We are approaching a point where AI-generated & human-generated content in a scientific journal become indistinguishable. This has to be averted or people will seek alternatives sources of trustworthy, expert human-written content. scientificamerican.com/article/chatbo…

🚨BREAKING: Council of Europe adopts 1st international treaty on AI. Here's what you need to know: ➡️The treaty - the Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law - was adopted in Strasbourg during the annual

Exciting news! ⿻ 數位 Plurality (out today: amzn.to/3K4UDvO) offers us a portal into a future where technology supports democracy, pluralism, and broad human flourishing. Don't miss!

Why did OpenAI use Scarlett Johansson's voice? As Jessa Lingel & I discuss in our journal article on AI agents, there's a long history of using white women's voices to “personalize” a technology to make it feel safe and non-threatening while it is capturing maximum data. 🧵

student.unsw.edu.au/notices/2024/0… Here is the AI guidance slide I developed for UNSW. This will be rolled out with an ethical framework on the use of AI and shown in classrooms for students to understand responsible AI use. If you would like to use or adapt any info please acknowledge.

🚨 BREAKING: The International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI - the interim report is out. Below are the highlights of the executive summary: ➵ "If properly governed, general-purpose AI can be applied to advance the public interest, potentially leading to

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The British Academy has today published a manifesto for the humanities, social sciences and arts, which calls on the next government to use insights from all disciplines to address society’s biggest challenges. Read more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/m…

🚨BREAKING: This will be the structure of the EU AI Office. Here's what you need to know: ➡️According to the official page, from 16 June, the organizational setup of the European AI office will consist of 5 units and 2 advisors: ➵ The “Excellence in AI and Robotics” unit ➵

🎉NIST just announced the launch of ARIA, a new program to advance sociotechnical evaluation of AI risks. Here are some reflections: ⤵️ 1/4

🚨BREAKING: Singapore releases the report "Model Al Governance Framework for Generative Al - Fostering a Trusted Ecosystem," and it's a must-read for everyone interested in AI policy & regulation. Important information: ➡️The report outlines 9 dimensions to "create a trusted

I know it's niche, but I'm pumped about Labour's proposed Regulatory Innovation Office.

How do emerging technologies and innovation impact people and society? Our AI toolkit is designed to provide practical support to organisations to reduce the risks to people’s rights and freedoms caused by AI systems. Download the toolkit on our website: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

AI just killed Designers officially? Figma AI is here and it's INSANE Here're 10 insanely powerful things Figma can do:

There was never a social contract to mass collect people's personal data and mass infringe copyrighted work.

In "AI we could have had" - a six-page spread in tomorrow's FT Weekend - I argue that there used to be another, more humane way to think about intelligence, interactivity, smartness. Sadly, we blew it! An essay inspired by A SENSE OF REBELLION: ft.com/content/c63dae…

"AI standards are all the more tantalizing because they seem to provide a neutral, objective way to proceed in a normatively contested space. But this vision of AI standards blinks a practical reality. Standards do not appear out of thin air." AMEN! …-document-store-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/24/02/02/ssrn_…

In a survey of 450 executives in the US, "45 per cent said they were automating tasks to reduce staffing and labour costs." smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Will Europe succeed in building truly public digital infrastructure for AI, or will its investments entrench Big Tech’s dominance? These and other questions will guide AI Now’s work shaping the EU’s industrial policy for AI; read more here: ainowinstitute.org/general/public…

These incredible photos show the moment thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators came together in Bristol's Old Market area - in what has largely turned out to be a "huge, positive rally". bityl.co/RSN6