ECA News Compass #51: LinkedIn Live on AI Supremacy with Parmy Olson and Stephanie Hare, AI and nuclear energy and Apple's iOS18 privacy consequences.

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15 - 22 October?

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? Join us for one of the most special live conversations! ??

Does regulation affect innovation? Do users really trust AI models? What can we expect from the future of AI??

Dive into the race for power, profit, and AI with a lively discussion on Parmy Olson 's book "Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World" moderated by Dr Stephanie Hare (BBC AI Decoded co-star and author of "Technology is Not Neutral") and Angel Maldonado (CEO at Empathy Holdings and Founder at Ethical Commerce Alliance ).

Mark yourself as an attendee and enjoy the conversation! ???

Watch Parmy’s latest video on LinkedIn:?

?Or read her article for Bloomberg:

Big Tech Has Our Attention — Just Not Our Trust

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Did Apple Just Kill Social Apps?

Privacy & Data Ethics ??

Why your brain could be the next frontier of data privacy

“Imagine a future in which a wearable device tells advertisers when you're in the mood for chocolate, or lets your employer know when you're not paying attention at work. Or where a medical implant that's supposed to save your life ends up being used against you in court.”

Keep reading the whole article here!

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UK to consult on ‘opt-out’ model for AI content-scraping in blow to publishers

“Big tech companies including Google owner Alphabet have argued that they should be able to mine the internet freely to train their algorithms, with companies and creators being given the opportunity to “opt out” of such arrangements.

But publishers and creatives have argued that it is unfair and impracticable to ask them to opt out of these arrangements, as it is not always possible to know which companies are trying to mine their content.”?

Continue reading here:

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Trustworthy AI & Customer Empowerment ??

Meta criticised for calling its AI models ‘open-source’

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Nuclear energy stocks hit record highs on surging demand from AI

“These large investments show the tech industry does not feel renewables and batteries can provide enough stable or cost-effective power and nuclear will be needed [...].”

“The decisions by Amazon and Google to invest in small reactors reflect their need to source reliable, cost-effective and clean electricity to power a new wave of AI data centres.”

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Are AI companies complying with the EU AI Act? A new ‘LLM Checker’ can find out

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Ethics in Commerce ??

Power forward: Five make-or-break truths about next-gen e-commerce

1. Invest like an attacker, such as gen AI and new channels.
2. You can’t outsource your way to victory.
3. Technology is strategy.?
4. You can’t know your customers if you don’t know AI. (And if you don’t, here’s our Ethics of AI Masterclass to help you and your teams!)?
5. Lead from the centre but empower teams.?

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[Podcast recommendation] Ethical Machines with Carissa Véliz:?

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