‘As AI technologies evolve, they must benefit the whole public. To achieve this, everyone must be given the platform to participate in conversations about the design, use, and governance of AI. Non-profit organisations, particularly those that are grassroots, have so far not been adequately represented in such discussions or decision-making.’ Link: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-public-good/grassroots-and-non-profit-perspectives-on-generative-ai

‘The bulk of LLM progress until now has been language-driven. This new model enters the realm of complex reasoning, with implications for physics, coding, and more.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/17/1104004/why-openais-new-model-is-such-a-big-deal/

‘This study delves into the potential use of large language models (LLMs) for generating Library of Congress subject headings. The authors employed ChatGPT to generate subject headings for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) based on their titles and abstracts. The results suggest that LLMs such as ChatGPT have the potential to reduce the cataloging time needed for…

‘This article will consider the disruptive impact of generative AI on moral beliefs and practices associated with equality, particularly equality of opportunity. It will first outline a framework for understanding the mechanisms through which generative AI can alter moral beliefs and practices. It will argue that actual and perceived cognitive ability is one of the…

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. This suite of technologies offers tremendous potential for good, from opening new areas of scientific inquiry and optimizing energy grids, to improving public health and agriculture and promoting broader progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).’ Link: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/governing_ai_for_humanity_final_report_en.pdf

‘Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, generative AI continues to dominate the AI landscape, driving investments, policies and business operations.’ Link: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/09/19/the-global-artificial-intelligence-index-2024

‘In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Ashwini K.P., summarizes the activities that she has undertaken over the past year and addresses the ways in which the predominant assumption that technology is objective and neutral is allowing artificial intelligence to perpetuate racial discrimination. She…

‘Decision-making is undergoing rapid changes due to the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI), as AI recommender systems can help mitigate human flaws and increase decision accuracy and efficiency. However, AI can also commit errors or suffer from algorithmic bias. Hence, blind trust in technologies carries risks, as users may follow detrimental advice resulting in undesired…

‘Innovative generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) systems will not be developed and deployed in Europe unless it is made easier for developers to use European data to train their AI models, policymakers and regulators have been warned.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/let-data-be-used-to-train-ai

‘Academic journals, archives, and repositories are seeing an increasing number of questionable research papers clearly produced using generative AI. They are often created with widely available, general-purpose AI applications, most likely ChatGPT, and mimic scientific writing. Google Scholar easily locates and lists these questionable papers alongside reputable, quality-controlled research. Our analysis of a selection of…

‘LinkedIn has been training generative AI with user data — a quiet change the public noticed on Wednesday.’ Link: https://mashable.com/article/linkedin-generative-ai-training-turn-off

‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have induced a mixture of excitement and panic among educators. However, there is a lack of consensus over how much experience science and engineering students have with using these tools for research-related tasks. Likewise, it is not yet known how educators and information professionals can leverage these tools…

‘Machine unlearning (MU) is often analyzed in terms of how it can facilitate the “right to be forgotten.” In this commentary, we show that MU can support the OECD’s five principles for trustworthy AI, which are influencing AI development and regulation worldwide. This makes it a promising tool to translate AI principles into practice. We…

‘The Al Regulation came into force on 1 August 2024. It created the basis for the regulation of artificial intelligence in the EU. Although it may still seem new to many, its regulatory concept is not. Instead, the EU is focussing on extending the proven model of the New Legislative Framework (NLF) from the product…

‘ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, has gained considerable attention as a transformative yet controversial tool for enhancing teaching and learning experiences.’ Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131524001143

‘In this paper, we examine new and emerging uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) across various aspects of work, namely hiring, job redesign, and team formation, and their impact on disabled people. Building on disability as both a generative form of embodiment and knowledge, we consider how AI and ADMs can…

‘This paper is written at a tipping point in the development of generative AI and related technologies and services, which heralds a new battleground between humans and computers in the shaping of reality. Large language models (LLMs) scrape vast amounts of data from the so called ‘publicly available’ internet, enabling new ways for the past…

