The European AI Office is calling on stakeholders to participate in developing artificial intelligence Code of Practice for general-purpose models. The code will detail "the AI Act rules for providers of general-purpose AI models and general-purpose AI models with systemic risks." Interested persons must apply through the AI Office by 25 Aug., and the entire process is anticipated to go through April 2025.
Meta agreed to a USD1.4 billion settlement in a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas, which alleged the company illegally used facial recognition technology to collect residents' biometric data without their consent, Reuters reports.
Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection published the first round of public feedback received regarding how to protect personal information in the context of artificial intelligence. The CNPD noted small businesses were very responsive to the consultation in comparison to large companies.
CyberScoop reports on U.S. President Joe Biden's stance toward infosecurity and how it has created new minimum standards while pushing to hold large companies more accountable for security breaches. The work was supported by voluntary commitments from the industry.Full story
Websites aiming to block artificial intelligence companies from scraping content have faced challenges due to AI companies consistently inventing new bots, 404 Media reports. Radweb Software Developer Robb Knight said websites are "copy-pasting lists of agents without verifying every agent is a real one."Full story
Italy's National Cybersecurity Agency, the Agenzia per la cybersicurezza nazionale, released a guide for compliance with its cyber incident notification procedure. It breaks the process up into a preparation phase, a reporting phase and steps for managing the notification.Full story
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a report containing recommendations for monitoring open artificial intelligence models, or "open-weight" models, which allow developers to modify existing models to broaden their capabilities.
Consumer Reports analyzed the importance of vulnerability reporting plans for Internet of Things technology companies. IoT manufacturers' security reporting plans can ensure products are more secure and "protect consumers from unauthorized access and ransomware attacks, as well as boost national security by helping keep these products from becoming part of a botnet that could be used to attack our nation's critical infrastructure."Full story
German Member of European Parliament Axel Voss said the EU needs a strong artificial intelligence office to ensure member states do not interpret EU rules alone, Euronews reports. He pointed to the challenges not doing so has created with the EU General Data Protection Regulation while suggesting generative AI and copyright need to be addressed.
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology announced the release of several materials to help with the safe and responsible development of artificial intelligence. The NIST published final versions of guidance documents on mitigating the risks of generative AI, reducing threats to training data and promoting global cooperation on AI development.