BUSINESS
Deepfakes: We have been warned and it is time for countermeasures
A recent viral deepfake video should serve as a warning to governments, technologists and the society at large on the scale of the menace that is just beginning to unfold. The democratisation of technology has lowered the barrier for entry into the realm of deepfake creation for everyone from mischievous hobbyists to cybercriminals
BUSINESS
Can we censure AI for causing exclusion, false predictions?
Exclusion and false predictions happen not only during AI development due to biases harboured by individual developers, they can also result from deploying AI for purposes to which it is not suited. In short, AI’s failings could be a mirror to what we are as a society, replete with our biases and our penchant to embrace technology without fulling understanding consequences
BUSINESS
Italy’s ChatGPT Block: Privacy protection concerns stalk OpenAI and other Generative AI developers
The country’s temporary block on the sensational AI tool has foregrounded issues like whether personal data used to train ChatGPT was collected without consent and whether Large Learning Models can subscribe to GDPR requirements on the Right to be Forgotten. A coordinated regulatory approach is needed. Bans are not a solution
