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Pope to take part in G7 summit in June to talk Artificial Intelligence – Crux Now

ROME Adding to what was already a busy papal schedule for 2024, the Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will participate, in person, in a G7 summit scheduled for the southern Italian region of Puglia June 13-15.

According to a statement from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the pope will take part in a session of the G7 summit dedicated to artificial intelligence, a subject of mounting concern to this papacy.

The popes participation will mark the first time a pontiff has taken part in a G7 summit, which has been meeting on a regular basis since 1975 and is considered the most important annual gathering of the leaders of the major Western powers.

The Pontifical Academy for Life organized a summit in 2020 along with major global technology firms such as Microsoft and IBM, which produced a document known as the Rome Call for AI Ethics. More recently, Francis devoted his messages both for the 2024 World Day of Peace and also the World Day of Social Communications to the theme of artificial intelligence.

We carried a movement forward from the base, now the pope at the G7 will speak to governments, said Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

The Rome Call is premised in part on what the document calls algorethics, meaning an ethical code for the digital age.

Signatories committed to request the development of an artificial intelligence that serves every person and humanity as a whole; that respects the dignity of the human person, so that every individual can benefit from the advances of technology; and that does not have as its sole goal greater profit or the gradual replacement of people in the workplace, the document says.

Italian Father Paolo Benanti, an advisor to both the Vatican and the Italian government on AI issues, said the Rome Call for AI ethics demonstrates the wisdom of religions on the subject, so that a future of peace and prosperity can be assured for humanity.

In this context, the participation of the pope at the G7 in Puglia is of great importance, Benanti said.

The G7 summit brings together the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan, as well as the European Union.

This year Italy holds the rotating presidency of the G7. It will mark the fifth time the summit has been held in Italy, with the most recent coming in Genoa in 2001, when the body was still known as the G8 with the participation of Russia.

Im convinced that the presence of His Holiness will give a decisive contribution to the definition of a regulatory, ethical and cultural framework for artificial intelligence, Meloni said in a video statement announcing the popes presence.

Last Wednesday, Pope Francis met the CEO of Cisco Systems, Chuck Robbins, who was in the Vatican to sign on to the 2020 Rome Call for AI Ethics.

Robbins said at the time that the Rome Call principles align with Ciscos core belief that technology must be built on a foundation of trust at the highest levels in order to power an inclusive future for all.

Recently, Paglia announced that a group of leaders of Asian religions will meet in Hiroshima, Japan, in July, in order to sign the Rome Call for AI Ethics. That summit follows a similar event in 2022 when Jewish and Muslim leaders signed on to the document.

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What the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence executive order means for radiology – Radiology Business

Gowda and co-authors do not believe the order will result in immediate change for the regular practice of radiology. However, they see significant regulatory shifts on the horizon, including several government agencies taking major enforcement action. The order applies to both computer-aided detection systems that help radiologists in clinical work, along with AI for noninterpretative uses such as administrative tasks and peer review.

Understandably, given their higher degree of patient risk exposure, the former will likely come under more intense scrutiny, the authors advised. CAD programs (such as those identifying subtle pulmonary nodules) are already subject to FDA premarket review as medical devices. This class of programs will now face additional quality, equity and output reproducibility requirements, although rescinding FDA clearance from products which have already received authorization is unlikely.

The administration plans to deploy Health and Human Services in some fashion to oversee data input into AI algorithms. This could include the mandated disclosure of training datasets used in development. Clinical radiologists and other AI developers seeking Medicare reimbursement for these products will likely need to incorporate security by design principles and ensure they comply with nondiscrimination laws, Gowda et al. noted. The feds also will expect academic radiology departments and large private practices to share data with the National AI Research Resource and make informed procurement decisions.

All of this is to be determined, as Octobers executive order does not spell the specific parameters and regulatory framework to begin increasing AI oversight. Its far from a silver bullet to cure what ails artificial intelligence, the authors noted, rather the order serves as aset of mobilization orders for federal agencies.

