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Remembering Ross Stone, an Influential Leader of IEEE Technical Activities

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He was president of Stoneware , a business he founded in San Diego that provided consulting and expert witness services related to antennas, propagation, and telecommunications. Communications and patent law expert Stone received a bachelor’s degree in 1967 in earth sciences from the University of California, San Diego.

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

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In the news media, the open letter has inspired straight reportage , critical accounts for not going far enough (“ shut it all down ,” Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote in Time magazine), as well as critical accounts for being both a mess and an alarmist distraction that overlooks the real AI challenges ahead.

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Punching above its weight

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Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.”

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

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The IEEE senior member, who is a physics professor at the University of Manchester , England, is overseeing the anniversary celebrations. Michael and Abbas are professors at Arizona State University ’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Its in-person events are to take place at the San Diego Convention Center.

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