What’s incredible about the work done across both Baker’s lab and Google DeepMind is the pace of progress. We’re getting closer to a place where the drug-discovery process is more efficient and successful. That’s something to celebrate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/15/world/ai-medical-potential/ #commentary #worldnews #alphafold #deepmind #google #nobelprize #drugs #medicine #healthcare #ai #chemistry
CEATEC kicked off in Chiba for a four-day run, showcasing products and services that employ artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to try making lives more convenient and work more efficient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/15/tech/ceatec-technology-show/ #business #tech #ceatec #tech #ai #chiba #trade
As Israel undertakes its fourth ground offensive in southern Lebanon in 50 years, its troops again face rocky terrain mined with explosives and full of hiding places that previous generations of soldiers have battled over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/13/world/israel-hezbollah-tricky-terrain-focus/ #worldnews #israel #hezbollah #lebanon #iran
For a businessman who perpetually struggles with broken promises, Elon Musk gave himself quite a to-do list Thursday night at Tesla's long-awaited Hollywood unveiling of its driverless robotaxis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/12/tech/tesla-robotaxi-investors-seek-details/ #business #tech #tesla #elonmusk #ai #cars #investments #selfdriving
Artificial intelligence, once overlooked and underfunded, is making its way into the scientific spotlight, claiming two Nobel prizes in a week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/10/world/science-health/ai-science-limelight-nobel/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #nobelprize #chemistry #awards #ai #physics #tech
The rise of AI and America’s transition to a service economy require us to rethink our views about what kinds of jobs matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/07/world/unskilled-workers-actually-arent/ #commentary #worldnews #jobs #poverty #labor #ai #technology
Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/04/tech/ai-revolution-or-bubble/ #business #tech #ai #investments #openai #google #microsoft
Alphabet’s Google plans to invest $1 billion to build data centers in Thailand, joining global tech companies in adding cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/01/companies/google-thailand-asia-ai/ #business #companies #alphabet #google #thailand #ai #southeastasia #tech #jobs #cloud
Scientists used a version of ChatGPT to challenge conspiracy beliefs and found people more open to evidence than expected, contradicting the "post-truth" era idea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/20/ai-can-debunk-conspiracy-theories/ #commentary #chatgpt #ai #conspiracytheories
California is poised to enact the United States' most significant piece of legislation around artificial intelligence, which could help reshape governance of the technology worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/20/world/politics/california-ai-safety-bill-divisive/ #worldnews #politics #california #ai #chatgpt #us #gavinnewsom #tech
OpenAI has unveiled a new version of ChatGPT that it says can "reason” through tasks involving math, coding and science. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/20/tech/new-chatgpt-reasoning-power/ #business #tech #chatgpt #openai #ai
A Taiwanese company and its Hungarian partner on Wednesday reportedly denied making pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/world/hezbollah-pagers-taiwan-hungary/ #worldnews #hezbollah #lebanon #taiwan #hungary
Social media is being flooded by deepfake videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/world/crime-legal/deepfakes-famous-doctors-scams/ #worldnews #crimelegal #tech #deepfakes #misinformation #fakenews #socialmedia #ai #doctors
Smartphones have become central to our lives, especially in photography and videography, making everyone a creator and changing how we share and consume media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/09/13/iphone-another-revolutionary-device/ #editorials #apple #smartphones #tech #ai
Despite growing concerns about the breakneck speed at which the world’s armed forces are incorporating artificial intelligence into their weapons and systems, global cooperation in regulating the military use of the cutting-edge technology is proving elusive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/world/ai-military-use-regulations-analysis/ #worldnews #ai #tech #computers #usmilitary #pla #us #china #defense
Amid U.S. sanctions, Singapore is emerging as a favorite destination for Chinese artificial intelligence startups seeking to go global. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/01/tech/china-ai-startups-singapore/ #business #tech #china #singapore #ai #tech #startups #bytedance #tiktok
Microsoft, facing scrutiny over the security of its products, is withdrawing a new artificial intelligence feature of its Windows software for new personal computers from broad release. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/14/tech/microsoft-ai-window-tool-withdraw/ #business #tech #microsoft #ai
After a sharp decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of foreign students in Japan experienced a recovery in 2023, though it remains below prepandemic levels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/society/japan-foreign-students/ #japan #society #education #universities #studyabroad #students
A panel at Japan's Consumers Affairs Agency has proposed that reporting of health problems caused by "functional foods" should be mandatory and that quality control should be tightened for such products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/functional-food-health-problems/ #japan #foodpoisoning #food #kobayashipharmaceutical
Legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell it or face a ban in the U.S. is picking up speed in Congress ahead of a vote, while some Republicans, including their presidential candidate, remain uncertain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/12/companies/tiktok-divestment-bill-trump/ #business #companies #tiktok #donaldtrump #socialmedia #us