Artificial intelligence is yielding unprecedented benefits, battles, opportunities and fears — and advancing faster than ever. What is the latest on the global AI landscape?
May 26, 2024 •
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History has shown us that cutting-edge technologies always bring out the best and the worst in global competition.
But advances in artificial intelligence are taking these battles to another level in 2024 around issues ranging from the stock market to military preparedness. Never before has so much been at stake for international relations, the economy, your next job or even the future of life on planet earth.
“Shares of Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of an artificial intelligence boom, surged Thursday after a bullish sales forecast showed that AI computing spending remains strong. Second-quarter revenue will be about $28 billion, the company said Wednesday, topping the $26.8 billion predicted by analysts.”
Euronews.next — VivaTech 2024: How ready are companies and countries for an AI revolution?:
“Hundreds of speakers are giving their views on the upheaval caused by artificial intelligence (AI) at the Viva Technology fair in Paris. Tech experts told Euronews Next about how Europeans can ensure they aren’t being left behind.
“As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) progresses, the impact of this technology is more tangible than ever, but one of the main challenges will be to train enough people in the new skills required by the AI revolution, tech insiders told Euronews Next.
“‘We don’t see AI replacing humans but humans who use AI potentially replacing people who don’t,’ said Lisa Heneghan, KPMG’s Global Chief Digital Officer.”
“CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin sits down with French President Emmanuel Macron for an exclusive interview on how to balance advances in AI with the workforce, rising geopolitical tensions and the economy.”
U.S. TALKS AI WITH CHINA
“U.S. officials raised concerns about China’s “misuse of AI” while Beijing’s representatives rebuked Washington over “restrictions and pressure” on artificial intelligence, the governments said separately Wednesday, a day after a meeting in Geneva on the technology.
“Summaries of the closed-door talks between high-level envoys, which covered AI’s risks and ways to manage it, hinted at the tension between Beijing and Washington over the rapidly advancing technology that has become another flashpoint in bilateral relations.
“China and the United States ‘exchanged perspectives on their respective approaches to AI safety and risk management’ in the ‘candid and constructive’ discussions a day earlier, National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. Beijing said the two sides exchanged views ‘in-depth, professionally, and constructively.’”
Reuters — US Lawmakers seek $32 billion to keep American AI ahead of China:
“Microsoft is asking hundreds of employees in its China-based cloud-computing and artificial-intelligence operations to consider transferring outside the country, as the American tech behemoth finds itself caught in the crosshairs of escalating U.S.-China tensions.
“Such staff, mostly engineers with Chinese nationality, were recently offered the opportunity to transfer to countries including the U.S., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, people familiar with the matter said. About 700 to 800 people were given the offer, the bulk of which are involved in machine learning and other cloud-computing tasks.”
MUSK WEIGHS IN ON AI — AGAIN
“Musk referenced the ‘Culture Book Series’ by Ian Banks, which is a utopian fictionalized look at a society run by advanced technology — which he says is the most realistic and ‘the best envisioning of a future AI.’
“He questioned whether humans would be fulfilled with a life without jobs and careers.
“‘The question will really be one of meaning — if the computer and robots can do everything better than you, does your life have meaning?’ he said. ‘I do think there’s perhaps still a role for humans in this — in that we may give AI meaning.’
“Musk also issued a warning to parents about allowing their children to use technology.”
As we close out May 2024, there is an ongoing narrative around GenAI and AI that is very positive and even all-consuming for governments worldwide. Everyone seems to realize the need to “get to yes” on AI in the years ahead — or be viewed as irrelevant and left behind in government technology circles.
Where this story will go in the long term is anyone’s guess, but for now, the tech community’s AI boat is full speed ahead — while hoping we can dodge icebergs as we spot them.
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Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author.
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Lohrmann on Cybersecurity authored by Lohrmann on Cybersecurity. Read the original post at: https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/navigating-the-ai-revolution-the-global-battle-for-tech-supremacy