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AI @ Noon | June 13

Kids and screentime: What the committee appointed by Macron recommends: Le Monde reports the report advises against exposing under-threes to screens and suggests waiting until the age of 11 for a cellphone and 13 for a smartphone with internet access.

G7 summit to include commitments on cyber, AI: A major agreement to enhance the cybersecurity of energy infrastructure equipment will be on the table, and Pope Francis will participate in an AI-focused event. Politico

Why Pope Francis thinks the Church should play a part in world leaders’ debate on AI CNN

Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI: When leaders of the world's leading industrialized nations meet in Italy this week, they'll be joined by a unique guest to talk about the risks posed by artificial intelligence: Pope Francis. NPR

+ This is the first G7 summit to feature a pope as an invited participant. But it's not the first time that Pope Francis has weighed in on this emerging technology and how he believes it should be developed for the good of humanity.

Reuters: Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple

+ The Justice Department said that the four states are Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Washington. 

The challenges of regulating AI and the role of behavioral science Heather Graci

AI start-up sees thousands of vulnerabilities in popular tools: Haize Labs says tests found that popular generative AI programs produced violent or sexualized content and allowed for the automation of cyberattacks. WP

AI chatbots just can’t shake off gender stereotypes, here’s why: Many, whether they realize it or not, will gravitate toward a female chatbot voice because it’s perceived as less threatening than a male voice. FC

Apple passes Microsoft as the most valuable company.

Databricks and Shutterstock are trying to remove the copyright risk from AI image generation: The companies’ new model is trained only on content from Shutterstock, which gets paid for every image generated. FC

According to a Gallagher survey, over 80% of US business owners plan to maintain or increase their AI investments in 2024.

Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.

-Marc