Deadline extension for Kaleidoscope 2017 academic papers: 10 July
The deadline to submit a paper to Kaleidoscope 2017: Challenges for a data-driven society has been extended to 10 July 2017. Kaleidoscope 2017 will explore innovative approaches to data management and analysis, encouraging the development of data-driven applications and services of…
17-19 October, Geneva: First meeting of new ITU Focus Group to analyze standardization demands of distributed ledger technologies
ITU has created a new Focus Group to analyze the standardization demands of applications and services built on distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain. The group is titled the ‘ITU-T Focus Group on Application of Distributed Ledger Technology’ and is…
New ITU work supports environmental sustainability of 5G systems
ITU-T Study Group 5 invites contributions to emerging study of 5G environmental requirements Geneva, 15 June 2017 – ITU’s standardization expert group for ‘environment and circular economy’, ITU-T Study Group 5, is inviting contributions to its emerging study of the environmental…
6-7 July, Singapore: Events to forecast the future of connected, automated driving
An upcoming workshop in Singapore, 6 July, will bring together key players in vehicle connectivity and automated driving to share insight into the innovation paving the way to future transport systems able to improve road safety, reduce congestion and emissions,…
Daily highlights and in-depth interviews: Videos from the AI for Good Global Summit
Leading minds in AI and humanitarian action convened with industry leaders and academia at the AI for Good Global Summit, 7-9 June 2017, to discuss how AI will assist global efforts to address poverty, hunger, education, healthcare and the protection…
Human-compatible AI: Design principles to prevent war between machines and men
AI could write more convincing ‘fake news’ than humans, launch more sophisticated cyber attacks, power ‘killer robot’ lethal autonomous weapons, and leave an increasing number of people competing for a decreasing number of jobs. These possibilities are still relatively remote,…
