Honda agrees strategic collaboration deal with TSMC
Japanese automakers have struggled to completely shake off the hit from tight global chip and parts supply during the pandemic, though constraints have eased.
Japan ruling parties hold first talks on easing weapon export rules
The LDP hopes to lift a virtual arms export ban by easing Japan's guidelines on the overseas transfer of defense equipment and technology drawn up under its pacifist Constitution.
China’s 'Project 912' used social media to target dissidents
The Chinese government has a team of police officers who create fake social accounts to harass dissidents and other critics outside of its borders, according to U.S. prosecutors.
China says chatbots must toe the party line
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
YouTube case at U.S. Supreme Court could shape protections for AI
Its ruling could influence the emerging debate over whether companies that develop generative AI chatbots should be protected from legal claims like defamation or privacy violations.
Dreams of replacing humans in finance may come true
We’re a long way from AI taking over Wall Street, but two credible studies suggest there’s no reason to think it can’t.
First real-world study showed generative AI boosted worker productivity by 14%
Lower-skilled workers benefited the most: With the assistance of AI, a firm’s least-skilled workers were able to get their work done 35% faster.
Twitter blue checks for dead celebrities add to verification confusion
People are confused after seeing the Twitter profiles of celebrities who have been dead for years still holding paid blue tick verifications for their accounts.
Magnets will be minting tomorrow’s billionaires
“Lodestones” started out as lightning-infused magical rocks that could cure baldness. Now they’re an essential part of our machine-driven world.
ChatGPT can be tricked to write malware if acting in developer mode
The discovery has highlighted the ease with which safeguards put in place by developers to prevent criminal and unethical use of the tool can be circumvented.
The world must now begin to understand and properly exploit AI while minimizing to the best of its ability the dangers it poses.
Taiwan quietly urges U.S. to calm rhetoric on China chip dangers
In quiet conversations and back-channel warnings, Taiwanese officials have urged their American counterparts to tone down their rhetoric about the dangers of relying on chips made by TSMC.