‘The legal sector’s engagement with the staggering potential of artificial intelligence has surprised long-time observers of this traditionally cautious profession. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion’. Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/roundtables/roundtable-making-ai-work-for-law/5120878.article

‘As the professional body for solicitors, we’re here to support our members in navigating the AI landscape.’ Link: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/ai-and-lawtech/artificial-intelligence-ai-strategy

‘A federal judge said he turned to artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT to help interpret a key legal term in a man’s appeal of his more than 11-year prison sentence — and while he was initially “spooked” by slight variances in the answers they generated believes the software could be a “valuable” tool.’ Link: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-judge-runs-mini-experiment-with-ai-help-decide-case-2024-09-06/

‘It’s the start of the school year, and thus the start of a fresh round of discourse on generative AI’s new role in schools. In the space of about three years, essays have gone from a mainstay of classroom education everywhere to a much less useful tool, for one reason: ChatGPT. Estimates of how many students use ChatGPT for…

‘For business leaders, especially at relatively small companies, the idea of applying gen AI to strategic planning is mouthwatering.  This article explores the potential and limits of AI in helping such companies chart their strategies.’ Link: https://hbr.org/2024/09/how-ceos-are-using-gen-ai-for-strategic-planning

‘A review of the research literature on the assessment of information, media, and data literacy in academic libraries has been carried out with the intention of learning about the main approaches taken; the assessment tools, criteria, and indicators used; and the main challenges for the future. To this end, 60 relevant records were retrieved from…

‘Today artificial intelligence can be harnessed by nearly anyone, using commands in everyday language instead of code. Soon it will transform more than 40% of all work activity, according to the authors’ research. In this new era of collaboration between humans and machines, the ability to leverage AI effectively will be critical to your professional…

‘As long as chatbots have been around, they have made things up. Such “hallucinations” are an inherent part of how AI models work. However, they’re a big problem for companies betting big on AI, like Google, because they make the responses it generates unreliable.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/12/1103926/googles-new-tool-lets-large-language-models-fact-check-their-responses/ 

‘An emerging issue in AI alignment is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by public authorities, and specifically the integration of algorithmic decision-making (ADM) into core state functions. In this context, the alignment of AI with the values related to the notions of trust and trustworthiness constitutes a particularly sensitive problem from a theoretical, empirical,…

‘After weeks of speculation about a new and more powerful AI product in the works, OpenAI today announced its first “reasoning model.” The program, known as o1, may in many respects be OpenAI’s most powerful AI offering yet, with problem-solving capacities that resemble those of a human mind more than any software before. Or, at…

‘OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching its “Strawberry” series of AI models designed to spend more time processing answers to queries in order to solve hard problems.’ Link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-launches-new-series-ai-models-solve-hard-problems-2024-09-12/

‘This partnership is part of the AI Standards Hub’s mission to advance knowledge sharing, capacity building, and research in AI standardisation through its four pillars of activity.  AI standards have become increasingly important as governance tools and innovation mechanisms since the AI Standards Hub’s launch in October 2022, as are its efforts to help stakeholders become…

‘Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) has rapidly advanced in recent years, potentially producing enormous impacts on industries, societies, and individuals in the near future. In particular, Gen-AI text-to-image models allow people to easily create high-quality images possibly revolutionizing human creative practices. Despite their increasing use, however, the broader population’s perceptions and understandings of Gen-AI-generated images remain…

‘It’s not just for writing books no one wants to read and making music no one wants to listen to.’ Link: https://lifehacker.com/tech/practical-everyday-uses-for-ai-tools

‘Race and gender are part of it, but there’s more to those unconvincing pictures of the presidential candidate.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/bad-kamala-harris-ai-generated-images/

‘This article argues that the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare, particularly under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI-Act), poses significant implications for the doctor–patient relationship. While historically paternalistic, Western medicine now emphasises patient autonomy within a consumeristic paradigm, aided by technological advancements. However, hospitals worldwide are adopting AI more rapidly than before,…

