Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest โ Pope Francis โ for advice on AI
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G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.
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G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.
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One of the facilities Samsung is building will be the size of 11 football fields, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. The new investment will create thousands of jobs, the White House said.
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The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.
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The Biden administration is announcing guidelines for how federal agencies can and can't use AI, and ways the government will be transparent in using it โ but there are still lingering questions.