#legal-concerns

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Truthout
2 weeks ago
Medicine

Abortion Advocates Criticize Proposed Texas Medical Board Guidance

Doctors in Texas may face added requirements when performing abortions, potentially discouraging them from providing necessary care. [ more ]
Social News XYZ
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI used over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its AI model: Report - Social News XYZ

OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos for AI training with legal concerns.
OpenAI utilized various data sources for AI research, including partnerships, to maintain global competitiveness. [ more ]
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Masters Panelists on the AI Landscape: Time for Companies to Slow Down and for Policymakers to Speed Up

Companies rushing AI systems to market, urged to pause
Legal concerns and evolution of AI highlighted at IPWatchdog's AI Masters [ more ]
Chinadaily
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Potential for Sino-US cooperation on AI seen

AI systems are meant to assist and enhance human work, bringing increased efficiency and productivity benefits.
The rapid development of AI has led to legal and ethical concerns. [ more ]
VentureBeat
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

One of the world's largest AI training datasets is about to get bigger and 'substantially better'

The organization EleutherAI, which created the diverse text corpora Pile, became a target of legal and ethical concerns regarding the use of AI training datasets.
Despite facing lawsuits, EleutherAI is collaborating with multiple organizations to build an updated version of the Pile dataset that is expected to be bigger and 'substantially better'. [ more ]
BBC News
1 month ago
Data science

Questions raised over Temu cash 'giveaway' offer

Temu's cash giveaway promotion requires participants to provide significant personal data in exchange for rewards.
Legal and consumer experts have expressed concerns about the potential risks associated with Temu's campaign. [ more ]
New York Post
1 month ago
Education

NYC music school seeks to change black students-only $3M scholarship over fears it will be deemed unlawful

The Manhattan School of Music seeks to change race-based scholarship parameters to avoid potential illegality.
The scholarship fund was bequeathed by a white trustee in honor of her black friend and caregiver. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
UK politics

Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition

Michael Gove wants to name extremist groups under parliamentary privilege despite legal concerns
New counter-extremism strategy to target organisations undermining British democracy, focusing on ideology over actions or words [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
UK politics

The UK's deal with Rwanda must stay within the rule of law | Damian Green

The Rwanda legislation proposed by the government will have significant political and policy implications.
Moderate Conservative MPs are concerned about the legislation and have been seeking legal advice. [ more ]
Nextgov.com
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

Watchdog finds 'sufficient' cyber threat sharing at agencies, but barriers remain

Sharing of cyber threat information within the government has improved, but challenges remain.
Some federal agencies and private companies are hesitant to share cyber threat information due to legal and competitive concerns. [ more ]
Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

Government Surveillance Reform Act

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has revived a controversial phone records collection program
Senator Ron Wyden raises concerns about the legality of the program [ more ]
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