AI Companies Join Forces to Ensure Child Safety Principles in Technologies


by Tech Times

Tech Times— AI companies have pledged to commit efforts against AI-generated child sexual abuse materials and deepfake scandals.

NBC News—Top AI companies commit to child safety principles as industry grapples with deepfake scandals. After a series of highly publicized scandals related to deepfakes and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) have plagued the artificial intelligence industry, top AI companies have come together and pledged to combat the spread of AI-generated CSAM. Thorn, a nonprofit that creates technology to fight child sexual abuse, announced Tuesday that Meta, Google, Microsoft, CivitAI, Stability AI, Amazon, OpenAI and several other companies have signed onto new standards created by the group in an attempt...

Neowin—Apple acquires Paris-based AI company Datakalab to bolster its AI technology. Apple has reportedly acquired France-based AI startup Datakalab, specializing in AI and computer vision technology. It is expected to help Apple bolster the AI features it is readying for iOS 18.

ExtremeTech—Industry Experts Join Homeland Security's New AI Safety Board. The board will advise the public and private sectors on matters of responsible AI deployment.