Major artificial-intelligence companies including OpenAI, Meta Platforms META 2.98%increase; green up pointing triangle and Google GOOG 1.25%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed on Tuesday to incorporate new safety measures to protect children from exploitation and plug several holes in their current defenses. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-developers-agree-to-new-safety-measures-to-fight-child-exploitation-2a58129c
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As is the case with most emerging technologies, developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are quickly outpacing regulations, and with this comes a variety of important legal considerations. While there has been a push for more robust regulatory oversight, regulations on a federal level have yet to materialize. Natasha Allen, Co-Chair for Artificial Intelligence within the […]
As it becomes more difficult to discern legitimate identities from deepfakes, AI-enabled biometrics can offer consumers, citizens, and organizations some much-needed protection from bad actors, while also improving overall convenience and experience. So, with such promise, why is biometrics such a flash point in AI regulatory discussions? Like the proverb that warns “the road to […]
The European Union has set itself the ambitious goal of comprehensively regulating AI now, aiming to ensure that future AI usage and development are safe, transparent and fully align with fundamental rights. To realise this ambition, the EU is ready to introduce detailed and multi-layered AI regulation, including detailed provisions for monitoring and sanctioning the […]
South Africa’s proposed draft national AI plan discussion document has drawn mixed reactions from pundits, with some feeling it is limited in various respects. The document, dated October 2023, was unveiled at the recently-held 2024 National AI Government Summit hosted by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The plan sets out a draft strategy […]
State lawmakers from across the US, including Colorado, Connecticut, and Texas, are spearheading major legislative efforts to regulate AI. According to Security Week, these initiatives, aiming to address AI’s discriminatory biases, mark a significant step forward in the governance of technology that impacts critical areas of American life—from employment and housing to healthcare. At the […]
The government has launched a pilot scheme that will provide entrepreneurs with informal advice on AI regulations. The AI and Digital Hub will see regulators including the Competition and Markets Authority, Ofcom, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Information Commissioner’s Office share information with businesses to help them navigate the UK’s regulatory environment. The pilot, […]
Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to rein in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers working on these bills, in states including Colorado, Connecticut and Texas, came together Thursday to argue the case for their […]
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), all members of the Commerce Committee, will today introduce the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act, which lays the foundation to maintain U.S. leadership in the global race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. The legislation promotes strong partnerships between government, business, […]
Google on Wednesday said it is providing artificial intelligence tools to help the National Guard analyze images of disaster areas so it can respond to them faster and more effectively. Bellwether, a new group inside “X,” the innovation lab that is part of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has developed tech that can ingest photos taken […]
