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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU agrees on AI Act, Elon Musk to make Grok politically neutral, more

9Dec

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU agrees on AI Act, Elon Musk to make Grok politically neutral, more

[ad_1] Today, December 9, has become a monumental day in the artificial intelligence space as a major regulatory hurdle was crossed. After more than a year spent in debates, protests, and discussions, Europe has finally reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union (EU) rules governing the use of AI, popularly known as the AI Act. In other news, a poster on X highlighted that Grok, the xAI chatbot, leans left libertarian politically, after which Elon Musk responded that immediate steps would be taken to ensure the political neutrality of the AI chatbot. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.EU reaches landmark deal for AI ActOn Friday, Europe reached a provisional agreement on significant European Union regulations concerning the use of AI, reported Reut...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU AI Act leaked, brAInspark gen AI platform launched, and more

7Dec

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: EU AI Act leaked, brAInspark gen AI platform launched, and more

[ad_1] AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, December 7. The EU's AI Act could exclude AI models that have an open-source license, according to a leaked compromise proposal seen by Reuters. In the US, despite AI implementation in drive-thru services by chains like Checkers and Carl's Jr., human involvement in fulfilling orders persists, accounting for over 70% of customer interactions in locations like the Philippines. On the other hand, Neverinstall introduced its Windows Cloud PC, aiming to challenge established Desktop-As-A-Service providers with AI integration and CloudLink for an advanced cloud-computing experience.All this, and more in today's AI roundup. 1. EU AI Act could exclude open-source modelsThe AI Act that ...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Meta says no downside to AI sharing, new lawsuit against AI, more

1Dec

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Meta says no downside to AI sharing, new lawsuit against AI, more

[ad_1] It's the first day of the last month of 2023, and we might be in for an exciting period in artificial intelligence space as companies continue developing this technology while protest groups keep highlighting its dangers. In the first news, Meta executives said that they found no downside to openly sharing its AI technology. This comes as the tech company keeps releasing open-source versions of its large language models. In other news, a group of visual artists has filed an amended lawsuit against text-to-image generating AI models after a US district judge dismissed parts of the lawsuit last month. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Meta says no downside to sharing AI technologyMeta executives stated at an event that they had not encountered any issue...

New York Times may sue OpenAI over copyright violations by ChatGPT

18Aug

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New York Times may sue OpenAI over copyright violations by ChatGPT

[ad_1] The battle between artificial intelligence (AI) and people in creative fields has been ongoing for some time. In the US, actors and writers working in Hollywood have been on strike to limit the usage of AI as they may lose their jobs. Even authors have joined the cause by submitting an open letter to corporations involved in developing these AI tools requesting them to pay fair compensation for using their work as “food” for AI. And now, reports have emerged that a major news publisher New York Times may take legal action against OpenAI, the developer of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.According to a report by NPR, “Lawyers for the newspaper are exploring whether to sue OpenAI to protect the intellectual property rights associated with its reporting, according to two people with d...

What Europe’s AI regulation moment will mean for the world

1Aug

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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...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI legal assistant, AI lens on drivers and more

18Jul

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI legal assistant, AI lens on drivers and more

[ad_1] The European Union's attempt to standardize its regulatory framework on artificial intelligence gets a half-hearted response as many Asian countries decide to take up a wait-and-see approach. In other news, an Indian legal tech startup CaseMine has launched the nation's first AI-powered legal assistant called Amicus. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.CaseMine launches AI legal assistantA Delhi-NCR-based legal tech startup called CaseMine has launched India's first-ever AI-powered legal assistant, according to a report by Bar and Bench. Named Amicus, it is a generative AI that gives lawyers and paralegals worldwide access to legal information and insights. The tool is aimed to help legal professionals in going through copious amounts of legal proceedin...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: From wearable AI to first-ever AI biomarker for ADT, read all about it

1Jul

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: From wearable AI to first-ever AI biomarker for ADT, read all about it

[ad_1] Yesterday, the biggest news in the artificial intelligence space was that top companies were pushing back on the European Union's AI act which was heavily focused on regulation and transparency of training data for AI models. Today, as we enter the weekend, things have lightened up a bit. The biggest news is the AI startup Humane, which has been working secretively so far, but has now revealed its clothing-based wearable AI gadget called AI pin. In other news, researchers have validated the first-ever AI biomarker for ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy). All this and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.AI startup Humane announces new AI gadgetAn AI hardware startup called Humane, which was founded in 2018, and is best known for working on AI technology, has made ...

As Grammys slaps ban on AI music, copyright question makes waves; Discord caught in row too

28Jun

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As Grammys slaps ban on AI music, copyright question makes waves; Discord caught in row too

[ad_1] Every time a new technology with a wide scope of applications emerges, the music industry suffers one of the first blows. Be it compact discs, MP3 players, or websites capable of streaming/hosting songs, the music industry has always suffered the consequences and come out in protest. The biggest reason? Copyright issues. Music is one of the most vulnerable intellectual properties as it is very easy to pirate or steal, modify, and repackage to divert revenue from the artists and the record label.But so far, the industry has always been able to get the law and regulations on its side to fight off any threats. CDs pirating songs were declared illegal, music players can only show official sources to stream/download songs, and music websites have to pay the artists and the label their...

ChatGPT Risks Divide Biden Administration Over EU’s AI Rules

1Jun

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ChatGPT Risks Divide Biden Administration Over EU’s AI Rules

[ad_1] Biden administration officials are divided over how aggressively new artificial intelligence tools should be regulated — and their differences are playing out this week in Sweden.Some White House and Commerce Department officials support the strong measures proposed by the European Union for AI products such as ChatGPT and Dall-E, people involved in the discussions said. Meanwhile, US national security officials and some in the State Department say aggressively regulating this nascent technology will put the nation at a competitive disadvantage, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. This dissonance has left the US without a coherent response during this week's US-EU Trade and Technology Council gathering in Sweden to the EU'...

Regulators dust off rule books to tackle generative AI like ChatGPT

23May

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Regulators dust off rule books to tackle generative AI like ChatGPT

[ad_1] As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies and businesses operate.The European Union is at the forefront of drafting new AI rules that could set the global benchmark to address privacy and safety concerns that have arisen with the rapid advances in the generative AI technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. But it will take several years for the legislation to be enforced. "In absence of regulations, the only thing governments can do is to apply existing rules," said Massimiliano Cimnaghi, a European data governance expert at consultancy BIP."If it's about protecting personal data, they apply data protection laws, if it's a threat to sa...