A Year of Contending Forces: State of AI report highlights 2024’s major trends and breakthroughs
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A Year of Contending Forces: State of AI report highlights 2024’s major trends and breakthroughs

A new report documents the interplay of powerful forces that drove AI over the past year: open versus proprietary technology, public versus private financing, innovation versus caution. 

October 16, 20243 min read
A Year of Contending Forces: State of AI report highlights 2024’s major trends and breakthroughs
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A Year of Contending Forces: State of AI report highlights 2024’s major trends and breakthroughs

A new report documents the interplay of powerful forces that drove AI over the past year: open versus proprietary technology, public versus private financing, innovation versus caution. 

October 16, 20243 min read
U.S. Cracks Down on AI Apps That Overpromise, Underdeliver: U.S. Federal Trade Commission launches Operation AI Comply to tackle deceptive business practices
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U.S. Cracks Down on AI Apps That Overpromise, Underdeliver: U.S. Federal Trade Commission launches Operation AI Comply to tackle deceptive business practices

The United States government launched Operation AI Comply, targeting businesses whose uses of AI allegedly misled customers.

October 16, 20242 min read
U.S. Cracks Down on AI Apps That Overpromise, Underdeliver: U.S. Federal Trade Commission launches Operation AI Comply to tackle deceptive business practices
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U.S. Cracks Down on AI Apps That Overpromise, Underdeliver: U.S. Federal Trade Commission launches Operation AI Comply to tackle deceptive business practices

The United States government launched Operation AI Comply, targeting businesses whose uses of AI allegedly misled customers.

October 16, 20242 min read
AI’s Criminal Underground Revealed: Researchers uncover black market for AI-driven cybercrime services
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AI’s Criminal Underground Revealed: Researchers uncover black market for AI-driven cybercrime services

Researchers probed the black market for AI services that are designed to facilitate cybercrime.

October 9, 20243 min read
AI’s Criminal Underground Revealed: Researchers uncover black market for AI-driven cybercrime services
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AI’s Criminal Underground Revealed: Researchers uncover black market for AI-driven cybercrime services

Researchers probed the black market for AI services that are designed to facilitate cybercrime.

October 9, 20243 min read
German Court Says LAION Didn’t Violate Copyrights: LAION wins copyright case in Germany
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German Court Says LAION Didn’t Violate Copyrights: LAION wins copyright case in Germany

A German court dismissed a copyright lawsuit against LAION, the nonprofit responsible for large-scale image datasets used to train Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and other image generators.

October 9, 20242 min read
German Court Says LAION Didn’t Violate Copyrights: LAION wins copyright case in Germany
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German Court Says LAION Didn’t Violate Copyrights: LAION wins copyright case in Germany

A German court dismissed a copyright lawsuit against LAION, the nonprofit responsible for large-scale image datasets used to train Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and other image generators.

October 9, 20242 min read
International Guidelines for Military AI: Global coalition endorses blueprint for AI’s military use
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International Guidelines for Military AI: Global coalition endorses blueprint for AI’s military use

Dozens of countries endorsed a “blueprint for action” designed to guide the use of artificial intelligence in military applications.

October 2, 20242 min read
International Guidelines for Military AI: Global coalition endorses blueprint for AI’s military use
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International Guidelines for Military AI: Global coalition endorses blueprint for AI’s military use

Dozens of countries endorsed a “blueprint for action” designed to guide the use of artificial intelligence in military applications.

October 2, 20242 min read
California Restricts Deepfakes: California enacts laws to regulate deepfakes in politics and entertainment
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California Restricts Deepfakes: California enacts laws to regulate deepfakes in politics and entertainment

California, a jurisdiction that often influences legislators worldwide, passed a slew of new laws that regulate deepfakes.

September 25, 20242 min read
California Restricts Deepfakes: California enacts laws to regulate deepfakes in politics and entertainment
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California Restricts Deepfakes: California enacts laws to regulate deepfakes in politics and entertainment

California, a jurisdiction that often influences legislators worldwide, passed a slew of new laws that regulate deepfakes.

September 25, 20242 min read
Western Powers Sign AI Treaty: International AI treaty sets standards to support innovation and human rights
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Western Powers Sign AI Treaty: International AI treaty sets standards to support innovation and human rights

The European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and other countries signed a legally binding treaty that regulates artificial intelligence.

September 11, 20242 min read
Western Powers Sign AI Treaty: International AI treaty sets standards to support innovation and human rights
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Western Powers Sign AI Treaty: International AI treaty sets standards to support innovation and human rights

The European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and other countries signed a legally binding treaty that regulates artificial intelligence.

September 11, 20242 min read
AI-Powered Policing Goes National: Argentina launches AI unit to predict and prevent crimes
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AI-Powered Policing Goes National: Argentina launches AI unit to predict and prevent crimes

Argentina created a national law-enforcement department that will use AI to detect crimes as they’re committed, investigate them afterward, and predict them before they occur.

September 4, 20242 min read

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