Pi(e) Day 2024
AI
Is New York City's AI Bias Law a failure? [Law 360 ($) | SHRM]
The European Parliament has officially passed the AI Act, which is set to go into effect in May 2024
From 404 Media [$]: ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
A recent panel of judges supported the use of GenAI as "an early drafting tool," while expressing concern over judicial orders regarding such tools [Bloomberg Law ($)]
Related: The Third and Ninth Circuits Courts of Appeals have formed AI committees to analyze how AI will affect courts
Is the controversy over the recent photo of the Princess of Wales a glimpse into a future of deepfake media? [The Atlantic ($) | Archive]
Via Yahoo! News: "Proliferating 'news' sites spew AI-generated fake stories"
The House Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing on March 12th on "Addressing Real Harm Done by Deepfakes" [FedScoop article | Hearing page]
Blockchain/Digital Currency
From Wired [$]: The relationship between Texas and crypto-mining operations are turning sour over concerns about the impacts of crypto mining on the state's energy grid
Data Privacy
Immigrant rights advocates are concerned over an announced expansion of biometric data to be collected by Customs and Border Protection via its CBP One app [Federal Register notice]
Miscellaneous