Current AI scaling laws are showing diminishing returns, forcing AI labs to change course

[ad_1] AI labs traveling the road to super-intelligent systems are realizing they might have to take a detour. “AI scaling laws,” the methods and expectations that labs have used to increase the capabilities of their models for the last five years, are now showing signs of diminishing returns, according to several AI investors, founders, and … Read more

U.S. laws regulating AI prove elusive, but there may be hope

[ad_1] Can the U.S. meaningfully regulate AI? It’s not at all clear yet. Policymakers have achieved progress in recent months, but they’ve also had setbacks, illustrating the challenging nature of laws imposing guardrails on the technology. In March, Tennessee became the first state to protect voice artists from unauthorized AI cloning. This summer, Colorado adopted a tiered, … Read more

Taliban introduces new ‘morality’ laws banning images of living things | UK | News

[ad_1] The ‘morality ministry’ of  Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime has pledged to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things. Journalists were warned that the new rules will be gradually enforced, though what punishments for flouting the diktats might be – if any – have not yet been made clear. … Read more

Here is what’s illegal under California’s 18 (and counting) new AI laws

[ad_1] In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom considered 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. He vetoed SB 1047 on Sunday, marking the end of the road for California’s controversial AI bill that tried to prevent AI disasters, but signed more than … Read more

Here is what’s illegal under California’s 9 (and counting) new AI laws

[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently considering 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. These bills try to address the most pressing issues in artificial intelligence: everything from futuristic AI systems creating existential risk, deepfake nudes from AI image generators, to … Read more