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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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The patent success in South Africa was thanks to Thaler’s attorney, Ryan Abbott. He also is an adjunct assistant professor at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and he wrote The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law. The patent’s owner, AI pioneer Stephen L.

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Ford launches innovate mobility challenge series

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The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. Los Angeles, United States: The Parking Lots 2.0

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. “It has implications for us. We can’t run away from it.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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The pilot program is now available at five airports, including La Guardia Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. Not immediately, said Leigh Rowan of Savanti Travel , a personal travel management service. Organizers hope the service will begin in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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