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Def Con convention to host thousands of white hat hackers put against generative AI

TechSpot

Scheduled for August 10-13 in Las Vegas, the 2023 edition of the Def Con conference will host a major event entirely devoted to attacking large language models (LLM) employed by generative AI algorithms. The popular hacking convention will host an AI Village (AIV) initiative, with the first public generative AI.

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Motional and Via launch a free robotaxi shuttle in Las Vegas

The Verge

Motional and Via are teaming up to launch a free robotaxi shuttle service in Las Vegas. Motional is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv that has been testing its vehicles in Las Vegas and California. Together, the two companies say they will launch an autonomous shuttle service in Las Vegas that will be free to use.

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CES 2021 will be an in-person event in Las Vegas

TechSpot

The standards and trade organization announced this week that it is planning to host CES 2021 as an in-person event in Las Vegas early next year. It’s business as usual for the Consumer Technology Association.

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CES 2022 starts to fall apart as T-Mobile, Amazon, and others bail on in-person conference

The Verge

T-Mobile, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest, and iHeartRadio have all announced this week that they won’t attend this version of the annual Las Vegas expo in light of a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US, as have major tech publications including The Verge, CNET , Engadget , TechCrunch , TechRadar and Tom’s Guide.

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Get More Out of AI, Start Chatting

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Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Chatbot Rose, the Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel’s “Chief Mischief Maker,” is a famous/infamous example of using AI to promote a highly specific luxury brand identity.

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CES enters uncharted territory with all-digital show

TechSpot

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organization that hosts the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), announced in July that its next event would be an all-digital affair. For the first time in more than two decades, CES wouldn’t be taking over Las Vegas in early January.

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How We Created a Fake Vodka Brand to Promote Our Startup

The Next Web

Outreach was going okay , but we wanted to really incentivize event promoters to use our product to host their party. Then it occurred to us: let’s make our own liquor brand, and offer people free vodka in exchange for hosting a party on Speakeasy for our launch weekend. Dusty Rabbit Vodka. Thus, Dusty Rabbit was born.

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