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AI Regs a Moving Target in the US, But Keep an Eye on Europe

If you’re trying to pin down the rules and regulations for artificial intelligence in the United States, good luck. They’re evolving quickly at the moment, which makes them a moving target for American businesses tha Read more…

European Policymakers Approve Rules for AI Act

The European Union’s AI Act took a big step toward becoming law today when policymakers successfully hammered out rules for the landmark regulation. The AI Act still requires votes from Parliament and the European Coun Read more…

Can Watermarking Solve GenAI’s Trust Problem?

AI is progressing rapidly--too rapidly, some say, to tell AI-generated content from human-generated content. Can watermarking technology help humans regain control? The rapid advancement of generative AI technology ha Read more…

Regs Needed for High-Risk AI, ACM Says–‘It’s the Wild West’

The probability of AI going off the rails and hurting people has increased considerably thanks to the explosion in use of generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT. That, in turn, is making it necessary to regulate cer Read more…

Europe Moves Forward with AI Regulation

European lawmakers today voted overwhelmingly in favor of the landmark AI regulation known as the EU AI Act. While the act does not yet have the force of law, the lopsided vote indicates it soon will in the European Unio Read more…

Altman’s Suggestion for AI Licenses Draws Mixed Response

The US should consider creating a new regulatory body to oversee the licensing and use of AI “above a certain threshold,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in Congressional testimony yesterday. His recommendation was met wi Read more…

AI Threat ‘Like Nuclear Weapons,’ Hinton Says

The rise of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humans and is on par with the use of nuclear weapons, according to more than a third of AI researchers polled in a recent Stanford study as well as Geoff Read more…

Self-Regulation Is the Standard in AI, for Now

Are you worried that AI is moving too fast and may have negative consequences? Do you wish there was a national law to regulate it? Well, that’s a club with a fast-growing list of members. Unfortunately, if you reside Read more…

Americans Don’t Trust AI and Want It Regulated: Poll

American companies are adopting AI technology at a rapid clip, but a majority of U.S. citizens don’t trust it and want to see its use regulated by the government, according to a new Harris Poll survey released last wee Read more…

NIST Puts AI Risk Management on the Map with New Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today published the AI Risk Management Framework, document intended to help organizations voluntarily develop and deploy AI systems without bias and other negativ Read more…

NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Won’t Be Enforced Until April

Companies with employees in New York City have four more months to figure out Local Law 144, a first-in-the-nation law that will regulate the use of AI for hiring. The law went into effect on January 1, but the city defe Read more…

Second Half 2022 Tech Predictions for Data and AI

As we emerge from halftime of the show that is the year 2022, it’s time to take stock of where we’ve come this year in big data, advanced analytics, and AI, and assess where we’re likely to go next. Based on whe Read more…

Europe’s AI Act Would Regulate Tech Globally

The Artificial Intelligence Act was introduced to the European Union in April 2021, and is rapidly progressing through comment periods and rewrites. When it goes into effect, which experts say could occur at the beginnin Read more…

Organizations Struggle with AI Bias

As organizations roll out machine learning and AI models into production, they’re increasing cognizant of the presence of bias in their systems. Not only does this bias potentially lead to poorer decisions on the part Read more…

State Data Privacy Laws Proliferate as Calls for Federal Guidelines Grow

Virginia is the latest American state to enact a data privacy law, joining states like California, Nevada, and Maine that have passed their own laws. But the passage of Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) ca Read more…

Calls for AI Regulation Gain Steam

Should restrictions be placed on the use of artificial intelligence? Google CEO Sundar Pichai certainly does, and so do a host of other business leaders,  including the CEOs of IBM and H2O.ai, as the chorus of calls for Read more…

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