U.S. Restricts AI Robocalls: U.S. cracks down on AI-generated voice robocalls to combat election interference.
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U.S. Restricts AI Robocalls: U.S. cracks down on AI-generated voice robocalls to combat election interference.

The United States outlawed unsolicited phone calls that use AI-generated voices. 

February 14, 20242 min read
U.S. Restricts AI Robocalls: U.S. cracks down on AI-generated voice robocalls to combat election interference.
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U.S. Restricts AI Robocalls: U.S. cracks down on AI-generated voice robocalls to combat election interference.

The United States outlawed unsolicited phone calls that use AI-generated voices. 

February 14, 20242 min read
New Leaderboards Rank Safety, More: Hugging Face introduces leaderboards to evaluate model performance and trustworthiness.
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New Leaderboards Rank Safety, More: Hugging Face introduces leaderboards to evaluate model performance and trustworthiness.

Hugging Face introduced four leaderboards to rank the performance and trustworthiness of large language models (LLMs). The open source AI repository now ranks performance on tests of workplace utility, trust and safety, tendency to generate falsehoods, and reasoning.

February 7, 20242 min read
New Leaderboards Rank Safety, More: Hugging Face introduces leaderboards to evaluate model performance and trustworthiness.
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New Leaderboards Rank Safety, More: Hugging Face introduces leaderboards to evaluate model performance and trustworthiness.

Hugging Face introduced four leaderboards to rank the performance and trustworthiness of large language models (LLMs). The open source AI repository now ranks performance on tests of workplace utility, trust and safety, tendency to generate falsehoods, and reasoning.

February 7, 20242 min read
Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.
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Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.

An alliance of major tech and media companies introduced a watermark designed to distinguish real from fake media starting with images. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) offers an open standard that marks media files with information about their creation and editing.

January 17, 20243 min read
Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.
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Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.

An alliance of major tech and media companies introduced a watermark designed to distinguish real from fake media starting with images. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) offers an open standard that marks media files with information about their creation and editing.

January 17, 20243 min read
OpenAI Revamps Safety Protocol: Inside OpenAI's framework to evaluate and mitigate model risks
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OpenAI Revamps Safety Protocol: Inside OpenAI's framework to evaluate and mitigate model risks

Retrenching after its November leadership shakeup, OpenAI unveiled a new framework for evaluating risks posed by its models and deciding whether to limit their use. 

January 10, 20242 min read
OpenAI Revamps Safety Protocol: Inside OpenAI's framework to evaluate and mitigate model risks
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OpenAI Revamps Safety Protocol: Inside OpenAI's framework to evaluate and mitigate model risks

Retrenching after its November leadership shakeup, OpenAI unveiled a new framework for evaluating risks posed by its models and deciding whether to limit their use. 

January 10, 20242 min read
High Anx-AI-ety: A recap of 2023's battle between AI doomsday warnings and regulatory measures
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High Anx-AI-ety: A recap of 2023's battle between AI doomsday warnings and regulatory measures

Angst at the prospect of intelligent machines boiled over in moves to block or limit the technology. Fear of AI-related doomsday scenarios prompted proposals to delay research and soul searching by prominent researchers. Amid the doomsaying, lawmakers took dramatic regulatory steps. 

December 20, 20232 min read
High Anx-AI-ety: A recap of 2023's battle between AI doomsday warnings and regulatory measures
AI Safety

High Anx-AI-ety: A recap of 2023's battle between AI doomsday warnings and regulatory measures

Angst at the prospect of intelligent machines boiled over in moves to block or limit the technology. Fear of AI-related doomsday scenarios prompted proposals to delay research and soul searching by prominent researchers. Amid the doomsaying, lawmakers took dramatic regulatory steps. 

December 20, 20232 min read
Champion for Openness: Top companies launch the AI Alliance to ensure safe and open source AI.
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Champion for Openness: Top companies launch the AI Alliance to ensure safe and open source AI.

A new consortium aims to support open source AI. Led by Meta and IBM, dozens of organizations from the software, hardware, nonprofit, public, and academic sectors formed the AI Alliance, which plans to develop tools and programs that aid open development.

December 13, 20232 min read
Champion for Openness: Top companies launch the AI Alliance to ensure safe and open source AI.
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Champion for Openness: Top companies launch the AI Alliance to ensure safe and open source AI.

A new consortium aims to support open source AI. Led by Meta and IBM, dozens of organizations from the software, hardware, nonprofit, public, and academic sectors formed the AI Alliance, which plans to develop tools and programs that aid open development.

December 13, 20232 min read
Europe Clamps Down: The AI Act, Europe's biggest AI law, moves closer to approval.
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Europe Clamps Down: The AI Act, Europe's biggest AI law, moves closer to approval.

Europe’s sweeping AI law moved decisively toward approval. After years of debate, representatives of the European Union’s legislative and executive branches agreed on a draft of the AI Act, a comprehensive approach to regulating AI.

December 13, 20233 min read
Europe Clamps Down: The AI Act, Europe's biggest AI law, moves closer to approval.
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Europe Clamps Down: The AI Act, Europe's biggest AI law, moves closer to approval.

Europe’s sweeping AI law moved decisively toward approval. After years of debate, representatives of the European Union’s legislative and executive branches agreed on a draft of the AI Act, a comprehensive approach to regulating AI.

December 13, 20233 min read
Limits on AI in Life Insurance: All about the first law that regulates use of AI in life insurance in the U.S.
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Limits on AI in Life Insurance: All about the first law that regulates use of AI in life insurance in the U.S.

The U.S. state of Colorado started regulating the insurance industry’s use of AI. Colorado implemented the first law that regulates the use of AI in life insurance and proposed extending the limits to auto insurers.

December 6, 20232 min read

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