National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (2nd L), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (3rd L) and US President Joe Biden (4th L) listen to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they join a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Israeli influence operation highlights global disinformation industry An Israeli firm identified by Meta and OpenAI last week is an example of a burgeoning industry offering influence-for-hire services. Jun 5, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos Election officials in Arizona and Minnesota are creating novel training exercises to combat AI-generated content this November. Mar 14, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
In this photo illustration, Open AI’s newly released text-to-video “Sora” tool is advertised on their website on a monitor in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Drew Angerer / AFP) Tech companies pledge to protect 2024 elections from AI-generated media Twenty major tech companies committed to policies that make it harder for bad actors to leverage AI to influence elections Feb 16, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations. Feb 14, 2024 By Elias Groll
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) US and UK release guidelines for secure AI development Washington and London want developers and users of machine learning tools to devote more resources toward security. Nov 27, 2023 By Elias Groll
Photo by Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Hacker vs. machine at DEF CON: Thousands of security researchers vie to outsmart AI in Las Vegas The first-of-its-kind hacking contest will challenge security researchers to infiltrate and potentially compromise AI chatbots. Aug 10, 2023 By Elias Groll
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Safeguarding data is our best hope to control AI Congress shouldn't let myopic anticipation of the future be the enemy of the opportunities to build critical data policy now. Jul 25, 2023 By Kate Forscey
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger met with executives from several tech companies, including OpenAI and Microsoft, in April. She’s seen here during a White House briefing on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) OpenAI, Meta and other tech firms sign onto White House AI commitments Jul 21, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil
Students raised their hands for a question as OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman looks on during an event at Keio University on June 12 in Tokyo. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) OpenAI lawsuit reignites privacy debate over data scraping The lawsuit against the generative AI company raises questions about the legal grey area of web scraping in the United States. Jun 30, 2023 By Tonya Riley