Jan 30 ChatGPT violated European Union privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union's stringent data privacy rules. Continue reading
Jan 25 FTC launches antitrust inquiry into artificial intelligence deals by tech giants By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in opening remarks at a Thursday AI forum, said the agency is "scrutinizing whether these ties enable dominant firms to exert undue influence or gain privileged access in ways that could… Continue reading
Jan 22 AI robocalls impersonate President Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire By Ali Swenson, Will Weissert, Associated Press The apparent attempt at voter suppression using generative AI is one example of what experts warn will make 2024 a year of unprecedented election disinformation around the world. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: White House holds briefing amid reports of AI-generated robocalls impersonating Biden in New Hampshire By News Desk and Associated Press Biden’s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, said in a statement that the campaign is “actively discussing additional actions to take immediately.”… Continue reading
Jan 18 World Economic Forum spotlights the opportunities and risks of AI By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Advances in generative AI stunned the world last year, and the elite crowd is angling to take advantage of its promise and minimize its risks. Continue reading
Dec 29 Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Cohen made the admission in a court filing unsealed Friday in Manhattan federal court as a judge decides whether to punish one of Cohen's lawyers, who cited the fake cases in a submission to the judge. Continue reading
Dec 27 As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections By Ali Swenson, Christine Fernando, Associated Press The safeguards that attempted to counter the bogus claims the last time are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only getting stronger. Continue reading
Dec 27 The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots By Associated Press The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, trying to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 7:47 The historic struggle between workers and the technology that could put them out of a job By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes The last year has seen headlines of hope and outright fear around the rapid development of artificial intelligence. It creates questions about whether the innovations can lead to broad gains for everyone or just a select few. Economics correspondent Paul… Continue watching
Dec 20 Study shows AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children By Matt O'Brien, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in a database used to train leading AI image-makers. Continue reading