Category «AI»

Microsoft LinkedIn release 2024 Work Trend Index on state of AI at work

“On Wednesday May 8, 2024 Microsoft Corp. and LinkedIn released the 2024 Work Trend Index, a joint report on the state of AI at work titled, “AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part.” The research — based on a survey of 31,000 people across 31 countries, labor and hiring trends on LinkedIn, …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft, Social Media

The Rise of AI: Insights from RAND

RAND – “Artificial intelligence—from machine learning that’s already widely used today to the possible artificial general intelligence of the future—has the power to transform the way we live, work, and interact. AI tools are evolving quickly, and decisionmakers are grappling with how to maximize the potential benefits, minimize the short- and long-term risks, and plan …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Defense, Economy, Legal Research

OpenAI Says It Can Now Detect Images Spawned by Its Software Most of the Time

WSJ via MSN: “AI is getting better at recognizing its own work. OpenAI on Tuesday is launching a new tool that can detect whether an image was created using the company’s text-to-image generator, DALL-E 3. OpenAI officials said that the tool is highly accurate in detecting DALL-E 3 images, but that small changes to a …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Internet, Knowledge Management

40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners

TechSpot: “A new breed of audiobook is taking over digital bookshelves – ones narrated not by professional voice actors, but by artificial intelligence voices. It’s an AI audiobook revolution that has been turbo-charged by Amazon. Since announcing a beta tool last year allowing self-published authors to generate AI “virtual voice” narrations for their ebooks, over …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management

2023 Imperva Bad Bot Report

“The 11th annual edition of the Imperva Bad Bot Report examines and investigates the nature of automated internet traffic, mainly automated bot attacks. Such attacks are getting more sophisticated by the day, bypassing traditional detection methods and causing chaos on the internet. The report analyzes data collected from the Imperva global network in 2023, including …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

ChatGPT in higher education – a synthesis of the literature and a future research agenda

Bhullar, P.S., Joshi, M. & Chugh, R. ChatGPT in higher education – a synthesis of the literature and a future research agenda. Educ Inf Technol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-12723-x- “ChatGPT has emerged as a significant subject of research and exploration, casting a critical spotlight on teaching and learning practices in the higher education domain. This study examines …

Subjects: AI, Education

Algorithmic Judicial Ethics

Swisher, Keith, Algorithmic Judicial Ethics (April 23, 2024). Wisconsin Law Review, Forthcoming 2024, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper 24-19, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4803796 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4803796 – “Judges have a brand new bag—an algorithmic accessory in criminal adjudication. It scores criminal defendants, aiming to inform judges which defendants are likely reoffenders or flight risks and which …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Legal Research

Microsoft’s “responsible AI” chief worries about the open web

Washington Post: “…Natasha Crampton, Microsoft’s chief Responsible AI officer, spoke with The Technology 202 ahead of Microsoft’s release today of its first “Responsible AI Transparency Report.” The 39-page report, which the company is billing as the first of its kind from a major tech firm, details how Microsoft plans to keep its rapidly expanding stable …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Economy, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Microsoft, Search Engines

Your Teams Should Drive AI Adoption Not Senior Leadership

Harvard Business Review: “Artificial intelligence has been around for a long time, but it is breaking out in a big way right now. As companies start to appreciate the almost boundless potential of Generative AI, they have begun to fast-track existing AI projects and are starting new ones in all areas of the business, including …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT

404 Media: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) told employees Wednesday that it is blocking access to ChatGPT on agency-issued laptops to “protect our data from security threats associated with use of ChatGPT,” 404 Media has learned. “NARA will block access to commercial ChatGPT on NARANet [an internal network] and on NARA issued laptops, …

Subjects: AI, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

LLRX April 2024 Issue

LLRX April 2024 Articles and Columns: Violence Against Women and International Law, April 2024 Update – Sabrina I. Pacifici Move Over Law Professors? AI Likes to Write Law Review Articles Too! – Sarah Gotschall AI in Banking and Finance, April 30, 2024 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Financial System, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Social Media

Major US newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement

Axios: “Eight prominent U.S. newspapers owned by investment giant Alden Global Capital are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, in a complaint filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York. Why it matters: On top of a similar case filed by the New York Times against both companies, the new suits add heft …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Microsoft