Draft rules from the White House would require federal agencies to assess AI systems currently in use in law enforcement, health care, and other areas—and to shut down any algorithms doing harm.
Category: Business / Artificial Intelligence
Joe Biden’s Big AI Plan Sounds Scary—but Lacks Bite
Joe Biden’s new executive order is billed as the biggest governmental AI plan ever. Unless he can convince a dysfunctional US Congress and overseas rivals to play along, its effects will be limited.
Why Read Books When You Can Use Chatbots to Talk to Them Instead?
Book publishers are experimenting with chatbot editions of new titles, providing “conversational companions” for readers.
The UK Lists Top Nightmare AI Scenarios Ahead of Its Big Tech Summit
Ahead of a global summit on how to keep artificial intelligence from doing harm, a UK government report warns that the tech could be used to help create bioweapons, or escape human control altogether.
How to Use ChatGPT’s ‘Browse With Bing’ Tool—Plus 6 Starter Prompts
OpenAI’s chatbot has two new tricks. Here’s some advice and example prompts to help you try out the internet-connected feature.
The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here
Thousands of child abuse images are being created with AI. New images of old victims are appearing, as criminals trade datasets.
Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s global summit on AI governance will focus on extreme scenarios of algorithms causing harm. Many British AI experts would rather he focus on near-term problems.
AI Is Becoming More Powerful—but Also More Secretive
The companies behind ChatGPT and other popular and powerful AI systems aren’t transparent enough about their training data and how they work, according to a new report from Stanford University.
The US Just Escalated Its AI Chip War With China
The American government has tightened its restrictions on exports of chips and chipmaking equipment, closing loopholes that let Chinese companies access advanced technology.
A ‘Green’ Search Engine Sees Danger—and Opportunity—in the Generative AI Revolution
Berlin-based Ecosia carved out a niche as a carbon-negative search engine. To adapt to the ChatGPT era, it’s moving closer to Google and exploring how AI could help users cut carbon emissions.