By all accounts, the European Unions AI Act seems like something that would make tech ethicists happy.
Whats not to like, right?
Among other things, the AI Act would bar controversial uses of AI, what it deems high-risk systems.
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As you might expect, for groups like Amnesty, this seems like a pretty big blind spot.
From critics perspective, theres no telling how law enforcements use of these technologies could grow in the future.
Satija also notes that the EUs law has failed in another critical area.
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Other groups have expressed similar criticism.
The final version of the bill likely wont be finalized until sometime in January, she said.
For those tracking it,the AI safety debatecan be convoluted and, at times, quite vexing.
After all, it doesnt get much more dystopic than AI-fueled police surveillance.
If folks are so serious about AI safety, why arent these use cases a first priority for regulators?
Question of the day: Whats the deal with multi-modal?
Earlier this week, folks started saying that OpenAIs latest large language modelGPT-4.5had leaked online.
Its currently considered a stepping stone towards AGIartificial general intelligencewhich is the much-coveted goal of AI development.
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Sports Illustrated CEO is out after AI journalists scandal.
Microsoft wants to go nuclear on AI.
That process has been known to take years, so Microsoft figures that automating it might help.
The Pope is pretty worried about an AI dictatorship.
I guessthat deepfakein which he looked dope as hell really got to him.
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