In other AI news, Google has updated its political content policy to require election advertisers to disclose when their ads contain synthetic content. The policy aims to combat misinformation, particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election. Meanwhile, OpenAI is on track to hit $1 billion in annual sales, despite a decline in visitors to its chatbot. Apple is reportedly expanding its AI budget to millions of dollars a day, with the goal of developing a large-language model. Finally, Time magazine has released its first-ever list of the 100 most influential people working in AI.
Key takeaways:
- Sen. Chuck Schumer has invited Big Tech leaders to an AI Insight Forum in Washington, DC, to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence. The forum will be the first in a series of bipartisan discussions to be hosted this fall.
- Google has updated its political content policy to require election advertisers to disclose when their ads contain synthetic content that inauthentically depicts real or realistic-looking people or events. This is in response to the rise of misleading political ads created using AI tools.
- OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, is on track to hit $1 billion in annual sales. However, due to a deal with Microsoft, OpenAI won't be able to fully capitalize on its success for some time.
- Time magazine has released its first-ever list of the 100 most influential people working around AI, highlighting the importance of human involvement in the development and use of AI technology.