Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime
ISMG Editors: China Outpacing US in Critical Technology R&D
Also: RSA Innovation Finalists To Receive $5M; AI Dominates at AWS re:Invent 2024
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed China outpacing the U.S. in critical technology research investments, why all 10 RSA Conference 2025 Sandbox Innovation finalists will receive a $5 million investment, and why the Amazon Web Services re:Invent 2024 conference could be renamed "re:AI."
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The panelists - Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; Michael Novinson, managing editor of business; Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity; and Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe - discussed:
- Warnings of a "stunning shift" over the last two decades as China has surpassed the U.S. to become the dominant leader in over 55 critical areas of technology research;
- This week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, and how organizations are having to deal with generative AI and large language models giving users unrealistic expectations about the analytics insights such tools can produce;
- The nuances of private equity firm Crosspoint Capital's promise to invest $5 million in each of the 10 Innovation Sandbox finalists at its upcoming RSA Conference 2025.
The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous installments, including the Nov. 22 edition on China-linked espionage targeting U.S. telecommunications firms and the Nov. 29 edition focused on how a recent court decision overturning sanctions against Tornado Cash highlights challenges for law enforcement when attempting to police illicit cryptocurrency use.
