Artificial intelligence

A U.S. congressional commission has proposed a new initiative, urging the government to fund artificial intelligence (AI) development in a way similar to the Manhattan Project. The recommendation, issued Tuesday by the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), emphasizes the need for the U.S. to stay ahead of China's technological advancements.

This photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows people visiting the booth for US computing giant Nvidia during the three-day 7th AI Expo, part of NexTech Week Tokyo 2023, Japan's largest trade show for artificial intelligence technology companies, at Tokyo Big Sight.

Bulgaria has become the first country in Europe to launch its own artificial intelligence (AI) language model, made freely available and supported by the state. The initiative, led by the Institute for Artificial Intelligence INSAIT, part of Sofia University, marks a major milestone.

A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000 on Nov. 7.

The 2.2 meter portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da," the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale expectations of $180,000 when it went under the hammer at London auction house Sotheby's Digital Art Sale.

The sixth Women and Justice Summit, organized biennially by the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM), kicked off on Nov. 8, with a central theme focusing on artificial intelligence and women.

The seventh annual Türkiye AI Summit, organized by the Türkiye AI Initiative (TRAI), brought together 1,300 participants from 280 institutions in Istanbul on Thursday under the theme "AI: More real than ever."

Halil Aksu, founder of TRAI, emphasized that artificial intelligence has progressed from concept to reality, creating tangible effects across various sectors.

As throat-cut competition heating up to get ahead of their rivals, Microsoft and Meta are spending big in developing AI technologies, some investors are asking if that much spending is worth it.

Thousands of artists including ABBA singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood actress Julianne Moore and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro have signed a statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.

The sixth International Women and Justice Summit, organized by the Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM), will take place in Istanbul on Nov. 8-9.

Microsoft said it was enhancing its AI offerings with new autonomous agent capabilities as the tech titan aims to accelerate business adoption of artificial intelligence.