Collaborate Disseminate
“If you call 911 in New Orleans, you may hear the sound of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent answering your call instead of a human voice,” reports the Shreveport Times:
The Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) is currently testing out the… Continue reading New Orleans Will Use AI To Answer 911 Calls Instead of a Human
In Georgia the Savannah Police Department “terminated four sworn officers and two civilian employees following an internal investigation into misuse of the department’s Flock Safety License Plate Reader system,” according to a local news report:
“In a milestone for energy storage technology, Peak Energy has selected Sacramento, California, as the home of America’s first manufacturing facility dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion battery systems,” according to the sustainability news site Intelli… Continue reading America’s First Grid-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Gets Its First Big Test
The Dallas Business Journal reported Monday that the U.S. multinational paper goods company Kimberly-Clark announced “that its researchers identified and advanced patented technology transforming fibers from hesperaloe, a low-water-use plant with point… Continue reading Paper Goods Company Is Investigating an Alternative to Trees
The Washington Post shared surprising news this week about five top AI companies.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Oracle “are spending so much on developing AI and delivering it to customers that they’re expected to bleed cash in the coming year,… Continue reading Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Oracle Expect a Negative Cash Flow of $125 Billion Next Year
At a Hiroshima memorial ceremony, Japan’s prime minister said the country “maintains” its three long-standing non-nuclear principles, reports UPI.
But the prime minister “stopped short of promising that the policy would remain unchanged, fueling spec… Continue reading Prime Minister Leaves Door Open For Reviewing Policy of No Nuclear Weapons in Japan
The police surrounded her car Thursday, “drew their guns, and told her to come out with her hands up,” reports a local news station. The police thought they were pulling over a murder suspect, but “It turns out it was a mistake by another department wi… Continue reading Woman Pulled From Car at Gunpoint By Police After Mistaken Flock Alert – Twice
“AI’s decimation of call center jobs has begun,” reports Bloomberg:
Companies including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Microsoft Corp., Uber Technologies Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corp. are using automated chat and phone systems to handle work that … Continue reading ‘AI’s Decimation of Call Center Jobs Has Begun’
Slashdot reader prisoninmate shares this report from 9to5Linux:
Coming ten days after the previous Linux kernel security update, which only fixed 12 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, or information leaks, the … Continue reading Massive Debian 13 Linux Kernel Security Update Patches 68 Vulnerabilities
Even as Hollywood performers protest and Hollywood studios sue “in their war on AI,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “the entertainment industry is deepening its dependence on it.”
Among hundreds of job postings in late June, more than one in 10 was li… Continue reading Hollywood Fights AI In Public While Quietly Building It Into Movies