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The Biden administration launched an artificial intelligence challenge Wednesday to “protect America’s critical software” such as code that helps keep the internet running and critical infrastructure. 

In a statement, the White House said the two-year “AI Cyber Challenge” competition is aimed at identifying and fixing software vulnerabilities using AI tech. 

Led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, AIxCC includes collaboration with top AI companies, including Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI.

The organizations are lending expertise and making their technology available for competitors across the country.

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The competition will drive the creation of new technologies to improve the security of computer code. 

It features nearly $20 million in prizes, with the competitor best securing vital software winning millions. 

DARPA is also making $7 million available for small businesses who want to take part, to ensure broad participation and a level playing field.

The challenge was announced at the Black Hat USA Conference in Las Vegas, the nation’s largest hacking conference. 

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Teams will participate in a qualifying event next spring, where the top 20 scoring teams will be invited to participate in semifinals at DEF CON 2024, one of the world’s top cybersecurity conferences.

The top five scoring teams there will receive monetary prizes and continue to the final phase of the competition at the same conference in 2025. 

The top three scoring competitors at the final showdown will receive additional monetary prizes.

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The Open Source Security Foundation, a project of the Linux Foundation, will serve as a challenge adviser and ensure that the winning software code is put to use for the safety of the American people. 

“It will demonstrate the potential benefits of AI to help secure software used across the internet and throughout society, from the electric grids that power America to the transportation systems that drive daily life,” the White House said of the competition.

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Airlines were given the green light to continue flying reduced schedules at major New York City and Washington-area airports through the fall without facing any penalties. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice Wednesday allowing airlines to continue operating slimmer schedules at John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington through Oct. 28 due to air traffic controller staffing issues.

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Earlier this year, the FAA issued a waiver that allowed airlines to pare back schedules without losing out on competitive time slots through Sept. 15. Typically, airlines that fail to use enough of their takeoff and landing rights or “slots” at those airports risk losing them to competitors.

The federal agency extended the waiver given that the staffing shortage is out of the airlines’ control. 

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The notice comes after United Airlines and Airlines for America, the trade group for major U.S. carriers, urged the federal government to extend the deadline. 

“Carriers will be permitted to voluntarily turn in up to 10 percent of their slots held,” at the aforementioned airports, the FAA said, adding that carriers will also be able to reduce their slots by 10% at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, too.

Airlines including Delta, American, United and JetBlue had agreed to cuts at LaGuardia, JFK and Newark. 

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The FAA said the waiver provided some ease during the peak travel season and even reduced cancellations at the three major New York City-area airports from May 15 through June 30 by 40% compared with the same period last year.

Currently, staffing at a key New York air traffic control facility is only 50% of where it needs to be. However, in a report to Congress this spring, the FAA detailed its efforts to hire and train about 3,000 new air traffic controllers.

In the meantime, the agency said it expects airlines to operate larger aircraft to transport more passengers and to “make sure passengers are fully informed about any possible disruptions.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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