The report claims that malicious uses of AI could lead to driverless car crashes, or result in commercial drones being converted into targeted weapons.
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T-Mobile nears $24 billion Sprint deal
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Smart Dubai announces landmark data laws
Smart Dubai has announced a partnership with the emirate’s Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC), which will see the launch of a …
IBM urges US government to embrace blockchain
In testimony before a congressional committee, IBM’s Jerry Cuomo warned against over-regulation of blockchain because of cryptocurrency volatility, and said …
Dubai to host global self-driving transport challenge
The RTA will hold the Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport in October 2019 – a first of its kind event, due to be held in cooperation with Khalifa City and NewCities Foundation.
“AI cannot match intelligence of …cat or dog”: robotics professor
A leading international robotics professor has claimed that sophisticated artificial intelligence systems are currently a distant reality and that statistics …
DXB bags a “world first” with modular data centre completion
The project was led by Dubai Airports and delivered by Huawei in just over 400 days, to coincide with UAE’s month of innovation being observed throughout February.
Dubai to outpace “world cities” through innovative projects
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched 26 projects to be undertaken by 24 Dubai Government entities …
Oracle announces Saudi data centre plans
Oracle has announced plans to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, with a new data centre in Saudi Arabia. The company’s …
20 million Middle East jobs could be automated, report says
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World Government Summit kicks off in Dubai
The sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018) gets underway today, featuring more than 130 speakers across 120 interactive sessions and over 4,000 participants from 140 countries.