The decision comes amid regulatory scrutiny from antitrust watchdogs in Europe, the UK, and the US concerning Microsoft’s potential influence over OpenAI.
President Joe Biden has formed a team of experts to create standards for AI training and deployment across industries.
The new AI Development Strategy 2024-2030 builds on this solid foundation, aiming to nurture a vibrant AI ecosystem in Serbia.
The European Commission’s AI Act will classify AI-based cybersecurity and emergency services in connected devices as high-risk, requiring extensive testing and security measures, significantly impacting various sectors like medical devices…
OpenAI announced it would block Chinese users from accessing its services on 9 July, amid rising US-China tensions, affecting developers who relied on OpenAI tools.
The semiconductor industry, now leading the S&P 500, is experiencing explosive demand driven by AI advancements.
Based in Silicon Valley, the consortium will focus on developing advanced back-end technologies for semiconductor packaging, aiming to be fully operational next year.
The initiative comes amid rising EU-China tensions, exemplified by tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese electric vehicles.
US authorities have disrupted a sophisticated Russian disinformation campaign, Meliorator, which uses AI to create fake social media personas and spread false information in the US and internationally.
China’s embassy in Australia dismissed the allegations as ‘political manoeuvring’.
The move, unveiled during the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC, marks NATO’s 75th anniversary and addresses the increasing cyber threats, especially following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Hackers leaked nearly 39,000 print-at-home tickets for major events in an extortion scheme against Ticketmaster.
The shift aims to ensure long-term success and maintain a multistakeholder approach involving governments, tech companies, and civil society.
Despite this slowdown, the bank plans to conduct public hearings next year to inform the public about digital currency.
Amazon is under pressure from the European Commission to enhance transparency and ensure compliance with new regulations to tackle illegal and harmful content online.
The legislative change introduces three new types of licences for satellite internet service providers, one of which allows Starlink to apply as a licensed service provider pending regulatory approval.
The UN OEWG 2021–2025 8th substantive session will focus on adopting the group’s annual progress report (APR), taking stock of the group’s discussions over the previous year and charting the way forward for the group. The GIP follows the event; just-in-time reports and transcripts are available on our dedicated web page.
In the July issue of our monthly newsletter, we look at how the UN can navigate the tightrope between innovation and impartiality when integrating AI in its operations, explore how AI chatbots master language using principles rooted in the linguistic theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, look at recent governments’ actions on digital antitrust oversight, and explain how social media giants won in a free speech showdown at the US Supreme Court.