UN Drafts Robot Rights Laws: What It Means for AI’s Future
The Invisible Revolution in the Law Just imagine the world in which a robot can sue his or her owner because he or she does not treat it well enough–or an AI that denies an order because it is dangerous. These sound like science fiction. Not anymore. The United Nations is now in the process Read details…
Cybercrime Goes Subscription with Ransomware-as-a-Service 3.0
Not that Ransomware is some sort of a criminal tactic anymore, but a business model. Not only any business model but one that resembles the most startup-like SaaS companies in terms of organization and size. Modern-day cybercriminals do not stand in their dark basements. They are not only providing support tickets, affiliate, dashboards, but also Read details…
AI, Social Media Transform Political Campaign Strategies Today
Years ago, the political campaigns would depend on door-knocking, television ads, and the speeches at town halls. Now they have evolved to being complex data exercises that run on AI and are nourished by flows of social media that change by the hour. Simply see how in 2024 the Republican National Committee released an AI-generated Read details…
AI Energy Drives the Rise of Sustainable Data Centers
Wondered how artificial intelligence ticks? Nothing beats the humongous energy hording data centers, which are the nerve center of the internet. As AI workloads are multiplying at breakneck speed, these facilities are facing a rather uncomfortable reality: unsustainable growth is no longer an option. Data centers across the world may use more than 1,000 terawatts Read details…
Text-to-Video AI Is Here. Are We Ready for Its Power?
The New Frontier of Generative Video Technologies Text-to-video AI: Think about typing a sentence such as A lion runs after a drone across neon-laden Tokyo at night and within seconds, you witness an eye candy video of the same appear in fullscale in front of your eyes. Those are no longer fabulous sci-fi fantasies daytime Read details…