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Barrack Obama on AI: We should not put the genie back in the bottle despite deepfake threat
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Barrack Obama on AI: We should not put the genie back in the bottle despite deepfake threat

[ad_1] Regulation of artificial intelligence has become a major pain point for governments worldwide. The EU passed the AI Act after months of deliberation. Yet, it faces criticism from major corporations, same with the AI executive order taken by the Biden administration, which was said not to do enough to ensure equality. Even the AI Safety Summit in the UK under PM Rishi Sunak was not able to reach a consensus on what exactly is the best way to regulate AI without crippling the enormous potential. Now, former US President Barrack Obama has shared his views as a lawman on how he thinks this tricky problem can be solved.Obama gave an interview to Decoder, the video podcast by The Verge, where he delved deep into the regulatory side of AI, and why it is a tricky beast to tame. Obama als...
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Kamala Harris Will Lay Out AI Strategy in London Speech
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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Kamala Harris Will Lay Out AI Strategy in London Speech

[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris, in a speech in London, will lay out the burgeoning risks related to artificial intelligence, calling for international cooperation and stricter standards to protect consumers from the technology.“As history has shown in the absence of regulation and strong government oversight, some technology companies choose to prioritize profit over the wellbeing of their customers; the security of our communities; and the stability of our democracies,” according to prepared remarks Harris is scheduled to give at the US Embassy in the UK capital on Wednesday. The speech is part of a broad effort by the White House to put restrictions on new artificial intelligence tools, which are rapidly coming to market often with little to no oversight from regulators. Harris i...
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G-7 Plans to Ask AI Companies to Agree to Watermarks, Audits
7Oct By adminNo Comments
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G-7 Plans to Ask AI Companies to Agree to Watermarks, Audits

[ad_1] The Group of Seven nations are preparing to ask tech companies to agree to a set of rules to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence systems as part of a proposal aimed at uniting the divided approaches in Europe and the US.The 11 draft guidelines, which will be voluntary, include external testing of AI products before they're deployed, public reports on security measures and controls to protect intellectual property, according to a copy that was seen by Bloomberg News and may be agreed to next week in Japan. The document is still being discussed and its contents and the timing of an announcement may still change. Still, the countries — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US — are divided about whether the companies' progress should be monitored, people famili...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU official warns against AI paranoia, Visa to invest in gen AI, more
3Oct By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU official warns against AI paranoia, Visa to invest in gen AI, more

[ad_1] Today was an interesting day for artificial intelligence developments. A senior official of the European Union (EU), Vera Jourova, has warned that the bloc's upcoming legislation on AI should not be based on paranoia of the technology, as it can lead to too restrictive regulations and hamper the growth of AI. In other news, Visa has revealed its plans to invest $100 million in companies that are focused on generative AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.EU official warns against AI paranoiaVera Jourova, the European Commission's vice-president for values and transparency, told the Financial Times that the fear of a dystopian future and paranoia of the emerging tech should not be the basis for finalizing the regulations around AI. Jourova is also one ...
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What Europe’s AI regulation moment will mean for the world
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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What Europe’s AI regulation moment will mean for the world

[ad_1] The European Union's AI regulation has some predicting a spate of Brussels copycats. Close, but not quite."It is the AI moment." So went the declaration from International Telecommunications Union Secretary-General Doreen Bodgan-Martin at the conclusion of a UN summit in Geneva on 7 July 2023. At a historic UN Security Council meeting 11 days later, Secretary-General António Guterres agreed. So did nations and regulators.A desire has emerged from powerful quarters to protect citizens from the potential harms of AI — issues that are known (discrimination, privacy violations, copyright theft) and those which are not. Yet.Most nations have approached issues like this by allowing sectors to individually regulate AI, such as aircraft design and flight safety. The infamous Boeing 737 M...
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AI appreciation day: 5 major moments involving AI in 2023
16Jul By adminNo Comments
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AI appreciation day: 5 major moments involving AI in 2023

[ad_1] The field of artificial intelligence has been in existence since 1956 when the science was officially recognized. Throughout the decades, we have progressively seen its usage in machine learning, analytics, big data, deep learning methods, and eventually in large language models. While many of us grew familiar with AI through the rise of generative AI, we have been using it every time we Google something, use a modern smartphone, or go to a social media platform. However, it cannot be denied that in 2023, AI has seen a massive surge in technological breakthroughs virtually entering every facet of our lives. On this AI appreciation day, we take a look at 5 times when AI dominated the headlines in 2023. OpenAI launches GPT-4OpenAI won the AI race in 2022 after releasing the one-of-...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU AI laws face pushback, Microsoft’s new AI course, more
30Jun By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU AI laws face pushback, Microsoft’s new AI course, more

[ad_1] Today was a big day in the world of artificial intelligence. As European Union has begun finalizing the redrafted AI laws, many companies have begun sharing concerns and urging the EU to reconsider the policies. In separate news, Microsoft has launched a new AI skills initiative, a free course, across the globe through which it intends to help people understand how to use the potential of AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Top companies raise alarm over the EU AI lawsMany big business leaders are opposing the EU's proposed legislation on AI, suggesting that it restricts competitiveness and can harm the growth of this new technology and cause an exodus of investors out of Europe. In an open letter sent to the EU, that has hundreds of signatories inc...
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman clashes with EU commissioner over AI Act
26May By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman clashes with EU commissioner over AI Act

[ad_1] OpenAI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman's European goodwill tour devolved into a war of words with European Union regulators after he said his company could pull out of the bloc over its proposed AI Act.“The details really matter,” Altman, whose company kicked off the artificial intelligence boom with the release of ChatGPT last year, told reporters in London this week. “We will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating.” His warning comes as EU regulators are considering laws that will hold AI companies accountable for how their systems are used. EU lawmakers voted in committee in favor of additional controls earlier this month, amid fears the new technology could be used to create deepfakes or violate people's privacy. Internal Market Commissioner Thi...
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National Technology Day: “Trends of increasing cyber attacks”, warns Prof. SK Shukla
11May By adminNo Comments
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National Technology Day: “Trends of increasing cyber attacks”, warns Prof. SK Shukla

[ad_1] Today is the National Technology Day. The day was observed for the first time in 1999 after India conducted a series of five successful nuclear bomb tests (Pokhran - II) in 1998. The move made India the sixth country in the world to successfully test nuclear weapons. While it was a breakthrough moment for us in terms of technological advancement, it also came with the burden of being responsible and ethical in terms of its usage. Now, 25 years later, we find ourselves in a similar situation with emerging technologies around artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLM), blockchain technology and more are growing exponentially. With major tech companies doubling down on AI technology and the European Union (EU) working on drafting an AI act to regulate its usage, we ar...
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EU parliament set to wield regulation hammer on AI; Know how it affects tech like ChatGPT-key takeaways
11May By adminNo Comments
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EU parliament set to wield regulation hammer on AI; Know how it affects tech like ChatGPT-key takeaways

[ad_1] Yesterday, May 10, Google I/O 2023 keynote saw a surprise move being made. More than half of the entire event was around how Google is planning to bring artificial intelligence to its various products and services. And Google is not alone. Many major businesses are heavily investing in AI technology to bring it to the forefront of their offerings, and it can be concerning because, with all the progress, the regulatory framework, or the rules around the issue, has taken a back seat. But European Union has different plans as it has already begun drafting an ambitious Artificial Intelligence Act, which could be the first of its kind.How things changedThe draft was initially written two years ago, but the technology has moved in a different direction and the 108-page long draft falls...
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