The DABUS decision of the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH, Federal Court of Justice, Germany) is another in the series of worldwide attempts by the Artificial Inventor Project, a series of pro-bono legal test cases seeking intellectual property rights for AI-generated output in the absence of a traditional human inventor or author and an attempt to use pro-bono…
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The Escalating Threat to democratic elections
According to Microsoft’s threat intelligence team, state-backed Chinese cyber groups, with the help of North Korean actors, and Russian actors, are expected to increase their use of sophisticated AI-generated disinformation campaigns to influence high-profile elections in 2024 in the US, UK, South Korea and India including both presidential and legislative elections. Social Media will be…
UK alarm over too-slow AI legislative Steps
Just months after Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister told the house of Commons that the UK would promote a safe legislative environment but promised that he would “not to rush” to set up rules for the fast-growing AI technology industry, there has been an abrupt about face in Government thinking. The UK government has…