Despite increasing demand for AI safety and accountability, today’s tests and benchmarks may fall short, according to a new report. Generative AI models — models that can analyze and output text, images, music, videos and so on — are coming under increased scrutiny for their tendency to make mistakes and generally behave unpredictably. Now, organizations […]
OpenAI pledges to give U.S. AI Safety Institute early access to its next model
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that OpenAI is working with the U.S. AI Safety Institute, a federal government body that aims to assess and address risks in AI platforms, on an agreement to provide early access to its next major generative AI model for safety testing. The announcement, which Altman made in a post on […]
Kansas State flips elite high school safety recruit away from ACC school
Kansas State continues to pick up wins along the recruiting trail from the Class of 2025, getting a commitment from First Baptist (Fla.) Academy safety Logan Bartley on July 31 — just one day after he decommitted from Wake Forest on July 29. From GoPowerCat.com’s Ryan Wallace: “Prior to an injury late last season that […]
Google releases new ‘open’ AI models with a focus on safety
Google has released a trio of new, “open” generative AI models that it’s calling “safer,” “smaller” and “more transparent” than most — a bold claim, to be sure. They’re additions to Google’s Gemma 2 family of generative models, which debuted back in May. The new models, Gemma 2 2B, ShieldGemma and Gemma Scope, are designed […]
Apple signs the White House’s commitment to AI safety
Apple signed the White House’s voluntary commitment to developing safe, secure and trustworthy AI, according to a press release on Friday. The company will soon launch its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, into its core products, putting generative AI in front of Apple’s 2 billion users. Apple joins 15 other technology companies — including Amazon, […]