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Experts sound alarm on AI |
Elon Musk and a group of experts are sounding the alarm on generative artificial intelligence (AI) tech and urging a six-month pause on developments. |
The group penned open letter warning that AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can "pose profound risks to society and humanity." The letter urges AI labs to "immediately pause" training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. "AI labs and independent experts should use this pause to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts," the group wrote. "These protocols should ensure that systems adhering to them are safe beyond a reasonable doubt. This does not mean a pause on AI development in general, merely a stepping back from the dangerous race to ever-larger unpredictable black-box models with emergent capabilities," they added. Other notable signatories include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang. The warning comes after the rapid rise of Chat-GPT, a generative AI chatbot that burst onto the public scene in November but has raised concerns over potential risks, including about spreading false information and providing biased results. Earlier this month, Chat-GPT parent company OpenAI revealed its latest iteration of the technology, under GPT-4. The update allowed the tool to accept prompts from images, among other updates. Read more about the experts' warning at TheHill.com. |
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he plans to block a move by fellow Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.) to pass a bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S., arguing the bill would limit free speech and emulate censorship from the Chinese government. "If you don't like TikTok or Facebook or YouTube, don't use them," Paul said in an op-ed for the Courier Journal on Wednesday. "But don't think any interpretation of the Constitution gives … |
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| Lawmakers are sounding alarms over TikTok and putting forward proposals that aim to ban the video-sharing app, but there's no clear consensus over what path forward the U.S. government may pursue. In addition to a litany of technical issues over how to enforce a ban on a social media platform, the unprecedented nature of the situation poses obstacles that complicate attempts to block the app, which is owned by China-based … |
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As tech fan favorite TikTok continues to face harsh criticism from the U.S. government over security concerns due to its Chinese ownership, it's also facing increasing pressure to completely divest from its Chinese-based parent company ByteDance. Earlier this month, the Biden administration threatened to ban the app in the U.S. if ByteDance did not sell TikTok to an American company, a move experts see as legally feasible but … |
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We take concerns about data security seriously. |
TikTok is building systems to address concerns around data security, overseen by American teams specifically tasked with managing all access to U.S. user data and securing the TikTok platform. Learn more at usds.TikTok.com. |
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ByteDance pushes new app amid scrutiny |
TikTok parent company ByteDance is courting users to its new app, Lemon8, before its official rollout in the U.S. as scrutiny over TikTok builds in Washington, The New York Times reported. |
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Putin uses facial recognition to target dissenters |
A Reuters investigation found that the Russian government uses Western technology to crackdown on political opponents. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. to discuss military operations in cyberspace.
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MADRID (AP) — Renewable energy investors who lost subsidies promised by Spain are heading to a London court to try to claw back $125 million from the government — a decadelong dispute with ramifications for clean energy financing across the European Union. The outcome will be closely watched by investors … |
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We take concerns about data security seriously. |
TikTok is building systems to address concerns around data security, overseen by American teams specifically tasked with managing all access to U.S. user data and securing the TikTok platform. Learn more at usds.TikTok.com. |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Wednesday threatened to vote "no" on any effort to raise the debt ceiling if the GOP brings "unchristian, anti-immigrant … Read more |
| Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) responded to Rep. Tim Burchett's (R-Tenn.) comment this week that Washington cannot "fix" gun violence by arguing on … Read more |
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