How much of a threat does AI really pose? Get your ticket for our free exclusive event
1 year, 7 months ago

How much of a threat does AI really pose? Get your ticket for our free exclusive event

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Tim Cook has recently revealed Apple is building AI into ‘every product’, Netflix has listed a controversial AI job paying $900,000 amid strike action from actors against the technology. Sign up to our weekly email here As the world continues to increase the exploration, use and development of artificial intelligence The Independent’s tech team is going to examine exactly what it means for our workplaces, our ways of communication and our day to days lives. In The Independent’s virtual event series our tech editor Andrew Griffin and his deputy Anthony Cuthbertson will be examining exactly what threat AI poses as it continues to evolve. They will be joined by machine learning scientist Catherine Breslin and Dr Andrew Rogoyski, director of innovation and partnerships at the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, to comment on the latest from the world of artificial intelligence and to answer your burning questions.

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Experts ‘deeply concerned’ as Government agency drops focus on bias in AI
1 month, 1 week ago

Experts ‘deeply concerned’ as Government agency drops focus on bias in AI

The Independent  

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PSNI exploring use of AI to analyse mobile phone evidence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PSNI exploring use of AI to analyse mobile phone evidence

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The PSNI is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to analyse mobile phone …

AI tools have put child sexual abuse ‘on steroids’, Home Secretary warns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI tools have put child sexual abuse ‘on steroids’, Home Secretary warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Artificial intelligence has put child sexual abuse “on steroids”, the Home …

AI action plans should be slowed until safeguards for children in place – NSPCC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI action plans should be slowed until safeguards for children in place – NSPCC

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NSPCC said generative AI is already being used to create sexual abuse images of children, and …

Sir Stephen Fry says AI is ‘not immune from contamination’ and can do ‘too much’
2 months ago

Sir Stephen Fry says AI is ‘not immune from contamination’ and can do ‘too much’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Stephen Fry has warned that artificial intelligence is “not immune” from being …

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence
3 months, 1 week ago

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

Wired  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expects AGI, or artificial general intelligence—AI that outperforms humans at most tasks—around 2027 or 2028. Elon Musk’s prediction is either 2025 or 2026, and he has claimed that he was "losing sleep over the threat of AI danger." Similarly, as the limitations of current AI have become clear, most AI researchers have come around to the …

Rise of AI presents dual challenges on security front
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rise of AI presents dual challenges on security front

China Daily  

Regulatory controls The large amount of polluted information on AI platforms and abuse of AI-generated content, have made more people realize that what they see is not necessarily real, prompting them to demand stronger oversight and more comprehensive management of the technology. In August 2023, China issued an interim regulation to manage AI-generated services and products, aiming to safeguard national …

Column: The air begins to leak out of the overinflated AI bubble
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The air begins to leak out of the overinflated AI bubble

LA Times  

Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia, whose fortune has risen with the growth of the AI chipmaker but took a hit when its shares plummeted Tuesday. Even OpenAI, the leading developer of AI bots, acknowledged last year that on some tasks its GPT-4 chatbot’s performance is “worse” than its predecessors. One CEO whose company uses AI to …

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
10 months ago

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology. “And so that’s an example of something that could be done much more rigorously.” Cloud service providers and mobile app stores could also “curb web services and mobile applications that are marketed for …

Alarm raised over bizarre images circulating on Facebook
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alarm raised over bizarre images circulating on Facebook

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Experts and users have warned about an increasing amount of seemingly AI-generated images, …

Businesses embracing generative AI but fear cyberattacks, survey finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Businesses embracing generative AI but fear cyberattacks, survey finds

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Businesses will “not progress” if they do not take risks, as the race to adopt new and …

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 4 months ago

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

As we keep hearing everyday, artificial Intelligence is on the verge of fundamentally changing the way human beings live and work. There are also many fears about the dangers posed by AI – which range from mass disinformation and privacy risks, to extinction of the human race itself. Amid this debate over how to regulate AI so that we are …

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit
1 year, 4 months ago

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit

Al Jazeera  

Meta, OpenAI and Google are some of the companies attending PM Rishi Sunak’s summit on the risks and misuses of artificial intelligence. The summit is led by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has called AI “the defining technology of our time”. The summit is centred around ‘frontier AI’, which is defined as “highly capable foundation models that could possess …

