Summary In February, the 3D database Sketchfab introduced a NoAI tag for authors. But that was too late, as it now turns out. The latest variant of generative AI models such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, or recently GPT-4 brought a rude awakening: AI models for images, text, and code have the potential …
Summary Stability AI may be a driver of AI development – but it also needs funding. Money is reportedly running low. CEO Emad Mostaque believes in the growing importance of AI models owned by organizations and governments, and sees his company well-positioned to take advantage. Founded in 2019, London-based startup Stability AI is seen as …
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Summary The non-profit AI research organization LAION has launched a petition calling for open AI models for a “secure digital future”. The goal of the initiative is a publicly funded supercomputer for international open source AI research and development. 100,000 state-of-the-art AI accelerators would provide the necessary international supercomputing research infrastructure to support the training …
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Summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss ChatGPT in Japan. OpenAI plans to comply with European privacy laws. Japan is considering the use of AI technology like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. To that end, OpenAI chief Sam Altman visited Kishida and briefed him on the opportunities and risks of …
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Summary AI is already transforming jobs, raising serious questions in the process. Policymakers should start looking for answers. “It happened to me today,” reads a thread on Reddit in which a freelance writer complains that he just lost his “biggest and best” client to ChatGPT. The client had told him that while he wrote better …
As GPT-4 reshapes the labor market, policymakers may soon need answers Read More »
Summary Chinese internet company Alibaba launches Tongyi Qianwen, a ChatGPT-like chatbot for Chinese businesses and consumers. Shortly after, the Chinese government unveils strict rules for generative AI. Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen is to be used primarily for business applications, driving Alibaba’s cloud applications. Initially, Chinese business customers will have access. “We are at a technological watershed …
Alibaba launches its GPT-4 competitor as Beijing crashes the chatbot party Read More »
Summary Italy sets a deadline for OpenAI and conditions for the reinstatement of ChatGPT in Italy. Some of these conditions could pose significant challenges for OpenAI. OpenAI has until April 30th to meet the conditions set by the Italian data protection authority “Garante”, or provide the prospect of meeting them. This includes implementing age verification …
EU data protection poses major challenges for OpenAI and ChatGPT Read More »
