AI by PRC # 48

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AI in Public Health and Rights:The WHO and UN HRP issued a technical brief on AI in sexual and reproductive health, noting opportunities and risks. It stresses cautious implementation, data protection, and inclusive training data to counter potential harms like breaches and bias.

AI Development and Open Source: A new technique, “Quiet-STaR,” aims to make AI think and chat more like humans by considering various ideas before responding. This is part of efforts to improve human-AI interaction.

AI in Journalism: The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is focusing on the impact of AI on the future of news. Their work includes research, original reporting, and hosting sessions for journalists and media executives to learn about AI. The institute aims to explore AI's role in journalism and its broader implications.

AI in Government Projects: The UK government introduced a new framework to utilize AI in improving public project delivery. This framework aims to boost productivity, encourage responsible experimentation with AI, and accelerate the upskilling of project delivery professionals in data analytics and AI.

International AI Guidelines: The United Nations General Assembly adopted its first global resolution on AI, calling for international guidelines to address AI's risks and benefits. Sponsored by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries, the resolution emphasizes the protection of personal data, monitoring of AI for risks, and safeguarding of human rights.

AI in Environmental Conservation: A new project is leveraging AI to save the declining hedgehog population in rural areas. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in efforts to address the up to 70 percent drop in hedgehog numbers.

Interpretable AI Models for Healthcare: Researchers have developed a new model, AsymMirai, which predicts breast cancer risk from mammograms with high accuracy. This model is notable for its interpretability, a crucial advancement over previous "black box" models like Mirai. The ability to understand how the model makes its predictions can enhance trust and reliability in clinical settings

New network code on cybersecurity for EU electricity sector: the European Commission adopted the first-ever EU network code on cybersecurity for the electricity sector. This code is a significant step to improve the cyber resilience of critical EU energy infrastructure and services, supporting a high, common level of cybersecurity for cross-border electricity flows in Europe

Cybersecurity Benchmarking Survey: a Cybersecurity Benchmarking Survey listed top concerns and preparedness among respondents, indicating that investment firms may be overlooking AI as a cybersecurity risk while remaining wary about SEC cybersecurity enforcement.

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