Government Review of Crackdown on Deepfakes and Meta-IBM AI Alliance Among Five AI Developments You May Have Missed Today

Today, on December 5, a significant event occurred in the field of artificial intelligence. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister, held meetings with social media platforms to assess their advancements in addressing the problems of deepfakes and misinformation. It is anticipated that new guidelines for adherence will be issued. Additionally, Meta Platforms and IBM have partnered with 40 other organizations to establish an AI alliance focused on open-source AI initiatives. The objective of this industry group is to promote technology sharing and minimize risks. These developments, along with other noteworthy updates, will be discussed further in today’s AI roundup.

The government evaluates the efforts of social media platforms to curb deep counterfeiting

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently held a meeting with social media platforms to assess their efforts in combating misinformation and deep fakes. He emphasized that announcements will be issued in the next two days to ensure platforms comply with all guidelines. In addition, new and amended IT rules are being considered, which will improve compliance with the platform and ensure the safety and trust of online users. Chandrasekhar shared this information on X (formerly Twitter).

“Today we held another #DigitalIndiaDialogues for Misinformation and #Deepfakes event with brokers to review progress since the November 24 meeting. Many platforms are responding to the decisions made last month and advice on how to ensure 100% compliance will be released in the next phase. 2 days .The new amended #ITRules will further ensure platform compliance and security and trust of #DigitalNagriks which is under active consideration,” Chandrasekhar said in the post.

Meta, IBM create AI Alliance

Meta Platforms and IBM are part of a newly formed industry group, the AI Alliance, which includes more than 40 companies and organizations, reports Bloomberg. The goal of the alliance is to promote open source artificial intelligence work, promote cooperation to share technology and minimize risks. The focus is on responsible AI development, including safety and security tools. The group’s goal is to increase the availability of open source artificial intelligence models, encourage the development of new hardware and cooperate with academic researchers. AI Alliance plans to establish a Board of Directors and a Technical Oversight Committee. Other participants include Oracle, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, Stability AI, the University of Notre Dame, and the Mass Open Cloud Alliance.

SenseAI Ventures launches a fund for artificial intelligence startups

SenseAI Ventures, an AI-focused fund targeting pre-seed or pre-Series A startups, has launched SenseAI Fund I with a corpus of ₹200 crore, Financial Express reported. The fund aims to invest in 18-20 artificial intelligence startups and plans to make further investments in promising companies in its portfolio during later funding rounds.

“Our approach is beyond capital; as experienced founders and operators, we offer customized support for the individual needs of every AI startup. AI is the single biggest value creation opportunity of our lifetime,” said Rahul Agarwalla, Founder, SenseAI Ventures.

Britain could use artificial intelligence to make sure minors don’t watch porn

Reuters reports that Britain has proposed new age-verification guidelines to protect children from accessing online pornography. Under the recently passed Online Safety Act, websites and apps that contain adult content must ensure that children cannot easily access such material. The proposal proposes using AI-based technology, including facial age estimation, to determine whether a viewer is of legal age. This may require users to take a selfie and upload it for analysis. Other steps in the guidelines include photo ID matching, where users upload a photo ID, such as a passport, and credit card checks to verify age. The viewing age for pornography in the UK is 18 or over.

Getty Images files lawsuit against Stability AI

A UK court has allowed Getty Images’ lawsuit against Stable Diffusion’s creator, Stability AI, to proceed to trial, according to a report from The Verge. Getty claims that Stability AI used its copyrighted images to train AI models. The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales found merit in Getty’s claim, stating that the case warranted further investigation. Stability AI challenged the UK court’s jurisdiction, arguing that none of the people involved in the training or development of Stable Diffusion were in the UK and that the model was trained using AWS cloud computing in the US.