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[2503.11705] The BIG Argument for AI Safety Cases
arXiv:2503.11705 (cs) View PDF HTML (experimental) Subjects: Computers and Society (cs.CY) Cite as: arXiv:2503.11705 [cs.CY] (or arXiv:2503.11705v1 [cs.CY] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.11705 Submission history From: Yan Jia [ view email] [v1] Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:33:28 UTC (5,992 KB) Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer () Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?)...
Differentiating wild and domesticated enset (Musaceae) using phytolith analysis
Abstract Enset (Ensete ventricosum, Musaceae) is an important economic crop from Ethiopia which accounts for 20% of the staple diet in Ethiopia today. However, its evolutionary history and spread is poorly understood. Archaeology could provide evidence of past use and contribute to our understanding of its early history, but so far, this has not transpired.
How archeology can help food security
Climate change | Farming Kelly Reed and Philippa RyanAuthor 12th September 2019Date We are becoming more and more aware that what we eat has a detrimental effect not only on our health but on the planet itself and many believe that a significant overhaul of the current global food system is needed to meet the challenges of feeding a growing world population.
How blockchain is transforming organizations and the world
(Editor's note: The following is the Introduction from the new book, "Blockchain: Transforming Your Business and Our World." It is reprinted here with permission by the authors). We live in a time of accelerated change and today’s world is changing faster than we have ever seen before. The end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century were a period of technological upheaval and re-concentration of populations into urbanized centers.
What the Coincheck hack tells us about how Australian regulators will handle a cryptocurrency hack
New risk rules for cryptocurrency exchanges will be put to the test with the latest hack on Japanese exchange Coincheck. Hackers stole US$660 million worth of NEM (its native cryptocurrency). In the past eight years, more than a third of all cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked. The total losses exceed US$1 billion. Because cryptocurrencies are almost untraceable, the rate of recovery after a hack is very low.
Australian regulators have finally made a move on initial coin offerings
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has finally issued guidance to explain how “initial coin offerings” (ICOs) will be regulated. ICOs are a form of crowdfunding, with companies raising funds by selling tokens or cryptocurrencies to investors with promises of a social good or financial benefit. ICOs have exploded this year, with one estimate that more than US$2.2 billion has been raised so far. But ICOs are also risky.
We need to figure out how to use the blockchain properly. This is why
It’s not technology or regulation holding back the blockchain - software that stores and transfers value or data across the internet - we just haven’t figured out the next big use-case. Two reports released this week by the CSIRO’s Data61 not only inject some well-researched gravitas into the conversation, they also provide insight into why some of the major blockchain projects have stalled.
What the Coincheck hack tells us about how Australian regulators will handle a cryptocurrency hack
New risk rules for cryptocurrency exchanges will be put to the test with the latest hack on Japanese exchange Coincheck. Hackers stole US$660 million worth of NEM (its native cryptocurrency). In the past eight years, more than a third of all cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked[1]. The total losses exceed US$1 billion. Because cryptocurrencies are almost untraceable, the rate of recovery after a hack is very low.
Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
Companies around the world are exploring blockchain, the technology underpinning digital currency bitcoin. In this Blockchain unleashed series, we investigate the many possible use cases for the blockchain, from the novel to the transformative. Most people agree we do not need to know how a television works to enjoy using one. This is true of many existing and emerging technologies. Most of us happily drive cars, use mobile phones and send emails without knowing how they work.
Business Briefing: ASIC tries to prevent fintech startups from becoming scammers
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is working with its regulatory counterpart, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to attract financial technology (fintech) startups by offering them a deal.
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