A Swiss LLM: A language model built for the public good
A Swiss LLM: A language model built for the public good This article is written by Florian Meyer, Corporate Communications and MĂ©lissa Anchisi, Head of AI Communication EPFL Earlier this week in Geneva, around 50 leading global initiatives and organisations dedicated to open-source LLMs and trustworthy AI convened at the International Open-Source LLM Builders Summit. Hosted […]
📣 The European Union’s AI Act: Beyond Motherhood and Apple Pie?
đź“Ł The European Union’s AI Act: Beyond Motherhood and Apple Pie? Authors: Nathalie A. Smuha and Karen Yeung Abstract: In spring 2024, the European Union formally adopted the AI Act, aimed at creating a comprehensive legal regime to regulate AI systems. In so doing, the Union sought to maintain a harmonized and competitive single market […]
đź“ŁComputer-vision research powers surveillance technology
đź“ŁComputer-vision research powers surveillance technology Authors: Pratyusha Ria Kalluri, William Agnew, Myra Cheng, Kentrell Owens, Luca Soldaini & Abeba Birhane Abstract: An increasing number of scholars, policymakers and grassroots communities argue that artificial intelligence (AI) research—and computer-vision research in particular—has become the primary source for developing and powering mass surveillance. Yet, the pathways from computer vision to surveillance continue to be […]
How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying
How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying This article was written by Molly Taft and Paresh Dave for Wired. “PEOPLE ARE OFTEN curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses,” Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, wrote in an aside in a long blog postlast week. The average query, Altman wrote, uses 0.34 […]
‘Positive review only’: Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
‘Positive review only’: Researchers hide AI prompts in papers This article is written by Shogo Sugiyama and Ryosuke Eguchi Research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries — including Japan, South Korea and China — contained hidden prompts directing artificial intelligence tools to give them good reviews, Nikkei has found. Nikkei looked at English-language preprints — […]
As Trump moves to decimate state AI laws, Governor Newsom taps the nation’s top experts for groundbreaking AI report
As Trump moves to decimate state AI laws, Governor Newsom taps the nation’s top experts for groundbreaking AI report In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom requested that Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Dr. Mariano-Florentino CuĂ©llar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Dr. Jennifer Tour Chayes, Dean of […]
How Some of China’s Top AI Thinkers Built Their Own AI Safety Institute
How Some of China’s Top AI Thinkers Built Their Own AI Safety Institute The article is written by Scott Singer, Karson Elmgren, and Oliver Guest for Carnigie Endowment for International Peace. Since the January 2025 release of the DeepSeek-R1 open-source reasoning model, China has increasingly prioritized leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as a key engine for economic growth, encouraged […]
đź“Ł Approaches to Responsible Governance of GenAI in Organizations
đź“Ł Approaches to Responsible Governance of GenAI in Organizations Authors: Dhari Gandhi, Himanshu Joshi, Lucas Hartman, Shabnam Hassani Abstract: The rapid evolution of Generative AI (GenAI) has introduced unprecedented opportunities while presenting complex challenges around ethics, accountability, and societal impact. This paper draws on a literature review, established governance frameworks, and industry roundtable discussions to […]
AI Policy Template: Build Your Foundational Organizational AI Policy
AI Policy Template: Build Your Foundational Organizational AI Policy The AI Policy Template is developed by Responsible AI Institute and is available on their website. The Responsible AI Institute’s AI Policy Template helps organizations build a comprehensive framework to guide AI development, procurement, supply, and use. Use this template to: Essential components include: Developed by […]
The Singapore Consensus on Global AI Safety Research Priorities
The Singapore Consensus on Global AI Safety Research Priorities Rapidly improving AI capabilities and autonomy are driving a vigorous debate on how to keep AI safe, secure and beneficial. While regulatory approaches remain under active deliberation, the global research community demonstrates substantial consensus around specific high-value technical AI safety research domains. Because of this, there are […]