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As the European Union (EU) takes strides to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), concerns arise about stifling innovation and the potential for government misuse. While the EU's AI Act gains traction, across the Atlantic, the US Congress also aims to join the regulatory bandwagon, showcasing their own unique approach to control the uncontrollable. Inspired by the EU's endeavors, the US Congress, known for its ability to grapple with complex issues, contemplates its own AI regulation strategy. The prospect of bipartisan collaboration in crafting legislation is both awe-inspiring and mildly amusing. After all, what better way to address the complexities of AI than through the harmonious voices of political rivals?   The EU's risk-based approach has sparked interest among US lawmakers who are eager to embark on a similar path. They believe that by prioritizing areas of potential harm, such as critical infrastructure and public services, they can safeguard the futu...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the UK government of failing to protect workers from the potential discrimination that could be caused by the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The TUC has warned that AI could be used to make decisions about how people are managed, recruited, and dismissed, which could lead to greater discrimination at work. Despite this warning, the government has not introduced the necessary guardrails to stop the exploitation of workers, according to Kate Bell, assistant general secretary at the TUC. UK Government  Speaking ahead of the TUC's AI conference, Bell said that AI is already being used across the economy to line-manage and hire and fire staff. However, without clear and enforceable protections, this could lead to widespread discrimination and unfair treatment at work. Despite the warnings from the TUC, the UK government has issued vague and flimsy commitments instead of clear and enforceable protections. Regulator...

Italy's data protection agency, known as Garante, has set out a list of demands for ChatGPT to meet before it can resume operations in the country. ChatGPT is a chatbot service created by OpenAI and backed by Microsoft, which has been taken offline in Italy following concerns over a potential breach of privacy rules. Garante Sets Demands for OpenAI's ChatGPT to Resume in Italy Amid Privacy Concerns In response to these concerns, Garante has requested that OpenAI addresses its demands, with the hope that ChatGPT will once again become accessible in Italy. The authority has laid out specific "concrete" demands that need to be met by the end of this month, with the assurance that it will suspend its provisional restrictions on the use of data of Italian users if these demands are met. OpenAI has not yet commented on Garante's demands. However, the authority has asked OpenAI to inform users in Italy of the "methods and logic" behind the processing of data ne...

Italy's government privacy watchdog announced on Friday that it is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach. The move comes as the country investigates a possible violation of the European Union's strict data protection rules. The Italian Data Protection Authority said that it is taking provisional action "until ChatGPT respects privacy," including temporarily limiting the company from processing Italian users' data. Italy's government privacy watchdog announced The AI chatbot, developed by US-based OpenAI, is powered by large language models that mimic human writing styles based on a vast amount of digital books and online writings they have ingested. However, concerns about privacy violations and potential data breaches have been mounting. Some public schools and universities around the world have blocked the ChatGPT website from their local networks over student plagiarism concerns. The Italian watchd...