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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The problem affects cities in the United States as well: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Milwaukee were the top five cities in the US with the highest percentage of pediatric asthma cases linked to polluted air. —Pattanun Achakulwisut, PhD, lead author of the paper and a postdoc at Milken Institute SPH.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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Currently, onboard sensors, computer vision, machine learning and/or third-party datasets are used to triage roadway guidelines, but this approach is imprecise, costly (resources and dollars) and increases the risk of rule violations. Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge.

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Why Are Large AI Models Being Red Teamed?

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop science-based guidelines to support the deployment of safe, secure, and trustworthy systems, including for AI red teaming. By May, administration officials announced their support to attempt an AI red teaming exercise at the upcoming DEFCON 31 conference in Las Vegas.