OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections

By Diane Bartz, Zeba Siddiqui and Jeffrey Dastin WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity is a “significant area of concern”, adding that it needs regulation. “I am nervous about it,” CEO Sam Altman said about…

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U.S. charges Apple ex-employee for trying to steal technology, fleeing to China

By Sarah N. Lynch, David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday announced charges in five cases involving alleged efforts to steal technology to benefit China, Russia and Iran including a former Apple Inc engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and then fleeing…

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WHO warns against bias, misinformation in using AI in healthcare

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization called for caution on Tuesday in using artificial intelligence for public healthcare, saying data used by AI to reach decisions could be biased or misused. The WHO said it was enthusiastic about the potential of AI but had concerns over how it will be used to improve access to…

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Global securities watchdog to propose rules for cryptoassets

LONDON (Reuters) – Global regulators will shortly propose the first set of international rules for cryptoassets, including how existing norms could apply to the sector, a top regulator said on Tuesday. Cryptoasset companies are calling for a globally-coordinated approach to give certainty to the sector as they face a “fire hose” of differing approaches. The…

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China’s Baidu beats earnings estimates as chatbot awaits govt approval

By Eduardo Baptista and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Search engine giant Baidu Inc beat first-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday as businesses spent more on advertising amid China’s post-COVID reopening, and said it was awaiting regulatory approval to launch its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot. Business momentum in China is building after it dropped most of…

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