In this article: The 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai explored new AI opportunities and governance. AI development has progressed through three generations, with a focus now on large language models and their path to artificial general intelligence (AGI). China’s AI industry is growing rapidly, ranking second globally, with significant applications in many industires […]
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In this article: Experts think so. What they suggest countries like Jamaica could do to leverage the technology for economic growth https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/07/07/regulations-preventing-ai-growth/
In this article: China-based inventors are filing the highest number of GenAI patents This is far more than inventors in the US Republic of Korea, Japan and India make up the rest of the top 5 This is as a new WIPO report (WIPO is World Intellectual Property Organisation) https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2024/article_0009.html
In this article: Google’s emissions have increased by nearly 50% over five years This development has made it more difficult for Google to achieve its goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2030 This is as per a new environmental report generated by the tech giant https://www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/investments/esg-investing/googles-ai-push-raises-emissions-hindering-carbon-goals/387139
In this article: Anthropic launched a new funding program for advanced AI evaluations. Industry experts believe this could accelerate AI adoption across various commercial sectors. The AI company will fund third-party organizations to develop new methods for: Assessing AI capabilities. Evaluating AI risks. This initiative aims to address a critical gap in the rapidly evolving […]
In this article: Uruguay’s electronic government agency Agesic released a report on AI regulation recommendations. The report supports the national AI strategy and the creation of a national data strategy. Recommendations align with global trends on examining ethical foundations and risks of new technology. Agesic suggests: Defining societal unacceptable risks. Identifying high-risk AI uses requiring […]
In this article: With Amazon’s hiring of the team behind a buzzy AI startup, a pattern is emerging: the reverse acquihire. https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/1/24190060/amazon-adept-ai-acquisition-playbook-microsoft-inflection?
In this article: A look at the value of data, both from a personal perspective as well as from a company level perspective https://paragraph.xyz/@in-transit.com/does-ai-change-how-much-my-data-is-worth
In this article: The conservatives have focussed on a somewhat hands-off approach Any regulation so far has been sector specific Labour have undertaken in its manifesto to ‘ensure the safe development and use of AI models by introducing binding regulation on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models.’ https://www.thorntons-law.co.uk/knowledge/regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-under-a-labour-government
In this article: An examination of why it is hard to sell AI Infrastructure as a startup New AI Infra startups may struggle as they, among other things, lack differentiation https://sciencebusiness.net/news/ai/two-global-ai-initiatives-merge-aim-involve-more-developing-countries-ai-policy-debate
