AI Ethics & Governance
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Feature
21 Aug 2026
Data contracts gain urgency as AI tests data foundations
Unreliable data can undercut AI efforts before they deliver meaningful returns. Data contracts help clarify accountability and move quality controls upstream. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Aug 2026
AI sycophancy: When leaders are told what they want to hear
Agreeable AI can reinforce executives' bias in strategic, personnel and investment decisions. Leaders must build decision processes that resist AI sycophancy. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Aug 2026
Why businesses need an AI agent kill switch
Executives must understand the importance of AI safety to prevent reputational, financial and operational damage. Here's why an AI kill switch is the safety measure they need. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Aug 2026
The hybrid future of enterprise AI sovereignty
With increasingly defined regulations to comply with and political tensions growing, business leaders are adopting AI sovereignty practices to weather the storm. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Aug 2026
What Copilot in Windows means for endpoint governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot makes hidden data governance problems visible. Organizations must address oversharing, agent identity sprawl and policy gaps before broad deployment. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Aug 2026
AI agent harnesses: The infrastructure behind autonomy
Harnesses are the scaffolding that turn a language model into a powerful, reliable agent capable of accurate autonomous action. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Aug 2026
HAL 9000 was right: AI guardrails matter more than perfect models
2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL killed its crew because no one told it humans mattered more than the mission. Today's AI needs that lesson: guardrails over goals, boundaries over logic. Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2026
AI Kill Switch Act: What it means for enterprise leaders
The proposed bill could apply to much more than just frontier model makers and might signal stricter regulatory restrictions for enterprise leaders to contend with. Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2026
AI open letters shift from warnings to push for business action
A recent statement signed by more than 200 economists and AI experts signals a shift from abstract warnings to actionable concerns about workplace transformation and readiness. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jun 2026
Why AI governance and data privacy must be integrated
Connecting AI to sensitive data forces enterprises to face a hard question: Where are the privacy gaps that could expose us to legal, financial and reputational harm? Continue Reading
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Feature
11 May 2026
AI existential risk: Is AI a threat to humanity?
What should enterprises make of the recent warnings about AI's threat to humanity? AI experts and ethicists offer opinions and practical advice for managing AI risk. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 May 2026
Generative AI ethics: 16 biggest concerns and risks
As adoption and use cases grow, generative AI is upending business models and driving ethical issues such as misinformation, brand integrity and job displacement to the forefront. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Feb 2026
Global AI legislation and regulation tracker
With AI, it's better to be proactive, not reactive. This tracker compiles the major AI legislation, laws and frameworks across the U.S., Europe, Asia and beyond. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jan 2026
How to ensure AI transparency, explainability and trust
Transparency, explainability and trust are critical for enterprise AI. Learn how organizations can embed these principles to build accountable, ethical and reliable systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jan 2026
Leading AI with ethics: The new governance mandate
Ethical AI governance is now a boardroom priority, enabling organizations to curb bias, ensure accountability and build trust as a strategic advantage. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Nov 2025
Top 4 AI chatbot privacy concerns and how to mitigate them
Do you know how your AI chatbot is storing your data, and who they are sharing it with? Discover mitigation strategies to prevent your chatbots from revealing sensitive data. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Nov 2025
Managing trust in the age of AI influence
Can AI technology foster trust and serve the common good, or will algorithms shape humanity's future for the worse? Experts at EmTech MIT wrestled with the nuances. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Sep 2025
Ethical considerations of agentic AI and how to navigate them
Beyond the risks associated with traditional AI, agentic AI poses specific ethical concerns, including diminished human oversight, privacy erosion and misaligned outcomes. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2025
