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WHO Publishes Regulatory Considerations for AI in Healthcare 🧪
+ IBM's Brain-Inspired Chip Paves The Way for Faster, More Efficient AI
Gina Acosta
October 20, 2023
Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
The WHO outlines considerations for the regulation of artificial intelligence for health. Meanwhile, IBM's latest unveiling of a Brain-Inspired Chip promises to usher in a new era of swifter and more efficient AI.
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
WHO Publishes Regulatory Considerations for AI in Healthcare 🧪
IBM's Brain-Inspired Chip Paves The Way for Faster, More Efficient AI
AI Tutorial: Summarize Text from Documents with Claude
AI Image of The Day🎨: What if the Bible was an Anime
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
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WHO
WHO Publishes Regulatory Considerations for AI in Healthcare 🧪
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a new publication outlining important considerations for the development and regulation of AI in healthcare.
Some key details from the 80-page document:
Calls for transparency and clear documentation of AI systems to build public trust. This includes tracking an AI product's full lifecycle.
Prioritizes use of high-quality, unbiased data by evaluating systems pre-release. Checking for errors and bias is critical.
Highlights the importance of protecting patient privacy per regulations like HIPAA.
Encourages coordination between AI developers, healthcare professionals, governments, and other stakeholders.
WHO states proper regulation is crucial to prevent AI harms while enabling benefits. As AI promises to transform medical care, WHO aims to ensure it is implemented responsibly.
IBM
IBM's Brain-Inspired Chip Paves The Way for Faster, More Efficient AI
Source: IBM
IBM has developed a new brain-inspired chip called NorthPole that could significantly boost the speed and efficiency of AI computing. This innovative chip combines processing and memory, eliminating the need to shuttle data back and forth from external memory.
Details:
NorthPole has 256 computing cores, each containing its own memory, wired together in a brain-inspired network.
In tests, NorthPole performed image recognition much faster than existing AI chips, while using only 1/5 the energy.
If manufactured with the latest processes, NorthPole's efficiency could be 25x better than current designs.
This breakthrough paves the way for faster and more efficient AI that could enable new applications.
AI Tutorial
Summarize Text from Documents with Claude
Claude enables users to easily upload various file types, including PDFs, DOCX, CSV, and TXT. For example, with a simple command like "Summarize PDF," you can obtain a succinct summary of PDF documents on a wide array of topics. This service simplifies the process of extracting concise information from these files.
The steps are simple:
Go to Claude.ai and register if necessary
To upload a document, simply click on the paperclip icon located on the right side of the toolbar.
Select the file you want to upload.
Issue a command like "Generate a summary" or “Summarize”
You can try using other commands for more specific results, such as “Provide a bullet-point summary of the key points in this document".
Note: The free version of Claude has some restrictions. It cannot handle PDFs exceeding 10 megabytes in size, and it seems to impose a limit of approximately five summary requests every four hours.
AI Image of The Day
What if the Bible was an Anime
Source: u/vanilla_xoxo on Reddit
The latest in AI and Tech
Music Publishers Sue AI Company Anthropic Over Lyrics
Major music publishers sued AI startup Anthropic for allegedly using over 500 copyrighted songs without permission to train its chatbot, Claude. The publishers claim Anthropic infringes by reproducing lyrics and even generating new ones in response to prompts. The lawsuit seeks damages and aims to halt the alleged infringement. This marks the first case over song lyrics and the first against Anthropic, as copyright lawsuits pile up against AI developers.
OpenAI Unsure About Releasing their AI Image Detector
OpenAI created an AI tool to detect images made by their DALL-E 3 generator, but they are undecided about releasing it due to concerns over reliability and potential misuse. Though it has high accuracy, they want to avoid another release like their flawed AI text detector which was not as accurate as they had hoped it would be.
Google Takes On Duolingo with New English Tutoring in Search
Source: Google
Google is challenging language learning app Duolingo with a new English speaking practice feature in Google Search. Rolling out over the next few days, it provides interactive sessions for learners to practice translating to and from English. Users get personalized feedback and tips to improve grammar and vocabulary. Though not a direct competitor yet, this shows Google's increased focus on language learning.
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