Tag: Artificial intelligence ethics

Google’s Legal Chief Faces Rebuke by Judge Over Missing Chats
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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Google’s Legal Chief Faces Rebuke by Judge Over Missing Chats

[ad_1]  A federal judge reprimanded Alphabet Inc.'s chief legal officer over allegations that Google intentionally destroyed sensitive internal communications relevant to two ongoing antitrust lawsuits despite court orders to preserve evidence.In an unusual move, US District Judge James Donato, who's presiding over a trial in San Francisco over Epic Games Inc.'s accusations that the Google Play app store is anticompetitive, ordered the company's longtime top lawyer, Kent Walker, to appear in court to address questions about the technology giant's record-keeping practices.  Thursday's hearing, conducted in the absence of the jury, came after multiple Google executives, including Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, acknowledged at the witness stand that they incorrectly marked...
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AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these ‘artificial persons’ follow the law
29Oct By adminNo Comments
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AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these ‘artificial persons’ follow the law

[ad_1] By Daniel Gervais, Vanderbilt University, and John Nay, Stanford University Tennesse, Oct 29 (The Conversation) Only “persons” can engage with the legal system – for example, by signing contracts or filing lawsuits. There are two main categories of persons: humans, termed “natural persons,” and creations of the law, termed “artificial persons.” These include corporations, nonprofit organisations and limited liability companies (LLCs). Up to now, artificial persons have served the purpose of helping humans achieve certain goals. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. For example, people can pool assets in a corporation and limit their liability vis-à-vis customers or other persons who interact with the corporation. But a new type of artificial person is poised to enter the scene...
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AI is a ‘moment of revolution,’ top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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AI is a ‘moment of revolution,’ top Democrat says in urging swift action on regulations

[ad_1] Calling the rapid growth of artificial intelligence tools a “moment of revolution,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the government must act quickly to regulate companies that are developing it.The New York Democrat said he is working on what he calls “exceedingly ambitious” bipartisan legislation to maximize the technology's benefits and mitigate significant risks. While Schumer did not lay out details of such legislation, he offered some key goals: protect U.S. elections from AI-generated misinformation or interference, shield U.S. workers and intellectual property, prevent exploitation by AI algorithms and create new guardrails to ward off bad actors. AI legislation also should promote American innovation, Schumer said in a speech at the Center for Stra...
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Artificial intelligence can support architects but lacks empathy and ethics
20Jun By adminNo Comments
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Artificial intelligence can support architects but lacks empathy and ethics

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many different industries in recent years. It gained a lot of attention and popularity with the launch of ChatGPT, a tool capable of writing poems, solving equations and producing articles on different topics.With the fast-paced implementation of AI in different fields, will it take the place of architects and architecture schools soon? To answer this question, we need to understand the capabilities of AI and the role of architects and architecture schools. Architectural educationWhile the topics and research surrounding AI are rapidly evolving, AI lacks certain qualities and characteristics that architects gain by completing architecture school. At its core, architects learn how to use different skills to combine technical knowledg...
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