AI's impact on Google search engine antitrust ruling
While some believe the ruling was too light, it does emphasize the role of GenAI vendors as competitors in the market. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2025
Examining Elon Musk's xAI Lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple
While the lawsuit alleges anticompetitive practices and market monopolization, the case highlights the complexities of proving such claims. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Aug 2025
Agentic AI compliance and regulation: What to know
Agentic AI's autonomous nature and its ability to access multiple data layers bring heightened risk. Learn how to ensure its deployment meets compliance standards. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Aug 2025
Security risks in agentic AI systems and how to evaluate threats
Agentic AI changes workflows, boosts productivity and introduces new security risks. Learn what agentic AI can do and how to make this intelligent automation system secure. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Aug 2025
Vertical AI agents explained: The future of enterprise tech
The need for ever more AI expertise and performance has spawned vertical AI agents -- a new breed of autonomous agents purpose-built for specific industries. Learn how they work. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Aug 2025
5 MCP security risks and mitigation strategies
MCP facilitates interactions between AI models and external services. But at what security cost? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
White House AI plan places scrutiny on state AI laws
While the White House wants to ensure U.S. companies can export AI products, it's considering new export controls for semiconductor manufacturing subsystems. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2025
AI training, copyright issues headline U.S. Senate hearing
U.S. senators blasted companies, including Meta and Anthropic, for training AI models on copyrighted content, including pirated books and other materials. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Jul 2025
8 agentic AI governance strategies: A complete guide
AI agents demand scrupulous data governance, such as permission policies and human oversight. This comprehensive guide can help organizations develop effective practices. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2025
AI-generated deepfakes spread in Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict
Bad actors have used AI technology for more than a decade to spread misinformation and disinformation. However, the tools are getting more sophisticated and difficult to detect. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2025
AI legal battles: U.K. trial and new U.S. lawsuit unfold
Getty Images fights Stability AI over copyright infringement in the U.K. courts, while Reddit sues Anthropic for contract breach over unauthorized data scraping for AI training. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2025
AI copyright suits to be affected by Copyright Office stance
Federal report findings could weaken GenAI vendors' fair use positions in copyright suits. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 May 2025
Address top AI privacy concerns with this 7-point checklist
AI systems raise complex privacy and security issues. Use this practical checklist to protect sensitive data and stay compliant. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 May 2025
Why does AI hallucinate, and can we prevent it?
Despite their sophistication, LLMs still often produce inaccurate or misleading output. Will these hallucinations ever go away for good? Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2025
AI companies claim existing rules can govern agentic AI
AI agents are trained to perform tasks autonomously. Vendors including Meta, OpenAI and others offer platforms for businesses to build their own AI agents. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Apr 2025
How to audit AI systems for transparency and compliance
AI audits help businesses ensure functionality, transparency and compliance when deploying AI systems. Learn how to conduct audits to build trust and meet regulatory requirements. Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
Policymakers weigh U.S.-China AI competition after DeepSeek
Boosting federal R&D, sustaining export controls and creating a federal AI framework are a few suggestions experts made to help maintain the U.S. lead in AI. Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2025
Anthropic's early lawsuit win pushes courts forward on fair use
The judge's ruling shows the complexity of bringing a lawsuit against model providers and the need for clarity on fair use in the age of generative AI. Continue Reading
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News
21 Mar 2025
Google, OpenAI target state laws in AI action plan
The federal government is developing plans for AI policy in the U.S. Stakeholders want a federal policy preempting state laws as a top strategic priority. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Mar 2025
Does using DeepSeek create security risks?
