A prisoner’s dilemma shows AI’s path to human cooperation

Nov10
by on November 10, 2023 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Insider


ChatGPT’s engine cooperates more than people but also overestimates human collaboration, according to new research. Scientists believe the study offers valuable clues about deploying AI in real-world applications. The findings emerged from a famous game-theory problem: the prisoner’s dilemma. There are numerous variations, but the thought experiment typically starts with the arrest of two gang members. Each accomplish is then placed in a separate room for questioning. During the interrogations, they receive an offer: snitch on your fellow prisoner and go free.  But there’s a catch: if both prisoners testify against the other, each will get a harsher sentence than if…

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ESA inks deal with Airbus, Voyager Space to secure place on ISS successor

Nov10
by on November 10, 2023 at 12:24 pm
Posted In: Space


The European Space Agency has signed a deal with Airbus and Voyager Space to secure its next home in orbit.  The two companies are currently developing Starlab, one of several planned replacements for the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to retire in 2030.  Under the agreement, ESA will assess how the Starlab space station could be used to provide continued access to space for Europe after the retirement of the ISS. ESA would primarily use Starlab for astronaut missions and space-based research. The agency could also potentially provide cargo and crew transportation services for the new space station.…

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EU top court lawyer wants Apple’s €14.3B Irish tax judgement re-run

Nov09
by on November 9, 2023 at 3:42 pm
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Apple has faced a major setback in its longstanding €14.3bn tax dispute with the EU after an adviser to the bloc’s highest court said an earlier ruling over the tech giant’s business in Ireland should be thrown out and the case re-run.  Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella of the EU Court of Justice said in an advisory opinion that Apple’s win in a lower EU court should be shelved because of a series of legal errors. “It is therefore necessary for the General Court to carry out a new assessment,” Pitruzzella said. While the opinion is non-binding, such statements often hold…

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UK’s biggest chip plant sold by Chinese-owned firm after government order

Nov08
by on November 8, 2023 at 4:38 pm
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Britain’s biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned by Nexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands, but the company is a subsidiary of China’s Wingtech. This ownership structure attracted intervention from UK lawmakers. Last year, the British government ordered Nexperia to sell the majority of its stake in Newport Wafer Fab. The move was explained as an attempt to “mitigate the risk to national security.” The end result is a new owner for the factory, which makes semiconductors for millions of…

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How Europe is racing to resolve its AI sovereignty woes

Nov07
by on November 7, 2023 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


While not yet as illustrious as its North American counterparts OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere, Europe’s own cohort of generative AI startups is beginning to crystallise. Just yesterday, news broke that Germany’s Aleph Alpha had raised €460mn, in one of the largest funding rounds ever for a European AI company.  The European tech community received news of the investment with some enthusiasm. While much focus has been on how the EU will regulate the tech (and how the UK will or will not), there hasn’t been a whole heap of attention on how the bloc will support artificial intelligence innovation and…

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