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Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems. It is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and uses learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals. Such machines may be called AIs. AI technology is widely used throughout industry, government, and science. Some high-profile applications include advanced web search engines
(e.g., Google Search); recommendation systems (used by YouTube, Amazon, and Netflix); interacting via human speech (e.g., Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa); autonomous vehicles (e.g., Waymo); generative and creative tools (e.g., ChatGPT and AI art); and superhuman play and analysis in strategy games (e.g., chess and Go). However, many AI applications are not perceived as AI: "A lot of cutting edge AI has filtered into general applications, often without being called AI because once something becomes useful enough and common enough it's not labeled AI anymore."
(e.g., Google Search); recommendation systems (used by YouTube, Amazon, and Netflix); interacting via human speech (e.g., Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa); autonomous vehicles (e.g., Waymo); generative and creative tools (e.g., ChatGPT and AI art); and superhuman play and analysis in strategy games (e.g., chess and Go). However, many AI applications are not perceived as AI: "A lot of cutting edge AI has filtered into general applications, often without being called AI because once something becomes useful enough and common enough it's not labeled AI anymore."
YouTube Execs Weigh In On AI Safeguards, Living Room App Tweaks & How Pat McAfee’s ESPN Move Could Be Emmys Precursor
After YouTube announced new creator tools and product updates at its Made on YouTube event Wednesday, CEO Neal Mohan emphasized that security, especially surrounding updated AI tools, remains “top of mind” for the tech giant. “YouTube occupies a truly unique space,” he explained during an onstage Q&A session at the end of the event. “We get to work closely with cutting-edge technologies that are invented at YouTube, invented at sister organizations like Google DeepMind.” The company has settled into a place where it is “very gradual about the rollout of these technologies instead of just putting it out there and seeing what happens,” he added. As far as potential misuse of AI, Mohan said: “This is really what the name says. It’s a tool. It’s about streamlining” the creative process. (Deadline 9/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
After YouTube announced new creator tools and product updates at its Made on YouTube event Wednesday, CEO Neal Mohan emphasized that security, especially surrounding updated AI tools, remains “top of mind” for the tech giant. “YouTube occupies a truly unique space,” he explained during an onstage Q&A session at the end of the event. “We get to work closely with cutting-edge technologies that are invented at YouTube, invented at sister organizations like Google DeepMind.” The company has settled into a place where it is “very gradual about the rollout of these technologies instead of just putting it out there and seeing what happens,” he added. As far as potential misuse of AI, Mohan said: “This is really what the name says. It’s a tool. It’s about streamlining” the creative process. (Deadline 9/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Colorado’s first-in-nation AI regulations are “a major shift,” experts say, as tech industry pushes back
With the stroke of Gov. Jared Polis’ reluctant pen, Colorado this month became the first U.S. state to pass a law expressly regulating the use of artificial intelligence — a milestone that supporters said was an imperfect starting point to establish oversight of an emerging industry. The state’s new law broadly targets the risk of discrimination when companies use AI, while requiring basic levels of transparency.
“I think Colorado’s AI act is a major shift in the approach to AI oversight in the United States,” said Duane Pozza, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who specializes in emerging technology and artificial intelligence. “… This is the first law to try to regulate AI — or at least certain kinds of AI — more comprehensively and really impose a lot of requirements on what gets defined as high-risk AI systems.”
(Denver Post 5/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>
With the stroke of Gov. Jared Polis’ reluctant pen, Colorado this month became the first U.S. state to pass a law expressly regulating the use of artificial intelligence — a milestone that supporters said was an imperfect starting point to establish oversight of an emerging industry. The state’s new law broadly targets the risk of discrimination when companies use AI, while requiring basic levels of transparency.
“I think Colorado’s AI act is a major shift in the approach to AI oversight in the United States,” said Duane Pozza, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who specializes in emerging technology and artificial intelligence. “… This is the first law to try to regulate AI — or at least certain kinds of AI — more comprehensively and really impose a lot of requirements on what gets defined as high-risk AI systems.”
(Denver Post 5/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>