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AI poses 'extinction' risk, say experts
AI poses 'extinction' risk, say experts
by  AFP

Global leaders should be working to reduce "the risk of extinction" from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday. Several of the signatories, including Geoffrey Hinton, who created some of the technology underlying AI systems and is known as one of the godfathers of the industry, have made similar warnings in the past.

Stock markets wobble as traders await US debt ceiling vote
Stock markets wobble as traders await US debt ceiling vote
by  AFP

Stock markets wobbled Tuesday as a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default goes to a vote in Congress this week. "A deal may have been struck on the debt ceiling, but it's not fully calmed nervousness on financial markets," noted Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown.

Norway fund to reject all-male boards in Japanese firms
Norway fund to reject all-male boards in Japanese firms
by  AFP

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, will from now on vote against the nomination of all-male boards in Japanese companies, a senior fund official said Tuesday. In March, the fund already voted against the nomination of the chairman of the board of electronics group Canon.

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