Responsible AI

Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord Form Child Safety Group to Combat Online Child Exploitation in the AI Era

Chris McKay• February 10, 2025 • 2 min read

The initiative seeks to create a more accessible and transparent safety infrastructure in response to growing concerns over AI’s role in online harm.

Responsible AI AI Ethics

FTC Flags Snap’s AI Chatbot for Potential Harm, Refers Case to DOJ

Chris McKay• January 17, 2025 • 2 min read

The agency indicated it found evidence suggesting Snap "is violating or is about to violate the law," though specific details remain under wraps.

Microsoft AI Safety Responsible AI

Microsoft Urges Congress to Enact Federal Deepfake Fraud Statute

Richard Banfield• July 30, 2024 • 2 min read

President Brad Smith is urging lawmakers to pass a comprehensive 'deepfake fraud statute' that would give law enforcement the necessary legal framework to prosecute deepfake-related crimes.

Responsible AI Cybersecurity AI Safety

Tech Industry Launches Coalition for Secure AI

Richard Banfield• July 18, 2024 • 2 min read

CoSAI will focus on the entire lifecycle of AI systems, from building and integration to deployment and operation. The coalition aims to mitigate risks like model theft, data poisoning, prompt injection, and inference attacks.

Google Responsible AI

YouTube Now Lets You Remove Videos with Your AI-Generated Likeness or Voice

Chris McKay• July 1, 2024 • 2 min read

Last month, YouTube expanded its privacy protection to cover AI-generated content. Users can now ask YouTube to take down videos that use artificial intelligence to fake their face or voice without permission. This builds on YouTube's AI policies which they announced last November. As AI content becomes more

AI Safety Responsible AI

AI Whistleblowers Call for Increased Safety Oversight and Employee Protections

Chris McKay• June 4, 2024 • 2 min read

The letter makes a case for stronger whistleblower protections, arguing that current measures are insufficient to address the unique challenges posed by AI.

OpenAI AI Ethics Responsible AI

OpenAI to Launch Media Manager for Content Creators to Opt In/Out of AI Research and Training

Chris McKay• May 7, 2024 • 2 min read

The company's goal is to work with creators, content owners, and regulators to establish a standard for content usage in the AI industry.

Microsoft Responsible AI

Microsoft Releases First Annual Responsible AI Transparency Report

Chris McKay• May 1, 2024 • 2 min read

The report highlights the company's efforts to foster transparency, accountability, and trust while navigating the complex landscape of artificial intelligence.

Meta AI Safety Responsible AI

Meta Says It Will Label AI Content Across Platforms

Richard Banfield• February 6, 2024 • 2 min read

The company already creates labels for content created with Meta AI, however, the aim is to extend this to content created using other tools as well.

AI Ethics Responsible AI

Viral Deepfakes of Taylor Swift Highlight Urgent Need for AI Regulation

Chris McKay• January 25, 2024 • 2 min read

This incident should serve as a stark reminder of the urgent need for a concerted effort to address the challenges posed by AI-generated content.

AI Safety Responsible AI

If by Claude AI

Chris McKay• December 30, 2023 • 2 min read

Modeled after Rudyard Kipling’s iconic work “If—”, the poem explores themes AI themes around prudent and inclusive governance, equitable access, and safety and ethical foresight.

Meta AI Safety Responsible AI

Meta Disbands Responsible AI Team

Chris McKay• November 27, 2023 • 1 min read

The restructuring will see most team members shifted to Meta’s burgeoning generative AI team, while others will join the AI infrastructure unit.

OpenAI Responsible AI

OpenAI Announces Data Partnerships to Diversify AI Training Sets

Chris McKay• November 9, 2023 • 2 min read

By expanding the sources of data used for model training beyond what is readily available online, OpenAI hopes to steer the future of AI in an inclusive direction that provides value to people across languages, geographies and walks of life.

Microsoft Research Responsible AI

Microsoft's New Initiative to Accelerate Foundation AI Model Research

Chris McKay• October 5, 2023 • 2 min read

A diverse research ecosystem is essential to realizing the promise of AI. AFMR aims to expand access to powerful models, engaging academics outside of computer science to pursue a broad range of important opportunities.

Responsible AI

Gates Foundation Selects Nearly 50 Projects to Advance Locally-Led AI Innovation for Global Good

Chris McKay• August 10, 2023 • 2 min read

These projects will receive a total of $5 million in grants to harness the potential of large language models to shape equitable access to healthcare and other services across low- and middle-income countries.

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Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Leading Academics Propose International Institutions for Global AI Governance

Chris McKay• July 12, 2023 • 4 min read

A new white paper explores models and functions of international institutions that could help manage opportunities and mitigate risks of advanced AI

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