9 d. ago The future of AI regulation: Why leashes are better than guardrails

Many policy discussions on AI safety regulation have focused on the need to establish regulatory "guardrails" to protect the public from the risks of AI technology. In a new paper published in the journal Risk Analysis, two experts argue that, instead of imposing guardrails, policymakers should demand "leashes."

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2 w. ago AI may soon account for half of data center power use if trends persist

Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at VU Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies, has published an opinion piece about the results of a simple study he conducted involving the possible amount of electricity used by AI companies to generate answers to user queries. In his paper published in the journal Joule, he describes how he calculated past and current global electricity usage by AI data centers and how he made estimates regarding the future.

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3 w. ago MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits

MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student in the university’s […]

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4 w. ago Tufts University doctoral student out of ICE custody after judge orders her release

A judge has ordered that Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by the Trump administration.

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4 w. ago Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detention

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

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4 w. ago Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk freed from immigration detention

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

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4 w. ago Judge orders release of Tufts University doctoral student from ICE custody

A judge has ordered that Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by the Trump administration.

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