Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, joins a growing list of OpenAI executives who have departed the company in 2024. Since ChatGPT took the world by storm in late 2022, OpenAI’s revenue and market value have skyrocketed. But internally, the company hasn’t...
Alex Pentland Co-Authors The Digitalist Papers: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy in America
Rapid advances in AI are reshaping how we govern ourselves. Inspired by The Federalist Papers, which promoted the idea of a nation designed by intent rather than by accident, The Digitalist Papers series delves into the critical intersection of AI and democracy. This...
Tech giants pledge action against deceptive AI in elections
Tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, X, OpenAI and TikTok unveiled an agreement on Friday aimed at mitigating the risk that artificial intelligence will disrupt elections in 2024. The tech industry "accord" takes aim at AI-generated images, video and...
US creates advisory group to consider AI regulation
The US government has created an artificial intelligence safety advisory group, including AI creators, users, and academics, with the goal of putting some guardrails on AI use and development. The new US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), part of the National...
Europe within reach of landmark AI rules after nod from EU countries
Europe on Friday moved a step closer to adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence and AI models such as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT after EU countries endorsed a political deal reached in December. The rules, proposed by the European Commission three...
Taylor Swift deepfakes, fake Biden robocalls have lawmakers pushing for stronger AI laws
After deepfake images of Taylor Swift and fake robocalls of Joe Biden's voice were spread on social media platforms this week, lawmakers are pushing for stronger guardrails on the usage of Artificial Intelligence. Clyde Vanel, a Democrat who is the Chair of the New...
Davos: AI Governance Alliance calls for stronger global collaboration
As global leaders and industry power players gather in Davos to address the world’s most pressing problems, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) has called for stronger collaboration to create a framework for advanced AI. In a series of three...
MIT GSSD contribute and support to build AIWS Angel
MIT professor Nazli Choucri, a BGF Board Member, Distinguished Contributor to the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”, and a key member of AIWS Angel Initiative, contribute and support this initiative through MIT Global System for...