The Chinese AI chatbot, despite its efficiency and customizability, raises serious concerns about data privacy, censorship and security vulnerabilities for business users. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Mar 2025
Data quality in AI: 9 common issues and best practices
Building a useful, reliable AI system requires trustworthy, well-managed data. Here's how to find and fix data issues that can drag down AI projects. Continue Reading
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Definition
14 Mar 2025
What is Gemma? Google's open sourced AI model explained
Gemma is a collection of lightweight open source generative AI models designed mainly for developers and researchers. Continue Reading
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Podcast
11 Mar 2025
How the legal profession can benefit from AI technology
Lawyers can benefit from AI technology in many ways, but they must be careful to double-check briefs and other documents they create with generative AI. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2025
XAI's Grok-3 highlights openness and transparency concerns
The AI startup's new Grok model has 10 times more compute power than the previous generation. XAI also introduced reasoning capabilities that it says surpass reasoning models. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2025
Thomson Reuters win not telling of other AI fair use lawsuits
A judge rules in favor of the media company. However, the decision will likely not significantly affect generative AI lawsuits still waiting for a court ruling. Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2025
Assessing if DeepSeek is safe to use in the enterprise
The AI vendor has found popularity with its reasoning model. However, based on geopolitical tensions and safety tests, there are questions about whether enterprises should use it. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jan 2025
Explore the role of AI in the U.S. federal government
Reported federal AI use cases jumped from 710 in 2023 to 2,133 in 2024. The staggering growth rate could continue to rise under the Trump administration. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Jan 2025
What is cognitive bias?
Cognitive bias is a systematic thought process caused by the tendency of the human brain to simplify information processing through a filter of personal experience and preferences. Continue Reading
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Answer
19 Dec 2024
How bad is generative AI data leakage and how can you stop it?
Mismanaged training data, weak models, prompt injection attacks can all lead to data leakage in GenAI, with serious costs for companies. The good news? Risks can be mitigated. Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2024
Businesses face uncertainty with U.S. AI regulation in 2025
An uncertain future for U.S. AI regulation doesn't mean business leaders are backing down from AI governance. Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2024
Anthropic's new standard raises AI privacy, other concerns
The Model Context Protocol helps developers connect data to assistants. Some have concerns about users' data and whether a single vendor should create such a standard. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Nov 2024
How to detect AI-generated content
AI- or human-generated? To test their reliability, six popular generative AI detectors were asked to judge three pieces of content. The one they got wrong may surprise you. Continue Reading
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Podcast
07 Nov 2024
AI industry could see regulation rollback under Trump
AI businesses are expected to enjoy deregulation under the new Republican presidential administration. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Nov 2024
Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall
Microsoft's Recall feature promises AI-powered convenience, but it raises significant security and privacy concerns that the company must address before a public release. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Nov 2024
A state-by-state guide to AI laws in the U.S.
In lieu of federal regulation, U.S. states are proposing and enacting AI laws of their own. This up-to-date breakdown by state can help the C-suite keep tabs on developments. Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2024
Adobe makes generative AI video model safe for enterprises
The new video model is trained on licensed content, appealing to enterprises that are worried about the security and legal implications of generative AI technology. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Oct 2024
Interpretability vs. explainability in AI and machine learning
Understanding how AI models make decisions is challenging, but two concepts -- interpretability and explainability -- can shed light on model outputs. Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2024
Government use of AI by key U.S. military branches
The Air Force and Army are exploring applications of GenAI including using their own large language models. While some use cases are successful, others are not. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Sep 2024
Responsible AI vs. ethical AI: What's the difference?
