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Guidelines, regulation, Diversity

The good news is that many Western countries are getting serious about guiding or regulating the AI industry.  G-7 Plans to Ask AI Companies to Agree to Watermarks, Audits  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-06/g-7-plans-to-ask-ai-makers-to-agree-to-watermarks-audits The less good news is that the US (where most of Big Tech is centered) wants "guidelines " and self-regulation while the EU and Japan are going for enforceable laws. Watch this space
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Ai regulation kicking in (UK)

The UK information commissioner has sent a warning notice to the makers of Snapchat about its AI chatbot's dangers for children  Snap Gets Enforcement Notice From UK Watchdog on AI Chatbot  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-06/snap-receives-enforcement-notice-from-uk-watchdog-on-ai-chatbot There will have to be a lot more regulation awareness and intervention. 
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IBM’s interesting approach to AI

 IBM was for 50 years (1940-1990?) the world’s  biggest manufacturer of computers, mostly for business. they made a 15 year foray into the world of personal computers, but went back to being a company that offers products and services to business users. Like most everyone else in the computer world now, they are working on AI based services. They realize that there are huge copyright issues with AI so they recently announced.(New York Times) that they will indemnify their business uses for any  copyright claims made on them for the use of IBM’s AI services IBM Tries to Ease Customers’ Qualms About Using Generative A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/business/ibm-ai-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1ygz35vx4DUSRg7Y_yTpxowhmEtYltGI65BGoQIFaS2Xu5g_kfr2TjVr-Ueop1V3ruPg9P5OAlc4fGr3HtjFpkzdfGsWZSIu9xpb2ZcOkMZmOQv4fT1sySMgLjMMjFQR-6O8fFVrzTeM14SP5RLUstvB_4cECfB8DWPo-1J0m7J962LJOjOgWnCVcFRldX6q9ySCQ3PrZmnNkr1DJfuBWKdqsyPXklk_YgUTzK0xY6yyaejhO_KQ9qhoRs0qqRHf5aeFcLlbZ2klK-bgPJ2X...
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Amazon arriving in the AI space

If you're a Tech giant like Amazon, you can't afford  not to be in the AI space. Amazon is a late starter but trying to catch up. Here's a link to a free Amazon Web Services AI seminar https://aws.amazon.com/events/innovate-online-conference/emea/for-every-app/agenda/?trk=78dcd973-013d-47ad-af86-41f0205066a7&sc_channel=psm&fbclid=IwAR2Kx0cuEsLjTjF7N7dxP42l2xhhJSEBcvfYN9H5Yeud_kdlRXUXMAsOs20
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AI in education (Australia)

Education Ministers in Australia have agreed to a framework for the use of conversational AI (ChatGPT style) in all Australia's schools from the first term of 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/06/chatgpt-ai-allowed-australian-schools-2024?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other It sounds like a sensible approach.  For all its huge potential dangers,it's her to stay. So better to try to understand the potential risks and benefits  and then implement AI in schools in a controlled way. As AI is moving so fast, the Australian education system will have to be very fast on its feet to spot new opportunities and dangers as they arise, and deal with them.  Good luck!
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Van Gogh talks to museum visitors

In many ways it's very appealing. If you are a museum director you would want your visitors to get the fullest and most meaningful experience out of their visit. So the idea of creating an AI video of Van Gogh talking to museum visitors make sense. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/02/ai-vincent-van-gogh-talks-of-mental-health-struggles-in-paris-exhibition?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other  On the other hand, to me, It seems rather spooky. Faking people on video or in conversations or books is very problematic, and can and will be abused. The million dollar question is how to decide and regulate what is appropriate and what isn't.
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