OpenAI is being investigated by Canada's privacy watchdog for its data collection and use practices with regards to ChatGPT, a conversational AI platform that generates articles, jokes and poetry. The investigation will ensure Canadian data is being collected legally and OpenAI is following adequate standards for transparency, access, accuracy and accountability. OpenAI is backed by Microsoft and co-founded by Elon Musk. Canadian governments are stepping up regulations for AI to protect Canadian users.
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder developed a machine learning method to predict bacteria's environmental pH preferences using artificial intelligence, opening up possibilities for ecological restoration, crop production, and production of probiotics. This promising research was co-authored by CIRES Fellow Noah Fierer and visiting scholar Josep Ramoneda and published in Science Advances.
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