IoT Today: AT&T Data Breach Impacts 73 Million, Accenture Invests in Humanoid Robot Company
The latest edition of IoT Today is here, with the latest news in emerging technologies! Read about the AT&T data breach that compromised the personal data of more than 70 million people and professional services multinational 埃森哲 investing in humanoid robots.
Plus, find out about the White House’s newly released guidelines on responsible AI use, the flying taxi company receiving flight instruments from Garmin and the self-driving car from Hyundai Motor Company (?????) that received its license in Las Vegas.
AT&T Data Breach Impacts 73 Million
AT&T has announced that more than 70 million current and former customers may have been impacted by a data breach.
The hack seemingly compromised the personal data of 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders, as part of a data set on the dark web in mid-March.?
The company said it does not know if the data originated from AT&T or one of its vendors, but it includes personal information including social security numbers and passwords.
AT&T said it is investigating the incident with both internal and external cybersecurity experts.?
Accenture Invests in Humanoid Robot Company
Accenture has made a strategic investment in Sanctuary AI, a Canadian company that makes general-purpose, AI-powered humanoid robots.
While an exact investment figure has not been disclosed, Joe Lui, Accenture’s global advanced automation and robotics lead, said AI-powered humanoid robots could meet a global labor shortage of human workers across several industries.
Sanctuary AI’s robots leverage a control system, dubbed Carbon, which trains them to react to their environment, and quickly learn to perform new tasks. According to the company, Carbon mimics subsystems found in the human brain, such as memory, sight, sound and touch, and translates natural language into action in the real world.
White House Unveils Guidelines for Safe, Secure, Responsible AI Use
Vice President Kamala Harris announced three new binding requirements for federal agencies when it comes to artificial intelligence.
Under the new requirements, federal agencies must promote the safe, secure and responsible use of AI. The standards follow the inaugural government-wide policy from the White House Office of Management and Budget, aimed at mitigating AI risks while maximizing its benefits.?
The first of the three new standards focuses on protecting rights and safety, the second focuses on transparency and the third directs federal agencies to designate a chief AI officer to oversee all AI technologies used by each agency.?
Harris expressed her and President Biden's hope that these policies will set a precedent for global action.
Flying Taxi Company Gets Garmin Backup System
Lilium, a German developer of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, has received the first set of standby flight instruments from Garmin.
The tools serve as a backup display if the cockpit instrumentation fails.
The Garmin flight instrument, used in thousands of certified aircraft, is expected to be integrated into the Lilium Jet’s cockpit to interface with the electric aerial vehicle’s (EAV) flight control computer.?
Self-Driving Hyundai Secures Driving License in Vegas
Hyundai has released a video showing its self-driving Ioniq 5 autonomously navigating through the streets of Las Vegas.
The company hopes to reassure the general public about the safety of autonomous vehicles, following several setbacks for the self-driving vehicle industry.
The video also touches on the benefits that autonomous transport offers the visually impaired community, showing how it would assist former Paralympian Pearl Outlaw to get out and about.
Late last year, Hyundai and Motional confirmed plans to manufacture production versions of the Ioniq 5 self-driving taxi, with fully integrated radar, lidar and cameras, at a facility in Singapore.