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OpenAI lobbied to weaken AI regulation in EU

June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023

Made with Midjourney and Canva. Prompt: “Robot Lawyers forcing members of Parliament to change a Law --ar 3:2 --v 5.1”

⚡ Today’s Highlights

  • 📰 News: OpenAI lobbied to weaken AI regulation in EU

  • 💰 Funding: ElevenLabs, Parrot, and Cleareye.AI

  • 🦾 Tools: Build entire codebases solely using text prompts

📰 Today's Top Stories

(10 min read) (Source: TIME)

TLDR: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been actively advocating for global AI regulation during his world tour, engaging in talks and meetings with heads of governments. However, behind the scenes, OpenAI has been lobbying to reduce regulatory burdens in the E.U.'s AI Act, as revealed by documents obtained by TIME.

  • OpenAI's lobbying efforts aimed to prevent its general purpose AI systems, such as GPT-3 and Dall-E 2, from being classified as "high risk" under the AI Act. The company's White Paper, shared with E.U. officials, outlined safety measures implemented by OpenAI but expressed concerns about potential default categorization of their systems as high risk.

  • OpenAI's lobbying (along with Altman’s “misinterpreted” comments about leaving Europe) appears to have influenced the final text of the AI Act, which did not include explicit high-risk designations for general purpose AI systems. Instead, the Act introduced requirements for "foundation models" while providing exemptions and carve-outs based on OpenAI's proposed amendments.

  • The White Paper emphasized OpenAI's industry-leading approach to mitigating risks, but critics argue that the company's push for self-regulation and reluctance to accept regulatory floors is confusing and contradictory. Researchers have also demonstrated vulnerabilities in OpenAI's ChatGPT system, highlighting potential safety concerns.

(5 min read) (Source: The Information)

TLDR: OpenAI is planning to launch a marketplace for developers to sell their AI models built on top of its popular ChatGPT technology, allowing customization for specific business needs.

  • The marketplace would enable makers of tailored AI models, used for tasks like fraud detection and market analysis, to offer their solutions to other businesses.

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed the plans during a developer meeting in London, potentially competing with app stores of customers like Salesforce and Microsoft, while expanding OpenAI's reach.

  • Aquant and Khan Academy, two OpenAI customers, are reportedly considering offering their ChatGPT-powered AI models on the marketplace. Many businesses have already embraced ChatGPT for automation and leveraging advanced language models.

(5 min read) (Source: POLITICO)

TLDR: The European Union unveiled a strategy yesterday to prevent European companies from outsourcing sensitive technologies like supercomputers, artificial intelligence, and advanced microchips to countries like China, indicating a focus on safeguarding intellectual property and national security.

  • The strategy, driven by a "geopolitical filter," aims to assess strategic risks and strengthen EU control through measures such as reviewing inbound investment screening, enhancing cooperation on export controls, and potentially legislating outbound investment screening to restrict the outsourcing of critical industries and technologies to autocratic nations.

(4 min read) (Source: SiliconANGLE)

TLDR: Opera Software just announced the stable release of Opera One, its redesigned web browser with integrated generative AI capabilities, including an AI sidebar powered by OpenAI's GPT-3.5. Users can access an AI chatbot named Aria through the sidebar or a new command line interface for immediate web-based information and contextual awareness.

(4 min read) (Source: TechCrunch)

TLDR: Vimeo has unveiled a suite of AI-powered tools, including a script generator and a teleprompter, to assist entry-level video creators in producing professional videos with ease.

  • Leveraging generative AI and the OpenAI API, the script generator creates video scripts based on brief descriptions and key inputs, while the teleprompter offers a customizable script display. The AI-based text editor automatically removes filler words and awkward pauses, simplifying the video editing process.

💰 Funding Alerts

1. ElevenLabs, the voice tech research company developing groundbreaking text-to-speech software, raised $19 million in a Series A round led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Andreessen Horowitz.

  • With over 1 million registered users, Elevenlabs is aiming to make content universally accessible.

  • The company plans to use the funding to accelerate its voice AI research and product deployment. They have unveiled new product developments, including the ability to create audiobooks on their platform in minutes, and an AI speech detection model.

  • The investment will be used to continue building their research hub for Voice AI and launch additional products to support specific market verticals like publishing, gaming, entertainment, and conversational applications. The funds will help advance ElevenLabs' mission of breaking down linguistic barriers in content.

2. Parrot, an AI-powered platform designed for the legal/insurance community, raised $11 million in Series A funding, led by Amplify Partners and XYZ Venture Capital, bringing their total funds raised to $14 million.

  • Parrot provides AI-generated, synced deposition transcripts and summaries to streamline the deposition process.

  • The company plans to use the funding to expand its go-to-market efforts, accelerate product development, and further invest in artificial intelligence capabilities. They aim to enhance their platform's features and continue addressing the growing demand for court reporting services while addressing the shortage of court reporters.

  • Cleareye.AI automates trade compliance and operations systems for companies using AI.

  • The investment will strengthen the strategic alliance between Cleareye.AI and JP Morgan and help expand the company's innovative solutions to financial institutions globally.

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  • Factiverse AI-Editor verifies AI-generated content, identifies factual mistakes, and provides real-time links to credible sources. Streamline your writing, fact-check news articles, and access alternative opinions with ease.

  • GPT Engineer is a cutting-edge AI tool transforming code generation. Seamlessly interact with AI to build entire codebases based on prompts.

👀 More Reading:

🌎 Fresh Content

1. The inner workings of LLMs like ChatGPT have even confused the talented scientists that created them. But as more research emerges and these systems become more advanced, light is being shined into the black box of these popular AI systems. Kyle Hill put together a straightforward explanation of the incredibly complicated mechanisms that power these AI systems, from neural networks to the possibility of sentience emerging from one. (YouTube)

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