Tag: Safety

Stay safe! Meta discovered 10 malware families hiding under the guise of AI chatbots since March 2021. Keep an eye out for suspicious links & browser extensions & protect yourself from malicious activities related to video games, misinformation, cryptocurrency, NFTs & more.

. LivePerson, founded in 1997, is a tech veteran based in Midtown that has been a leader in automated customer service. With the launch of Bella AI, customers can create automated assistant bots for their business, customer service and personal needs. Powerful customers like HSBC, Virgin Media and Burberry have enrolled with LivePerson services. Growing 40% in the past two years, the company made $514.8 million in 2023 and has since become profitable. With a mission of creating machines that are as empathetic as humans, LivePerson is facing competition from giants like Microsoft and Google. Rob LoCascio, CEO and visionary driving the company, is striving to stay competitive with a focus on safety and accuracy of automated responses. LivePerson is confident of their success with their customer service legacy in today's AI market.

WhatsApp is combating offensive behavior with unprecedented actions, having banned 4.7 million accounts in March. To ensure fairness, the Indian government has added the Grievance Appellate Committee. Preventive measures help manage complaints and make sure the wrong users are blocked, instead of innocents. Microsoft and OpenAI join forces with WhatsApp to help the engineering team code faster, for safer user experience.

Ex-Google Engineer, Blake Lemoine, uncovers insights into Google Bard's development, plans to launch and advanced technologies. Get to know more about Lemoine's contributions in Artificial Intelligence research, potential risks and his insights into safety and biases associated with the chatbot. A must-read article covering his impressive career and journey in technology!

. This article discusses US lawmakers' efforts to ensure that AI-driven autonomous systems cannot launch nuclear weapons single-handedly. Four senators – Edward Markey (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Ken Buck (R-CO) – have introduced the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous AI Act which aims to protect humanity from potential threats posed by these systems. The US supports the idea of keeping a ‘human in the loop’ when it comes to initiating such decisions on nuclear weapons and hopes that other countries such as China and Russia would also follow suit. With this bill, the US is taking appropriate steps to ensure a safe future.