Artificial intelligence
Boxing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust

Nov. 05, 2021 01:27 PM EDT
BELGRADE. Serbia (AP) — Seeking to restore trust in its bouts, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) used an artificial intelligence system to analyze...

Dana Anthony is seen at her workplace at The Daily Tar Heel newspaper in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Anthony was rejected after two speparate HireVue interviews for other jobs recently. The pandemic has heightened demand for online services that interview job applicants remotely and use artificial intelligence to assess their skills. But the technology also raises questions about whether computers can accurately judge a person's character traits and emotional cues. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Want a job? Employers say: Talk to the computer

By Matt O'brien Jun. 15, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

European ministers vow to protect reporters, free expression

Jun. 11, 2021 02:11 PM EDT
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ministers from 47 Council of Europe member states have agreed to seek new regulations to protect freedom of expression online and in...

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 24, 2021 file photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced in Wentzville, Mo. General Motors says efforts to manage the global computer chip shortage have worked better than expected, so it’s financial results will improve over previous forecasts. The company says in a statement Thursday, June 3, it has made engineering changes, prioritized semiconductor use and pulled some potential deliveries into the second quarter. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals

By Kevin Freking Jun. 08, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

A police officer works inside the operation center at the village of Nea Vyssa near the Greek - Turkish border, Greece, Friday, May 21, 2021. An automated hi-tech surveillance network being built on the Greek-Turkish border aiming at detecting migrants early and deterring them from crossing, with river and land patrols using searchlights and long-range acoustic devices. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress

By Derek Gatopoulos And Costas Kantouris May. 31, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

A delivery worker rides his bike in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Spain has approved a pioneering law that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them and that requires transparency of artificial intelligence to manage workforces. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain adopts landmark law to protect 'gig' delivery workers

By Aritz Parra And Renata Brito May. 11, 2021 11:24 AM EDT

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 08, 2021 03:37 AM EST

FILE - People look at a 145 inch Ultra Large UHD display in the LG booth at the CES tech show, on Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas. CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 CES attendees across the globe. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
5 CES Trends to Watch

By Mae Anderson Jan. 12, 2021 05:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, a monorail with a Google advertisement passes the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES International in Las Vegas. The idled Las Vegas Monorail is being bought by the local tourism authority with plans to arrange the system's second Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 16 years of operation by a not-for-profit corporation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the future

By Mae Anderson Jan. 11, 2021 10:38 AM EST

This undated photo provided by Time Magazine shows the cover of its Dec. 14, 2020 issue, featuring a 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has been named the magazine's first-ever "Kid of the Year." Gitanjali Rao has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems. Rao is a sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver and was selected from more than 5,000 nominees. The process culminated with a finalists' committee of children, Time for Kids reporters and comedian Trevor Noah. Time says it wanted to recognize the rising leaders of America's youngest generation in announcing the award. (Sharif Hamza for TIME via AP)
Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'

Dec. 04, 2020 06:55 PM EST

This is image provided by Teladoc, shows Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic. Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health wants to play a bigger role in managing patient care, especially for people with chronic conditions. (Teladoc via AP)
Teladoc eyes several new phases of growth for telemedicine

By Tom Murphy Nov. 29, 2020 11:00 AM EST

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday it restored its profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan's SoftBank back in the black as investments improve

By Yuri Kageyama Nov. 09, 2020 03:50 AM EST

Indian laborers work at a building construction site in Gauhati, India, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Study: COVID speeds up human vs machine standoff over work

Jamey Keaten Oct. 20, 2020 06:01 PM EDT

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship is towed to its berth after being launched for it's first outing on water since being built in Turnchapel, Plymouth south west England, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The autonomous ship aims to cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Ma, USA, in April 2021, to become be the first totally autonomous ship to cross the ocean without any help from the outside. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
High-tech UK-US ship launched on 400th Mayflower anniversary

By Jill Lawless Sep. 16, 2020 03:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo, a security guard watches an infrared scanner monitoring incoming customers for fevers at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about mass surveillance in this U.S.-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms.(AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Virus projects renew questions about UAE's mass surveillance

By Jon Gambrell Jul. 09, 2020 02:10 AM EDT

THIS CORRECTS THE SPELLING OF THE LAST NAME TO KELLEY, AND NOT KELLY AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Doris Kelley, 57, sits in her home on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Ruffs Dale, Pa. Kelley was one of the first patients in a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center trial for COVID-19. “It felt like someone was sitting on my chest and I couldn’t get any air,” Kelley said of the disease. (AP Photo/Justin Merriman)
'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

By Marilynn Marchione Jul. 08, 2020 01:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020 file photo, a motorcycle delivery man rides past a billboard urging people to stay home over the coronavirus pandemic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. G42, an Abu Dhabi-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has signed a partnership with two major Israeli defense firms to research ways of combating the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Israeli, UAE technology firms pen deal on virus research

By Joseph Krauss Jul. 03, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, delivers a speech during an event at the CERN in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland, marking 30 years of World Wide Web. Berners-Lee said Thursday, June 11, 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “the gross inequality” of a world where almost half the population is unable to connect, telling a high-level U.N. meeting “our number one focus must be to close the digital divide.” (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool, Keystone via AP, File)
Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priority

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 12, 2020 01:56 AM EDT

FILE- In this April 26, 2017, file photo, the IBM logo is displayed on the IBM building in Midtown Manhattan, in New York. IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

By Matt O'brien Jun. 09, 2020 11:01 AM EDT

Hwang Seungwon, director of a social enterprise established by SK Telecom to handle the service, speaks in front of an electronic dashboard during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2020. Hwang points a remote control toward a huge NASA-like overhead screen stretching across one of the walls. With each flick of the control, a colorful array of pie charts, graphs and maps reveals the search habits of thousands of South Korean senior citizens being monitored by voice-enabled “smart” speakers, an experimental remote care service the company says is increasingly needed during the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
In virus-hit South Korea, AI monitors lonely elders

By Kim Tong-Hyung May. 30, 2020 11:06 PM EDT