Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids
[ad_1] In his polarizing “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen listed a number of enemies to technological progress....
Former OpenAI exec that quit for ‘safety concerns’ joins rival company
[ad_1] Former OpenAI executive Jan Leike announced on Tuesday that he has joined Anthropic, OpenAI's Amazon-backed rival. Leike resigned from...
OpenAI’s new safety committee is made up of all insiders
[ad_1] In light of criticism over its approach to AI safety, OpenAI has formed a new committee to oversee “critical”...
New global AI safety commitments echo EU’s risk-based approach
[ad_1] It’s been a busy week for AI policymakers. The EU has sealed the deal on its AI Act. Meanwhile,...
In Seoul summit, heads of states and companies commit to AI safety
[ad_1] Government officials and AI industry executives agreed on Tuesday to apply elementary safety measures in the fast-moving field and...
The US Is Forming a Global AI Safety Network With Key Allies
[ad_1] The US is widely seen as the global leader in artificial intelligence, thanks to companies like OpenAI, Google, and...
OpenAI’s former superalignment leader blasts company: ‘safety culture and processes have taken a backseat’
[ad_1] Jan Leike has taken to his personal account on X to post a lengthy thread of messages excoriating OpenAI...
Xbox’s latest Transparency Report details AI usage in player safety
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U.K. agency releases tools to test AI model safety
[ad_1] The U.K. Safety Institute, the U.K.’s recently established AI safety body, has released a toolset designed to “strengthen AI...
‘British DARPA’ to build AI gatekeepers for ‘safety guarantees’
[ad_1] A British R&D unit today unveiled a futuristic vision of “quantitative safety guarantees” for AI. The Advanced Research and...
UK, US strike landmark deal on AI safety testing’
[ad_1] Following the recent approval of the EU’s risk-based AI Act, the UK has now partnered up with the US...
Money and politics continue to merge in AI safety — including a new Super PAC | The AI Beat
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How ecommerce retailers can ensure consumer safety in 2024
[ad_1] In 2024, online retail is set for growth, but security is crucial. Last year's festive season saw a 3.7%...
Women in AI: Heidy Khlaaf, safety engineering director at Trail of Bits
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NIST staffers revolt against expected appointment of ‘effective altruist’ AI researcher to US AI Safety Institute
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EU opens formal probe of TikTok under Digital Services Act, citing child safety, risk management and other concerns
[ad_1] The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced....
Safety by design | TechCrunch
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Top tech firms sign up for new White House AI safety consortium
[ad_1] More than 200 top AI stakeholders have signed up to a consortium to agree to the responsible development and...
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and others join the Biden-Harris AI safety consortium
[ad_1] Big Tech and other AI stakeholders have officially been tapped by the Biden-Harris administration to address the safety and...
White House touts new AI safety consortium: Over 200 leading firms to test and evaluate models
[ad_1] One day after appointing a top White House aide as director of the new US AI Safety Institute (USAISI) at the...