Ministers in the UK House of Commons have blocked an amendment to a data bill that would require AI companies to disclose their use of copyrighted materials, according to The Guardian. This transparency amendment was stripped out of the text by invoking something called financial privilege, an arcane parliamentary procedure that suggests that any new regulations would require a new budget.<br / [...]
When shopping online, it often remains unclear whether the price displayed really applies to everyone or was calculated individually. A new law in New York ensures transparency in the USA for the first time and forces companies to disclose when algorithms and personal data play a role in pricing.<br /> In Europe, stricter requirements for transparency and data protection apply, but so-called [...]
The movement to sabotage AI through poisoned training data may be aimed at major tech companies, but its damage could spread to ordinary people and smaller organizations. [...]