‘The rapid advancement and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses significant regulatory challenges for societies. While it has the potential to bring many benefits, the risks of commercial exploitation or unknown technological dangers have led many jurisdictions to seek a legal response before measurable harm occurs. However, the lack of technical capabilities to regulate this…

‘There has been growing attention for Large Language Models and conversational agents, and their capabilities and benefits. In addition, there is a need to look at the various costs, harms, and risks involved in their development and deployment. In order to contribute to the development and deployment of ‘trustworthy AI’, we propose to organize ethical…

‘The Council of Europe has achieved a world first with the opening for signatures of the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law. The AI Convention is open to all states and has already attracted the signatures of the United States, Israel, and also the European Union. The Lord Chancellor,…

‘A Bill to regulate the use of automated and algorithmic tools in decision-making processes in the public sector; to require public authorities to complete an impact assessment of automated and algorithmic decision-making systems; to ensure the adoption of transparency standards for such systems; and for connected purposes.’ Link: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3760

‘Debates about the development of artificial superintelligence and its potential threats to humanity tend to assume that such a system would be historically unprecedented, and that its behavior must be predicted from first principles. I argue that this is not true: we can analyze multiagent intelligent systems (the best candidates for practical superintelligence) by comparing…

‘While much has been made of artificial intelligence’s promise to improve educational opportunities and outcomes, a group of Stanford students is highlighting the importance of a different perspective on AI in education: It isn’t just about using AI to bridge gaps in educating our students. It is also about how we “educate” AI.’ Link: https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/educating-ai/

‘NYU Law faculty and alumni assess the impact of artificial intelligence on law and the world.’ Link: https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/magazine-2024-artificial-intelligence-ai

‘Unless you’ve been completely off-grid for the past 12 months or so, you’ve likely encountered the deluge of news, articles, explainers, and enthusiastic LinkedIn posts about the wonders and/or terrors of Generative AI.’ Link: https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/using-ai-safely

‘One in three small and medium-sized companies believe artificial intelligence could positively transform workplaces, according to a global study.’ Link: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/smes-ai-positive/

‘Artificial intelligence can have practical applications for assessment in higher education, despite the focus on the threats it poses. Here are considerations when using AI to support teaching and generate feedback.’ Link: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ai-tutor-and-critic-using-tech-personalise-education

‘This past spring, Turnitin, a company that makes anti-cheating tools to detect the use of A.I. in student papers, released its findings based on more than two hundred million samples reviewed by its software. Three per cent of papers had been more or less entirely written by A.I. and roughly ten per cent exhibited some traces of…

‘The UK government has signed the first international treaty on artificial intelligence in a move that aims to prevent misuses of the technology, such as spreading misinformation or using biased data to make decisions.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/uk-signs-first-international-treaty-to-implement-ai-safeguards

‘The University of Oxford has announced the establishment of the Human-Centered AI Lab (HAI Lab), a pioneering research initiative supported by the Cosmos Institute. This ground-breaking lab will create a space for technologists and philosophers to collaborate on translating philosophical concepts into open-source software and AI systems, fostering a vibrant community for big-picture thinking about…

‘How useful is artificial intelligence for syllabus design? A law lecturer compared the free and subscription versions of three generative AI platforms, with surprising results.’ Link: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/it-worth-paying-genai

‘Despite an unprecedented abundance of news content, both news avoidance and dissatisfaction are rising. Blending journalism, philosophy and law scholarship, this paper argues that ‘news choice overload’ causes paralysis and poor outcomes as it transfers power to algorithms, thereby harming autonomy and, in turn, democracy. An analysis of Australian and European regulatory responses shows the…

‘Industry-seasoned individuals and scholars have extensively deliberated on the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the information fraternity. While consensus underscores the symbiotic relationship between AI and human efforts, this concept’s dynamic and evolving nature evokes apprehension among stakeholders. This literature study discusses the nuanced exploration of challenges and opportunities of AI in academic libraries,…

‘Hundreds of AI-driven tools are being built to save teachers time on grading, lesson planning, and other tasks. But not all educators are on board.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/03/1103481/heres-how-ed-tech-companies-are-pitching-ai-to-teachers/