Controlling AI; E-Mail AI; and more [Weekly Computing Newsletter]

February 12, 2015 Weekly Computing Newsletter

REVIEW Are We Smart Enough to Control Artificial Intelligence? A true AI might ruin the world—but that assumes it’s possible at all.       NEWS IBM’s Verse Will Use Watson to Help Handle E-Mail Clutter IBM’s new messaging software uses algorithms to learn how to organize your e-mail better.

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NEWS In Ghana, Microsoft Shows Unused Wireless Frequencies Can Cut Internet Costs A college is the first place in Africa to benefit from a wireless technology that takes advantage of unused radio frequencies – an approach Microsoft is pushing across the continent.     NEWS Advanced AI May Be Coming to Smartphones Artificial-intelligence software can make phones better at tracking your workouts and emotions.     VIEW Why Encryption Wouldn’t Have Stopped Anthem from Spilling 80 Million Social Security Numbers To prevent breaches companies must strictly control which employees can access sensitive data.     VIEW Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending February 7, 2015) Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.     VIEW Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending February 7, 2015) A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.     SEE MORE STORIES »

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