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Energy Department’s AI office looking for partnerships
August 21, 2020 | NewsTwo recently announced artificial intelligence collaborations show how the technology can affect real world problems, according to the head of the Energy Department's AI office.
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California’s Data Failures Stymie Efforts to Curb COVID-19 Virus
| NewsData system problems left California with a backlog of about 300,000 lab reports.
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Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic – buyer beware
August 20, 2020 | NewsBlack markets thrive online and flourish during pandemics and other crises.
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JAIC to expand ethics team
August 19, 2020 | NewsJane Pinelis, theJoint Artificial Intelligence Center's chief of testing, evaluation, and assessment, said the center is working to expand its ethics team, which is charged with ensuring the Defense Department's AI projects meet ethical standards.
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FirstNet gets new leadership
| NewsRobert Tipton "Tip" Osterthaler will chair the 15-member First Responder Network Authority Board.
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Can the Election Assistance Commission adapt to changing technology?
August 17, 2020 | NewsDespite working for years, EAC has yet to formally vote to adopt either the high-level principles or the more detailed technical guidance that vendors will rely on to build their systems.
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5 ways to bolster cybersecurity maturity
August 14, 2020 | NewsWhile tight budgets and an inability to keep up with evolving threats hinder cybersecurity maturity, agencies can bolster their defenses.
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AWS launches cloud-based quantum computing
| NewsAmazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon Braket, a service that taps AWS cloud resources to run quantum computing algorithms on simulated quantum computers, reducing the need for developers to set up and manage their own infrastructure.
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COVID data failures create pressure for public health system overhaul
| NewsThere are signs the COVID-19 pandemic has created momentum to modernize the nation’s creaky, fragmented public health data system, in which nearly 3,000 local, state and federal health departments set their own reporting rules and vary greatly in their ability… Read More »
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Can AI reduce recidivism?
August 13, 2020 | NewsOne county in Indiana is working with researchers to see if artificial intelligence can reduce parolee recidivism rates and identify when early intervention could be most beneficial.