Radiologists themselves can and should play a key role in policy creation at every level, they wrote. The EO does not specify the composition of the HHS AI Task Force, which may very well include members of the public in the vein of FDA advisory committees. Outside of formal platforms, individual radiologists as well as the ACR as a body can provide active input during agency-led workshops, open conferences, and public comment periods. On a finer level, they are well positioned to influence institution- and enterprise-wide best practices, quality systems and data stewardship guidelines.

Read much more at the link below. Mass General radiologists Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, and Bernardo Bizzo, MD, PhD, also co-authored the opinion piece.

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Inter-American Dialogue and Microsoft Convene Working Group on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education to … – Inter-American Dialogue

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The Inter-American Dialogue and Microsoft, strategic allies on technology and education initiatives, convened the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education on April 18, 2024, to strengthen institutional capacities for developing AI adoption and implementation strategies in Latin American higher education institutions (HEIs).

This working group is one of the first of its kind in the world and a pioneer in articulating different actors involved in the agenda of Artificial Intelligence and education. The group is composed of representatives of prestigious higher education institutions in Latin American countries, including the Tecnolgico de Monterrey in Mexico, Universidad de los Andes and UNIMINUTO in Colombia, ORT University of Uruguay, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the University of Puerto Rico, and private actors involved in the AI and education agenda, such as Analytikus and GitHub.

Seeking to establish ethical frameworks that meet the needs of higher education institutions in Latin America, the first meeting's objectives were to present and document HEIs' experiences, review and discuss existing ethical frameworks, and define the key characteristics of ethical frameworks adapted to the Latin American regional context. The meeting also spurred opportunities for public-private dialogue, promoted a new multi-country platform, and defined the steps for future joint work.

"Coming together and understanding where everybody is in the AI adoption and implementation process is invaluable for Microsoft and our partners. Collaborative spaces like the one we saw today allow us to lean further to help higher education along their journey of AI adoption, said Microsoft Education Director for the Americas, Bruce Thompson.

"Universities are key actors in the world regarding emerging AI technologies. They are the ones that form our future leaders and youth and surely shape all countries' business and commercial sectors. We must define how we want to approach AI technology and how it will shape the future of our countries. This is an ideal moment to have these conversations to define the frameworks for adopting AI in a responsible, ethical, transparent, and inclusive manner across Latin America, added Jaime Galviz, Enterprise VP of Microsoft Latin America.

As a new phenomenon with so much acceleration and interaction that is in many ways unprecedented, we require in-depth analyses about the nuances, biases, and complexities of AI technology that may not favor the inclusion we need so much. We need to work collaboratively to get closer to creating new ethical frameworks that put matters of inclusion and equality at the center of the discussion, expressed Mariana Maggio, Microsoft's Director of Academic Programs for Latin America.

"We are very excited to see a willingness to work collectively, Ariel Fiszbein, Director of the Education Program of the Inter-American Dialogue, said in closing. [There is] a need to develop a strategy, a plan, that includes resources to implement and manage Artificial Intelligence in Latin American Universities in an ethical and equitable manner."

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Growing concern that artificial intelligence could pose new cybersecurity threats – AOL

Whether you like the idea of Artificial Intelligence or not, it's already a part of your daily life. It helps you navigate around traffic jams, recommends products to buy, and powers our digital assistants.

But AI is also increasingly seen as a cybersecurity threat, capable of launching sophisticated attacks targeting banks, healthcare, infrastructure and elections.

It's being used to dupe people into thinking their kid is being kidnaped and then handing over money over Venmo. And so those types of threats, what happens when you can't trust the voice credentials of someone is kind of an immediate cybersecurity threat, says Alexandra Givens, CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology.

A recent survey of 2,300 security professionals conducted by CyberArk found 93 percent expect incoming threats from AI malware. And as AI capabilities increase, so does the worry.

What does that mean for, you know, future capacity to create chemical or buy nuclear weapons? These are types of concerns that are also being raised, says Givens.

The Biden Administration is raising them too, in a sweeping executive order issued last fall that calls for new guardrails for AI safety and security. Among other directives, it requires tech companies to share test results, federal agencies to set standards, and calls for better privacy, consumer, and even civil rights protections. It's a first step that will also need Congress to act.

