#AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise

#AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise

“#AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise” An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the US to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds. Schmidt and current executives…

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#China drops the hammer on Hong Kong democracy — but activists aren’t backing down

#China drops the hammer on Hong Kong democracy — but activists aren’t backing down

“#China drops the hammer on Hong Kong democracy — but activists aren’t backing down” On Sunday, 47 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists in Hong Kong were charged with subversion under China’s new national-security law — a law designed to snuff out personal liberties. Darkness has fallen on the freedom-loving territory. Sunday’s was the largest mass charge…

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#Lockdowns don’t work and other commentary

#Lockdowns don’t work and other commentary

“#Lockdowns don’t work and other commentary” Libertarian: Lockdowns Don’t Work “Despite the stark difference in policy,” America and Britain “saw remarkably similar COVID-19 trends this winter,” Reason’s Jacob Sullum points out. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown “closed most businesses” and required everyone without a “reasonable excuse” to stay home. Britain’s “seven-day average of new cases…

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