Pope attends G7 summit in historic first, warns of dangers of AI: EuroNews reports speaking at a special roundtable, the Pope challenged them to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that such powerful technology risks turning human relations themselves into algorithms.
Pope Francis tells G7 that humans must not lose control of AI: Reuters reports Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address a Group of Seven summit on Friday, warning world leaders that Artificial Intelligence must never be allowed to get the upper hand over humanity.
+ The pope said AI represented an "epochal transformation" for mankind, but stressed the need for close oversight of the ever-developing technology to preserve human life and dignity.
How Pope Francis became the AI ethicist for world leaders and tech titans: Francis on Friday became the first pope to address G7 leaders, joining a summit session dedicated to artificial intelligence. WP
Capital Journal Op-ed: South Dakotans have a unique opportunity to call for safe AI legislation from Congress: South Dakota is uniquely positioned to shape the future of AI policy in America. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) serves on the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence working group, while Senator John Thune (R-SD) holds a key Senate leadership position. This means that South Dakota's elected officials have an outsized influence on the direction of AI legislation in Congress. South Dakotans should embrace this role and seize their unique position to make their voices heard and demand that your senators champion safe and ethical AI policies." Jason Green-Lowe - Op-ed
+ This is an opinion editorial submitted to the Capital Journal by Jason Green-Lowe, executive director at the Center for AI Policy (CAIP).
Voice assistants and AI chatbots still can’t say who won the 2020 election: With months to go before the US presidential election, some popular AI chatbots and voice assistants offer potentially harmful misinformation. WP
Bloomberg: Apple’s slow rollout of intelligence features will stretch into 2025
Even Apple cannot explain why we need AI in our lives: A souped-up Siri and personalized emojis are coming, but the most important question remains unanswered. Richard Waters
No matter how you package it, Apple Intelligence is AI: Apple is eager to show us that its approach to artificial intelligence is safer, better, and more useful than the competition. Maybe that's just a hallucination, but it's working. Wired
How British tech star Stability AI imploded with debt and lawsuits: Unpaid bills, key talent leaving — the fall of Emad Mostaque’s billion-dollar company is a cautionary tale of AI mania. The Times
Microsoft will no longer ship Recall, an artificial intelligence tool that tracks user activity, when the company releases the Copilot+ PC next week. Industry experts have expressed concern over the potential for hackers to develop tools that can retrieve user information.
Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request: Reuters reports the move by Meta came after complaints and a call by advocacy group NOYB to data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain to act against the company.
Clearview AI used your face. Now you may get a stake in the company. NYT reports the facial recognition start-up doesn’t have the funds to settle a class-action lawsuit, so lawyers are proposing equity for those whose faces were scraped from the internet.
Reuters: OpenAI CEO says company could become for-profit corporation, The Information reports
AI to erase abusive posts to athletes at Paris Olympics-IOC: Reuters reports the International Olympic Committee will deploy AI in order to block any abuse on social media directed at 15,000 athletes and officials at the Paris Olympics next month, President Thomas Bach said on Friday.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
