This is good point, there’s definitely a lot that can be studied on today’s systems for years. On the other hand, current systems as they are are not dangerous. Only one of their next iterations could be dangerous and we can prepare for it only if we have its predecessor.
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AI Agents Liability: Who Bears Legal Responsibility?
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For me, product safety and business responsibility are the main motivations. Also, who will pay for it if our agents cause harm and damage? Who ends up in prison? Agents or me?
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Autonomous AI Agents Risk Unwanted Task Execution Behaviors
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The first risk is that they may start doing unwanted tasks (e.g. I ask them to run a marketing campaign for me, and the agents decide to spam everyone, manipulate people, hack into computers, etc)
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Responsible AI: Seven Key Points from Microsoft’s Chief Officer
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Seven things to know about Responsible AI Microsoft’s Chief Responsible AI Officer, Natasha Crampton, was in the UK to meet with policymakers, civil society members, and the tech community https://
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Grant funding allocation practices in research
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Technically, we put this down on grant applications. But then they ignore it and give however much they planned to anyway.
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Robot Manufacturers Need Same Liability as Car Makers
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"The manufacturer of a robot should have exactly the same amount of responsibility as the manufacturer of a car." E.g. if a car/robot deployment has a braking malfunction and causes harm, prepare to recall it. And there is a risk of lawsuits.
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African Languages in AI: Bridging Tech Representation Gap
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Watch the first episode of the African Language series, part of our work to highlight the vast diversity of global linguistics. We’ll discuss the expanse of Africa’s languages, how they’re underrepresented in tech, & how to improve language tech for them →
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Germany considers banning ChatGPT over privacy concerns
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Germany considering a ChatGPT ban due to "privacy concerns" Current ChatGPT ban club: Russia
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Clearview AI scraped billions of images for police facial recognition
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Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and other social media sites and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a 'perpetual police line-up' US police have used the database nearly a million times, the company's CEO told the BBC. https://
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Artificial Intelligence Risks: Bias and Racism
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Risks of artificial intelligence: scientific, cognitive and racist bias #BeAware #ArtificialIntelligence #Risks