What does the EU AI Act mean for Affective Computing and Emotion AI?
What does the EU AI Act mean for Affective Computing and Emotion AI? This article is written by Michel Valstar on his LinkedIn blog. The EU AI Act will heavily affect innovation and commercialisation of affective computing in the EU. Despite talk of having measures to support innovation, the EU AI Act will seriously stifle […]
2024 BRIEF overview on LLM / “foundation models” / 2023’s version of “AI”
2024 BRIEF overview on LLM / “foundation models” / 2023’s version of “AI” This article is taken as is from the blog of Prof. Joanna Bryson. History: In 2023, the EU was consolidating its legislation called “The AI Act” (or AI Regulation.) Despite the fact that this is a fairly boring piece of legislation just […]
Microsoft partners with Mistral in second AI deal beyond OpenAI
Microsoft partners with Mistral in second AI deal beyond OpenAI This article was authored by Tim Warren for The Verge. Microsoft has announced a new multiyear partnership with Mistral, a French AI startup that’s valued at €2 billion (about $2.1 billion). The Financial Times reports that the partnership will include Microsoft taking a minor stake in the 10-month-old AI company, just […]
Everybody wants to audit AI, but nobody knows how
Everybody wants to audit AI, but nobody knows how This article is authored by Ryan Heath for Axios. Some legislators and experts are pushing independent auditing of AI systems to minimize risks and build trust. Why it matters: Consumers don’t trust big tech to self-regulate and government standards may come slowly or never. The big picture: Failure to manage […]
Google pauses AI tool Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after historical inaccuracies
Google pauses AI tool Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after historical inaccuracies This article is authored by Natasha Lomas for TechCrunch. Google says it’s temporarily suspended the ability of Gemini, its flagship generative AI suite of models, to generate images of people while it works on updating the technology to improve the historical […]
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students This article is authored by Ashley Belanger for ArsTechnica. Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting facial-recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using […]
News: Committees Confirm Landmark Agreement on AI Act
News: Committees Confirm Landmark Agreement on AI Act MEPs have endorsed at committee level the provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and complies with fundamental rights. On Tuesday, 13th February, the Internal Market and Civil Liberties Committees voted 71-8 (7 abstentions) to approve the result of negotiations with the member states on the […]
The Quest for a DNA Data Drive
The Quest for a DNA Data Drive This article is featured in IEEE Spectrum and written by Rob Carlson. How much thought do you give to where you keep your bits? Every day we produce more data, including emails, texts, photos, and social media posts. Though much of this content is forgettable, every day we implicitly […]
Article Alert: Priceless Data
Article Alert: Priceless Data This article was co-authored by Bart Custers and Gianclaudio Malgieri. Abstract: Many free online services, including search engines and social media, use business models based on the collecting and processing of personal data of its users. The user data are analysed, leased or sold to generate profits. Basically, the users are […]
Biden Economic Adviser Elizabeth Kelly Picked to Lead AI Safety Testing Body
Biden Economic Adviser Elizabeth Kelly Picked to Lead AI Safety Testing Body This article was written by Will Henshall for Time. Elizabeth Kelly, formerly an economic policy adviser to President Joe Biden, has been named as director of the newly formed U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI), U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday. “For […]