United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced several fresh initiatives at the UK Global Summit on AI Safety, focusing on creating the US AI Safety Institute, which also endeavors to stop fraudulent robocalls.
Gizmodo reported that virtual hackathons aimed at combating fraudulent robocalls—especially those that employ cutting-edge AI-generated speech models—will take place inside the White House.
VP Kamala Harris has urged IT specialists to create AI-based defenses against these frauds, which often prey on weaker demographics like the elderly. This endeavor is a continuation of the executive order issued by President Joe Biden, which highlights the need for legislative control of AI.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presided over the first meeting of government representatives from throughout the globe, all committed to preventing unfavorable consequences stemming from the fast development of artificial intelligence.
Well-known leaders like US President Joe Biden, Canadian President Justin Trudeau, and French President Emmanuel Macron sent representatives. Those leaders present at the event included Tesla's head honcho, Elon Musk, and VP Kamala Harris.
The purpose of the UK Global Summit on AI Safety was to discuss the increasing worries about sophisticated massive language models and their challenges for regulatory agencies.
A Call for Global Collaboration on Addressing AI Risks
To counter the spread of AI-generated deep fakes, the Biden Administration has urged all countries to work together to create global watermarking guidelines.
By using these criteria, the public should be able to differentiate between authentic government digital information and fakes produced by artificial intelligence.
Deepfakes are widely used on the internet, which has put social media systems under strain and sparked worries about impersonation and false information.
The main agenda item for the UK Global Summit on AI Safety goes beyond pressing problems with massive language models.
Discussions will include long-term AI scenarios, including cybersecurity concerns, misinformation operations, and sophisticated AI technologies that might undermine human control.
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The signing of a political statement emphasizing military AI capabilities is another noteworthy milestone. This statement, which seeks to create appropriate criteria for the development and deployment of AI technology inside military contexts, has the endorsement of thirty governments, including the United States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
US Pushes AI Regulation
Recently, a fresh executive order was issued by US President Joe Biden in a separate action to address the effects of AI on workers, consumers, minority groups, and national security.
According to Reuters, this executive order requires AI system developers to share safety test findings with the US government if their systems might endanger public health, safety, national security, or the economy.
Before any AI systems are made available to the public, these tests, which are carried out in compliance with the Defense Production Act, must be completed.
The order also tells the federal government to set rules for testing and manage the risks that come with them. These risks include those related to cybersecurity, chemistry, biology, radioactivity, and nuclear power.
President Biden highlighted the need for properly regulating AI technology and voiced worries about potential abuse, especially in light of vulnerabilities in national security.
One of the administration's primary initiatives for regulating AI as technology becomes more sophisticated and is used widely is the executive order.
The president prioritized labeling and watermarking AI-generated visuals and sounds to prevent fraud. Pres. Joe Biden also wanted to prevent the possibility of senior Americans receiving a phone call from a person who sounded like someone they knew, only to be duped by an AI system, as per a CTV News report.
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