US pushes to weaken international human rights treaty on use of AI software
The US government is lobbying Council of Europe members to weaken an international treaty on human rights and AI software by exempting private vendors from...
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EU’s AI Act wins fresh backing ahead of April vote
European Union (EU) legislation that would set guardrails for the use and development of AI technology appears to be on a clear path toward ratification...
Australia’s new ‘right to disconnect’ law includes jail time — for now
A new Australian law includes a “right to disconnect” that would give employees the right to seek an order from the government barring their employers...
Enrollments for federal low-income Internet subsidy program to end
A US government program that subsidizes fees for Internet service for low-income households will stop taking enrollments Thursday and could shut down by April, leaving...
Regulators probe Microsoft’s OpenAI ties — is it only smoke, or is there fire?
For years, Microsoft has managed to fly under the radar of government agencies looking at potential violations of antitrust laws, even though it’s the second...
How OpenAI plans to handle genAI election fears
OpenAI is hoping to alleviate concerns about its technology’s influence on elections, as more than a third of the world’s population is gearing up for...
EU to review Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI
The European Union is investigating whether Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI amounts to a concealed merger amid efforts to regulate the rapidly advancing generative AI (genAI)...
UK government earmarks $122 million on AI for healthcare
The government of the UK will spend approximately £100 million ($122 million) in the coming years to help develop AI technologies for the healthcare and...
White House to issue AI rules for federal employees
After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new,...
Biden: Get federal workers back in the office
US President Joe Biden is telling his Cabinet members to get federal employees back into the office beginning this fall, according to a White House...