Latest Artificial Intelligence Headlines

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‘AI Godfather’, Others Urge More Deepfake Regulation in Open Letter

Feb 21 2024 // Artificial intelligence experts and industry executives, including one of the technology’s trailblazers Yoshua Bengio, have signed an open letter calling for more regulation around the creation of deepfakes, citing...

Despite Deepfake and Bias Risks, AI Is Still Useful in Finance, Firms Told

Feb 15 2024 // A bank uses biased artificial intelligence outputs in a mortgage lending decision. An insurance firm’s AI produces racially homogeneous advertising images. Users of an AI system complain about a bad experience. These...

Microsoft Says it Caught Hackers From China, Russia and Iran Using its AI Tools

Feb 15 2024 // State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday. Microsoft said in its report...

Nearly 75% of Employers Don’t Have AI Protocols for Internal Communications: Study

Feb 13 2024 // Despite organizations’ increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), 71% don’t provide internal guidance on when, where or how to use the technology, according to Gallagher’s 2023/24 State of the...

EU Lawmakers Ratify Provisional Deal on Artificial Intelligence Rules

Feb 13 2024 // Two key groups of lawmakers at the European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a provisional agreement on landmark artificial intelligence rules ahead of a vote by the legislative assembly in April that will pave the way for...

What’s to Come in 2024: AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 13 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal magazine asked industry thought leaders their...

Top AI Companies Join Government Effort to Set Safety Standards

Feb 9 2024 // The top US artificial intelligence companies will participate in a government-led effort intended to craft federal standards on the technology to ensure that it’s deployed safely and responsibly, the Commerce...

Report: Top AI Trends for Insurers in 2024 Include Claims, Other Insurance Processes

Feb 5 2024 // Insurers are prepared for artificial intelligence to move beyond task automation and machine learning to advanced uses in 2024, a new report examining the industry and how it’s using AI shows. The report from...

What’s to Come in 2024: Hard Market, AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 5 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal asked industry thought leaders their predictions for the...

France Now Backing EU AI Rules Ahead of Bloc Endorsement

Feb 2 2024 // France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing artificial intelligence subject to strict conditions, an EU diplomatic source said on Friday, after sources had previously said it was the last holdout in the...

AI-Driven Insurance Platform Indemn Raises $1.9 Million

Feb 1 2024 // New York-based Insurtech platform Indemn announced it has closed a $1.9 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by venture capital firm Markd, with participation from Afterwork Ventures, Everywhere Ventures, and...

White House AI Council Meets as Legislative Action Stalls

Jan 29 2024 // The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting Monday, three months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to reduce the risks AI poses. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, who...

Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk

Jan 26 2024 // A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create...

Google Settles AI-Related Chip Patent Lawsuit That Sought $1.67B

Jan 26 2024 // Google on Wednesday reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit over chips that power the company’s artificial-intelligence technology, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court. The settlement...

New York Proposes Guidance Governing Insurers’ Use of AI

Jan 17 2024 // New York State is proposing guidance for insurance carriers to prevent unfair discrimination in their use of artificial intelligence and external data sources in underwriting and pricing. A circular letter from...

Tennessee Launches Effort to Protect Songwriters and Singers from AI Mimickry

Jan 12 2024 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial...

Maryland Governor Signs Order on AI Use, Creates Cybersecurity Task Force

Jan 10 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a starting point for addressing the use of artificial intelligence in state government, as well as efforts to bolster cybersecurity. The governor signed an executive order that...

Microsoft, OpenAI Hit With New Lawsuit by Authors Over AI Training

Jan 8 2024 // OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued on Friday in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their work to train the artificial-intelligence models behind the...

Questions on AI, Budget Deficit, Gun Owners Liability Await California Lawmakers

Jan 4 2024 // California lawmakers returned to work this week for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state`s struggling budget. The budget is a big issue every...

FTC Streamlines Probes Related to Artificial Intelligence

Dec 22 2023 // Investigations of cases where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to break the law will be streamlined under a new process approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency said on Tuesday. The move, along with...