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Iran's parliament speaker said a "Persian Gulf Data Authority" was coming. He urged regional governments and investors to withhold resources from AI companies involved in military operations, amid threats by Iranian hardliners against digital infrastructure across the region.
Read the original →Chinese AI companies are gaining ground with low-cost models. They are challenging U.S. rivals on price.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence and industrial sustainability dominated talks among South Korean and French business and policy leaders in Seoul last week.
Read the original →Employing AI with complete fidelity for decision and action may take years or even decades. It will take time to train AI models to make not just speedy but ethical decisions based on the laws of war and to prevent unregulated, unrestricted employment. The article says this caution needs to be enforced in the future.
Read the original →The European Union is strengthening its response to cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence. It plans to use automated measures to accelerate incident response while testing Chinese open-weight AI models to assess the capabilities and limitations of different technologies.
Read the original →With local elections approaching, academics urged the government to develop filters for AI content and improve public media literacy. They said Beijing increasingly uses low-cost generative tools to spread disinformation.
Read the original →Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf proposed a "Persian Gulf Data Authority". He urged regional governments and investors to deny AI companies resources that support U.S. military operations.
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