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Does AI have a right to free speech? Only if it supports our right to free thought

The world has witnessed breathtaking advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), with ChatGPT being one of the best known examples. To prevent harm and misuse of the technology, politicians are now considering regulating AI. Yet they face an overlooked barrier: AI may have a right to free speech.

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A top economist who studies AI says it will double productivity in the next decade: ‘You need to embrace this technology and not resist it’

Unlike many others, Brynjolfsson sees AI potentially bringing a bright future for human workers.

Fortune

No 10 worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control

At global summit in UK, Rishi Sunak will highlight risk of criminals and terrorists using technology to make bioweapons

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Experts disagree over threat posed but artificial intelligence cannot be ignored

Some say the existential dangers of a ‘God-like’ AI is overplayed but even then there are other impacts to be wary of

The Guardian - UK

A former Fermilab physicist, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is using AI technology, and he’s worried

As the only member of Congress with a Ph.D. in physics, Foster is using AI to learn more about a field that fascinates many and terrifies others, including federal officials.

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I left OpenAI to support the AI revolution. Here’s why real change won’t come from the epicenter

'To genuinely mold AI's trajectory, I have stepped out of its innovative epicenter to join the broader discourse,' writes Zack Kass.

Fortune

From disease prevention to energy saving: five ways AI is changing your day-to-day life

Far from bringing about the end of civilisation, there are many opportunities for AI to improve our lot, as long as it’s regulated appropriately, says an IT expert

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AI's existential threat is a ‘completely bonkers distraction’ because there are 'like 101 more practical issues' to talk about, top founder in the field says

Suleyman, one of the world’s leading AI experts believes talk of “existential risk stuff” from the likes of Elon Musk distracts from the pressing need for AI regulation.

Fortune

What it means when tech execs warn against 'stifling innovation'

The tech arms race with China is adding a wrinkle, and new fears, to the ongoing debate about regulating AI. And it's providing new ammunition to those who have long advocated to let innovation run wild.

Fortune

‘Generative AI is not yet an automation technology’, say Oxford experts

Oxford's Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne revisit their decade-old predictions about jobs being automated.

Fortune

AI boom may not have positive outcome, warns UK competition watchdog

Risks include high prices as well as proliferation of false information, fraud and fake reviews, says CMA

The Guardian - UK

Harsh AI Regulation From Congress Imperils Innovation

In addition to licensing regimes, there have also been calls for creating a new agency to regulate AI.

Reason

As Musk and Zuckerberg visit the Senate to advise on AI policy, Josh Hawley blasts 'the biggest gathering of monopolists since the Gilded Age'

Behind closed doors, lawmakers discussed regulating groundbreaking tech with the people who are building it.

Fortune

There’s consensus, not details, on AI regulation, Schumer says - Roll Call

A meeting of top artificial intelligence experts and senators produced a consensus that Congress needs to act to regulate AI.

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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman dismisses calls to halt AI development as 'foolish' and 'anti-humanist'

Hoffman labeled a letter signed by Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak "foolish."

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The who's who of the tech world meet with senators to debate plan to regulate AI

More than 20 business leaders and others, including tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, are on Capitol Hill to meet with U.S. senators.

Fortune

A.I. shouldn't be regulated behind closed doors

A.I. leaders from Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg are set to begin meeting with lawmakers in a series of closed-door "listening sessions."

Fortune

America leads the world in AI–but we could fall behind on AI regulation by the end of 2023

'The U.S. must not squander this rapidly closing window of opportunity to lead on AI legislation.'

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The Conversation

Experts alone can't handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table

Are democratic societies ready for a future in which AI algorithmically assigns limited supplies of respirators or hospital beds during pandemics? Or one in which AI fuels an arms race between disinformation creation and detection? Or sways court decisions with amicus briefs written to mimic the rhetorical and argumentative styles…

Newsroom.co.nz

AI: Harnessing the speed of change

AI isn't going anywhere, and some businesses are making the most of it. In the first of Newsroom's new podcast series Digital tomorrow: Powering transformation, Nikki Mandow finds the people using artificial intelligence for good.

The Hindu

AI-driven world

AI is making life simpler for anyone with a smartphone and internet. Tech giants are building AI into their products. AI models can write code quickly, removing obstacles for people to execute their ideas. In the future, AI will rise invention rate. Governments must fasten patenting process to reduce burden…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak warned of ‘12 risks of AI’ amid calls for urgent regulation

PM urged to set out laws to curtail the risks of artifical intelligence

The Guardian - UK

Britain must become a leader in AI regulation, say MPs

Technology committee says UK government approach to artificial intelligence is behind EU and US

The Independent UK

Government urged to address AI ‘risks’ to avoid ‘spooking’ public

Ministers also urged the Government to ‘move with greater urgency’ when it comes to addressing potential risks associated with the technology.

Fortune

Why current-generation AI is 'mostly crap,' but still came along at the ‘perfect time’ to save the flatlining economy, according to a boutique VC firm

SK Ventures’ Paul Kedrosky and Eric Norlin think the “first wave” of A.I. began in 2017 and is ending now. They have a big prediction for what’s next.

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