Article Alert: Risk thresholds for frontier AI
Article Alert: Risk thresholds for frontier AI Authors: Leonie Koessler, Jonas Schuett, and Markus Anderljung Abstract: Frontier artificial intelligence (AI) systems could pose increasing risks to public safety and security. But what level of risk is acceptable? One increasingly popular approach is to define capability thresholds, which describe AI capabilities beyond which an AI system […]
Big Tech says AI is booming. Wall Street is starting to see a bubble.
Big Tech says AI is booming. Wall Street is starting to see a bubble. This article was written by Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post. A growing group of Wall Street analysts and tech investors is beginning to sound the alarm that the immense amount of money being poured into artificial intelligence by Big Tech […]
Article Alert: Do large language models have a legal duty to tell the truth?Article Alert:
Article Alert: Do large language models have a legal duty to tell the truth? Authors: Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt, and Chris Russel. Abstract: Careless speech is a new type of harm created by large language models (LLM) that poses cumulative, long-term risks to science, education and shared social truth in democratic societies. LLMs produce responses […]
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights
Argentina will use AI to ‘predict future crimes’ but experts worry for citizens’ rights This article was written by Harriet Barber for The Guardian. Argentina’s security forces have announced plans to use artificial intelligence to “predict future crimes” in a move experts have warned could threaten citizens’ rights. The country’s far-right president Javier Milei this […]
The threat of existential risk from AI
The threat of existential risk from AI This is an interview of Sayash Kapoor of the AI Snake Oil, as part of the Machine Learning Street Talks.
In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique?
In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique? This article is written by Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker. Recently, I got a haircut, and my barber and I started talking about A.I. “It’s incredible,” he told me. “I just used it to write a poem for my girl’s birthday. I told it what […]
AI Accountability Framework
AI Accountability Framework The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) has released its AI Accountability Framework, the third product out of their AI Futures Initiative. Their risk-based Framework represents the consensus set of practices that actors across the tech ecosystem believe are critical to advancing responsible AI development and deployment and reinforces the notion that responsibility […]
AI Act enters into force
AI Act enters into force On 1 August 2024, the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) enters into force. The Act aims to foster responsible artificial intelligence development and deployment in the EU. Proposed by the Commission in April 2021 and agreed by the European Parliament and the Council in December 2023, the AI Act addresses potential risks to […]
Research Alert: A Robust Governance for the AI Act: AI Office, AI Board, Scientific Panel, and National Authorities
Research Alert: A Robust Governance for the AI Act: AI Office, AI Board, Scientific Panel, and National Authorities Authors: Claudio Novelli, Philipp Hacker, Jessica Morley, Jarle Trondal, and Luciano Floridi Abstract: Regulation is nothing without enforcement. This particularly holds for the dynamic field of emerging technologies. Hence, this article has two ambitions. First, it explains […]
Global AI Regulation Tracker: Interactive Map
Global AI Regulation Tracker: Interactive Map Raymond Sun, a technical lawyer, developer and a content creator, has developed an interactive world map that tracks AI law, regulatory and policy developments around the world. Simply, click on a region (or use the search bar) to view its profile. Other features are also available to support your research […]