, announcing plans to force Apple to open up its systems even more than it already has. In a triumph of bureaucratic doublespeak, the European Union doesn’t argue that it’s attempting to force the issue. Instead, it says it wants […]
The United Nations’ High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, created last year to address AI governance issues, has made seven recommendations to address the risks with this technology in its first report, just published. The document, entitled Governing AI for humanity, highlights the importance of creating a global dialogue — the European Union is one […]
Google landed a major antitrust victory on Wednesday as the EU’s Court of Justice annulled a $1.7 billion (€1.49 billion) antitrust fine against the search giant. The EU court stated that the European Commission failed to fully consider all relevant factors regarding the duration of the abusive contract clauses. The court, however, upheld most of […]