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EV conversion business profile: British Off Road, QLD

EV Central

As an emerging force on the electric conversion front, we asked British Off Road’s Mark Calder to talk us through what’s involved, pricing and which vehicles are best suited to electromodding. EV conversion specialist British Off Road’s electric 1969 VW Beetle. Why did you start doing EV conversions? It depends.

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What Can AI Researchers Learn From Alien Hunters?

Cars That Think

We lack a clear definition of what it is, we don’t know how we will detect it, and we don’t know how to deal with it if it finally emerges. The large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots like ChatGPT, which can converse convincingly with humans, have renewed the discussion about AGI.

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We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

EV Grinning, we have just completed our conversion from gas to electric, two weeks ago the Fiero passed it's safety test with no problems. Even though the range is less than I expected, I am really enjoying showing the conversion to people and their shock when I open the rear deck to expose the engine conpartment.

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Why Rip Off Creatives, If Generative AI Can Play Fair?

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This is definitely a field where researchers have been accustomed to using large web-scraped datasets that do not have any consideration of these ethical dimensions. Xiang: Definitely. We’ll ultimately see what shakes out in terms of the courts in terms of whether this is going to be okay from a legal perspective.

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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

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We’re not taking issue with weapons systems that are already governed by an international legal framework. Our goal is to arrive at something more specific than just this initial letter, which is really just the beginning of the conversation. It’s not about military robots per se , and that’s made quite clear in the letter.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Indeed, 2022 may be the year that neurorights becomes a hot topic, bringing the young neurotech industry and the human rights community into uncomfortable conversations. Legal scholars working with the NeuroRights Foundation say the right to mental privacy is under the most imminent threat. Spain’s new. Staff attorney.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Localisation definitely helps in reducing costs, and Tata AutoComp can support all global vehicle makers in India.” Charging ahead Established in 1995, Tata AutoComp has grown confidently over the past two-and-a-half decades, with 16 legal entities and nine successful joint ventures with global auto component specialists at present.

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