Tech & Society
Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.
Synthetic depictions of politicians are taking center stage as the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off.
Government
Tech & Society
Sovereign AI: Governments invest billions to secure homegrown AI technologies.
Governments want access to AI chips and software built in their own countries, and they are shelling out billions of dollars to make it happen. Nations across the world are supporting homegrown AI processing and development, The Economist reported.
Science
Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer
A microscope enhanced with augmented reality is helping pathologists recognize cancerous tissue. The United States Department of Defense is using microscopes that use machine learning models based on research from Google to detect cancers.
Tech & Society
The Politics of Generative AI: AI-generated imagery flooded Argentina's presidential race.
Argentina’s recent presidential race was a battleground of AI-generated imagery. Candidates Javier Milei and Sergio Massa flooded social media with generated images of themselves and each other, The New York Times reported. On Sunday, Milei won the election’s final round.
Tech & Society
White House Moves to Regulate AI: All about the U.S. executive order on AI use and development
U.S. President Biden announced directives that control AI based on his legal power to promote national defense and respond to national emergencies. The White House issued an executive order that requires AI companies and institutions...
Tech & Society
Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI
United States lawmakers are getting a crash course in AI. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, announced an unusual plan to educate legislators who are crafting AI regulations, The New York Times reported. It could lead to legislation “within months,” he said.
Tech & Society
Deep (Learning) State: How Romania is using NLP as a political advisor.
Meet the Romanian government’s automated political adviser. The Prime Minister of Romania launched ION, a system that summarizes and organizes public comments for cabinet ministers, Politico.eu reported.
Tech & Society
No Copyright for Generated Images: U.S. will not recognize copyrights for AI-generated images.
The output of AI-driven image generators is not protected by copyright in the United States. The U.S. Copyright Office concluded that copyright does not apply to images generated by the image generator Midjourney.
Tech & Society
Guidelines for Managing AI Risk: NIST released its AI Risk Management Framework.
The United States government published guidelines designed to help organizations limit harm from AI. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, which recommends technological standards in a variety of industries, released the initial version of its AI Risk Management Framework.
Tech & Society
Algorithms Control the Capital: The 29 Algorithms Used by Washington, D.C.
A new report offers a rare peek into the use of automated decision-making tools by the government of a major city.
Tech & Society
Spotting Tax Cheats From Overhead: French Authorities Use AI to Tax Pool Owners
French tax authorities netted nearly €10 million using an automated system to identify unregistered pools
Tech & Society
AI Regulations Proceed Locally: U.S. States Enact Laws Targeting AI
EPIC published a summary of AI-related laws that states and cities considered between January 2021 and August 2022.