AI News Weekly – Issue #404: LinkedIn is training AI models on your data – Sep 19th 2024


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LinkedIn is training AI models on your data

You’ll need to opt out twice to stop LinkedIn from using your account data for training in the future — but anything already done is done.

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Microsoft, BlackRock to launch $30 billion fund for AI infrastructure

BlackRock (BLK.N), opens new tab and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab plan to launch a more than $30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure to build data centers and energy projects, the companies said on Tuesday.

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Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model

OpenAI truly does not want you to know what its latest AI model is “thinking.” Since the company launched its “Strawberry” AI model family last week, touting so-called reasoning abilities with o1-preview and o1-mini, OpenAI has been sending out warning emails and threats of bans to any user who tries to probe how the model works.

arstechnica.com

Global AI fund needed to help developing nations tap tech benefits, UN says

Governments and private companies should contribute to a global AI fund that will allow developing nations to benefit from advances in the technology, according to a UN report.

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Applied use cases

Amazon debuts an AI assistant for sellers, Project Amelia

Amazon sellers now have access to an AI assistant designed to help them grow their business by answering questions about their metrics, and later, may be able to help them directly resolve issues that arise.

techcrunch.com

Electronic Arts goes deep into AI for game development

At this year’s EA Investor Day — the game publisher’s presentation event to current and prospective investors — the future looks algorithmic as EA fully embraces AI for its game development.

venturebeat.com

AI In The Financial Industry

AI is playing a huge role in accelerating that transformation. By quickly processing massive amounts of data, AI is reshaping how businesses operate and serve their customers.

forbes.com

Ethics

There are more than 120 AI bills in Congress right now

US policymakers have an ‘everything everywhere all at once’ approach to regulating artificial intelligence, with bills that are as varied as the definitions of AI itself.

technologyreview.com

US to convene global AI safety summit in November

The Biden administration plans to convene a global safety summit on artificial intelligence, it said on Wednesday, as Congress continues to struggle with regulating the technology.

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SolarWinds: IT professionals want stronger AI regulation

A new survey from SolarWinds has unveiled a resounding call for increased government oversight of AI, with 88% of IT professionals advocating for stronger regulation.

artificialintelligence-news.com

Robotics

Google DeepMind teaches a robot to autonomously tie its shoes and fix fellow robots

Human children generally learn to tie their shoes by age 5 or 6. Robots, on the other hand, have been working on the problem for decades. In a new paper, Google DeepMind researchers showcase a method for teaching robots to perform a range of dexterous tasks, including tying a shoe, hanging a shirt, and even fixing fellow robots.

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5 ways that robotics are transforming healthcare

Cutting-edge technologies can play a huge role in transforming the healthcare sector, says the World Economic Forum’s Global Health and Healthcare report.

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AI Revolutionizes Archaeology and Environmental Conservation

AI is now used in many fields, such as education, healthcare, retail, and business, to analyze complex data and support faster decision-making.

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Research

Rise of ChatGPT and other tools raises major questions for research

It has been less than two years since Nature Index last looked at research data on artificial intelligence (AI), but it is a demonstration of the breathtaking speed of the field’s growth that it is now firmly rooted in the public’s consciousness as the technological revolution of our time.

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AI grunt work can be outsourced using a new blockchain-based framework

Tomorrow’s workplace will be run on mind-boggling amounts of data. To make sense of it all, businesses, developers and individuals will need better AI systems, better trained AI workers and more efficient number-crunching servers.

techxplore.com

15 Years of Advancing Machine Learning Research

The New York Academy of Sciences has been at the forefront of machine learning and artificial intelligence since hosting the first Machine Learning Symposium nearly two decades ago.

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