Day: November 18, 2023

Governor of Enugu State, Barr Peter Mbah says his administration is to spend 30 per cent of the 2024 state budget on the education section sector, stressing that education remains the state’s greatest weapon against poverty. Mbah stressed his administration’s determination to ensure that the poorest child in the remotest parts of Enugu State receives World class education using tools of the 21st century. The Governor made the declarations in his keynote address at the 19th convocation of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Agbani, on Saturday, where 9,017 graduands rece… Read More “Enugu to spend 30 percent of 2024 budget on education – Mbah”

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – An agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated in the future has been reached by Germany, France and Italy, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level. The three governments are in favour of binding voluntary commitments for both large and small AI providers in the European Union. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Council are currently negotiating how the bloc should position itself in this new field. The Parliament presented an “AI Act” in June, wi… Read More “Exclusive-Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation”

By Krystal Hu, Anna Tong and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to launch, sources briefed on the plan said on Saturday. Former OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who said he quit OpenAI over Altman’s firing on Friday, is expected to join the effort, according to the Information, which reported the venture earlier citing a person familiar with the matter. Altman could not be reached for comment and Brockman did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Some researchers at… Read More “Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture-sources”

By Krystal Hu, Anna Tong and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to launch, sources briefed on the plan said on Saturday. Former OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who said he quit OpenAI over Altman’s firing on Friday, is expected to join the effort, according to the Information, which reported the venture earlier citing a person familiar with the matter. Altman could not be reached for comment and Brockman did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Some researchers at… Read More “Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture-sources”

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is dispersing the members of its Responsible AI team among other groups in the company where they will continue to work on preventing harms associated with artificial intelligence, the company said on Saturday. A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Facebook, said in an emailed statement the company intends to bring the staff closer to the development of core products and technologies. Most of the Responsible AI team members will move to generative AI “and will continue to support relevant cross-Meta efforts on responsible AI development and use,” the statement said. Som… Read More “Meta moves members of its Responsible AI team to other groups”

By Jeremy Salvucci As one of the planet’s largest tech companies, Amazon.com (AMZN) – Get Free Report employs more than 1.5 million people worldwide. Between its e-commerce, web services, entertainment, and other business segments, there’s room for almost any type of talent at “Earth’s most customer-centric company,” which is headquartered in Seattle and has hundreds of offices in countless cities across the United States. But these days, many job-seekers want something different than the typical office role. The lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic opened the workforce’s eyes to the prospect of… Read More “Amazon remote jobs & what they pay: Customer service, management & more”