Resistance is futile. <\/p>\n
The AI club just got bigger. <\/p>\n
The Partnership on AI, a nonprofit group researching the uses of artificial intelligence, said Tuesday it's welcoming 22 new members. Eight of the new members are for-profit companies, including Intel, eBay, Sony and Salesforce. Nonprofits, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and UNICEF, make up the balance. <\/p>\n
The new partners expand a group that already counts heavyweights in computing as members. Microsoft, Google and IBM are long-standing participants in the group. (\"Long standing\" is relative; the partnership was announced in September.) Even secretive Apple decided to be part of the club. <\/p>\n
The growth of the PAI comes as the group takes on new initiatives. <\/p>\n
PAI said it will create working groups to research and define best practices for specific topics and sectors within the field. It's also creating a fellowship to assist nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations looking to participate in AI issues. <\/p>\n
PAI is also establishing an award for best paper on the topic of \"AI, People, and Society\" and a series of AI Grand Challenges. <\/p>\n
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