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This week, the tech industry announced that the U.S. government has established an advisory committee consisting of Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, and other leaders in the field to combat potentially harmful AI. I saw that they were trying to take measures.
On the social media side, X teased an app for smart TVs, while Threads introduced new safety features. At TikTok, a legal battle is looming, with President Biden just signing a ban or divestment bill that would force ByteDance to either sell its stake or ban TikTok in the country.
Below, Hypebeast has compiled this week’s top technology articles to help you stay on top of the latest trends in the industry.
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai join AI Safety Committee
To encourage the safe use of AI and set standards for the rapidly evolving technology, the U.S. government has established an advisory committee comprised of leading industry figures. The newly established Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Committee has approximately 20 members, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, and Google’s Sundar Pichai, all of whom are national It will provide the Ministry of Security with guidance on “how to prevent harmful AI that poses a threat.” national or economic security, public health or safety; ”
The leaders will also help governments learn how to leverage AI for the public good and serve as an overall authority for the “safe and secure development and deployment of AI technologies.”
X teases smart TV app
The platform is developing a smart TV app as Elon Musk pushes for X to offer more original video content. A teaser of the app was shared with X along with some of its planned features.
In addition to cross-streaming, which allows users watching videos on their phone to immediately pick up where they left off on their TV, the X TV app uses AI algorithms to curate the latest trending videos and curate content. List of subjects. Somewhat unsurprisingly given Musk’s push for political content on X, the app’s teaser includes a preview of the Tucker Carlson show, as well as content from SpaceX and podcasts.
President Biden signs TikTok ban or sale bill
President Biden has officially signed a bill forcing ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or ban it in the United States. For the past year, the Senate has argued that the app is a way for China’s Communist regime to spy on Americans.
ByteDance currently has 270 days left before the ban is triggered. Unsurprisingly, TikTok is preparing to challenge this bill in court. The company’s Americas public policy director called the bill a “clear violation” of the First Amendment and said the ban “is the beginning, not the end, of this long process.”
Threads strengthens safety measures with “hidden word” feature
Threads is expanding its safety measures with a new “Hidden Words” feature that automatically hides words, phrases, and emojis deemed offensive or hateful. CEO Adam Mosseri announced the tool on his Threads account.
“Today, in threads, we’re expanding hidden words that previously only applied to replies. This will help you filter out unwanted content from your feed, search, and profile, and allow you to post replies in threads.” Mr. Mosseri wrote.
In addition to automatically excluding certain phrases, Hidden Words also allows users to enter phrases and words that they personally don’t want to see in their content.