Trend forecaster Kim Rando emphasizes human control over AI for 2024
With major playrs making AI technologies more accessible to the public, Kim predicted widespread integration of AI into society.
Japan seeking G7 agreement on AI development guidelines
Kishida said that as this year’s G7 chair, he is leading the Hiroshima AI Process, a framework to discuss ways to use and regulate generative AI.
On AI and the soul-stirring char siu rice
Programmed obedience has limitations - similar to how following a fixed recipe restricts culinary creativity, notes the writer.
Kishida to reveal G7 plan on guidelines for generative AI developers
The prime minister is also expected to stress the importance of technology to identify content sources to counter misinformation.
Trial guidelines unveiled to tighten management of sci-tech ethics review
A review committee is required to be established in institutions engaging in life sciences, medicine and artificial intelligence activities if the research subjects are…
Seoul to use AI to enhance public safety on subways
The project's objective is to create a real-time monitoring and detection system for identifying abnormal behaviour among subway passengers by utilizing AI-powered "image…
AI new game in town but jobs are in America’s tech hubs
As the latest digital technology, AI appears to be developing along the same highly clustered path of previous digital services, driven by its need for deep pools of pre-existing…
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son expects artificial general intelligence to be realised in 10 years
Though the definition of artificial general intelligence has yet to be concretely defined, Son posited that it “will be ten times smarter than the sum of human intelligence”.
AI will be abused, but it will also bring good, say panellists
However, all the panellists agreed that AI is here to stay, and it is not possible to “put the genie back in the bottle”.
Democratising AI to foster human rights
It is already apparent that AI systems will drastically impact our professional lives, private lives, and how we govern our societies, notes the writer.