Now for the actual column, we're talking about how AI basically got a free pass all the way to launching an industry-breaking technology. The platforms where that data comes from are planning on gating it after the fact, but AI is following a time-honored tradition in tech.
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Political Bias in AI: Standards and Diversity to Protect Democracy
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Political bias in AI can harm democracy, spread misinformation, and limit freedom. To tackle this, standards for datasets, impact assessments, diversity, and expert collaboration are crucial. Read more about politics in LLMs and how you tackle them: https://
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TikTok Employees Surveilled Journalist Via Cat’s Account
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A few days before Christmas, my colleague @CristinaCriddle found out she was being surveilled via her cat's TikTok account by TikTok employees. Here's her story of what happened next, how it's impacted her, and what it all means for TikTok. https://
ft.com/content/0c0f96
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Kenya’s Geopolitical Advantage Undermined by Tech Tax Policies
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If Kenyan leaders would only play a bit longer of a game we would have a clear winning geopolitical and economic position. But instead we get increased taxes and rent seeking on technology and innovation to shore up short term problems.
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NIST AI Framework: Transparency, Accountability, and Board Governance
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Join us at 10-11am CST tomorrow Friday May 5 to explore how the @NIST framework promotes transparency, accountability, and trust in AI systems, and what the role of board related to NIST framework. Don't miss this opportunity to position your organization to thrive in the AI
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Microsoft fears malicious uses of AI
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Microsoft chief economist Michael Schwarz told the World Economic Forum: “I am confident AI will be used by bad actors, and yes it will cause real damage.”
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Tech leaders discuss responsible AI with Harris
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Sundar Pichai (Google), Sam Altman (OpenAI), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) met with VP Harris today on how to advance "responsible" AI.https://t.co/K9SVBnJeFu
— AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) 5 mai 2023Sundar Pichai (Google), Sam Altman (OpenAI), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) met with VP Harris today on how to advance "responsible" AI.
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Privacy, ML, and Health Data Workshop in Ottawa
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Thrilled to be in Ottawa, the nation's capital, for a workshop with @UWaterloo_CPI @uwaterlooAI @GovCanHealth @StatCan_eng @CIHI_ICIS
, on privacy, ML, and health data. Exciting to have convos between academics & policy makers on these important topics https://
uwaterloo.ca/cybersecurity-
privacy-institute/events/cybersecurity-privacy-and-artificial-intelligence-health
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Biden Administration Announces Safe and Secure AI Deployment Actions
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We are focused on ensuring the safe and secure deployment of AI and LLMs, and take our role in evaluating these models extremely seriously. Read more here: https://
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
statements-releases/2023/05/04/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-promote-responsible-ai-innovation-that-protects-americans-rights-and-safety/
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Biden-Harris Administration Promotes Responsible AI Innovation Evaluation
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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to promote responsible American innovation in AI. As part of this, @scale_AI
's evaluation platform will be used for a public evaluation of models from @AnthropicAI
, @Google
, @huggingface
, @Microsoft
, @nvidia
, @OpenAI
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