Japan-AUKUS technology cooperation likely topic for Japan-US summit: US official

A senior US government official has hinted that next month’s Japan-US summit will discuss technological collaboration between Japan and AUKUS, a security framework of Australia, Britain and the United States.

Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are likely to discuss the topic at their meeting in Washington.

The trilateral AUKUS partnership was launched in 2021 in the face of China’s increasing maritime activities.

AUKUS currently has two pillars. One is the deployment of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, and the other is

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OpenAI’s fired CEO Sam Altman to join Microsoft | Technology News

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella says Altman will lead “new advanced AI research team” at the company.

Sam Altman, who was fired as the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, will join Microsoft to lead a new team focused on artificial intelligence, the tech giant has announced.

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella said on Monday that Altman, fellow OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and other former OpenAI employees will oversee a “new advanced AI research team” at the company.

“We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” Nadella said on X, formerly

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What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit | Technology News

Meta, OpenAI and Google are some of the companies attending PM Rishi Sunak’s summit on the risks and misuses of artificial intelligence.

Britain is to open its first artificial intelligence summit, bringing together heads of state and tech giants at a technological landmark near London.

The two-day summit begins on Wednesday as concerns grow that the emerging technology may pose a danger to humanity. The meeting will focus on strategizing a global, coordinated effort to address the risks and misuse of AI tools.

The summit was led by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has called AI “the defining

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Microsoft singles out Google’s competitive edge in generative AI | Technology News

Alphabet unit Google enjoys a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence due to its trove of data and AI-optimized chips, Microsoft has told EU antitrust regulators, underscoring the rivalry between the two tech giants.

The comments by Microsoft were in response to a consultation launched by the European Commission in January on the level of competition in generative AI.

The growing popularity of generative AI, which can generate human-like responses to written prompts and is exemplified by Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s chatbot Gemini, has sparked concerns about misinformation and fake news.

“Today, only one company – Google – is

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European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI | Technology News

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hails AI Act as ‘global first’ that will safeguard rights of people and businesses.

European Union policymakers have agreed on landmark legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), paving the way for the most ambitious set of standards yet to control the use of the game-changing technology.

The agreement to support the “AI Act” on Friday came after nearly 38 hours of negotiations between lawmakers and policymakers.

“The AI ​​Act is a global first. A unique legal framework for the development of AI you can trust,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said.

“And for

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