X/Twitter has activated a setting that is ON by default and allows it to use all of your data to train Grok. The change was not announced. You can disable it through a browser You canNOT disable it using the mobile app If you do not want your comments, posts, images, interactions and the results to be used to train this Artificial Intelligence engine, go to …More > Settings … [Read more...] about Privacy PSA
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Public consultation on AI computing infrastructure
The Government of Canada seeks to build on Canada’s leadership in AI and increase domestic access to the compute power that researchers and AI developers require for training and deployment. Feedback from the public consultation will inform the development and implementation of measures related to Budget 2024’s $2 billion investment to boost Canada’s sovereign AI data … [Read more...] about Public consultation on AI computing infrastructure
Have Your Say on the Ethical Use of AI
Public Review of the Second Edition of the National Standard of Canada CAN/DGSI 101: Ethical use of artificial intelligence by small and medium organizations is now under way. This Standard specifies minimum requirements for incorporating ethics in the use of artificial intelligence by small and medium organizations, which typically have less than 500 employees. This … [Read more...] about Have Your Say on the Ethical Use of AI
Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Dozens of leading civil society organizations, corporations, experts and academics released an open letter to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, calling for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) to be withdrawn and given a full public consultation. AIDA is currently bundled into the government’s proposed privacy legislation, Bill … [Read more...] about Key stakeholders call for withdrawal of controversial AI legislation
Update: Guide on the use of generative AI
The second version of the Guide on the use of generative AI is now available. The guide was first published in September 2023 and provided preliminary guidance to federal institutions in their use of generative AI tools. The guide also seeks to raise awareness and foster coordination among federal institutions. It highlights the importance of engaging key stakeholders before … [Read more...] about Update: Guide on the use of generative AI
Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
A new report, written by an all-star group of eminent security experts, reveals that Client Side Scanning (CSS) — hailed by some as the answer to protecting children from online harms — by its nature creates serious security and privacy risks for all society, while the assistance it can provide for law enforcement is at best problematic. There are multiple ways in which CSS can … [Read more...] about Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
