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☆ Why three robot sisters could be the friendly face of AI
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
The key to winning over a skeptical public could be a family of robot “sisters.”Sophia, Grace and Desdemona are humanoid robots, each programmed with sophisticated AI. However, their AI “brains” were engineered by Ben Goertzel, former chief scientist at the company, and now CEO of blockchain-based AI company SingularityNET. The robot will never get bored with it.”Are we already living in a robot future? Giving people the opportunity to interact with relatable robots could help humanize AI, and go some way to improving its image. This is one of the reasons that people respond so well to humanoid robots.”
☆ The private sector is in a position to make a sustainable future possible. IBM has the resources to help.
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Ibm With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
As a tech company dedicated to using innovative technologies to address environmental challenges, IBM is working to provide this support to local and regional organizations across the globe. The model that IBM is developing helps invest in equitable and long-term solutions to environmental injustice. IBM has consistently tackled the most pressing challenges of the day by building technologies to help operationalize sustainability — including solutions designed to support developing economies transitioning to a clean energy future. That's why IBM is now working to give these local and regional organizations support from engineers, technology, and climate experts to help scale these projects and reach their environmental goals. This is a model that all companies — and particularly those that have tech solutions and vast resources — should consider employing.
☆ UNDP chief: Biggest disappointment is we are not investing enough in one another
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUNDP chief: Biggest disappointment is we are not investing enough in one anotherAhead of COP27, United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Achim Steiner, tells CNBC's Tania Bryer that wealthier countries need to re-commit to helping the Global South in funding renewables to accelerate the energy transition.
☆ Boko Haram: How Ngarannam community attacked by terror group was rebuilt
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
It was the night in 2015 that Boko Haram militants attacked Ngarannam town in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Ngarannam, a village of around 3,000 people, became desolate after the attack as displaced residents fled to Borno’s capital Maiduguri and surrounding areas. Her husband Bulama is the community leader for Ngarannam, which afforded them a certain privilege in the town. ‘Rebuilding Ngarannam ‘The project was conceived and led by Mohamed Yahaya, the UNDP’s Resident Representative for Nigeria. Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo meets some residents of Ngarannam community.
☆ Climate activists throwing food at paintings could save the planet
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Brian Kateman | Brian Kateman Is A Co-Founder | The President Of The | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
On Sunday, two climate activists hurled mashed potatoes at “Les Meules,” a valuable Claude Monet painting in a German museum. If climate activists focused only on symbols directly related to what is damaging the planet — like a pipeline or an oil refinery — then it may not have gotten quite the same buzz. If climate activists focused only on symbols directly related to what is damaging the planet — like a pipeline or an oil refinery — then it may not have gotten quite the same buzz. In order to shift the public’s conception of acceptable climate policies, it’s essential the media cover the issue in a big way. “Climate change is no longer just a science story,” said Max Boykoff, lead project investigator for the observatory.
☆ Climate reparations may be ethical, but they aren't the best fix, climatologist says
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Fida Hussain | Afp | Getty ImagesCalls for climate reparations for poorer countries hit hard by climate change are growing louder after catastrophic floods in Pakistan. "[Climate reparations are] the ethical thing to do," said Friederike Otto, a climatologist at the University of Oxford, "but a more equitable world is much better able to solve the complex crises we deal with. However, though climate reparations appear to be a relatively straightforward solution, their implementation isn't, Otto said. At the same time, for climate reparations to be successful, there needs to be an official classification of weather and climate events and natural hazards, she added. Andrew King, a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne, is another proponent of climate reparations.
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