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Unprecedented! Biden signs order regulating AI; Microsoft, Google, Amazon, others to be affected
30Oct By adminNo Comments
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Unprecedented! Biden signs order regulating AI; Microsoft, Google, Amazon, others to be affected

[ad_1] President Joe Biden is directing the US government to take a sweeping approach to artificial intelligence regulation, his most significant action yet to rein in an emerging technology that has sparked both concern and acclaim. The lengthy executive order, released on Monday, sets new standards on security and privacy protections for AI, with far-reaching impacts on companies. Developers such as Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc.'s Google will be directed to put powerful AI models through safety tests and submit results to the government before their public release. The rule, which leverages the US government's position as a top customer for big tech companies, is designed to vet technology with potential national or economic security risks, along with health and sa...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI deepfakes, Google to invest $2 Bn in Anthropic, more
28Oct By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI deepfakes, Google to invest $2 Bn in Anthropic, more

[ad_1] We have entered the weekend, and yet, artificial intelligence developments are happening at full throttle. In the first incident, a new report has found that due to the possibility of AI-based deepfakes, people online are questioning even genuine videos and photos that are coming from the ground zero in Gaza. In other news, Google has committed to invest $2 billion in the AI company Anthropic, solidifying its relationship with the startup. The move is seen as similar to Microsoft investing in OpenAI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.AI muddies Hamas-Israel conflictAI is making it harder for people to trust the images and videos they see online, reports The New York Times. A disturbing image of a charred body initially believed to be a deceased child,...
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Anthropic Co-Founder Daniela Amodei Praises Joe Biden Meeting in Safe AI Effort
25Jul By adminNo Comments
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Anthropic Co-Founder Daniela Amodei Praises Joe Biden Meeting in Safe AI Effort

[ad_1] Daniela Amodei, a co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, called a meeting with AI leaders at the White House last week an “incredible first step” in the effort to ensure the technology is safe.In a conversation with Bloomberg Television on Monday, Amodei stressed the need for “communication early and often” with policymakers, academics and other groups in the US as well as abroad. Amodei said that the startup, which has billed itself as making a safer kind of chatbot, has focused on ensuring the latest version of its technology, called Claude 2, returns harmless answers — even to harmful questions. “Of course no model on the market is 100% immune from jailbreaks or is perfectly safe, but really our goal is to try and provide a model that is as safe as possible,”...
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What ChatGPT creator Sam Altman wanted on AI just came true as Google, Microsoft, Amazon fall in line
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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What ChatGPT creator Sam Altman wanted on AI just came true as Google, Microsoft, Amazon fall in line

[ad_1] After ChatGPT stormed to immense popularity over the recent months, its founder, Sam Altman, never let an opportunity pass by where he did not express his strong desire for AI regulations to be created that have some sort of backing from the government. He even toured the world, clamoring for the same from every country's government that he visited. His wishes have just about come true as a number of tech majors have lined up, alongside US President Joe Biden, and promised they will ensure adequate safeguards are taken while creating their AI tools. Notably, many have voiced fears that an unregulated AI environment will lead to the "destruction of humanity", a point of view supported by one of the 'godfathers if AI' Geoffrey Hinton and even billionaire Elon Musk.This new breakthr...
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Amazon, Google, Meta and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House
21Jul By adminNo Comments
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Amazon, Google, Meta and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House

[ad_1] President Joe Biden said Friday that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House are an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology.Biden announced that his administration has secured voluntary commitments from seven U.S. companies meant to ensure their AI products are safe before they release them. Some of the commitments call for third-party oversight of the workings of commercial AI systems, though they don't detail who will audit the technology or hold the companies accountable. “We must be clear eyed and vigilant about the threats emerging technologies can pose," Biden said, ad...
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US must guard against threats from artificial intelligence, says Joe Biden even as tech firms vow safeguards
21Jul By adminNo Comments
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US must guard against threats from artificial intelligence, says Joe Biden even as tech firms vow safeguards

[ad_1] President Joe Biden said the US must guard against threats from artificial intelligence as he detailed new company safeguards and promised additional government actions on the emerging technology.“These commitments are real and are concrete. They're going to help the industry fulfill its fundamental obligation to Americans to develop safe, secure and trustworthy technologies that benefit society and uphold our values,” Biden said Friday. Executives from Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenAI, Anthropic and Inflection AI — all of which committed to adopting transparency and security measures — joined Biden at the White House for the announcement. Biden said the company measures are only the first step and pledged to take executive actions whil...
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Biden will host a forum about artificial intelligence with technology leaders in San Francisco
21Jun By adminNo Comments
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Biden will host a forum about artificial intelligence with technology leaders in San Francisco

[ad_1] President Joe Biden will convene a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate artificial intelligence.The Biden administration is seeking to figure out how to regulate the emergent field of AI, looking for ways to nurture its potential for economic growth and national security and protect against its potential dangers. Biden plans to meet with eight experts from academia and advocacy groups. The sudden emergence of AI chatbot ChatGPT and other tools has jumpstarted investment in the sector. AI tools are able to craft human-like text, music, images and computer code. This form of automation could increase the productivity of workers, but experts warn of numerous harms. The technology could be used to replace workers, causing layoffs. It's already being deployed in false imag...
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