2024-10-11 One-Minute Post

Texas Attorney General’s Office settles with AI company over deceptive claims, while California introduces new AI legislation. Timnit Gebru challenges bias in AI, and a study reveals racial disparities in AI-based pain assessment. Europe considers more red tape for tech industry, and Malaysia focuses on AI fairness.

Articles we found interesting:

1. Texas Attorney General's Office Reaches Settlement with AI Company Over Deceptive Claims link Highlight: This is the latest in a series of privacy-related actions by that office, and it seems likely that Texas will become even more active in the …
2. AI Needs Regulatory Guardrails in the US to Ensure Safe Use - Bloomberg Law News link Highlight: … AI regulations that focus on immediate concerns such as data privacy, algorithmic discrimination, and transparency. However, none of these state …
3. Raft of California AI Legislation Adds to Growing Patchwork of US Regulation link Highlight: Status: Governor Newsom signed the Act into law on September 28, 2024. The Act will enter into force on January 1, 2025. Privacy. Assembly Bill 1008 …
4. AI in education: Moving beyond academic dishonesty - Community College Daily link Highlight: Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a hot topic in conversations about education policies … Bias and discrimination: AI tools must be …
5. When Google questioned her research Timnit Gebru didn't back down - San Francisco … link Highlight: "Unfortunately, AI is not magic." Former Google AI researcher Timnit Gebru has challenged bias in artificial intelligence and big tech.
6. AI Bias in Pain Assessment Reveals Racial Disparities - Mirage News link Highlight: It's just one example where the use of artificial intelligence (AI) was initially seen as a promising way to eliminate human biases from medicine, …
7. Enhancing fairness in AI-enabled medical systems with the attribute neutral framework link Highlight: Questions of unfairness and inequity pose critical challenges to the successful deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare settings.
8. Europe Might Wrap the Tech Industry in Even More Red Tape | ITIF link Highlight: … (AI) Act in 2024—the European Commission published a “fitness check” of … fairness.” Whether this report will lead to a Digital Fairness Act …
9. RISING DEMAND AND SUPPORTIVE POLICIES KEY TO MALAYSIA AI MARKET GROWTH link Highlight: IBM Malaysia, AI, Dickson Woo, National 4IR Policy, artificial intelligence. … fairness in AI deployment," Woo added. Communications Minister Fahmi …

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