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SeedAI’s “Hack the Future” Series Builds on the Success of the Generative Red Team Challenge at DEF CON 31 and Will Drive Artificial Intelligence Engagement Deeper Into Underserved Communities

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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The first Hack the Future will take place in historic Greenwood, Okla., on October 26 and 27.

Key Points: 
  • The first Hack the Future will take place in historic Greenwood, Okla., on October 26 and 27.
  • Greenwood, also known as “Black Wall Street,” embodies the socio-cultural complexities that must be built into the foundation of all AI research, education, and adoption efforts.
  • Community college students who participated in the GRT Challenge will join 300+ community members for Hack the Future: Greenwood.
  • Black Tech Street previously led a delegation of 65 members to the GRT Challenge at DEF CON 31.

Virtual News Conference to Discuss the Generative Red Team Challenge at DEF CON 31: The Largest Public Testing for Bias, Potential Harms, and Security Vulnerabilities in Leading AI Systems

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Friday, August 4, 2023
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Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge:

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  • Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge:
    The organizing founders of the Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge: Seed AI, AI Village, Humane Intelligence, the Wilson Center Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP), as well as coalition companies and organizations
    Michael Sellitto, head of policy and societal impacts, Anthropic
    Jinyoung Englund, deputy chief digital and AI officer, Directorate for Digital Services (Acting)
    Daniel Rohrer, vice president of product security architecture and research, NVIDIA
    2 p.m.
  • The goal of the GRT Challenge, which was announced by the White House in May, is to advance AI and better understand the risks and limitations of this technology at scale, because open and extensive evaluation and testing bring us closer to inclusive development.
  • At the GRT Challenge, thousands of people - including hundreds of students and others from organizations traditionally left out of the early stages of technological change - will come together to test generative LLMs (large language models) for bias, potential harms, and security vulnerabilities.
  • The GRT Challenge will take place in the AI Village at DEF CON 31, which runs from August 10-13, 2023, at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Generative Red Team Challenge Opens Next Friday at DEF CON 31

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Friday, August 4, 2023
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With the largest first-ever public Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge ( www.airedteam.org ) just one week away, SeedAI, AI Village, and Humane Intelligence are making final preparations to host the event at AI Village at DEF CON 31.

Key Points: 
  • With the largest first-ever public Generative Red Team (GRT) Challenge ( www.airedteam.org ) just one week away, SeedAI, AI Village, and Humane Intelligence are making final preparations to host the event at AI Village at DEF CON 31.
  • The GRT Challenge brings an ethical perspective to traditional red teaming by addressing societal impact - including categories to gather vulnerabilities in information integrity, multilingual harms, societal bias, and more.
  • The GRT Challenge takes place in the AI Village at DEF CON 31 at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas, Nev.
    GRT Challenge participants will test large language models (LLM) through challenges designed by the hosts and their community partners.
  • Researchers interested in learning more about the GRT Challenge Call for Research Proposals can visit www.airedteam.org/news/call-for-research-proposals-generative-red-team-c... .

ECO Canada employment program helps youth find jobs in natural resource sector

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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STIP – Green Jobs provides funding to employers in the natural resources sector across Canada, including in remote and Northern communities, to offer youth with work experience and skills training opportunities that contribute to positive environmental outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • STIP – Green Jobs provides funding to employers in the natural resources sector across Canada, including in remote and Northern communities, to offer youth with work experience and skills training opportunities that contribute to positive environmental outcomes.
  • This program hopes to fill these jobs within the natural resources sectors to protect the environment and have a positive environmental outcome.
  • The Youth in Natural Resources Program provides training and funding for young professionals to help them transition into the workforce and gain experience in the natural resources sector.
  • Learn more and apply for the Youth in Natural Resources Program today.

New Youth Jobs-Training Across Clean Technology and Sustainable Resource Sectors

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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Creating green jobs will ensure that Canada's natural resource sectors remain a source of opportunity and prosperity as we transition to a low-carbon future.

