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More Than 300 International Experts Release Open Letter Demanding Government Leaders Take Immediate Action to Combat Deepfake Threats

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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Current laws do not adequately target and limit deepfake production and dissemination, and existing requirements on creators are ineffective.

Key Points: 
  • Current laws do not adequately target and limit deepfake production and dissemination, and existing requirements on creators are ineffective.
  • Establishing Criminal Penalties for any individual who knowingly creates or facilitates the spread of harmful deepfakes.
  • "We need immediate action to combat the proliferation of deepfakes, and my colleagues and I created this letter as a way for people around the world to show their support for law-making efforts to stop deepfakes."
  • Criminalizing deepfake child pornography is the least we can do to protect the dignity of children now and for generations to come.

HYAS Infosec Groundbreaking Research on AI-Generated Malware Contributes to the AI Act, Other AI Policies and Regulations

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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HYAS’ work on AI-generated malware -- specifically, BlackMamba, as well as its more sophisticated and fully autonomous cousin, EyeSpy – is helping advance the understanding of AI systems that are devoid of an intended purpose, including GPAIS and the unique challenges posed by GPAIS to cybersecurity.

Key Points: 
  • The AI Act is widely viewed as a cornerstone initiative that is helping shape the trajectory of AI governance, with the United States’ policies and considerations soon to follow.
  • AI Act researchers and framers assert that the Act reflects a specific conception of AI systems, viewing them as non-autonomous statistical software with potential harms primarily stemming from datasets.
  • However, these researchers also see a substantial gap in the AI Act concerning AI systems devoid of an intended purpose, a category that encompasses General-Purpose AI Systems (GPAIS) and foundation models.
  • Future of Life Institute “General Purpose - AI and the AI Act” What are general purpose AI systems?

TIME Reveals Inaugural TIME100 AI List of the World's Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TIME reveals the inaugural TIME100 AI, a new list highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TIME reveals the inaugural TIME100 AI, a new list highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.
  • See the complete 2023 TIME100 AI list: https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/
    See the TIME100 AI cover: https://bit.ly/3Lf3dJE
    To assemble the list, TIME's editors and reporters solicited nominations and recommendations from industry leaders and dozens of expert sources.
  • Of the inaugural TIME100 AI list, TIME Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs writes: "Reporting on people and influence is what TIME does best.
  • With presenting partner Meta, TIME will convene the "TIME100 Impact Dinner: Women in AI" to spotlight influential leaders in AI in October.

No, AI probably won’t kill us all – and there’s more to this fear campaign than meets the eye

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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These three truths go some way towards explaining the oversimplification and dramatisation plaguing discussions about AI.

Key Points: 
  • These three truths go some way towards explaining the oversimplification and dramatisation plaguing discussions about AI.
  • Yesterday outlets around the world were plastered with news of yet another open letter claiming AI poses an existential threat to humankind.
  • Read more:
    AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own.

Was ChatGPT a ‘breaththrough’?

    • When ChatGPT was released late last year, people were delighted, entertained and horrified.
    • But ChatGPT isn’t a research breakthrough as much as it is a product.
    • Forward to today, and ChatGPT has had an incredible impact on society.
    • Some of the AI luminaries who signed it expressed concern that AGI poses an existential threat to humans, and that ChatGPT is too close to AGI for comfort.

I don’t consider AI an imminent existential threat

    • One aspect of AI safety research is to address potential dangers AGI might present.
    • As such, researchers must rely as much on speculation and philosophical argument as evidence and mathematical proof.
    • First, it isn’t even close to the sort of artificial superintelligence that might conceivably pose a threat to humankind.
    • For instance, there seems to be a prevailing (but unspoken) assumption that sufficient intelligence amounts to limitless real-world power.

Why the sudden concern?

    • Among the prominent figures calling for AI regulation, many work for or have ties to incumbent AI companies.
    • This technology is useful, and there is money and power at stake – so fearmongering presents an opportunity.
    • OpenAI’s competitors can (and have) replicated the process, and it won’t be long before free and open-source alternatives flood the market.
    • Yann LeCun, who leads AI research at Meta, says these models should be open since they will become public infrastructure.

Statement from Ray Kurzweil, Inventor, Best-Selling Author, and Futurist, on the Recent Call to Pause Work on AI More Powerful than GPT-4

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ray Kurzweil today announced his opinion letter in response to the recent open letter to 'pause' research on AI 'more powerful than GPT-4:

Key Points: 
  • Co-founder and board member at Singularity Group, and a director of engineering at Google, responds to the Future of Life Institute's recent letter, "Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter."
  • And the proposal faces a serious coordination problem: those that agree to a pause may fall far behind corporations or nations that disagree.
  • "I participated in the Asilomar AI Principles Conference in 2017 and was actively involved in the creation of guidelines to create artificial intelligence in an ethical manner.
  • But more nuance is needed if we wish to unlock AI's profound advantages to health and productivity while avoiding the real perils."

