White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.
Regulations

White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.

The Trump administration announced a hands-off policy for regulating artificial intelligence. The White House unveiled an executive order instructing federal agencies to minimize rule-making related to AI businesses.

January 15, 20201 min read
White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.
Regulations

White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.

The Trump administration announced a hands-off policy for regulating artificial intelligence. The White House unveiled an executive order instructing federal agencies to minimize rule-making related to AI businesses.

January 15, 20201 min read
Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019
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Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019

An international wave of anti-surveillance sentiment pushed back against the proliferation of face recognition systems.

December 24, 20192 min read
Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019
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Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019

An international wave of anti-surveillance sentiment pushed back against the proliferation of face recognition systems.

December 24, 20192 min read
Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.
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Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.

China announced a ban on fake news, targeting deepfakes in particular. The Cyberspace Administration of China issued new rules restricting online audio and video, especially content created using AI.

December 11, 20192 min read
Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.
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Fighting Fakes: China introduces a ban on deepfakes.

China announced a ban on fake news, targeting deepfakes in particular. The Cyberspace Administration of China issued new rules restricting online audio and video, especially content created using AI.

December 11, 20192 min read
Blind Spot
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Blind Spot

In March 2018, one of Uber’s self-driving cars became the first autonomous vehicle reported to have killed a pedestrian. A new report by U.S. authorities suggests that the accident occurred because the car’s software was programmed to ignore jaywalkers.

November 13, 20192 min read
Blind Spot
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Blind Spot

In March 2018, one of Uber’s self-driving cars became the first autonomous vehicle reported to have killed a pedestrian. A new report by U.S. authorities suggests that the accident occurred because the car’s software was programmed to ignore jaywalkers.

November 13, 20192 min read
Amazon Prepares for a Crackdown
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Amazon Prepares for a Crackdown

Amazon is writing what it hopes will become U.S. law governing use of face recognition technology. At a press event, Jeff Bezos told that his company’s lawyers are drafting a statutory framework to guide what he views as an inevitable federal crackdown on face recognition.

October 2, 20191 min read
Amazon Prepares for a Crackdown
Regulations

Amazon Prepares for a Crackdown

Amazon is writing what it hopes will become U.S. law governing use of face recognition technology. At a press event, Jeff Bezos told that his company’s lawyers are drafting a statutory framework to guide what he views as an inevitable federal crackdown on face recognition.

October 2, 20191 min read
Easing Cross-Border Collaboration
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Easing Cross-Border Collaboration

Tighter national borders impede progress in AI. So industry leaders are calling for a different kind of immigration reform. The Partnership on AI published a report calling out the corrosive effect of restrictive immigration policies and suggesting alternatives.

September 18, 20191 min read
Easing Cross-Border Collaboration
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Easing Cross-Border Collaboration

Tighter national borders impede progress in AI. So industry leaders are calling for a different kind of immigration reform. The Partnership on AI published a report calling out the corrosive effect of restrictive immigration policies and suggesting alternatives.

September 18, 20191 min read
Standards in the Making
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Standards in the Making

The U.S. federal government released a plan to develop technical standards for artificial intelligence, seeking to balance its aim to maintain the nation’s tech leadership and economic power with a priority on AI safety and trustworthiness.

August 21, 20191 min read
Standards in the Making
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Standards in the Making

The U.S. federal government released a plan to develop technical standards for artificial intelligence, seeking to balance its aim to maintain the nation’s tech leadership and economic power with a priority on AI safety and trustworthiness.

August 21, 20191 min read

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