Matt O'Brien

Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 photo, John Brownstein, right, co-founder of HealthMap, a system using artificial intelligence to monitor global disease outbreaks, speaks on a phone in a HealthMap work area at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.

AI's Role in Virus Outbreak Detection

In the final days of 2019, an AI system in Boston sent out the first global alert about a new viral outbreak in China.

Amazon Sues Over Lost $10B Contract

The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October.

In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a metal head made of motor parts symbolizes artificial intelligence, or AI, at the Essen Motor Show for tuning and motorsports in Essen, Germany. The Trump administration is proposing new rules guiding how the U.S. government regulates the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, transportation and other industries. The White House unveiled the proposals Tuesday, Jan. 7, and said they're meant to promote private sector applications of AI that are safe and fair.

White House Proposes Regulating AI

But the vagueness of the principles announced by the White House is unlikely to satisfy AI watchdogs.

In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo commuters pass through the World Trade Center in New York. A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person's race, gender or age. This is the first time the National Institute of Standards and Technology has investigated demographic differences in how face-scanning algorithms are able to identify people.

Race, Gender Affect Face-Scanning

The report suggests higher error rates for women, the youngest and oldest people, and for certain racial groups.

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon says President Donald Trump's “improper pressure' and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday, Dec. 9, that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors' and Trump's interference.

Amazon Suit Cites Trump's 'Improper Pressure'

Amazon argues in a lawsuit unsealed Monday that the decision should be revisited because of “substantial and pervasive errors" and Trump's interference.

Tech Titans' AI Concerns

'Ethical AI' has become a buzz word for addressing bias in facial recognition, anxieties about job losses to the technology, and its use by law enforcement.

Google Touts Quantum Computing Milestone

They say an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.

Big Tech Oil And Gas Ap

Despite Eco Pledges, Big Tech Wants Big Oil

Microsoft and other tech giants have been competing with one another to strike lucrative partnerships with ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and other energy firms.

AI Surveillance Expanding Worldwide

At least 75 countries are actively using AI tools such as facial recognition.

Microsoft Growth Beats Expectations

This sector of the business helped contribute to quarterly profits of over $13 billion.

Congress Grills Big Tech

Lawmakers are trying to determine if their business practices run afoul of century-old laws originally designed to combat railroad and oil monopolies.

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over 'War Cloud'

The $10B contract covers a computing project that will store and process classified data, and enable the military to speed up its use of AI.