Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps national and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools: Australia *
A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a closely watched decision that supporters say is a step toward marriage equality. The Nagoya District Court in central Japan, however, rejected a request by a male
Americans in California and Texas revealed whether they think it’s important for the government to regulate artificial intelligence. “Definitely,” Carlos, a Houston resident, told Fox News. “It should be regulated to the fullest extent as drugs or anything else should be.” But
A new type of spyware has been discovered being sold to various governments throughout the world and is meant to be used to spy mainly on journalists, activists, and political opponents. Here is what we know so far and how you can
President Emmanuel Macron argued Wednesday that protests in France and the Netherlands are a social price that has to be paid as governments in the two countries push ahead with reforms. “We must sometimes accept controversy,” Macron said. “We must try to
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) called Thursday for countries to implement its global ethical framework immediately following pleas by more than a thousand tech workers for a pause in the training of the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI)
The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. His comments came as experts and officials from
The German government on Monday pushed back against a demand by the country’s data protection commissioner to take down its Facebook page over data privacy concerns. The commissioner, Ulrich Kelber, said Wednesday that he had given the government’s press office four weeks
The World Health Organization released an updated report on Friday detailing medications that governments should have on hand in the event of a radiological or nuclear emergency. Governments should have a national stockpile of personal protective equipment, but also a range of