The Biden administration is planning to impose restrictions on the export of advanced AI models, similar to the core software powering systems like ChatGPT, to safeguard American AI from China and Russia. The U.S. Commerce Department is exploring new regulatory avenues that would restrict the export of proprietary or closed-source AI models and related software. […]
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill late Wednesday that would make it easier for the Biden administration to impose export controls on AI models, in a bid to safeguard the prized U.S. technology against foreign bad actors. https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-lawmakers-unveil-bill-make-it-easier-restrict-exports-ai-models-2024-05-10/
Businesses should start self-regulating before government intervention, argue Harvard professors. Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, outpacing the ability of policymakers to keep up and regulate it effectively. The gap in understanding between government and industry regarding AI could pose challenges for implementing meaningful regulations. However, panelists cautioned that corporations should not simply develop and deploy […]
President Biden announced a $3.3 billion AI data center to be built by Microsoft in Racine, Wisconsin, creating 2,000 permanent jobs. The data center will be the nation’s first manufacturing-focused AI co-innovation lab, with Microsoft pledging to train over 100,000 people in Wisconsin in generative AI by 2030. The data center is part of Biden’s […]
States in the U.S. are stepping up to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) with their own laws and guidelines. California and New York are leading the way with comprehensive AI regulations, focusing on transparency and accountability. These regulations aim to address concerns surrounding biased algorithms, privacy issues, and potential job displacement. While federal legislation on AI […]
The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to keep regulation for artificial intelligence in healthcare flexible to keep “pace with innovation.” Rep. Ami Bera, MD, D-Calif., urged the organization for more information about the state of AI use in healthcare to which the AHA suggested the flexibilities. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/news-and-analysis/hospital-group-urges-congress-for-ai-regulation-flexibility.html
OpenAI, a leading AI research organization, is expanding its presence in India and actively hiring talent in the region. The move reflects OpenAI’s strategic goal of influencing AI regulation and policy development in India from an early stage. OpenAI aims to engage with Indian policymakers and stakeholders to shape regulatory frameworks that foster responsible AI […]
Matt Calkins, CEO and co-founder of Appian, said that though giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are spending billions on the tech, ensuring success in AI is “not just about money.” Referring to deals and partnerships between tech giants and smaller AI firms, Calkins said, “If coalitions won the AI race, Google would have won […]
Artificial intelligence engineers at top tech companies told CNBC that the pressure to roll out AI tools at breakneck speed has come to define their jobs. They say that much of their work is assigned to appease investors rather than to solve problems for end users, and that they are often chasing OpenAI. Burnout is […]
Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday. MAI-1 will have roughly 500 billion parameters, the report said, while OpenAI’s GPT-4 is reported to have one trillion parameters and […]