Key Points: 
  • Creating green jobs will ensure that Canada's natural resource sectors remain a source of opportunity and prosperity as we transition to a low-carbon future.
  • "Our growing clean industries need talented and well-trained young people working in science and technology.
  • "The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy creates opportunities for youth to gain the skills, work experience and knowledge they need to find good careers.
  • "ECO Canada is proud to support and facilitate NRCan's Green Science and Technology Internship program, designed to build skilled capacity in the natural resource sectors by creating and funding employment opportunities for youth.

EQS-News: HOUSING WITH A VISION: TAG IMMOBILIEN AG PUBLISHES SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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ESG targets implemented in LTIP for management board; Olaf Borkers to be put up for vote as new member of the supervisory board

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  • ESG targets implemented in LTIP for management board; Olaf Borkers to be put up for vote as new member of the supervisory board
    TAG Immobilien AG (TAG) today published its eleventh sustainability report.
  • This report supplements and complements the financial reporting in the annual report published on 16 March 2023 with all material non-financial aspects of the 2022 financial year.
  • With the sustainability report 2022, we reflect on our sustainability ambitions and vision until 2045, as defined by a concrete set of measures and interim targets.
  • In the past 20 years, he has worked in various senior positions at Deutsche Bank AG, RSE Grundbesitz- und Beteiligungs AG, TAG Immobilien AG (CFO position) and, most recently, Deutsche EuroShop AG (CEO and CFO position).

Minister Wilkinson Launches Natural Resources Canada's Youth Council at COP15

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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Today, the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced at COP15 the launch of Natural Resources Canada's first Youth Council, reaffirming the Government of Canada's commitment to protecting nature and biodiversity and recognizing the importance of engaging and hearing from youth on climate and natural resource issues.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced at COP15 the launch of Natural Resources Canada's first Youth Council, reaffirming the Government of Canada's commitment to protecting nature and biodiversity and recognizing the importance of engaging and hearing from youth on climate and natural resource issues.
  • The Natural Resources Youth Council provides an opportunity for young people from across Canada to reflect on a sustainable and inclusive future for our natural resources while developing valuable skills and experience.
  • That's why groups like the Natural Resources Canada's Youth Council are so important their unique take on how we can continue to take action to fight against climate change is needed.
  • For more information about the members and their mandate, please visit Natural Resources Canada's Youth Council website .

WizarPOS Joined the White Label Alliance (WLA) to Advocate Open Standard Technologies in the Payment Industry

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WizarPOS , a leading global provider of Android POS and payment systems , became a member of the White Label Alliance , an organization facilitatingan open framework for operator-run white-label payment systems .This new membership acclaims WizarPOS' dedication to Android payment technologies, which has been the two-decade legacy of the Android-only POS vendors in the market.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WizarPOS , a leading global provider of Android POS and payment systems , became a member of the White Label Alliance , an organization facilitatingan open framework for operator-run white-label payment systems .This new membership acclaims WizarPOS' dedication to Android payment technologies, which has been the two-decade legacy of the Android-only POS vendors in the market.
  • The White Label Alliance (WLA) is a member-driven association designed to shape an open, comprehensive set of component frameworks for ready-to-deploy and interoperable payment solutions.The WLA founding members consist of Giesecke+Devrient, Idemia, and NXP.Learn more about the White Label Alliance at https://wla-payment.org/ .
  • WizarPOS, the trailblazer in Android POS terminal technology, is committed to empowering secure, future-proof, and scalable payment solutions worldwide.Carrying open platform DNA without legacies, the WizarPOS team debuted the world's first wireless POS device under PCI v1.3 in 2005.
  • Designing and enabling Android merchant payment ecosystems from devices, SDK, and TMS to SaaS solutions, WizarPOS has shipped over 2 million Android POS worldwide within five years.Visit www.wizarpos.com for more information.