Austrian organization sues OpenAI over misinformation
The Austrian consumer organization noyb is suing OpenAI because ChatGPT disseminates false information about individuals, which potentially violates the GDPR.
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More than half of Americans have tried generative AI
More than half of Americans have already tried generative AI, with the majority (82%) seeing it as enriching their creativity and simplifying their lives. The technology is especially popular for personal projects (81%) and research and brainstorming (64%). These are the findings of a study by Adobe Analytics.
Mysterious chatbot appears and disappears again
A mysterious chatbot called “gpt2-chatbot” caused a stir among experts this week. Its capabilities appeared to be on a par with GPT-4, but its origin remained unknown. After a short time, the bot disappeared from the scene again, presumably due to the high level of interest. Speculation about the developer, including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, …
Poe adds new revenue model for AI bots
Poe introduces a new revenue model where AI bot creators on the platform can set a price per message to earn money when users interact with their bots. Source: TechCrunch
Symbolica wants to make AI more transparent and controllable
AI startup Symbolica is focusing on a new approach to giving AI models human-like reasoning and unprecedented transparency. According to the company, it aims to overcome the “alchemy” of today’s AI systems and create a scientific foundation that will lead to interpretable, data-efficient, and controllable AI models. Source: VentureBeat
New guide for secure AI systems
The NSA, in collaboration with international partners, is releasing a guide to best practices for the secure deployment and operation of AI systems. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet is aimed primarily at operators of national security systems and companies in the defense industry, but is also relevant to other organizations. Source: Hacker News
EU and US strengthen cooperation
The EU and the US want to strengthen their cooperation in the field of AI, particularly in the areas of security, governance, and research into risks and beneficial applications. They are calling on platforms to facilitate access to data for researchers to better study societal risks. Source: TechCrunch
Snapchat adds watermark to Snap AI images
Snapchat is also focusing on greater transparency and stricter guidelines for the use of AI. Any image generated with Snap AI will be tagged with a new watermark. Source: TechCrunch
Meta announces more labels for AI generated content
The Facebook company Meta plans to display labels for AI-generated content more frequently starting in May. Previously, these labels only appeared in very specific cases, reports Axios.
Intel’s new chips supposed to deliver better AI performance
Intel confirms that Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant will soon run locally on PCs powered by its chips. Intel’s Lunar Lake processors, due out at the end of the year, are expected to deliver three times the AI performance of current Meteor Lake chips, meeting the needs of the next generation of AI PCs.