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Wave of ‘unrest events’ like Afghanistan may become a drag on global growth: IMF

Wave of ‘unrest events’ like Afghanistan may become a drag on global growth: IMF

Soaring COVID-19 infections, combined with mass uprisings around the world, are destabilizing global order — and new research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests the collective dynamic is likely to hinder a fragile recovery. A working paper published by IMF researchers Luca Antonio Ricci, Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov and Samuel Pienknagura, PhD, recently explored the macroeconomic impact of social unrest, finding that “unrest events” are correlated to a decline in global… Source link

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Google names executive to monitor responsible AI research after staff unrest

Google names executive to monitor responsible AI research after staff unrest

Google confirmed Marian Croak, one of its few black executives, will manage 10 teams, including a dozen scientists studying the ethical considerations of automated technologies known as AI Reuters | February 19, 2021 | Updated 12:17 IST Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday named Marian Croak, one of its few black executives, to oversee research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) after weeks of internal anger over its firing of a prominent Black scientist. Google confirmed Croak will… Source link

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Google names exec to oversee responsible A.I. research after staff unrest

Google names exec to oversee responsible A.I. research after staff unrest

The logos of Google and several of its applications are displayed on a computer screen. Chesnot | Getty Images Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday named Marian Croak, one of its few Black executives, to oversee research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) after weeks of internal anger over its firing of a prominent Black scientist. Google confirmed Croak will manage 10 teams, including a dozen scientists studying the ethical considerations of automated technologies known as AI. Ethical AI… Source link

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Google names exec to oversee responsible AI research after staff unrest

Google names exec to oversee responsible AI research after staff unrest

By Paresh Dave, Jeffrey Dastin FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday named Marian Croak, one of its few Black executives, to oversee research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) after weeks of internal anger over its firing of a prominent Black scientist. Google confirmed Croak will manage 10 teams, including a dozen scientists studying the ethical… Source link

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Stock futures open higher amid Georgia runoff results, Washington unrest

Stock futures open higher amid Georgia runoff results, Washington unrest

Stock futures traded slightly as the overnight session began Wednesday evening as traders looked beyond the unrest in Washington and ahead to the policy implications of the newly elected Congress. Contracts on the Dow gained more than 50 points, or 0.2%, shortly after 6 p.m. ET, with the moves higher coming even after protesters supporting President Donald Trump swarmed inside the Capitol Building and forced the building to lock down and lawmakers to evacuate. Officials said the Capitol was… Source link

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Walmart to return firearms to the sales floor today as social unrest remains ‘geographically isolated’

Walmart to return firearms to the sales floor today as social unrest remains ‘geographically isolated’

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Markets are down, but not collapsing. Investors remain worried about the coronavirus, and Tuesday’s election remains up in the air. Uncertainty rules the day, exacerbated by recent market losses. Wall Street, however, expects that the bulls will start running again after next week’s results – who wins will be less important than having a result.In the meantime, market declines and low share prices make for a prime time… Source link

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