G7 agrees on code of conduct for AI developers

Artificial Intelligence 'Desdemona' (R) by Yaya Labs is part of a presentation during the International Consumer Electronics Fair (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, IFA) in Berlin, , 01 September 2023. EFE/EPA/FILE/CLEMENS BILAN

Tokyo, Oct 30 (EFE).- The G7 countries on Monday agreed on a code of conduct for companies and institutions that develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems, aimed at mitigating risks derived from this technology such as disinformation and the violation of privacy or intellectual property. The leaders of the Group of Seven – made up of … Read more

Russia puts multiple military satellites into orbit

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2-R), accompanied by the Head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov (2-L), visits the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolyov, outside Moscow, Russia, 26 October 2023. EFE/EPA/GRIGORY SYSOEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Moscow, Oct 27 (EFE).- The Russian Aerospace Forces put multiple military satellites into orbit on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. A statement by the ministry said that on Oct. 27, a Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome for military purposes. The Plesetsk Cosmodrome, located in the northwest of the country, is commonly used … Read more

China successfully launches Shenzhou-17 manned mission to its space station

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 manned space flight launches in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 26 October 2023. EFE-EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

Beijing, Oct 26 (EFE).- China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft lifted off aboard a Long March 2F rocket on Thursday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese Tiangong space station. A Shenzhou-17 manned spaceflight mission astronauts commander Tang Hongbo (R), Tang Shengjie (C), and Jiang Xinlin (L) wave during the see-off ceremony before the launch in Jiuquan, Gansu province, … Read more

Mexican academic Raúl Trejo Delarbre thinks “humans still hold key”

MEX8237. CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (MÉXICO), 10/10/2023.- National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) academic Raul Trejo speaks during an interview with EFE, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Mexico City, Mexico. EFE/ José Méndez

Gustavo Borges Mexico City, Oct 15 (EFE).- Authoritative voice for his research and conferences with the AI application ChatGPT, Mexican academic Raúl Trejo Delarbre takes on artificial intelligence with optimism because humans are still in charge of computers. “Humans still hold the key of entry to computer systems, where the soul of artificial intelligences lies. … Read more

NASA’s first mission to study a metal-rich asteroid launches

A Space X Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA's Psyche spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 13 October 2023. EFE/EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

Miami, United States, Oct 13 (EFE) – NASA’s Psyche mission lifted off Friday from a platform at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (United States) intending to reach Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The mission is the first to explore an asteroid with a surface containing significant amounts of … Read more

Spain’s Miura 1 rocket successfully reaches space

Launch platform of the first European private rocket, Miura 1, at the INTA facilities in El Arenosillo (CEDEA), located in Mazagón, Huelva, Spain on Mar. 11, 2023. EFE/Julián Pérez

Huelva, Spain, Oct 7 (EFE).- The Miura 1 early Saturday morning became the first 100 percent Spanish private rocket reach space. Miura 1, a reusable space rocket developed by the Spanish company PLD Space, in Madrid, Spain on Dec. 11, 2021. EFE FILE/Emilio Naranjo Designed and built by the Elche company PLD Space and named … Read more

Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic

A file picture shows an Amazon warehouse in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. EFE/EPA/FILE/TANNEN MAURY

New York, Sep 25 (EFE).- Amazon is to invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, as part of a “broader collaboration to develop business models, the ÄI firm said in a statement Monday. Following the investment, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expected to become Anthropic’s leading cloud storage provider, with both … Read more