Companies creating "digital clones" in the form of lifelike avatars, voice replicas or interactive chatbots face a variety of "novel challenges under laws — both new and old — relating to privacy, rights of publicity and (AI) transparency," Gunderson Dettmer's Data Privacy Group Senior Associate Frida Alim, CIPP/US, writes.
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority published a shared vision of AI safety generated by Singapore Conference AI attendees. The initiative featured 100 contributors from 11 countries, including China, the U.S. and Europe. The document focuses on technical issues and "making AI more trustworthy rather than merely more powerful" while excluding policy debates.Full story
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data announced the results of compliance checks on 60 local organizations using AI in various sectors. It found 48 organizations use AI in their daily operations. Of those 48 organizations, 54% use three or more AI systems.
Instagram will use AI as an age-verification tool, changing accounts determined to belong to underage users to its teen accounts feature that limits underage users' access to sensitive or explicit content, The Associated Press reports.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published guidance for preventing cyberattacks on entities' operational technology and industrial control systems in critical infrastructure. Mitigation measures include removing operational tech connections to the public internet, changing default passwords and establishing secure remote access to operational tech networks.Full story
Politico reports Apple will appeal the 500 million euro fine for alleged violations of the EU Digital Markets Act, arguing the European Commission did not work with the company to find a compliant solution ahead of making a decision. The Commission said it is up to developers to comply with the law.Full story
Axios reports the education technology company PowerSchool admitted to paying a ransom to hackers after the personal information of several school districts' students was stolen. The move was meant to prevent a data leak, according to the company, but cybersecurity professionals warn paying money to hackers emboldens future attempts.Full story
Children's privacy platform k-ID detailed how its framework simplifies age-related requirements for digital platforms across different jurisdictions and contexts. An embedded chart offers a snapshot of age requirements in eight regions, helping k-ID outline how one user may fall into a different requirement category.Full story
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said while AI technology has replaced many job positions, it has also allowed companies to create more jobs in software engineering and marketing, The Wall Street Journal reports.
In an op-ed for the Toronto Star, University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law Emily Laidlaw and University of Ottawa Research Chair in Technology and Society Florian Martin-Bariteau write Prime Minister Mark Carney must focus on strengthening digital policy to adapt to growing technology and cybersecurity risks.