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  • Google’s Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

    Shortly before Google introduced Bard, its AI chatbot, to the public in March, it asked employees to test the tool. One worker’s conclusion: Bard was “a pathological liar,” according to screenshots of the internal discussion. Another called it “cringe-worthy.” One employee wrote that when they asked Bard suggestions for how to land a plane, it […] More

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    World Parkinson’s Day: AIIMS Neurology dept organizes public awareness programme

    World Parkinson's Day: AIIMS Neurology dept organizes public awareness programme

    New Delhi: In a bid to create awareness of Parkinson’s disease, the premier health institution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi Department of Neurology on Saturday organized a public awareness programme on Parkinson’s disease here to mark World Parkinson’s Day. The annual event was attended by over 100 people including patients […] More

  • US Government Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Regulate ChatGPT-Like AI Amid Privacy, Security Concerns

    The Biden administration said Tuesday it is seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for artificial intelligence (AI) systems as questions loom about its impact on national security and education. ChatGPT, an AI program that recently grabbed the public’s attention for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, in particular, […] More

  • Paris to Ban E-Scooters From September After Public Referendum: All Details

    Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital’s mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said on Monday they hoped to stop the plan. The e-scooter ban won 89 percent of the votes according to the city hall Twitter account in what was billed as […] More

  • Survey Shows ‘High-Level’ Public Support for Some Forms of Government Surveillance

    A survey has shown a “high-level” of public support for certain forms of government surveillance like through CCTV cameras even as the poor and groups such as Dalits and Muslims have the “least” trust in the police. Surveyors from NGO Common Cause and the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies […] More