LONDON—Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter—co-signed by Elon Musk—demanding an urgent pause in research. The letter, dated March 22 and with more than 1,800 signatures by Friday, called for a six-month circuit-breaker in the development of systems “more powerful” than Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s new GPT-4, which…
Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Privacy and Age Verification Issues
Italy temporarily stopped ChatGPT from operating in the country on Friday over unlawful data collection and problems in its age verification system. It launched a legal inquiry into the case. The ban came from Italy’s Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data agency (GPDP), naming Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the developer and managing company of the artificial…
Japan Tightens Chipmaking Equipment Exports Amid US-China Tech Spat
April 1, 2023
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Japan will impose export restrictions on 23 semiconductor manufacturing equipment, the government said on Friday, amid an ongoing spat between the United States and China over chip technology. The export control measures will take effect in July and cover equipment for cleaning, checkups, and lithography—a key technology in manufacturing advanced semiconductors—according to the Ministry of…
Verizon Wins FAA Technology Deal Worth up to $2.4 Billion
WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Verizon Communications a contract potentially worth $2.4 billion to upgrade the agency’s technology systems. The FAA said Verizon will build a network that includes secure communications and administrative services. If the FAA exercises all options in the deal, the contract would run for 15 years and reach the full…
50,000 Signed Letter Calling for AI Advancement Pause, Nonprofit Says
A recent open letter calling for a pause on artificial intelligence advancement has been signed by more than 50,000 people, including over 1,800 CEOs and over 1,500 professors, according to the nonprofit that issued it. “The reaction has been intense,” said the Future of Life Institute (FLI), a nonprofit seeking to mitigate large-scale technology risks,…
NSA Cybersecurity Head Calls Chinese-Owned TikTok a ‘Trojan Horse’
The head of the U.S. National Security Agency’s cybersecurity division said that the Chinese-owned application TikTok is China’s “trojan horse” and poses a long-term security threat to Americans, according to Bloomberg. Instead of only looking at the direct threat of TikTok’s manipulated content, Rob Joyce said that the U.S. government should monitor TikTok’s China-based parent…
TikTok Suspected of Retaining Code That Can Switch to CCP Censorship Mode
TikTok recently received international attention as its CEO was questioned on Capitol Hill. A U.S. Congress member revealed that TikTok retains the censorship code for Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, that can be switched to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship mode and access U.S. data. On March 23, the U.S. Congress held a hearing…
‘If We Go Ahead on This Everyone Will Die’ Warns AI Expert Calling for Absolute Shutdown
Human beings are not ready for a powerful AI under present conditions or even in the “foreseeable future,” stated a foremost expert in the field, adding that the recent open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on developing advanced artificial intelligence is “understating the seriousness of the situation.” “The key issue is not ‘human-competitive’ intelligence…
Panera Bread Implements Palm Recognition Technology Linked to Security Concerns
March 30, 2023
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Panera Bread restaurants in select locations will install Amazon One devices that scan the unique features of the palm to record a signature for purchases. Though advertised as making paying easier, the technology has raised security concerns. Users pre-enroll online at Amazon One, and then complete enrollment in person at a location that uses Amazon…
‘There’s the Possibility That AIs Will Run Out of Control’: Bill Gates
March 30, 2023
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Bill Gates recently praised the evolution of artificial intelligence, his relationship with OpenAI, and gave a short warning on the situation being portrayed differently by other subject experts, including Elon Musk. The Microsoft co-founder started out his March 21 GatesNotes post on AI in a hopeful tone: “The development of AI is as fundamental as…
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