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Spanish media's $600M suit against Meta is based on GDPR noncompliance

December 5, 2023 admin internet, Legal, privacy, Regulation, Technology Industry

Facebook parent company Meta is facing yet another legal challenge over user privacy, as a Spanish media company representing top media outlets in the country is suing the social media giant for $600 million for competitively unfair advertising practices based on noncompliance with the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).

The Information Media Association (La Asociación de Medios de Información, or AMI), has filed a €550 million ($600 million) lawsuit against Meta, claiming Meta’s ability to design personalized advertising on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms based on its enormous user base represents an unfair competitive advantage in the advertising market in Europe, which includes media companies.

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ComputerWorld Independent

GenAI is highly inaccurate for business use — and getting more opaque

November 29, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Regulation, Security

Large language models (LLMs), the algorithmic platforms on which generative AI (genAI) tools like ChatGPT are built, are highly inaccurate when connected to corporate databases and becoming less transparent, according to two studies.

One study by Stanford University showed that as LLMs continue to ingest massive amounts of information and grow in size, the genesis of the data they use is becoming harder to track down. That, in turn, makes it difficult for businesses to know whether they can safely build applications that use commercial genAI foundation models and for academics to rely on them for research.

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ComputerWorld Independent

What exactly will the UK government's global AI Safety Summit achieve?

October 30, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Government, Regulation, Security

From tomorrow, the UK government is hosting the first global AI Safety Summit, bringing together about 100 people from industry and government to develop a shared understanding of the emerging risks of leading-edge AI while unlocking its benefits.

The event will be held at Bletchley Park, a site in Milton Keynes that became the home of code breakers during World War II and saw the development of Colossus, the world’s first programmable digital electronic computer, used to decrypt the Nazi Party’s Enigma code, shortening the war by at least two years.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Biden lays down the law on AI

October 30, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, healthcare industry, privacy, Regulation, Security, software development

In a sweeping executive order, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday set up a comprehensive series of standards, safety and privacy protections, and oversight measures for the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Among more than two dozen initiatives, Biden’s “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” order was a long time coming, according to many observers who’ve been watching the AI space — especially with the rise of generative AI (genAI) in the past year.

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ComputerWorld Independent

‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?

October 30, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Intel, Legal, microsoft, natural language processing, Regulation, Security

Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for content.

The fight over what constitutes fair use of content found online is at the heart of what has been an ongoing court battle. The fight goes beyond artwork to whether genAi companies like Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, can incorporate software code and other published content into their models.

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ComputerWorld Independent

White House to issue AI rules for federal employees

October 30, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, Government IT, Regulation, Security

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, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.

The executive order, expected to be unveiled Monday, would also change immigration standards to allow a greater influx of technology workers to help accelerate US development efforts.

On Tuesday night, the White House sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event Monday hosted by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to The Washington Post.

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Unlocking energy efficiency: The impact of ISO 52120-1 in building automation, controls, and management

October 4, 2023 admin automation, bac, BMS, building, Building Management, buildings, comfort, committee 205, consumption of energy, Decarbonization, digitalization, Electrification, energetic performance, epb, european building energy standard en 15232, harmonization, ISO 50001, iso 52000-1, iso 52120-1, methodology, optimization, Regulation, sustainable, technical management

Credit to Author: Philippe Vollet| Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The necessity and urgency to decarbonize our society requires massive electrification and local use of renewable energy sources. Digitalization and automation can help manage and optimize our production and energy consumption. The building industry, contributing more than 40% of global gas emissions, can benefit from…

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ComputerWorld Independent

UK's controversial online safety bill set to become law

September 20, 2023 admin encryption, privacy, Regulation, Technology Industry

Four years after it started life as a white paper, the UK government’s controversial Online Safety Bill has finally passed through Parliament and is set to become law in the coming weeks.

The bill aims to keep websites and different types of internet-based services free of illegal and harmful material while defending freedom of expression. It applies to search engines; internet services that host user-generated content, such as social media platforms; online forums; some online games; and sites that publish or display pornographic content.

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