India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

India is walking back on a recent AI advisory after receiving criticism from many local and global entrepreneurs and investors. The Ministry of Electronics and IT shared an updated AI advisory with industry stakeholders on Friday that no longer asked them to take the government approval before launching or deploying an AI model to users … Read more

New rules for Mount Everest require climbers to bag their poop

Climbers ascending Mount Everest will be expected to collect their poop in doggy bags and carry their waste back to base camp, according to new regulations from local officials as they attempt to address a long-festering littering problem on the world’s tallest peak. Local officials with Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, the body that governs most … Read more

Cruise’s Robotaxis Require Remote Human Assistance Every 4 to 5 Miles

Things just keep getting worse for Cruise, the troubled robotaxi company that once dreamed of being a leader in the autonomous driving industry. Only a month after a violent collision forced the company to ground all of its fleets nationwide, multiple news outlets have reported that the company’s “self driving” cars are…well…not actually driving themselves, … Read more

Google will require Android apps to better moderate AI-generated content

With generative AI exploding everywhere, Google will start requiring that Android apps include a way to report offensive AI-generated content and follow new moderation rules around what kind of AI content is acceptable. Apps using AI-generated content will be required to add a button to flag or report offensive material early next year to remain … Read more

Google will quickly require disclaimers for AI-generated political adverts

Google will quickly begin requiring political advertisers to “prominently disclose” after they made their adverts with AI, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Beginning in November, Google says advertisers should embody a disclosure when an election advert options “artificial content material” that depicts “realistic-looking individuals or occasions.” That features political adverts that use AI to make … Read more

Pour one out for HDDs as a result of PC video games are beginning to require SSDs

Are you continue to hanging on to that big 8TB spinning HDD to your PC recreation installs? Nicely, it’s beginning to appear like SSDs will grow to be the brand new minimal spec for contemporary PC video games. Whereas SSDs have shipped as normal within the newest and biggest PC gaming rigs and laptops, we … Read more