Google Splits Up a Key AI Ethics Watchdog
When Google CEO Sundar Pichai emailed his workers the company priorities for 2024 this month, developing AI responsibly was top of the list. Some employees now wonder if Google can …
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ACLU Supports Man Arrested After Bad Facial Recognition ID
The national and New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in support of a man who was reportedly wrongfully arrested after facial recognition misidentified …
An AI Executive Turns AI Crusader to Stand Up for Artists
Ed Newton-Rex says generative AI has an ethics problem. He ought to know, because he used to be part of the fast-growing industry. Newton-Rex was TikTok’s head AI designer and …
OpenAI Cofounder Reid Hoffman Gives Sam Altman a Vote of Confidence
Hoffman and others said that there’s no need to pause development of AI. He called that drastic measure, for which some AI researchers have petitioned, foolish and destructive. Hoffman identified …
Ethics chair launches new bid to expel Rep. Santos
By Kevin Freking | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Ethics Committee announced Friday he has filed a resolution to force a vote on expelling Rep. George …
Fei-Fei Li Started an AI Revolution by Seeing Like an Algorithm
Early in the pandemic, an agent—literary, not software—suggested Fei-Fei Li write a book. The approach made sense. She has made an indelible mark on the field of artificial intelligence by …
Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens
“The framework enables a set of binding requirements for federal agencies to put in place safeguards for the use of AI so that we can harness the benefits and enable …
The Baffling Allure of Staged Photos in Photography Competitions
Photo: CEWE Ah, the world of photography – where the line between candid images and artfully contrived scenes grows increasingly hazy. It’s as if the debate about staged photos and …
What Do We Owe the Octopus?
She then gave a painkiller to the octopuses that received the stinging shot and observed that they tended to prefer the chamber in which they got the pain relief. The …
How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret
Davis has released hundreds of pages of emails, contractual documents, memos, and other veterinary records detailing the public university’s work for Neuralink between 2018 and 2020. The descriptions of botched …