Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified before Congress, where he apologized to families of children who suffered online abuse, including on Meta’s platforms. This followed a hearing where the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the CEOs of five big tech companies
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Tuesday, Jan. 30, that outlines the state’s yearlong path to develop guidelines for generative AI in a way that doesn’t prejudice the vulnerable. The development comes as stakeholders all over are
MicroStrategy’s Executive Chairman, Michael Saylor, has warned of a surge in AI-generated fake videos promoting Bitcoin scams. Daily, around 80 deepfake videos impersonating Saylor are removed. These videos often deceive viewers into scanning QR codes, leading to financial losses. Bitcoin
As debates around AI safety continue, Australia has vowed to impose mandatory safeguards for “high-risk” AI in a move meant to promote responsible innovation and use of the technology. This comes as there have been growing concerns over the downside
OpenAI has fired back at The New York Times, saying the news outlet “intentionally manipulated” ChatGPT to’regurgitate’ entire lines from the publication’s articles, as the developer defended its practices in a copyright case. On Dec. 27, the Times filed a
The Canadian government is working on a framework to tackle discrimination in the hiring processes within government departments, specifically addressing privacy and transparency issues. This comes as several departments have started incorporating AI into their hiring processes, although a lot
In a decisive ruling at the intersection of technology and law, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has firmly established that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot legally be an inventor under current patent law. This ruling emerged from the high-profile
The European Commission has initiated a comprehensive investigation into ‘X’—the social media platform formerly known as Twitter—focusing on handling illegal content and misinformation. This investigation comes amid heightened concerns over the platform’s content management approach, especially concerning sensitive political and
As debates on generative AI regulation continue following a boom in technology this year, a UN advisor is pushing for human rights to be at the center of the parameters that governments adopt. Markus Krebsz, an expert in risk management
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted David Gilbert Saffron, an Australian national, and Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr., a resident of Los Angeles, for running a sophisticated $25 million artificial intelligence crypto-trading Ponzi scheme. This bold action signals
Google has lost its legal battle against Fortnite creator Epic Games, a U.S. federal jury ruled, potentially shaking the foundations of an app store industry that generates up to $200 billion a year. The jury decided Google had exercised unlawful
ChatGPT is becoming less useful as a conversational search tool, even for paying customers, as the AI chatbot gets increasingly restrictive in its replies, often flagging queries as too ‘sensitive’ or potentially misleading, users say. The apparent censorship, disguised by
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