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images
1 year, 4 months ago

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tech giants including TikTok and Snapchat have signed a pledge vowing …

AI poses a profound threat – but could also help us in a variety of important ways, experts agree
1 year, 7 months ago

AI poses a profound threat – but could also help us in a variety of important ways, experts agree

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That was the conclusion of The Independent’s latest premium live event, which saw experts discuss the question: …

Child abuse images created by AI is making it harder to protect victims as law enforcement find it more difficult to identify whether real children are at risk, National Crime Agency warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Child abuse images created by AI is making it harder to protect victims as law enforcement find it more difficult to identify whether real children are at risk, National Crime Agency warns

Daily Mail  

Child abuse images created by artificial intelligence have made it harder to protect victims, the National Crime Agency warned yesterday. The increasing use of realistic AI-generated child pornography has given law enforcement agencies issues over identifying whether real children are at risk. Graeme Biggar, who became the NCA's permanent director-general last summer, warned that the computer-generated images flooding the internet …

Potential for AI in NHS is ‘limitless’, expert says
1 year, 8 months ago

Potential for AI in NHS is ‘limitless’, expert says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We need to continually work together to understand the power of AI and how …

How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
1 year, 9 months ago

How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI. “The EU is set to become a leader in regulating artificial intelligence, but whether it will lead on AI innovation still remains to be seen,” said Boniface …

With new legislation, Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
1 year, 9 months ago

With new legislation, Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI

LA Times  

Authorities worldwide are racing to rein in artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT. Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI. That’s what China does, not us,” Dragos Tudorache, a Romanian member of the European Parliament who is …

AI has potential to create ‘dystopia or utopia’, minister says
1 year, 9 months ago

AI has potential to create ‘dystopia or utopia’, minister says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have to take breathing space to make sure we’re getting this right for the …

AI same risk as nuclear wars, experts warn
1 year, 9 months ago

AI same risk as nuclear wars, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. DeepMind and OpenAI chief executives Demis Hassabis and Sam Altman pledged their support to a short statement …

Mitigating ‘extinction’ from AI should be ‘global priority’, experts say
1 year, 9 months ago

Mitigating ‘extinction’ from AI should be ‘global priority’, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the biggest names in the development of artificial intelligence have called …

Sunak and AI leaders discuss ‘existential threats’ and disinformation fears
1 year, 9 months ago

Sunak and AI leaders discuss ‘existential threats’ and disinformation fears

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has discussed with leading figures in artificial intelligence the …

Schools ‘bewildered’ by very fast rate of change in AI – education figures
1 year, 10 months ago

Schools ‘bewildered’ by very fast rate of change in AI – education figures

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A letter to The Times, signed by more than 60 education figures, says: “Schools are …

Rishi Sunak: Guardrails needed to regulate growth of AI
1 year, 10 months ago

Rishi Sunak: Guardrails needed to regulate growth of AI

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Guardrails” are to be put in place to maximise the benefits …

How Europe is leading the world in building guardrails around AI
1 year, 10 months ago

How Europe is leading the world in building guardrails around AI

Associated Press  

LONDON — Authorities around the world are racing to draw up rules for artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where draft legislation faced a pivotal moment on Thursday. AI that exploits vulnerable people including children or that uses subliminal manipulation that can result in harm, such as an interactive talking toy that encourages dangerous behavior, is also forbidden. The …

AI a threat to humans? Here is what Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other tech experts feel
1 year, 11 months ago

AI a threat to humans? Here is what Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other tech experts feel

India Today  

The popularity of chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's refurbished Bing, and Google's Bard has sparked a worldwide interest in generative AI and its capabilities. Along with experimenting in the AI space, experts like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Twitter owner Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, among others, have time and again warned about the dangers associated …

AI ‘could be’ danger to society, US President Biden says
1 year, 11 months ago

AI ‘could be’ danger to society, US President Biden says

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden says AI developers have a responsibility to ensure products are safe before releasing them to the public. United States President Joe Biden has said artificial intelligence “could be” dangerous but it remains to be seen how the technology will affect society. “Tech companies have a responsibility, in my view, to make sure their products are safe before making …

