Python Thread Safety: Using a Lock and Other Techniques Quiz – Real Python

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 8 QuestionsBy Martin Breuss Share In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python threading and thread safety. You’ll revisit concepts such as race conditions, thread safety issues, and synchronization primitives in the threading module. This knowledge...

October 13, 2024

California State Assembly passes sweeping AI safety bill

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California State Assembly passes sweeping AI safety bill

The California State Assembly has passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), Reuters reports. The bill is one of the first significant regulations of artificial intelligence in the US. The bill, which has...

August 29, 2024

OpenAI exec says California’s AI safety bill might slow progress

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OpenAI exec says California’s AI safety bill might slow progress

In a new letter, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon insists that AI regulations should be left to the federal government. As reported previously by Bloomberg, Kwon says that a new AI safety bill under consideration in California could slow...

August 22, 2024

Quantum-Secured Communication and Data Processing Ensuring the Safety and Efficiency of Orbital Package Delivery

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Quantum-Secured Communication and Data Processing Ensuring the Safety and Efficiency of Orbital Package Delivery

The Importance of Secure Communication in Orbital Package Delivery In the fast-paced world of orbital package delivery, the security of communication channels and sensitive data is of utmost importance. As packages traverse the globe at incredible speeds, ensuring the confidentiality...

June 29, 2024

New global AI safety commitments echo EU’s risk-based approach

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New global AI safety commitments echo EU’s risk-based approach

It’s been a busy week for AI policymakers. The EU has sealed the deal on its AI Act. Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea, 16 world-leading companies have signed the “Frontier AI Safety Commitments,” and a group of countries have promised...

May 22, 2024

OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’

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OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’

Jan Leike, a key OpenAI researcher who resigned earlier this week following the departure of cofounder Ilya Sutskever, posted on X Friday morning that “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products” at the company. Leike’s statements...

May 18, 2024

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‘British DARPA’ to build AI gatekeepers for ‘safety guarantees’

A British R&D unit today unveiled a futuristic vision of “quantitative safety guarantees” for AI. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) compares the guarantees to the high safety standards in nuclear power and passenger aviation. In the case of...

April 11, 2024

A little trick for CSS/SCSS module safety

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A little trick for CSS/SCSS module safety

This is a tip for those using CSS Modules. You know, things like: import styles from './componentStyles.module.scss' While we may never have anything near the “type safety” of TypeScript in styling with SCSS or CSS, we can take advantage of...

April 6, 2024

UK, US strike landmark deal on AI safety testing’

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UK, US strike landmark deal on AI safety testing’

Following the recent approval of the EU’s risk-based AI Act, the UK has now partnered up with the US to co-establish testing procedures and guidelines on AI safety. As part of the transatlantic deal, the two countries will combine their...

April 2, 2024

Day 9 of 30-Day .NET Challenge: Null Safety

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Day 9 of 30-Day .NET Challenge: Null Safety

Introduction The article demonstrates the use of null-state analysis to remove compiler warnings of “check code for null safety”. Learning Objectives Discover how to set up the nullable context in your C# project or codebase. Prerequisites for Developers Familiarity with...

March 28, 2024

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