The idea that we need an "FDA for AI" is frequently invoked as a metaphorical placeholder in convos on AI regs. But what does/could this mean? & what are the limits & possibilities of such an approach? Grateful to AI Now for moving the convo from analogy to concrete analysis!
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Google’s Overly Cautious Approach to Image Generation
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Yep. These have pretty much been my observations as well. The “no people in images” thing is really lame. Google is being overly cautious and sensitive.
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U.S. Commerce Department Launches AI Safety Institute Consortium
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the launch of the AI Safety Institute Consortium. The institute already has over 200 stakeholders, including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta, all uniting to support the safe development of the tech.
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Major Tech Companies Join AI Alliance for Open Innovation
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Excited to share that we've joined @IBM @Meta @Snowflake @Databricks and 50+ organizations to support the #AI Alliance: a community of leading organizations across industry, research and gov coming together to support #open innovation in AI. https://
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Inflection Joins NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium
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We welcome NIST’s AI Safety Institute. Safety sits at the heart of our mission and culture at Inflection. We’re excited to share our expertise as part of the AI Safety Institute Consortium to help ensure that AI benefits everyone. #AISIC
→ View original post on X — @inflectionai, 2024-02-08 20:56 UTC
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Understanding US Future: Technology and Societal Concerns
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This thread helps explain my terror at the current/future state of the US
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NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium Promotes Trustworthy AI Development
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The AI Safety Institute Consortium established by @NIST brings together various AI stakeholders to support the development and deployment of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. Here’s a statement from @StanfordCRFM and @Stanford RegLab leaders: https://
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches AI Safety Consortium
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Just in: Together with @StanfordCRFM and @Stanford RegLab, we are pleased to join a consortium of 200+ AI leaders in academia, government, industry, and civil society dedicated to advancing AI safety. Read the news here: https://
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eases/2024/02/biden-harris-administration-announces-first-ever-consortium-dedicated
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Responsible AI Must Prioritize Environmental Protection First
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Where companies also know the CSRD/SEC or other environmental regulations won’t come into full effect for 3-4 years they’ll use as much water as they want knowing at best they’ll get a rounding error fine. We must define responsible AI as showing the planet is protected FIRST.
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Data Centers Hide Water Usage Behind Corporate IP Claims
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There are also reports from the AP showing companies owning data centers aren’t providing data to local communities on water they’re using quoting that info is corporate IP. Obviously this is deadly and ludicrous and irresponsible short-termism.