AI and the new way of war: The killer robots are coming. Paul Wood
Second global AI summit secures safety commitments from companies: Reuters reports sixteen companies at the forefront of developing Artificial Intelligence pledged on Tuesday at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks.
Japan aims to curb Apple and Google's smartphone app duopoly: TJT reports a new bill would compel dominant platforms to allow third parties to launch their own app markets and to offer more payment options.
China’s latest answer to OpenAI is ‘Chat Xi PT’: Internet regulator uses Chinese leader’s political philosophy to help answer questions posed to latest large language model. FT
G42 + Microsoft are investing $1 billion in Kenya, funding a Microsoft Azure data center and an open-source large language model in Swahili and English.
TikTok ban is popular with voters as AI stirs privacy fears, poll shows: Swing-state voters worry AI will diminish privacy but are more upbeat about its potential impact on health and education. Bloomberg
The fake AI Scarlett Johansson is a reality check for Washington: The rise of fake people is one of the newest, strangest issues facing lawmakers — could a celebrity change the game? Politico
How Scarlett Johansson could shape California’s AI debate: California’s lawmakers and labor groups have been raising alarms about the replication of entertainers’ voices and likenesses, a stance that’s pitted them against Hollywood studios and Silicon Valley. Politico
The Commerce Department outlined its vision on Tuesday for the US AI Safety Institute, shedding more light on its still-nascent plans for a new agency at the forefront of AI regulation. The plan came with a commitment by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to formally coordinate with key allies who’ve recently created their own AI safety institutes via a new “international network” linking those offices.
+ The AISI announcement arrived in tandem with a declaration made by 11 governments — including the US, UK, European Union, and Canada — at the Seoul AI Summit in South Korea on Tuesday, with the countries all agreeing to collaborate across their respective AI safety institutes.
Humane has been seeking a buyer for its business.
News Corp inks a deal with OpenAI to use its content.
The Scarlett Johansson deception is part of a pattern for OpenAI and Sam Altman: Maybe we should be worried that the company that’s ushering in AI’s next wave doesn’t seem entirely honest. FC
Scarlett Johansson’s ChatGPT face-off confirms our fears about AI: We’re trusting tech companies with the very thing that makes us human. Molly Roberts
Scarlett Johansson proves she’s nobody’s chatbot: First Disney, now OpenAI. The actress has shown she won’t be bullied into giving up what’s hers. Beth Kowitt
Meta walked away from news. Now the company’s using it for AI content. Meta’s newest attempt to engage its users could affect the news industry, again. WP
Meta AI chief says large language models will not reach human intelligence: Yann LeCun argues current AI methods are flawed as he pushes for ‘world modelling’ vision for superintelligence. FT
Nvidia sales triple, signaling AI boom’s staying power: WSJ reports the company gave a better-than-expected forecast amid the hot market for its chips.
Nvidia’s revenue soars 262% as AI chip demand climbs: FT reports the chipmaker also announces a 10-for-1 stock split after quarterly results beat high expectations.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