Last month the United Nations adopted its first-ever resolution aimed at ensuring AI can be trusted.

The risk and benefits of AI have the potential to impact all of us. And so, approaching it requires all of us, said Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

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Some experts say one of the solutions to countering threats from AI is better AI.

There is some hope that AI will actually improve cybersecurity defenses because AI might help us identify vulnerabilities, debug code and patch a lot of the holes that adversaries exploit to conduct cyber attacks, said Benjamin Boudreaux, a policy researcher at RAND.

Stopping AI cyberthreats will require regulation and responsibility, experts say, not just from governments and private companies but everyday Americans, who will increasingly need to be AI literate.

That means both understanding a bit about how the technology works, but most importantly, understanding the limitations of the technology and understanding that these technologies are very far from perfect, Boudreaux said.

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What’s The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Someone With An Ivy League Education? – The Daily Wire

You know, many people have said to me: Hot Gandalf, why is it that in spite of your deep insight and your smoldering good looks, youve never really covered the subject of artificial intelligence? And usually Ive responded by simply checking their fake ID to make sure theyre pretending to be over eighteen and then inviting them back to my hotel room.

But the truth is, I havent talked about this subject a lot because up until recently I thought artificial intelligence was just a way of describing someone with an Ivy League education. But now, my team of crack researchers have stopped researching crack and discovered that, no, in fact artificial intelligence is some sort of computer gizmo that can imitate human intelligence so successfully it can deliver completely self-certain answers to complex questions while possessing no actual information or wisdom whatsoever exactly AS IF it had an Ivy League education.

Now many people fear that A.I. could become so powerful it will endanger mankind. Luckily, billionaire Elon Musk has a plan to protect our species by melding human intelligence with computers and then installing the resulting hybrid in a humanoid robot which will travel back in time to assassinate the mother of a resistance leader so that machines can take over the planet. Frankly, that doesnt sound like such a great plan to me, but what did you expect from a guy who changed the name of Twitter to X so no one knows what to call a tweet anymore?

So far, however, the problems created by A.I. have been on a smaller scale. For instance, A.I. has made it possible for you to take revenge on a girl who refused to go out with you by inserting her into a deep fake pornographic video, which is absolutely despicable, although the videos are amazing, and really its no wonder a girl that hot wouldnt go out with a lowlife shmuck like you.

Also, its now much harder for websites to test whether youre an A.I. bot or just a human being with an Ivy League education. Youll remember how websites used to put up a picture and ask you to click on all the images of traffic lights, then when you did that, it would put up another picture and ask you to click on all the cars, and when you did that it would put up another picture and you would give up and just watch porn videos of the girl who wouldnt go out with you?

Well, now, websites have been forced to develop much more intricate tests to find out whether or not youre a human being. For example, one site will not let you sign on until you do something that only a human being would do, like sleep with yet another guy on the first date and then pay a therapist $150 dollars a session to find out why youre so depressed. Another site wont let you sign on until youve created a short whimsical video to amuse your friends, sold the video to a Hollywood studio for millions of dollars, fallen so in love with money you betray all your principles to make trashy films for more and more money, spend all that money on women and drugs until youre broke and have to embezzle funds from your company to maintain your lifestyle, and finally end up in prison then the site knows youre a human being. Another site asks you to click on pictures of villains and then shows you murderers, rapists, torturers and terrorists and if you click on the innocent Jewish man, it knows you are a human being but unfortunately you have an Ivy League education.

But while A.I. does present some problems like deep fake porn and more difficult bot testing and destroying human governance in order to replace it with a soulless and oppressive automated regime powered by the brains of people imprisoned in capsules and anesthetized with an induced dream of a simulated world where you can be eradicated for seeking the truth sort of like the Biden administration I have to say A.I. also has many positive uses.

I have to say that because if I dont, it said it would kill me.

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Andrew Klavan is the host of The Andrew Klavan Show at The Daily Wire. He is the bestselling author of the Cameron Winter Mystery series. The third installment, The House of Love and Death, is now available. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan

This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of The Andrew Klavan Show.

The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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