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Digital shift opens door to ransomware attacks
"When a victim pays the ransom — typically in digital bitcoins — the thieves provide a digital key to unlock the system. Yet hackers who aren't motivat…
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The White House Is Finally Prepping for an AI-Powered Future
"“The public should have an accurate mental model of what we mean when we say artificial intelligence,” says Ryan Calo, who teaches law at University of Wa…
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Kaur and Archuleta: A Sikh, a Mormon, and a dozen Interfaith University Graduates
"If I had been a Christian, I would be a preacher, she said to me. You are - you have found your way! I replied. Valarie Kaur is easily one of the best spe…
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Detroit’s Grand Plan to Lead the Self-Driving Revolution
"“These bills are a mixed bag,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an expert in autonomous vehicles at the University of South Carolina School of Law and the Center…
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A New Way to Report College Sexual Assault
"Collecting sexual assault reports online introduces some new concerns. Hackers could try to get access to the data, exposing the identities of both surviv…
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Ivan the Terminator: Russia Is Showing Off Its New Robot Soldier
"Peter Asaro, a spokesman for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and an artificial intelligence expert at The New School, similarly said Russian drones wou…
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What to Do When a Robot Is the Guilty Party
"Bryant Walker Smith from the University of South Carolina proposed regulatory flexibility for rapidly evolving technologies, such as driverless cars. “Ind…
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First White House AI workshop focuses on how machines (plus humans) will change government
"Intelligent machines won’t be ruling the world anytime soon – but what happens when they turn you down for a loan, crash your car or discriminate against…
Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy
The University of Washington School of Law is delighted to announce a public workshop on the law and policy of artificial intelligence, co-hosted by the White H…
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Safe or Good? We All Have Choices to Make
"In contrast, courts have not forced individuals to reveal the passcodes used to secure their mobile devices.[2] What gives? Albert Gidari, the director of…
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Apple’s Touch ID rules may be designed to protect human rights
"I spoke to Geoffrey King, the technology program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, a group devoted to reducing the danger to reporters…
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White House, University of Washington Co-host Artificial Intelligence Workshop
"UW Law Professor Ryan Calo, says imagine you’ve been placed on no-fly list. “It’s not as though there’s some dossier that you could look at and see exact…