AI news latest: ChatGPT is showing signs of thinking like humans; Bill Gates hails “age of AI”
2 years ago

AI news latest: ChatGPT is showing signs of thinking like humans; Bill Gates hails “age of AI”

The Independent  

✕ Close What is new with the fourth version of ChatGPT? Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are the latest developments in …

EU outlines ambitious AI regulations focused on risky uses
3 years, 11 months ago

EU outlines ambitious AI regulations focused on risky uses

Associated Press  

LONDON — Risky uses of artificial intelligence that threaten people’s safety or rights such as live facial scanning should be banned or tightly controlled, European Union officials said Wednesday as they outlined an ambitious package of proposed regulations to rein in the rapidly expanding technology. “With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading the development of new global norms to …

Opinion | The dangers posed by AI-driven ‘deepfakes’
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | The dangers posed by AI-driven ‘deepfakes’

Live Mint  

Academics and researchers typically accuse the media of scaremongering and painting dystopian scenarios, especially when it comes to the coverage of Artificial Intelligence -powered algorithms. Smartphone penetration and advances in image recognition, for instance, are turning phones into powerful at-home diagnostic tools, while these cutting-edge algorithms are helping doctors, researchers and technology companies revolutionize healthcare. There’s the clear danger that …

The curse of Artificial Intelligence
5 years, 11 months ago

The curse of Artificial Intelligence

Hindustan Times  

The artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, recently demonstrated a neural network that created news articles so convincing and so capable of emulating human journalists that the organisation’s fear of its misuse to sway elections and terrorise stock markets led it to restrict distribution of the code underlying it. At the same time, stories about robots stealing our jobs and driverless cars …

Why AI could take control of human birth
6 years, 3 months ago

Why AI could take control of human birth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just imagine an AI system that can continuously read maternal and foetal movements, breathing patterns and bio-signals …

AI's rapid growth raises pressing need for ethics, regulations around it: UN expert
6 years, 4 months ago

AI's rapid growth raises pressing need for ethics, regulations around it: UN expert

Firstpost  

The growing use of AI raises concerns – from security to human rights abuse, says UN expert. While digital solutions like Artificial Intelligence are transforming lives, these also raises concerns, ranging from security to human rights abuses, says an expert. “That means that not only is your coffee maker sending information to cloud computers, but so are wearable sensors like …

We’re not even close to building a true AI: Intel’s Naveen Rao
6 years, 7 months ago

We’re not even close to building a true AI: Intel’s Naveen Rao

Live Mint  

Intel’s VP and GM, Artificial Intelligence Products Group shares his views on burning questions around the AI. AI uses elements such as machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision – with huge data at the core. AI is the next wave of computing, and by allowing machines to learn, reason, act and adapt in the real world, machine learning is …

AI is highly likely to destroy humans, Elon Musk warns
7 years, 3 months ago

AI is highly likely to destroy humans, Elon Musk warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk believes it’s highly likely that artificial intelligence will be a threat …

AI experts warns robots will demand rights
8 years ago

AI experts warns robots will demand rights

Daily Mail  

Get used to hearing a lot more about artificial intelligence. Scroll down for videos Last month, in a 17-2 vote, the parliament's legal affairs committee voted to begin drafting a set of regulations to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence and robotics While forecasting the imminence of an AI-centric future remains a matter of intense debate, we will …

The real risks of artificial intelligence
8 years, 4 months ago

The real risks of artificial intelligence

BBC  

The real risks of artificial intelligence Getty Images Fears of a robot apocalypse mask the actual problems that we face by increasingly letting our lives be run by algorithms Upcoming event The World-Changing Ideas Summit This story is part of a series inspired by the subjects and speakers appearing at BBC Future’s World-Changing Ideas Summit in Sydney on 15 November. …

Tech Giants Team Up to Keep AI From Getting Out of Hand
8 years, 5 months ago

Tech Giants Team Up to Keep AI From Getting Out of Hand

Wired  

Let's face it: artificial intelligence is scary. The good news is that many of the tech giants behind the new wave of AI are well aware that it scares people---and that these fears must be addressed. That's why Amazon, Facebook, Google's DeepMind division, IBM, and Microsoft have founded a new organization called the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People …

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