The Future of FMCG & Retail: How AI is Reshaping the Industry and Creating New Business Models (2023)

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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DUBLIN, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The Future of FMCG & Retail: How AI is Reshaping the Industry and Creating New Business Models (2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The Future of FMCG & Retail: How AI is Reshaping the Industry and Creating New Business Models (2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Get insights into the latest developments in AI and case examples from major players like Amazon, Walmart, and Coca-Cola.
  • This original research and expert insight will help you understand the challenges and potential of AI in retail.
  • Whether you're a retailer, FMCG manufacturer, a marketer, or just interested in the future of retail, this report is a mustread.

Let's base AI debates on reality, not extreme fears about the future

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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The letter, published by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, has asked for all AI labs to stop training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, the model behind ChatGPT.

Key Points: 
  • The letter, published by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, has asked for all AI labs to stop training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, the model behind ChatGPT.
  • Longtermism is the belief that artificial intelligence poses long-term or existential risks to humanity’s future by becoming an out-of-control superintelligence.
  • AI fantasies are one of many fears in Silicon Valley that can lead to dark prophecies.
  • The open letter sees AI language technology like ChatGPT as a cognitive breakthrough — something that allows an AI to compete with humans at general tasks.
  • And when it comes to privacy matters, ChatGPT’s approach is hard to distinguish from another AI application, Clearview AI.
  • The letter follows an old dynamic that my co-author and I identify in a forthcoming peer-reviewed chapter about AI governance.
  • There is a tendency to view AI as either an existential risk or something mundane and technical.
  • These letters call for reforms and a more robust approach to AI governance to protect those being affected by it.

Jeff Chernoff Is NAIFA's 2022 Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jeff Chernoff, M.S., LUTCF, LACP Vice President of Insurance and Trust in Tampa, FL, is the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year for 2022.

Key Points: 
  • FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jeff Chernoff, M.S., LUTCF, LACP Vice President of Insurance and Trust in Tampa, FL, is the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year for 2022.
  • Chernoff currently serves at the national level on NAIFA's Young Advisor Team Working Group.
  • "Jeff Chernoff has shown exemplary leadership at NAIFA-Tampa Bay and NAIFA-Florida, and it is my honor to congratulate him as NAIFA's 2022 Young Advisor Team Leader of the Year," said NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux, CAE.
  • Leaders like Jeff Chernoff have the energy and ideas that propel us forward," said NAIFA President Lawrence Holzberg, LUTCF, LACP.

NAIFA's Leadership in Life Institute Receives ASAE Gold Power of Associations Award

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors' (NAIFA's) Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) has received a 2022 Power of Associations Gold Award from ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership. The Power of Associations Awards honor "associations that go above and beyond their everyday mission to undertake initiatives that have far-reaching benefits important to their profession or industry."

Key Points: 
  • FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors ' (NAIFA's) Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) has received a 2022 Power of Associations Gold Award from ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership .
  • The Power of Associations Awards honor "associations that go above and beyond their everyday mission to undertake initiatives that have far-reaching benefits important to their profession or industry."
  • LILI graduates acquire leadership skills that benefit them in their businesses, within NAIFA, and in their personal lives.
  • NAIFA has previously won Power of Associations Silver Awards for its Advisor Ambassadors program (2020) and NAIFA Live program (2019).

Embedded Vision Summit® Announces Conference Program for Edge AI and Computer Vision Innovators, May 16-19 in Santa Clara, California

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edge AI and Vision Alliance, a 118-company worldwide industry partnership, today announced the program for the 2022 Embedded Vision Summit, May 16-19 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. 

Key Points: 
  • The premier event for product creators incorporating computer vision and edge AI in products and applications returnsin person!
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edge AI and Vision Alliance, a 118-company worldwide industry partnership, today announced the program for the 2022 Embedded Vision Summit , May 16-19 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California.
  • The premier conference and tradeshow for practical, deployable computer vision and edge AI, the Summit focuses on empowering product creators to bring perceptual intelligence to products.
  • The Embedded Vision Summit is operated by the Edge AI and Vision Alliance, a worldwide industry partnership bringing together technology providers and end-product companies to accelerate the adoption of edge AI and vision in products.