data-transparency

Adobe's Firefly AI Image Generator Partly Trained With AI: Report | Entrepreneur

Adobe's AI image generator Firefly included images from competitors in its training data, raising ethical concerns. [ more ]

ReadWrite

YouTube CEO underlines training AI models on its videos is against the rules

YouTube prohibits using its videos to train AI models, as it violates terms.

OpenAI faces legal challenges and scrutiny over training data transparency. [ more ]

Axios

4 months ago

OpenAI is still an enigma

OpenAI's future is uncertain due to limitations in its openness and governance.

The company's undisclosed data and ongoing leadership crisis raise concerns about its direction and potential impact. [ more ]

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European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI

EU policymakers have agreed on landmark legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), setting ambitious standards to control its use.

The AI Act is considered a global benchmark for governments looking to harness AI benefits while mitigating risks. [ more ]

Digiday

AI Briefing: In a tech twist, teens say their parents know more about AI than them - at least for now

A majority of parents feel positive about their teens using generative AI, but still have concerns about the risks.

Germany had the highest percentage of overall positive sentiment towards generative AI, followed by the U.S. and Japan.

Parents and teens are both worried about job loss, misinformation, and new forms of harassment and cyber-bullying with the use of AI. [ more ]

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Deliverability

New Questions on How a Key Agency Shared Inflation Data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shared more inflation information with Wall Street than disclosed publicly.

The agency faced scrutiny for potentially favoring certain financial data users over others, raising concerns about information equity. [ more ]

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Data science

Shipping companies have 'evolved' to the 'escalation of hostilities in the Red Sea'

Shipping companies are strategically rerouting away from the Red Sea due to rising war insurance costs.

Less vessels are using the Red Sea, with rerouting decisions based on factors such as cost, risk perception, and recent shipping incidents. [ more ]

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Data science

Big Companies Find a Way to Identify A.I. Data They Can Trust

Data provenance standards have been developed by the Data & Trust Alliance, a consortium of companies, to provide information about the origin, history, and legal rights of data used in AI programs.

The labeling system for data is similar to food safety standards, providing transparency and clarity about where the data came from and how it was handled.

Executives believe that these standards will increase corporate confidence in AI technology. [ more ]

GameSpot

Video games

An Unreleased Game Surfaced On Xbox's Most-Played Charts In Japan, But It's Anyone's Guess What That Means

The most-played games list on Xbox lacks transparency on how it is compiled, leading to questions and anomalies.

Xbox's performance in Japan, as reflected in the most-played games list, raises concerns about the accuracy and relevance of the data. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

California

California is digitizing its 100-year-old paper water rights records. Why that's a big deal

Digitization of century-old water rights records in California is part of a $60 million project.

Creation of a database will increase transparency and aid in making critical water management decisions during droughts. [ more ]

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3 months ago

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin ETF Inflows In Context

The Bitcoin spot ETF launch saw significant trading volume and remained relatively strong compared to other product launches.

The transparency of flows in the Bitcoin market is lacking, with delays in reporting and incomplete data from traditional finance (TradFi).

Bitcoiners are turning to on-chain data to supplement the slow and incomplete TradFi data. [ more ]

Austin Monitor

4 months ago

Austin

APD announces partial release of mandated data dashboard - Austin Monitor

The Austin Police Department will transition the chief's monthly report to an online dashboard with explanations and definitions.

The dashboard is part of a broader initiative called the Open Policing Data Release, which aims to regularly release APD data across several categories. [ more ]

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