2025-01-22 One-Minute Post

2025, Jan 22    

Canadian Parliament’s Bill C-27, containing new AI and privacy reforms, has been halted. Higher education is embracing AI agents, raising concerns about privacy and bias. Companies are turning to privacy-enhanced technologies to protect data confidentiality. Trump has canceled Biden’s executive order on AI safety, impacting the regulation of bias in AI models. AI is now screening medical school applications to reduce personal bias. AI-powered frameworks are revolutionizing workforce development, emphasizing transparency and fairness. GEMA is suing Suno Inc. for fair remuneration in AI-generated audio content. Generative AI is transforming manufacturing, with a focus on addressing fairness, transparency, and privacy concerns.

Articles we found interesting:

  • 1. Looking Ahead: The Canadian Privacy And AI Landscape Without Bill C-27 - Mondaq link Highlight: With the prorogation of Parliament last week, Bill C-27, including the new AI law and proposed privacy reforms it contained, "died".

  • 2. AI Agents Are Coming to Higher Education - Government Technology link Highlight:privacy and algorithmic bias. Now a new variation on the technology — the AI agent — promises to bring even more agency to autonomous education …

  • 3. House Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Report | HUB - K&L Gates link Highlight: It notes that in response, “some companies are turning to privacy-enhanced technologies, which seek to protect the privacy and confidentiality of data …

  • 4. Why Trump dashed Biden's AI executive order, and why it matters - Fast Company link Highlight:bias) in AI models. That work is well down the road and is likely to continue, a Washington source says. “[A]gencies have invested significant …

  • 5. Trump cancels Biden executive order on AI safety - Fierce Biotech link Highlight:AI models before public release and protecting against bias—among other guidelines for employing AI in biotech research and development, such as …

  • 6. AI will now read your medical school application | AAMC link Highlight: Just as important, Woldenberg says, is that using one AI tool to initially screen every application can remove much of the personal bias and …

  • 7. The future of talent: How AI-powered frameworks are revolutionising workforce development link Highlight: These skills-based frameworks are empowered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) … The organisations should therefore emphasise transparency and fairness in …

  • 8. Fair remuneration demanded: GEMA files lawsuit against Suno Inc. | Region | bdtonline.com link Highlight: GEMA is taking legal action against Suno Inc., an American provider of AI-generated audio content. It is accusing the company of processing …

  • 9. Transforming Manufacturing with Generative AI - CII Blog link Highlight:artificial intelligence (AI) … Ethical AI Practices: Address fairness, transparency, and privacy concerns to foster trust in AI systems.

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