AI and society

Microsoft wants publishers to be part of its chatbot success story

Summary When chatbots answer questions directly, they replace clicking on answers. This shifts the content ecosystem in favor of chatbot providers. Microsoft is still a dwarf in the search engine market with Bing, but with wild Sydney and the new chatbot offering, Bing search has recently gained more attention. However, it is chatbot search that …

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Clearview AI is on track to track everyone

Summary Hoan Ton-That, founder of surveillance company Clearview AI, shares his insights on the unchecked growth of his facial database in an interview. US surveillance company Clearview AI, whose facial recognition software is used by law enforcement and government agencies worldwide, has been under fire for years for harvesting people’s facial images from the internet …

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Italy bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns, OpenAI defers

Summary Added statement from Sam Altman Update April 1, 2023: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to the Italian privacy watchdog’s request on Twitter: His company will “of course defer” to the Italian government and will no longer offer ChatGPT in Italy, effective immediately. However, OpenAI expects to comply with all privacy laws, Altman said. Original …

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Start-up funded by OpenAI CEO releases SDK

Summary Proving human identity may become increasingly important in the age of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is betting on it with his startup Worldcoin. Founded in Berlin in 2019, crypto startup Worldcoin specializes in identifying people using biometric iris scans, in addition to establishing a global cryptocurrency. “The advancement of AI has …

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Generative AI tears a hole in existing copyright and privacy laws, and EU takes notice

Summary Italy has blocked ChatGPT due to GDPR concerns, OpenAI has followed suit without protest. Will other EU countries also block ChatGPT? According to a Reuters report, the data protection authorities of France and Ireland have contacted the Italian data protection authority. The latter had blocked ChatGPT last week due to privacy concerns, OpenAI has …

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