Senators Introduce the Future of AI Innovation Act

Senators Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced new legislation that would solidify and create several new AI projects in the federal government.

First, the…

“AI security is too big of a task for any one company to tackle alone,” said Jason Green-Lowe, Executive Director of the Center for AI Policy. “AI developers have much to learn from each other about how to keep their systems safe, and it's high time they started sharing that…

Reuters: Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout

+ Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives, and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the…

There’s an AI lobbying frenzy in Washington. Big Tech is dominating 

+ From 2022 to 2023, the number of groups lobbying the US government on AI skyrocketed from 158 to 451, according to OpenSecrets data.

HT Will Henshall

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Sam’s Club says its AI tech allowing customers to exit without receipts is in 20% of its stores, with plans to expand to all locations by year-end.

FFX Now: Google to invest $1 billion to expand data centers in Northern Virginia

In her Fortune Eye on AI newsletter, Sharon Goldman rightly asks:

'In an era in which the power to shape AI may ultimately be concentrated in the hands of the wealthiest tech companies, the question is: Who gets to decide whether and what kinds of AI systems are safe and…

+ Eight American newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital—including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News—sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that they had illegally used copyrighted articles to train AI models.

Some thoughts from the Center for AI Policy (CAIP) on recent US Senate policy proposals on AI.

Memo highlights:

Two new documents from the US Senate aim to steer the future of AI safety - the 'Future of AI Innovation Act' and a framework introduced by Senators Romney, Reed,…

Top AI CEOs Paint Diverging Pictures of AI Timelines

Three CEOs of leading AI companies outlined contrasting sketches of the speed of upcoming AI progress.

First, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spoke in a fascinating interview with Ezra Klein of the @NYTimes.

Leading AI systems…

+ NIST launched a GenAI program to evaluate generative AI technologies. The US agency will release benchmarks and help create 'deepfake-checking' systems.

Meta Releases Llama 3

Among AI models that are widely available for downloading and modifying—often called “open models” or “open source AI”—there is a major new frontrunner: Meta’s Llama 3.

The model is currently available in small and medium sizes, with 8 billion and 70…

The Algorithm by Hilke Schellmann — why AI really is coming for your job: Tools used by recruiters and managers to hire and fire may be doing more harm than good.

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Zuckerberg’s fake beard shows power of AI to shape perceptions: Bloomberg reports last week, Mark Zuckerberg posted a video of himself discussing Meta’s latest AI model. Mike Rundle, an app designer based in North Carolina, was watching the video and was struck by Zuckerberg’s…

Bloomberg: Sam Altman and Satya Nadella tapped for US government AI security board

+ Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Ed Bastian and Microsoft Corp.‘s Satya Nadella are among the corporate executives tapped Friday to help shield critical US services from artificial intelligence-powered…

+ Senators are now working toward holding a markup on “a number” of AI bills in May.

6️⃣ Stats Sunday:

$700 million: @Nvidia will pay $700 million to acquire Run:ai, an Israeli startup that offers a software platform for managing and optimizing AI computing infrastructure. techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/nvi…

+ “Run:ai is among Nvidia’s biggest acquisitions since its…

5️⃣ Facts Friday:

1) Homeland Security announced the establishment of its AI Safety and Security Board. dhs.gov/news/2024/04/2…

+ The Board will advise on “the safe and secure development and deployment of AI technology in our nation’s critical infrastructure.”

+ Members include CEOs of…

California: The Assembly Privacy + Consumer Protection Committee will next week take up a bill that would require disclosure of data used to train AI models. Advocates see this as a step toward compensating creators for their contributions to AI.

+ More than 400 AI-related bills…