Mariam Baksh

3 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

After testifying before Congress on the need for the Department of Energy to prioritize funding artificial intelligence research at the national labs and reduce regulations on energy development, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his vision for a new “Manhattan Project” is now being executed.

4 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Tech mogul Eric Schmidt advocated for monitoring the location of semiconductors crucial to the development of artificial intelligence while acknowledging the limitations of the position, in arguing the move is important for the U.S. to beat China in a race to market the technology to the rest of the world. Speaking June 3 at the AI+ Expo hosted by his organization -- the Special Competitive Studies Project -- in Washington, DC, the former Google CEO and current AI investor referenced...

5 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Public-private partnerships can be beneficial for building public trust and interest in artificial intelligence technology, but OpenAI plans to limit its participation to three such initiatives -- beyond one already underway at Los Alamos National Laboratory -- because they are also like leaving money on the table, according to a senior executive with the tech company.

6 days ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Two telecommunications companies used to circulate an impersonation of former President Biden from a spoofed telephone number in the lead-up to the last election have acknowledged the use of artificial intelligence could have intimidated voters and agreed to implement a program to prevent such transmissions going forward.

1 week ago | insideaipolicy.com | Mariam Baksh

Following a judge’s order granting preliminary certification of collective action in a discrimination lawsuit against Workday, the human resources giant has agreed to disclose enterprise users of an artificial intelligence tool toward determining members of the would-be class action case.