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South Africa

Africa Takes Eight Seats on New AI for Good Global Commission, With Kagame as Co-Chair

Today at 18:07 PM, via iAfrica

Africa has secured eight seats on the newly established AI for Good Global Commission, strengthening the continent’s representation in a global body tasked with shaping the future of artificial intelligence governance. The commission, launched by the International Telecommunication Union, held its inaugural meeting in Geneva on July 8 during the AI for Good Global Summit. […]

South Africa

Kubayi Warns AI Trained on Foreign Data Risks “Digitised Racial Segregation” in South Africa

Today at 18:03 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence systems trained largely on foreign datasets risk perpetuating racial bias and undermining South Africa’s transformative constitutional vision if they are not built with local historical context, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned. Kubayi delivered the warning on Thursday at the University of Johannesburg’s “AI and the Law”...

Sport

Moran feels Mayo still not the ‘finished article’

Today at 22:02 PM, via BBC News

Mayo manager Andy Moran feels his side are “not the finished article” despite watching them romp into their county’s first All-Ireland SFC final for five years with a 17-point win over Louth.

Education

Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the law

Entering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?

We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and which jobs may be less affected. While it is still early days for...

Education

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke

The extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.

Teachers say they have been desperately trying to keep...

Science/Tech

DuckDuckGo’s Browser Now Blocks Most YouTube Ads

Today at 22:47 PM, via Slashdot

Nerds.xyz reports:DuckDuckGo just gave its browser a feature that a lot of people have been waiting for. The privacy-focused browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, letting users watch videos without sitting through the pre-roll and mid-roll interruptions that have become part of everyday life on the platform. The feature is already enabled by default for iPhone, Windows, and Mac users...

Science/Tech

Orbital Datacenter Plans Need an Environmental Review, FCC Told

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

Environmental groups want America’s FCC “to slam the brakes on orbital datacenters,” writes The Register. They’re arguing for an environmental impact assessment for what could be 1 million satellites:Earthjustice, acting on behalf of DarkSky International, Environment America, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), filed a petition this week… The filing doesn’t target any...

Science/Tech

This Factory Was Severely Short On Workers. Then It Offered Flexible Work.

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Flexible, app-based scheduling lets large pools of part-time workers choose four-hour shifts and even select the type of work they prefer,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Tony Isaac. While the system started during the pandemic when factories faced severe labor shortages, the model is now “supplying hundreds of trained workers each week… while giving people — from retirees to sidejob...

Science/Tech

China’s AI Companies May Be ‘Distilling’ America’s AI Models

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

In March, Anthropic’s Claude “quietly deployed software to spy on China-based customers,” reports the Washington Post — apparently to unmask Chinese rivals “suspected of hijacking its technology to make their own AI tools smarter.”Last week Anthropic removed the spyware “after a software developer revealed its existence and privacy advocates criticized Anthropic, saying it had surveilled its...