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Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities

There are vital national interests in advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline public services and automate mundane tasks performed by government employees. But the government lacks in both IT talent and systems to support those efforts.

“The federal government as a whole continues to face barriers in hiring, managing, and retaining staff with advanced technical skills — the very skills needed to design, develop, deploy, and monitor AI systems,” said Taka Ariga, chief data scientist at the US Government Accountability Office.

Daniel Ho, associate director for Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at Stanford University, agreed, saying that by one estimate the federal government would need to hire about 40,000 IT workers to address cybersecurity issues posed by AI.

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Three years running – mySchneider Panel Builder Program earns 5 stars from CRN

Credit to Author: Daniel Campobello| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The electrical panel builder market is going through a massive transformation as businesses transition to an all-electric world and work towards achieving sustainability goals. Panel builders are adapting to the pace of IIoT adoption, driving a need for automated distributed control systems. As a result,…

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Microgrid Standardization: Exciting Impacts to the New Energy Landscape

Credit to Author: Bala Vinayagam| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Microgrids are becoming an increasingly important tool for commercial and industrial enterprises. By generating and storing power on-site, organizations are becoming more efficient, resilient and self-reliant, making them better able to withstand the impacts of volatile energy costs and frequent grid outages. In many cases,…

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Maximizing Your Digital Potential: The Role of Managed Security Services in Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 19:00:00 +0000

As manufacturers and supply chains digitize operations, they increasingly depend on system connectivity to gather critical data and analysis to realize cost savings, improve quality, and enhance productivity. This added machine connectivity widens the potential digital and cyberattack surface, heightening the need for cybersecurity management….

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Re-Victimization from Police-Auctioned Cell Phones

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 12:20:58 +0000

Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without first having the data on them erased, a practice that can lead to crime victims being re-victimized, a new study found. In response, the largest online marketplace for items seized in U.S. law enforcement investigations says it now ensures that all phones sold through its platform will be data-wiped prior to auction.

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Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version

With Google’s I/O announcement expo now firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time for us to enter the inevitable next phase of any tech-tinted revelation — and that’s the careful contemplation of everything we’ve just experienced.

It’s my favorite phase of all, personally, as it lets us really dive in and analyze everything with a fine-toothed comb to uncover all the subtle significance that isn’t always apparent on the surface.

And this year, my goodness, is there some splendid stuff to pore over.

Specific to the realm of Android, the sharp-eyed gumshoes over at 9to5Google noticed that this year’s under-development new Android version, Android 14, was mentioned by name only one time during the entire 2,000-hour Google I/O keynote.

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