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DiSCO is a zero-shot, black-box defense that optimizes prompts to reduce harmful outputs from text-to-image models. It uses distribution-guided suffix expansion and contrastive scoring against safe and unsafe image pools, reducing attack success rates by up to 37.7% on the I2P benchmark.
Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that Europe would need to spend about $3 trillion through 2035 to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers for AI and other critical technologies. Achieving full technological autonomy would require substantially greater investment.
London’s centuries-old black-cab industry is confronting potential competition from autonomous taxis, with Waymo, Wayve, and Baidu testing vehicles in the city. Drivers and unions argue that local knowledge, judgment, and human interaction remain difficult for autonomous systems to replicate.
Motif Technologies CEO Junghwan Lim outlined the Korean AI startup’s strategy to develop models capable of competing with leading global frontier models. The company discussed its ambitions at the AI Summit & Expo in Seoul.
Rising demand for AI technologies is increasing the cost of producing entry-level smartphones in Africa. Consumers may need to spend more this year for devices that have helped millions access the internet.
The White House has updated Appendix A of the US Critical and Emerging Technologies list for the first time since February 2024. The revision removes data centers, batteries, and augmented reality while adding post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics, and high-entropy alloys.
KCD Hangzhou has opened its call for papers, inviting the community to discuss cloud native technologies, observability, and large-model inference in the Agent era. The announcement targets practitioners interested in sharing or learning about the infrastructure behind AI agents.
A beginner asks for free resources, tutorials, books, and existing Jupyter notebooks for applying machine learning to astronomy. Potential use cases include analyzing JWST or TESS data to identify black-hole or exoplanet signatures and building reproducible environments with Git, Python libraries, and Docker.