Aug 31 Visual artists fight back against artificial intelligence companies for repurposing their work By Jocelyn Noveck, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The lawsuit may serve as an early bellwether of how hard it will be for all kinds of creators to stop AI developers from profiting off their work. Continue reading
Aug 10 FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. Continue reading
Aug 09 Biden issues an executive order restricting tech investments in China By Josh Boak, Associated Press In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, Biden has signed an executive order to block and regulate U.S.-based investments going toward China for computer chips, micro electronics, quantum technologies and AI. Continue reading
Aug 01 Chatbots can make things up. Can we fix AI’s hallucination problem? By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Builders of AI systems known as large language models say they're working to make them more truthful. But some experts say the problem isn't fixable. Continue reading
Jul 21 White House sets AI safeguard agreements with Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms By Matt O'Brien, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House said Friday it has secured voluntary commitments from seven U.S. companies meant to ensure their AI products are safe before they release them. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Biden announces AI safeguards after meeting with tech leaders By Matt O'Brien, Zeke Miller, Associated Press On Friday, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI are meeting with the president at the White House. Continue reading
Jul 15 Misleading AI-generated content a top concern among state election officials for 2024 By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Continue reading
Jul 14 ChatGPT company probed over consumer protection issues By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FTC's move represents the most significant regulatory threat so far to the nascent but fast-growing AI industry. Continue reading
Jul 13 ChatGPT creator OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The arrangement involves OpenAI licensing part of AP's text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI's technology and product expertise, the two organizations said in a joint statement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:14 How militaries are using artificial intelligence on and off the battlefield By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Artificial intelligence has been a crucial tool for many nations’ militaries for years. Now, with the war in Ukraine driving innovation, AI’s role is likely to grow. Paul Scharre, vice president and director of studies at the Center for a… Continue watching