Ethical AI establishes principles for AI development and use, while responsible AI ensures they're implemented in practice. Learn how the two differ and complement each other. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2024
Microsoft introduces new safety tools for generative AI
The cloud giant introduced tools that cite sources in Copilot, curb hallucination and protect privacy. They show ways the vendor has learned from previous challenges. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Sep 2024
Explore the benefits and risks of AI in fintech
Financial technology can benefit greatly from AI tools and strategies. But financial services companies looking to adopt AI need to understand the risks too. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2024
What business leaders should know about EU AI Act compliance
AI compliance expert Arnoud Engelfriet shares key takeaways from his book 'AI and Algorithms,' describing the EU AI Act's effects on innovation, risk management and ethical AI. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2024
Former OpenAI scientist raises $1B for AI safety venture
Ilya Sutskever's new company is focused on providing safe artificial general intelligence. While some see a need for it, others find it distracting. Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2024
OpenAI-Condé Nast searchGPT deal addresses copyright concerns
The AI vendor continues to expand its SearchGPT prototype by partnering with news publisher Condé Nast. It also introduced fine-tuning for its latest model. Continue Reading
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Podcast
19 Aug 2024
Generative AI fuels growth of online deepfakes
As generative AI systems and voice cloning apps grow, organizations are seeing a rise in fraudulent calls. Organizations need to be vigilant and plan to deal with these threats. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2024
Dataiku expands LLM Mesh with governance layer
The vendor provides a marketplace for enterprises similar to those of the major cloud providers. However, it does not have its own LLM, but offers many others in its marketplace. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Aug 2024
The dangers of voice deepfakes in the November election
The growth of generative AI has led to more audio cloning technology. This could affect the U.S. election. Recent incidents show that existing safeguards are not effective. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Aug 2024
Few-shot learning explained: What you should know
Training data quality and availability aren't always a given in machine learning projects. When data is limited, costly or nonexistent, few-shot learning can help. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
New C3 AI application aims to help government apply GenAI
The application will help contact centers find information about health benefits and real estate. The vendor introduced the new application with Google Cloud. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2024
Microsoft, Google make moves amid regulators' AI scrutiny
Microsoft is withdrawing stepping down from the OpenAI board. Google has reportedly disbanded its machine learning privacy team. Both vendors face investigations. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2024
Attributes of open vs. closed AI explained
What's the difference between open vs. closed AI, and why are these approaches sparking heated debate? Here's a look at their respective benefits and limitations. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Jul 2024
A short guide to managing generative AI hallucinations
Generative AI hallucinations cause major problems in the enterprise. Mitigation strategies like retrieval-augmented generation, data validation and continuous monitoring can help. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jun 2024
AI, copyright and fair use: What you need to know
As AI technology advances, U.S. and international copyright laws are struggling to keep pace, raising legal and ethical questions about ownership and AI-generated content. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Jun 2024
How to craft a responsible generative AI strategy
Generative AI's potential in the enterprise must be balanced with responsible use. Without a clear strategy in place, the technology's risks could outweigh its rewards. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 May 2024
Experts: AI digital humans come with benefits -- and risks
Businesses using AI digital humans in sales and marketing can cut costs through efficiency. However, experts warn of the legal risks and public distrust of the technology. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2024
AI companies losing public trust in safety
Researchers find that more than half of Americans polled believe AI companies aren't considering ethics when developing the technology, and nearly 90% favor government regulations. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2024
New IBM Watsonx GenAI focuses on enterprises, governance
The veteran tech giant, with deep roots in AI, bases its new AI strategy on open source, multimodel support and helping businesses modernize their code and IT operations. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 May 2024
Balancing generative AI cybersecurity risks and rewards
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, enterprise leaders grappled with AI's benefits and risks, emphasizing the need for cross-team collaboration, security controls and responsible AI. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2024
OpenAI deepfake detector 'belated but welcome'
The GenAI vendor's image-identifying tool has been warmly received, though some say it's belated, with elections around the world this year. The vendor also joined C2PA. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Apr 2024
Beyond AI doomerism: Navigating hype vs. reality in AI risk
As AI becomes increasingly widespread, viewpoints featuring both sensationalism and real concern are shaping discussions about the technology and its implications for the future. Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2024
Lawmakers concerned about deepfake AI's election impact
Lawmakers want Congress to intervene and tackle AI manipulations that could affect U.S. elections. However, legislation has yet to advance to the House or Senate floor. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Apr 2024
Mixture-of-experts models explained: What you need to know
By combining specialized models to handle complex tasks, mixture-of-experts architectures can improve efficiency and accuracy for large language models and other AI systems. Continue Reading
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Podcast
08 Apr 2024
Musicians and the fight for fairness in the age of GenAI
Artists say generative AI systems are threatening their livelihoods. Jenn Anderson-Miller, CEO of music licensing company Audiosocket, has ideas about how to address the issue. Continue Reading
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News
28 Mar 2024
Microsoft intros new responsible AI tools in Azure Studio
The new tools address one of the barriers of adoption for enterprises looking to use generative AI technologies. They show Microsoft's thought process on government regulations. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2024
Microsoft whistleblower, OpenAI, the NYT, and ethical AI
The vendor has filed a memorandum to dismiss some of the arguments The New York Times made in its copyright lawsuit. However, it now faces criticism from its own software engineer. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Feb 2024
AI and compliance: Which rules exist today, and what's next?
