Can Sentient AI Break the Law?

Google software engineer Blake Lemoine claims that the company’s LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) chatbot is sentient — and that he can prove it. The company recently placed Lemoine…

Intel’s Take on the Next Wave of Moore’s Law

The next wave of Moore’s Law will rely on a developing concept called system technology co-optimization, said Ann B. Kelleher, general manager of technology development at Intel in an interview…

Tech Trade Group Sues California to Halt Children’s Online Safety Law

A tech industry trade association sued the State of California on Wednesday in an effort to halt a new children’s online safety law, a legal challenge that comes at a…

Facebook parent Meta fined $24.6M for violating Washington state’s political ad disclosure law – GeekWire

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was fined the maximum penalty of $24.6 million on Wednesday for violating…