China Says Its New Measures to Regulate Generative AI Will Apply Only to Products for the Public

[ad_1] China published measures on Thursday to manage its booming generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry, softening its tone from an earlier draft, and said regulators would seek to support development of the technology. The rules, set to take effect on August 15 and which Beijing described as “interim”, come after authorities signalled the end of … Read more

Japan Said to Be Leaning Towards Softer Rules for AI Regulation Than EU

[ad_1] Japan is leaning towards softer rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) than the European Union, said an official close to deliberations, as it looks to the technology to boost economic growth and make it a leader in advanced chips. The aim by year end is to work out an approach for AI … Read more

European Union, US Working Towards Common Code of Conduct for AI Amid Growing Privacy, Civil Liberties Concerns

[ad_1] The European Union and the United States said Wednesday that they would soon release a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, hoping to develop common standards among democracies as China makes rapid gains. Both political and technology industry leaders have been warning of the growing risks as AI takes off, with potentially wide-ranging … Read more

Australia Says Tougher Laws Needed to Regulate AI, Considers Banning Deepfakes

[ad_1] Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deepfakes and realistic-looking but false content, amid concerns the technology could be misused. The move comes on the heels of a meeting of top AI executives earlier this week when they raised the “risk of extinction from AI” … Read more