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Big Tech Moves Towards Enhancing the Safety of AI Technology

In a significant move towards enhancing safety protocols for AI technology, big tech companies including OpenAI, Google (Alphabet), and Meta Platforms, have pledged their support to the White House AI safety bill. Tech companies have committed to adopting specific measures, such as watermarking AI-generated content, as announced by President Biden on Friday during a White House event. President Biden acknowledged the importance of these commitments and considered them to be a promising step forward in challenging and securing AI-created content. However, he also emphasized that collective efforts are needed to address the challenges and potential risks associated with AI.

Apple is conducting trials of its generative AI system called Apple GPT. Taking inspiration from other AI-based platforms such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, Apple has constructed its framework for developing large language models. Though the company has made significant progress in developing AI tools, it has not finalized a plan for introducing this technology to the public.

Meta is expanding its generative AI capabilities with a new tool called CM3leon or Cameleon which can recognize both text and image with seamless image-to-text and text-to-image generation. Unlike current AI systems that specialize in generating images or text, CM3leon bridges this gap by integrating both capabilities into a single platform. The convergence of image and text generation has been challenging for AI developers, which makes Meta’s new platform an exciting new development. While the release date for CM3leon to the public remains undisclosed, its potential implications are immense.

Journalism is going through a significant transformation because of AI technology like ChatGPT. Publishers like The New York Times, the Washington Post, and News Corp are in discussions with Google about the integration of AI tools to support journalists in their news article writing. These tools are designed to give prompts for generating headlines and story ideas but the emphasis is on using AI as a collaborative tool rather than a replacement of human journalists. This comes after the recent announcement of a partnership between the Associated Press and OpenAI. Despite the big news agencies being on board with AI development, many news outlets remain cautious. There are legitimate concerns about the publishing of incorrect information and the challenge of distinguishing between content created by humans and AI.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman has introduced a new cryptocurrency venture called Worldcoin, designed as a payout from its AI project, World ID. The digital passport verifies the authenticity of individuals as real humans and not AI bots. To get your hands on a World ID, you need to participate in an in-person iris scan using Worldcoin’s specialized device called the Orb. The iris scan is a silver ball the size of a bowling ball which confirms a person’s human identity and then generates their unique World ID. Worldcoin was developed by San Francisco and Berlin company, Tools for Humanity. During its beta phase, the project has grown to 2 million individual users. After its official launch, Worldcoin aims to expand to 35 cities across 20 countries. As an added incentive, users who sign up in select countries will be rewarded with Worldcoin’s proprietary cryptocurrency token, WLD.

Ginger Liu is the founder of Hollywood’s Ginger Media & Entertainment, a Ph.D. Researcher in artificial intelligence and visual arts media — specifically grief tech, digital afterlife, AI, death and mourning practices, AI and photography, biometrics, security, and policy, and an author, writer, artist photographer, and filmmaker. Listen to the Podcast — The Digital Afterlife of Grief.