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Timnit Gebru Is Building a Slow AI Movement

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Timnit Gebru was a well-known scholar in the AI ethics community long before she got fired by Google in December 2020—but that messy and dramatic incident brought a new level of attention to her work. One of our research fellows, Raesetje Sefala , is based in South Africa and grew up in a township. Timnit Gebru and Alex Hanna on.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The study is based on a 223-question battery organized into nine vehicle categories: infotainment; features, controls and displays; exterior; driving assistance; interior; powertrain; seats; driving experience; and climate. PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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The award is sponsored by Google. Her team’s research program included projects in Australia and Africa. For her “contributions to remote sensing technology and leadership in its application for the benefit of humanity,” the IEEE Fellow is the recipient of this year’s IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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This scenario assumes a full global consensus for action on climate change. G20 countries build a generous Green Climate Fund, well above the $100-billion-a-year goal in the Paris climate agreement. The result is a win–win for climate and security. Big green deal. ?This Geopolitical friction is low. Dirty nationalism. ?Elections

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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In other words, European agencies are treating their direct contact with migrants as the problem, instead of treating the migrants’ precarious situations at sea or in North Africa as the problem. funded research project published the results of using Google search data to predict international migration. What the tech is up against.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

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You can do a google search to check the facts on energy creation. The climate clock is ticking and we have to start hitting polluters where it counts–in the money. They can only sell them in the USA, India, Latin America, Africa who may still allow ICE car sales then. That is absolute nonsense. Get the F outta here."

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

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Gregg Small, executive director of environmental nonprofit Climate Solutions , said electric cars could be a big part of achieving energy independence and addressing climate change, if done in conjunction with energy conservation. "If Washington, D.C. Aubrey Cohen can be reached at 206-448-8362 or aubreycohen@seattlepi.com.

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