The AI Seoul Summit, a follow-up to the U.K. AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park last year, featured prominent artificial intelligence companies issuing further pledges to safely develop the technology, The Associated Press reports. Among the safety pledges leading AI companies made during the summit was a commitment to building a kill switch into their models that present "intolerable" risks. Meanwhile, the U.K.
Groups of parents are urging U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to hold a vote on the proposed Kids Online Safety Act, Politico reports. The bill would require social media companies to prevent the circulation of content that could promote self-harm or exploitation on their platforms.
Researchers at the Digital Future for Children center at the London School of Economics and Political Science found social media companies made 128 changes to their child privacy practices from 2017-24 as the U.K. passed regulations. Nearly half the changes made included designs to the companies' default settings, the report found.Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it settled its order against software company Blackbaud for allegedly failing to implement cybersecurity safeguards, leading to a data breach that stole consumers' personal information.
Turkey's data protection commission, the Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu, is seeking public comments on proposed rules for the Personal Data Protection Law's governance of standard contract and binding corporate rules for data transfers. The public comment ends 27 May.Full story
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner explained the details of the agency's breach notification guidelines. Data controllers have 72 hours to disclose a privacy breach once they become aware it meets notification standards, which the agency offers a tool to help assess.Full story
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health introduced its cybersecurity program Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense which aims to strengthen health care organizations' cybersecurity efforts.
Dating app Grindr Chief Privacy Officer Kelly Peterson Miranda, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, denied allegations made in a lawsuit that claimed the company shared users' HIV status with third parties, The Record reports.
U.K. officials are expected to propose a new policy at a public consultation next month that aims to prevent data breaches and guide organizations facing ransomware attacks, The Record reports. The policy would require companies to report ransomware attacks and obtain a license before paying hackers.Full story
The Council of Europe adopted a legally binding international treaty for the use of artificial intelligence systems by public bodies and their private-sector contractors. The treaty sets a legal framework that ensures human rights, the rule of law and democratic legal standards are respected throughout the entire life cycle of an AI model.