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What IT leaders need to know about the EU AI Act

CIO Business Intelligence

Between the astronomical fines, sweeping scope, and unclear definitions, every organization operating in the EU now runs a potentially lethal risk in their AI-, ML-, and analytics-driven activities.” “With the passing of the EU AI act, the scariest thing about AI is now, unequivocally, AI regulation itself,” Carlsson says.

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Twitch clarifies its ban on terrorism and extremist content

The Verge

Twitch has updated its community guidelines , the rules that govern the site, to clarify its ban of terrorist and extremist content. Updating its community guidelines is a smart way for Twitch to further elucidate how it plans to deal with offending material in the future. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. It’s an open question.

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Next Moves in the Battle Over Domestic Drones

CTOvision

The ABC News 7 story goes on to claim, likely as a result of FAA misinformation , that “the [voluntary model aircraft guidelines] specifically exclude the flying of model aircraft for business purposes.” Nor does it mean that those voluntary guidelines are suddenly enforceable regulations.

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The Sony Hack, It’s Still Not War Or Terrorism

CTOvision

But the Sony hack does meet the common definition of that term. The best current guidelines for when a cyber attack can be considered an armed attack come from the NATO Tallinn Manual. In fact, we have a definition of terrorism in U.S. Code : (1) the term “international terrorism” means activities that—. (A) Do not pass go.

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Amazon takes down a five-star fraud in the UK

The Verge

Scams like these typically start on social networks and messaging apps such as Telegram, where companies can meet potential reviewers. But nine of the 10 top reviewers in the UK seem to have broken that guideline, engaging in suspicious activity. Many of these reviews were for products from random Chinese companies.

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Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

GeekWire

Team members worked from home as much as they could, but JPL also instituted “Safe at Work” rules for mission-essential workers, complete with mandatory masks, social distancing and deep cleaning. “For this particular mission, we’re asking people to follow the guidelines of the governor of Florida,” he said.

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When Wendy Sánchez went missing, her brother built a campaign to find her

The Verge

Her face has recently been seen on murals, video projections on buildings, illustrations shared on social networks, and missing persons posters. For 31-year-old Baruc Sánchez, Wendy’s youngest brother and a social media strategist, the first and most immediate action he could take was to turn to social media.

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