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Anthropic has achieved a major milestone by identifying how millions of concepts are represented within their large language model Claude Sonnet, using a process somewhat akin to a CAT scan. This is the first time researchers have gained a detailed look inside a modern, production-grade AI system.

Previous attempts to understand model representations were limited…

In a significant setback for Elon Musk’s X Corp (formerly Twitter), a U.S. District Judge has dismissed the company’s lawsuit against an Israeli data-scraping firm, Bright Data Ltd. We previously reported on X’s recent spree of lawsuits against data-scraping companies.

The court held X Corp failed to demonstrate that Bright Data violated its user agreement…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has opened a new front in the battle to keep confidential information secure. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a draft report highlighting the risk generative AI poses to data security. The report, entitled “Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework:  Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile,” details generative AI’s potential…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed the authority to enforce unauthorized data disclosures under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). During the past three weeks, the FTC has used this authority to go after healthcare companies that disclose their customers’ personal data without permission.

On April 11, the FTC sued Monument, an online…

Congress is once again entertaining federal privacy legislation. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).

Unlike current laws, the APRA would apply to both commercial enterprises and nonprofit organizations, as well as common carriers regulated by…

The privacy advocacy group noyb, founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, has raised concerns over how ChatGPT handles questions about real-life individuals. The group alleges that ChatGPT has been generating inaccurate personal data, such as incorrect birth dates, which they claim is a violation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR mandates…

Increasingly, companies use AI to evaluate job applications and make interviewing or hiring decisions. However, government contractors who use artificial intelligence to evaluate job applications should ensure that the AI not only complies with anti-discrimination laws but also fulfills their contractual responsibilities. Federal contractors with contracts of $10,000 or more are subject to Executive Order…

The U.S. government recently intervened in a False Claims Act qui tam case against Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Georgia Tech Research Institute for violations of NIST 800-171 for failing to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Long story short, the U.S. intervention means that the government is taking this case seriously…

The latest edition of the AI Index Report from Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Center provides a comprehensive look at artificial intelligence (AI) policy, regulation, and diversity trends across the globe.

The number of AI-related regulations enacted by U.S. federal agencies like the FDA, EPA, and FCC has skyrocketed from just 1 in 2016 to…