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Microsoft announces AI newsroom projects with Semafor and others, as NYT lawsuit looms

GeekWire

Microsoft will work with several news organizations to explore and implement new applications of generative artificial intelligence in newsrooms and business operations. Virtual and in-person AI training sessions, labs, and other activities for news organizations as part of ONA’s AI in Journalism initiative.

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Google Used a Secret Program Called ‘Project Bernanke’ to Benefit Clients Using Its Ad-Buying System

Gizmodo

Google used a secret program called “Project Bernanke” for years to increase its clients’ chances of winning bids for competitive ad space, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing court documents filed in the Texas-led antitrust suit against Google. The state argues that the program gave Google an unfair… Read more.

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Fed Tech Roundup January 5

CTOvision

Foreign interest in Dell's IT services business could spark federal spinofff - Washington Business Journal (blog). Morgan BOE preparing to roll out one-to-one program - The Decatur Daily. Learn Artificial Intelligence With Udemy. Bill Ballhaus Joins Blackboard as Chairman, President & CEO.

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Reality check: Intelligent machines and the future of the automated workforce

GeekWire

Lewis spoke at a recent Seattle University-sponsored discussion: “ Will Intelligent Machines Prepare the Next Workforce ?” Lewis referenced a recent Wall Street Journal podcast , which reported that “55% of Americans believe companies will use AI (artificial intelligence) programs to replace people in jobs.” “I

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Brains vs. bots in the newsroom: Can AI generate better story ideas than humans can?

GeekWire

GeekWire is relaunching its “Bot or Not” series today, exploring the line between human ingenuity and artificial intelligence, just as the new era of generative AI makes that line blurrier than ever. The experiment drove home how much more efficient and fast artificial intelligence is than humans in coming up with ideas.

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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

Xembly Photo) — Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly , a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling, to-do lists and more. She was previously vice president of policy and programs at the Washington, D.C.

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Google used reinforcement learning to design next-gen AI accelerator chips

Venture Beast

In a paper published in the journal Nature, Google detailed its method for creating an AI system capable of designing computer chips. Read More.

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