The AI regulatory landscape is still racing to catch up with the fast pace of industry and technological developments, but a few key themes are starting to emerge for businesses. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Feb 2024
Manufacturing group uses AI for EHS safety compliance
To pinpoint risky and dangerous incidents in workplace environments without having to sift through thousands of data points, a manufacturing group turned to Benchmark Gensuite. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Feb 2024
The role of trusted data in building reliable, effective AI
Without quality data, creating and managing AI systems is an uphill battle. Methods such as zero-copy integration and primary key consistency can ensure trusted data for better AI. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jan 2024
What does generative AI mean for the legal sector?
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are entering law practices, promising more efficiency and less time spent on rote tasks. But risks remain around accuracy, ethics and privacy. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2024
OpenAI's fair use claim against The New York Times lawsuit
The AI vendor claims it is widely accepted to use materials from the internet to train AI models. It also suggested that the Times manipulated models to regurgitate old materials. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jan 2024
The importance of the 'New York Times' AI copyright lawsuit
The newspaper publisher is the first major news outlet to sue the AI creator. While the suit might not reach court, it still has a significant impact on the AI community. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Dec 2023
How an AI governance framework can strengthen security
Learn how AI governance frameworks promote security and compliance in enterprise AI deployments with essential components such as risk analysis, access control and incident response. Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2023
Possible reasons for Meta disbanding its responsible AI team
After releasing more generative AI tools this year, the tech giant made a controversial move by dismantling its unit dedicated to responsible AI. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Nov 2023
Enterprises weigh open source generative AI risks, benefits
At EmTech MIT, experts explored the challenges and benefits of adopting generative AI in the enterprise, including the pros and cons of open source generative AI models. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Nov 2023
What are the risks and limitations of generative AI?
As enterprise adoption grows, it's crucial for organizations to build frameworks that address generative AI's limitations and risks, such as model drift, hallucinations and bias. Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2023
AI executive order does not fix need for federal regulation
The executive order on AI focuses on data privacy, defense and many other areas. While it's seen as comprehensive, many are looking for the U.S. to enact federal legislation. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Oct 2023
data dignity
Data dignity, also known as data as labor, is a theory positing that people should be compensated for the data they have created. Continue Reading
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News
19 Oct 2023
Fair use may not help Anthropic against AI music lawsuit
Universal Music Group and other music publishers allege the vendor's Claude 2 AI model responds to users' prompts with all or most of the lyrics to popular copyrighted songs. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Oct 2023
The data privacy risks of third-party enterprise AI services
Using off-the-shelf enterprise AI can both increase productivity and expose internal data to third parties. Learn best practices for assessing and mitigating data privacy risk. Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2023
How machine learning can combat climate change
Machine learning can produce sustainability insights and help plan effective climate action. But researchers face challenges around data, compute and AI's own environmental impact. Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2023
Lawyers win in race to generative AI without adequate laws
As Congress drags its feet on passing AI regulations, lawyers are filling the vacuum by helping enterprises navigate court rulings and regulations based on outdated laws. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2023
Benefits, risks of Google AI chatbot's Bard Extensions
The tech giant's new extensions enable users to use the AI chat tool to summarize information from their email or make travel plans. However, it still has problems with accuracy. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Sep 2023
Assessing the environmental impact of large language models
Large language models like ChatGPT consume massive amounts of energy and water during training and after deployment. Learn how to understand and reduce their environmental impact. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2023
Designing systems that reduce the environmental impact of AI
Understanding AI's full climate impact means looking past model training to real-world usage, but developers can take tangible steps to improve efficiency and monitor emissions. Continue Reading