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Google has updated its "Generative AI Prohibited Use" policy, which previously prohibited customers from using its AI tools for high-risk automated decision-making.

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• Google Eases Restrictions on AI Usage in Latest Policy Shift

• Google has unveiled PaliGemma 2

• Elon Musk’s xAI has secured $6B in new funding

• Humane introduced CosmOS, an AI operating system

• AI fun fact

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OpenAI’s ongoing 12-day event will feature the launch of its Sora video generation model, as reported by The Verge.

Google has unveiled PaliGemma 2, the next-generation version of its vision-language model, offering enhanced capabilities across various model sizes, improved image captioning, and better performance on specialized tasks.

Elon Musk’s xAI has secured $6B in new funding, which will help support the reported massive expansion of its Colossus supercomputer to over 1M GPUs.

Humane introduced CosmOS, an AI operating system designed to work across multiple devices like TVs, cars, and speakers, following the mixed reception of its AI pin device.

Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times, revealed plans to implement an AI-powered 'bias meter' on news articles as part of a broader editorial board restructuring amid staff protests.

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Google Eases Restrictions on AI Usage in Latest Policy Shift

Google has updated its "Generative AI Prohibited Use" policy, which previously prohibited customers from using its AI tools for high-risk automated decision-making. The new guidelines allow customers to use Google’s AI for automated decisions in high-risk areas, such as healthcare or employment, provided there is human oversight throughout the process.

Key Points:

• With human supervision, customers can now use Google’s AI to make decisions in domains that could impact individual rights or well-being, like screening job candidates in employment or healthcare.

• Human oversight is essential to mitigate bias, as AI can inherit historical biases from data, and it ensures that humans remain accountable, preventing AI from being the sole decision-maker.

• Google's approach is more flexible than its competitors: OpenAI prohibits AI use in high-risk areas entirely, while Anthropic allows AI use with disclosure and professional supervision.

Why This Matters:

Regulators have long expressed concerns about using AI for decisions that affect people's rights and well-being, as these systems can be prone to biased and discriminatory outcomes. In the EU, AI systems in high-risk areas must be registered, monitored by humans, and undergo rigorous testing. In the US, states like Colorado and New York have introduced laws requiring transparency from AI developers in high-risk sectors.

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