Shazam founder warns retailers to embrace AI – or lose out October 31, 2023 A founder of Shazam has said businesses must deploy AI in online shopping, or risk losing out to the likes of Amazon.
US will force Big Tech firms to disclose AI safety strategies October 30, 2023 US president Joe Biden has said organisations whose AI models jeopardise national security must report on how safe their AI tools are.
Tech leaders call on government to cultivate ‘AI ecosystem’ to rival Silicon Valley October 30, 2023 A group of tech leaders led by Tech Nation is calling on the government to act now to become a global leader in artificial intelligence.
NHS data will be safe with Palantir, boss pledges amid £500m contract bid October 29, 2023 Chief executive and co-founder of the US tech giant Alex Karp told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg the firm would have no access to the information for its own purposes.
‘No reasonable person’ can expect China to play by AI rules: Truss October 26, 2023 Liz Truss has urged Rishi Sunak to rescind China’s invite to the government’s landmark summit on artificial intelligence (AI) next week. The short-lived former Prime Minister wrote to her successor asking him to reconsider extending the invitation to Xi Jinping’s government in Beijing. Sunak plans to host foreign government representatives, including US vice-president Kamala Harris, [...]
Rishi Sunak: UK shouldn’t ‘rush to regulate’ AI despite dossier of dangers October 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak has said the UK “shouldn’t be in a rush to regulate” the development of artificial intelligence (AI) despite a dossier of potential dangers laid out by the government. The Prime Minister made a speech on the risks and rewards of the new technology at the Royal Society this morning ahead of the UK’s [...]
No10: We can’t rule out AI posing ‘existential threat’ to humanity October 25, 2023 No10 says it is unable to rule out artificial intelligence (AI) posing an “existential threat” to humanity.
Almost 80 per cent of European financial services brace themselves for Generative AI impact October 25, 2023 Many firms still lack plans to train their workforce to adapt to Generative AI, despite reports of high numbers of financial services bracing for impact.
AI summit could happen twice a year – but techies say UK won’t claim AI crown October 24, 2023 Michelle Donelan has said Britain could host its imminent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit as often as every six months.
Anthropic founder calls for a ‘race to the top’ in AI safety October 24, 2023 Jared Kaplen, co-founder and chief science officer of Anthropic, warned that as AI systems grow increasingly potent and capable of acting autonomously, they could be misused by companies, governments and individuals.