Artificial Intelligence news

After the robodebt scandal, Ed Santow says it’s time to set rules to govern how such new technologies are usedPeople need to be held accountable for the mistakes AI and algorithms make on their behalf, such as that seen in the government’s robodebt scandal, according to Australian human rights commissioner Ed Santow.The proposal comes in a new discussion paper on the impact of new technologies on human rights in Australia, released by the commission on Tuesday. Related: The Coalition

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Intel this morning issued a statement noting that it has picked up Israeli AI chipmaker Habana labs. The deal, valued at around $2 billion, is the latest piece of some hefty investments in artificial intelligence that include names like Nervana Systems and Movidius.In July, Habana announced its Gaudi AI training processor, which the Tel Aviv startup promised was capable of beating GPU-based systems by 4x. The company has been rumored to be a target for an Intel acquisition for a while now, as In