New AI issue: raising healthcare costs

“Hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools as they submit insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA).” Insurance companies alluded to the situation as a one sided bloodbath that they are losing. Tech Crunch

Anatomy of a veto: smart glasses recording ban

SB1130 would have prohibited a person from operating a wearable recording device where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Opponents of the bill, including TechNet, argued that the bill was “unfair to businesses and customers.” The letter returning the bill to the legislature argues that state laws currently prohibit people from recording other […]

Global AI anxiety crosses political spectrum

Politico.eu talks about the increases in AI anxiety that span the globe and political spectrum. A new POLITICO Poll finds that pluralities of adults in the U.S., Canada and Europe want to pause AI development regardless of their political leanings — and most believe there’s a real risk the technology could destroy humanity.

Interested in the AI graveyard?

Tech Crunch is talking about the AI projects that have been killed. “According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, about 42% of AI initiatives are ultimately abandoned.” The AI graveyard includes Relay, AI workflow automation; OpenAI’s. Move to turn ChatGPT into a “super app”; Operator, an Open AI product that would search the web for you; Microsoft’s […]

The path to slow AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote a new blog post, that. Lays out 3 strategies to slow AI’s roll. (1) involves “embedded evaluators” from third-party organizations like METR — evaluators who can verify that AI companies are actually following their pacing and safety commitments.” (2) “leading AI companies “within democratic countries” to coordinate “common safety standards as well […]