AI ‘Hiroshima’, AI in education, and other AI updates you might have overlooked today
Let’s take a look at today’s roundup of news: OpenAI and Arizona State University have joined forces to enhance the use of AI in education. Israel has invested $2.7 million in AI technology to improve traffic safety. The World Health Organization has released ethics guidelines for advanced AI models used in healthcare. Additionally, Amazon’s AWS plans to invest $15 billion in Japan to expand its cloud computing services.
1. OpenAI and Arizona State University partner to boost AI in education
OpenAI has joined forces with Arizona State University (ASU) to expand AI applications in higher education. ASU gets access to ChatGPT Enterprise, improving security and speed. Despite initial concerns about abuse, ASU President Michael Crow embraces AI’s potential in education. OpenAI aims to strengthen ChatGPT’s impact in higher education by collaborating and learning from ASU’s open challenge in February. Privacy is apparently guaranteed, as OpenAI does not use ASU data for training, Reuters reported.
2. Israel invests $2.7 million in artificial intelligence to improve traffic safety
Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road Safety is investing $2.7 million in artificial intelligence initiatives to improve traffic safety. The first project focuses on developing an artificial intelligence tool that aggregates information from different sources, including unreported incidents and near misses, to comprehensively assess traffic safety risks. The second initiative aims to curb traffic congestion by finding optimal solutions. According to an ANI report, the system includes data from police, insurance companies, hospitals, traffic cameras, weather and others.
3. WHO issues ethical guidelines for advanced artificial intelligence models in healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes guidelines for the ethical use of large multimodal models (LMM). This is a rapidly developing form of generative artificial intelligence. The guide, which contains more than 40 recommendations, is aimed at governments, technology companies and healthcare providers and emphasizes the responsible use of LMM for the benefit of public health. LMMs, which can process different data inputs and mimic human-to-human communication, have potential benefits in healthcare, but proper risk management and transparency are crucial, says WHO chief scientist Dr Jeremy Farrar.
4. Amazon’s AWS invests $15 billion in Japan to expand cloud service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) says it will invest $15.24 billion in Japan by 2027 to expand cloud computing infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence services. The plan includes improving the premises in Tokyo and Osaka to meet growing customer demand. This follows an earlier investment of $12.79 billion between 2011 and 2022. According to a Reuters report, AWS is offering creative AI services to Japanese corporate clients, including Asahi Group, Marubeni and Nomura Holdings, as Japan seeks to advance AI development.
5. Salesforce CEO calls for security measures to prevent Hiroshima AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warns of an AI “Hiroshima” and highlights the tech industry’s need for security protocols and principles of trust. Concerns about AI’s rapid progress and potential risks have led to initiatives such as security summits. Benioff stresses the importance of avoiding catastrophic consequences, citing an incident in the United Kingdom, and calls for vigilance when dealing with AI’s reliability, biases and societal impact. Salesforce’s creative AI, Einstein GPT, reports CNBC.
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People Trump AI! Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAi, says that people are smart enough to figure out what to use ChatGPT for and what not. “People have found ways to make ChatGPT very useful for them and figured out what not to use it for,” says Sam Altman. Read all about it here. If you enjoyed reading this article, please share it with your friends and family.
