Built on his previous executive order (EO), President Biden has signed a new EO with comprehensive AI guidelines for the federal government's deployment of AI. Under the new directives, federal agencies are mandated to ensure their AI systems do not compromise American citizens' rights and safety. Continue Reading →
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has unlawfully monopolized the smartphone market to the detriment of consumers, developers, and competitors. Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer dives deep into the controversial bill demanding TikTok's sale to a U.S. buyer within six months on CNN International's One World. Original Airdate: March 13, 2024 Continue Reading →
U.S. lawmakers voted 50-0 to force the sale of TikTok, alleging that the app's links with the Chinese Communist Party pose significant threats to national security. The House Commerce Committee approved a bill that would require ByteDance (TikTok's owner) to sell the company within 180 days or risk losing access to the U.S. market. Continue Reading →
Tech Giants Unite to Fight Election Deepfakes: Groundbreaking Pact to Combat AI-Generated Deception!
A coalition of 20 tech companies has signed an agreement to combat election-related deepfakes ahead of the 2024 elections. Continue Reading →
Yesterday's Senate hearing on child safety in social media saw CEOs from TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Meta (Facebook's parent company), Discord, and Snapchat face questions from lawmakers. The hearing focused on the impact of social media on children's safety and the bipartisan effort to more effectively regulate these platforms. Continue Reading →
ElevenLabs, an AI startup specializing in voice replication technology, has banned a user account responsible for creating an audio deepfake of President Biden. The deepfake featured a message urging people not to vote in the New Hampshire primary. Continue Reading →
The bipartisan "No Fakes Act" of 2023 seeks to standardize rules around the use of digital replicas of faces, names, and voices. Continue Reading →
Are politicians ready to share the limelight with AI? This question arose when Assembly Member Clyde Vanel enlisted the services of Auto-GPT (an autonomous AI agent) to conceive and draft a piece of legislation. Assembly Bill 6896, remarkably bearing an "AI disclosure," may be the first to credit an AI program for its groundwork. Continue Reading →
Massachusetts may become the first state to ban the buying and selling of location data drawn from mobile devices, reflecting the state's bold stance on privacy in the digital age. This sweeping proposal, the Location Shield Act, seeks not only to curb commercial exploitation but also to tighten law enforcement access to such data, stipulating a court warrant requirement. Continue Reading →