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New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI

The Associated Press The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. The initiative by the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research plans to launch Thursday, establishing the first international forum for key players to try to tackle the issue. Robin Geiss, head of the Geneva-based institute known as UNIDIR, warned at a U.N. press conference Tuesday that “the margin for human judgment is increasingly narrow, including ...

Trick or treat hours in the Valley

MAHONING COUNTY Oct. 31 Austintown 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beaver Township 5-7 p.m. Beloit 5-7 p.m. Berlin Township 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Boardman 5-7 p.m. Campbell 5-7 p.m. Canfield city 5:30-7:30 p.m. Canfield Township 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ellsworth 5-7 p.m. Green 4-6 p.m. Jackson 5-7 p.m. Milton ...

Acton, Brown to have Valley rally

Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown, the Democratic gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates, respectively, will have a rally Tuesday in the Mahoning Valley. The two candidates are having rallies throughout the state, starting Saturday in Cleveland with the Nov. 3 election days away. Former President Barack Obama will speak at the Cleveland event. From there, Acton and Brown have a Sunday rally in Akron, Monday in Dayton, Tuesday in the Mahoning Valley, Wednesday in Cincinnati, Thursday in Toledo, back to Cleveland on Nov. 1, and in Columbus on Nov. 2. The campaigns aren’t disclosing the ...

Ready to rally for Canfield schools

Staff photos / J.T. Whitehouse A group of parents, students and Canfield school levy committee members unite for an evening of sign making Thursday. They made posters to be used for the Rally on the Green on Oct. 29 to show support for the 5.9-mill additional operating levy on this fall's ...

Cutrona faces challenge from Kripchak for state Senate

State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, is seeking reelection to the 33rd Ohio Senate District seat, facing Democrat Michael Kripchak in the Nov. 3 race. The district includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties. The district favors Republicans by about 12% based on statewide partisan ...