Key Highlights: Nobel Prize Win: Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on neural networks and machine learning, alongside Princeton’s John Hopfield. AI’s Potential and Risks: While Hinton acknowledged AI’s transformative benefits in fields like healthcare and productivity, he warned of serious […]
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has released its Organizational Digital Governance Report 2024, on 5th September, 2024, highlighting the transformative effects of emerging technologies and digital regulations on governance structures within global organizations. The report is based on interviews with senior leaders from some of the world’s most technologically advanced companies, as well
Key Highlights: Court’s Interpretation of Section 60(d) of German Copyright Law: The Hamburg Regional Court dismissed photographer Robert Kneschke’s copyright infringement claims, citing Section 60(d), which allows text and data mining for scientific research purposes. The court ruled that LAION’s use of Kneschke’s images to train AI was protected by this exception. Impact on
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Key Highlights Governor Newsom vetoed New AI bill- Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California’s first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill on 29th September, 2024, citing concerns that the legislation would hinder innovation and drive AI developers out of the state. Innovation Vs. Regulation- The blocked bill would have required developers of advanced AI models to
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Key Highlights: OpenAI faces Copyright Law suit: The lawsuit, initiated by renowned authors such as Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, accuses OpenAI of using copyrighted books from unauthorized sources to develop ChatGPT. OpenAI agrees to provide access to OpenAI’s Training Data: In a suit filed on 24th September, 2024, against OpenAI for allegedly using
Key Highlights: Over 100 Companies Pledge to Drive Safe AI Development– In a monumental step toward ensuring safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI), over 100 companies from various sectors have signed the EU AI Pact, as announced by the European Commission on 25th September, 2024 and these signatories have voluntarily committed to key actions
