FTC eyes Microsoft’s cloud practices amid anti-trust scrutiny

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly preparing to investigate Microsoft for potentially anti-competitive practices in its cloud computing division. This inquiry centers on whether Microsoft is abusing its market dominance by deploying restrictive licensing terms to dissuade customers from switching from its Azure platform to competitors, the Financial Times […]
FTC eyes Microsoft’s cloud practices amid anti-trust scrutiny

FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

Microsoft is accused of using punitive licensing terms for Azure.

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s cloud computing business, as the US regulator continues to pursue Big Tech in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency.
The FTC is examining allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from moving their […]
FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

AI researcher Gary Marcus: 'The future of artificial intelligence is darker with Trump in the …

Gary Marcus, 54, has spent recent months fervently warning on social media about the dangers of Donald Trump returning to the White House, particularly if it’s with Elon Musk by his side. Now that it has happened, Marcus finds himself deeply discouraged. A leading voice in the U.S. on artificial intelligence (AI) and its risks, he testified last year alongside Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (the company behind ChatGPT), before a Senate subcommittee on how to regulate AI. In his latest book, Taming […]
AI researcher Gary Marcus: 'The future of artificial intelligence is darker with Trump in the …

Protecting Consumers from Artificial Intelligence Enabled Fraud and Scams

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting Consumers from Artificial Intelligence Enabled Fraud and Scams” on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 2:30 PM EST. The hearing will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled harmful consumer fraud and scams, how technologies like AI labeling, detection and disclosures can […]
Protecting Consumers from Artificial Intelligence Enabled Fraud and Scams

New certificate program helps students unlock and understand artificial intelligence

We live in an era where generative artificial intelligence, familiarly known as gen AI, is transforming industries and reshaping the future of work. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content, including text, images or music by learning patterns from existing data.
A campuswide certificate program, Artificial Intelligence for All, managed by the College of Innovation and Design, will equip students with skills they need. They will learn to navigate evolving AI […]
New certificate program helps students unlock and understand artificial intelligence

Application of artificial intelligence in VSD prenatal diagnosis from fetal heart ultrasound images

Developing a combined artificial intelligence (AI) and ultrasound imaging to provide an accurate, objective, and efficient adjunctive diagnostic approach for fetal heart ventricular septal defects (VSD).
1,451 fetal heart ultrasound images from 500 pregnant women were comprehensively analyzed between January 2016 and June 2022. The fetal heart region was manually labeled and the presence of VSD was discriminated by experts. The principle of five-fold cross-validation was followed in the […]
Application of artificial intelligence in VSD prenatal diagnosis from fetal heart ultrasound images

Transforming Payment Integrity with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): HealthEdge® and …

and Duluth, GA – HealthEdge® and Codoxo announce a strategic partnership to provide healthcare payers with the industry’s most cutting-edge solutions and services. This partnership will streamline and enhance their respective end-to-end payment integrity processes by leveraging HealthEdge Source™ in conjunction with Codoxo’s GenAI-driven Unified Cost Containment Platform. By joining forces to deliver an end-to-end payment integrity solution, healthcare payers will benefit from the […]
Transforming Payment Integrity with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): HealthEdge® and …

Purdue University embraces the future with artificial intelligence degree program – WTHR

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INDIANAPOLIS — Artificial intelligence is being used to deliver packages, detect diseases, and help produce energy for a city’s power grid. It can do many things.
Purdue University Indianapolis is hoping to be a part of the next generation changing the tech landscape with its artificial intelligence degree program.
When Sarah Papabathini joined the program a couple years ago, she knew she was […]
Purdue University embraces the future with artificial intelligence degree program – WTHR

Spy agency memo sets rules for artificial intelligence, Americans' private data

WASHINGTON – A previously confidential directive by Biden administration lawyers lays out how military and spy agencies must handle personal information about Americans when using artificial intelligence, showing how the officials grappled with trade-offs between civil liberties and national security.
The results of that internal debate also underscore the constraints and challenges the government faces in issuing rules that keep pace with rapid advances in technology, particularly in […]
Spy agency memo sets rules for artificial intelligence, Americans' private data

EU introduces draft regulatory guidance for AI models – AI News

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EU introduces draft regulatory guidance for AI models – AI News