“This is going to require investing in three key pillars” the first is “AI education and literacy” ⁦Joel Blit⁩ Jimmy Lin⁩ Opinion: Canada’s planned $2.4-billion artificial intelligence investment is already mostly obsolete ⁦⁦Dr. Lesley Wilton⁩ theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

The final version of the approved EU AI Act even specifically recognizes model cards and datasheets: The work that me and my former Google Ethical AI team co-lead @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) spearheaded.

“The findings reveal a remarkable gap in safeguards against the use of AI-generated audio to mislead voters”. Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders | AP News apnews.com/article/artifi…

AI ‘intelligent’ assistants converge w virtual assistants across embodied technologies, with Big Tech advancing & accessing highly personal information - “deeper meaning”. We need to assess privacy concerns and socio-technical issues before adopting #ChatGPT

"Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT on Apple devices aren't just a test for AI tech, but also for new privacy approaches that are necessary to safely use large AI models over the internet." CBC News cbc.ca/news/business/…

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"AI should no longer be treated as a pure STEM discipline but rather a transdisciplinary one that requires technical knowledge, yes, but also insights from the social sciences and humanities. There should be mandatory courses on #AIethics and governance." spectrum.ieee.org/ai-missteps-un…

Actors losing jobs in the games industry due to AI content generation, leading to calls for federal policies & regulations. Striking US video game actors say AI threatens their jobs | REUTERS youtu.be/2lp4eEly9ZA?si… via YouTube

“There should be mandatory courses on the societal impact of technology and responsible innovation, as well as specific training on AI ethics and governance. Those subjects should be part of the core curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels”

"AI should no longer be treated as a pure STEM discipline" Vincent Boulanin, Charles Ovink, Julia Stoyanovich Julia Stoyanovich, Raja Chatila Raja Chatila, Abhishek Gupta, Frank Dignum Frank Dignum, @ludo_righetti, & Edson Prestes #aiethics #AI #AIdevelopment spectrum.ieee.org/ai-missteps-un…

Could be pivotal for assistive tech. Meta “is working w/ a company called Be My Eyes to help people w/ vision impairments receive audio descriptions of the world around them using artificial intelligence & the cameras inside the glasses” ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2024/09/25/tec…

Geoffrey Hinton from University of Toronto awarded Nobel Prize in Physics | CBC News cbc.ca/news/science/n…

Delighted to be at Milieux Institute this morning for the 4th annual Stéfan Sinclair-CRIHN lecture with presentations by Isabel Pedersen and two graduate students, Corina MacDonald (Concordia U) and Alice Truc (U de Montréal) The video of the event will be available shortly