After a last-minute about-face, pushback, and compromise, congestion pricing officially went into effect this week in New York City. The first-in-the-nation policy — which tries to reduce traffic and raise revenue for public transit by charging drivers a steep fee to use the busiest roads in Manhattan — has been, to say the least, controversial. Back in […]
Advocates say it is a modest law setting “clear, predictable, common-sense safety standards” for artificial intelligence. Opponents say it is a dangerous and arrogant step that will “stifle innovation.” In any event, SB 1047 — California state Sen. Scott Wiener’s proposal to regulate advanced AI models offered by companies doing business in the state — […]
European Union (EU) yesterday announced funding of €44 million (N21 billion) for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) designed to employ graduates who recently concluded…
