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New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes

reader comments 95 On Tuesday, the UK government announced a new law targeting the creation of AI-generated sexually explicit deepfake images. Under the legislation, which has not yet been passed, offenders would face prosecution and an unlimited fine, even if they do not widely share the images but create them with the intent to distress… Read More »

World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations

Enlarge / The United Nations building in New York. reader comments 28 On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously consented to adopt what some call the first global resolution on AI, reports Reuters. The resolution aims to foster the protection of personal data, enhance privacy policies, ensure close monitoring of AI for potential risks,… Read More »

OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material

reader comments 243 ChatGPT developer OpenAI recently acknowledged the necessity of using copyrighted material in the development of AI tools like ChatGPT, The Telegraph reports, saying they would be “impossible” without it. The statement came as part of a submission to the UK’s House of Lords communications and digital select committee inquiry into large language… Read More »

“Catastrophic” AI harms among warnings in declaration signed by 28 nations

Enlarge / UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (front row center) is joined by international counterparts for a group photo at the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on November 1, 2023. reader comments 101 with On Wednesday, the UK hosted an AI Safety Summit attended by 28 countries, including the US… Read More »

Toxic Town: Netflix Orders Legal Drama About UK’s Corby Poisonings

Netflix has officially given a series order to His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne’s upcoming legal drama miniseries titled Toxic Town, centering around the Corby poisonings that were one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals. The project will be led by British actors Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), and Robert Carlyle… Read More »

UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market

Sean Gladwell via Getty reader comments 4 with The UK competition watchdog is launching a review of the artificial intelligence market, including the models behind popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, as the industry comes increasingly into global regulators’ crosshairs. Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, said the watchdog would examine… Read More »

Signal CEO: We “1,000% won’t participate” in UK law to weaken encryption

Enlarge / Signal app on a phone. Getty Images reader comments 51 with Share this story The nonprofit responsible for the Signal messenger app is prepared to exit the UK if the country requires providers of encrypted communications to alter their products to ensure user messages are free of material that’s harmful to children. “We… Read More »