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VR map tracks ‘silent killer’ of extreme heat
February 16, 2023 | News, Emerging TechA 3-D map of Washington, D.C., overlaid with temperature data illustrates urban heat islands and shows neighborhoods that are most at risk.
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The worker shortage is real. Could tech help governors close gaps?
| News, Emerging TechBusiness leaders pointed to high-tech job training and tools like artificial intelligence as possible solutions to the historic shortage of workers.
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How states can prepare for the rise of cryptocurrency
February 14, 2023 | News, Emerging TechCOMMENTARY | By clarifying crypto tax requirements and thinking longer term about blockchain use cases, states can be ready for the distributed, decentralized internet.
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Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see
February 08, 2023 | News, Emerging TechAn expert explains the capabilities and implications of surveillance technology such as the Chinese spy balloon recently shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4.
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Do traffic signals need a fourth light for self-driving cars?
| News, Emerging TechA white glow could help traffic flow. Scientists propose adding a white light to traffic signals could keep roads safe as autonomous vehicles become more popular.
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NIST researcher calls for further evaluation of the AI impact on humans
February 06, 2023 | News, Emerging TechAmid growing concerns that artificial intelligence systems could be misused by cybercriminals and for malicious purposes, a leading researcher said more study is needed to determine the societal impact.
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When data science shortcuts are a bad idea
February 03, 2023 | News, Emerging TechAuto-ML can help non-data scientists write programs, but the resulting applications may be flawed, biased or useless, an expert says. Still, agencies can minimize risk and optimize the use of citizen data scientists.
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IBM, NASA will use AI to improve climate change research
| News, Emerging TechThe research will use IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and NASA’s Earth and geospatial science data to make climate data more accessible to data scientists, policy makers and the public.
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Lack of emerging tech framework is ‘weakening’ US stance against China, lawmakers warn
February 02, 2023 | News, Emerging TechBoth Democrats and Republicans said Congress needs to craft national frameworks around data privacy and autonomous vehicles to counter China’s global tech ambitions.
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NIST debuts long-anticipated AI risk management framework
January 30, 2023 | News, Emerging TechWith the launch of the AI RMF 1.0, federal researchers focused on four core functions to structure how all organizations evaluate and introduce more trustworthy AI systems.