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Online harms bill would create regulator with power to slap AI and social media platforms with massive fines
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (664+ words) The Liberals" online safety bill includes a social media ban for kids under 16, and puts onus on AI companies to keep chatbots from communicating harmful content The federal government plans to create a new standalone regulator to police online platforms,…...
Privacy experts sound the alarm as Canada mulls teen social media ban
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (591+ words) Carney says he's open to the idea of banning children from social media. Experts worry the technology required might not be up to the job. OTTAWA " Security and privacy researchers have warned that using age-verification technology to enforce a social…...
Google gives University of Toronto $10 M for new AI role in Geoffrey Hinton's name
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (416+ words) The holder of the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence will work to make AI breakthroughs at the university where the deep learning pioneer made a number of discoveries SAN DIEGO " The University of Toronto will recruit a top-tier AI researcher…...