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The world’s first artificial intelligence law, the EU AI Act, finally came into effect on 1 Aug 2024, 4 years after it was initially proposed by the European Commission. After years of political debates and negotiations that culminated in this decision, what does this mean for us and the broader AI community in 2024? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in unprecedented ways. From personalized healthcare to self-driving cars and virtual assistants, AI is…

The integration of data and AI offerings at AWS and Azure, though, raises important questions about how they will adapt their partnerships with players like Snowflake and Databricks, Gupta said: “These companies, once central to data unification efforts, now face growing competition from the integrated offerings of the two cloud giants.” While many technology vendors appear to be converging on the same unification strategy, Constellation’s Henschen said that AWS is a step ahead of Google,…

A propaganda campaign conducted primarily on TikTok boosted a far-right candidate who topped the votes in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, according to Romanian authorities. Cǎlin Georgescu, a far-right candidate with pro-Kremlin views, was predicted to receive minimal support in the country’s presidential election, with only 1% of the vote in pre-election polls conducted a month before the November 24 first round. Yet, he unexpectedly topped the results, securing nearly a quarter of…

Ransomware group Brain Cipher claimed to have breached Deloitte UK and threatened to publish the data it had stolen earlier this week. However, despite the claims, a Deloitte spokesperson told Infosecurity that its investigation indicates that the allegations relate to a single client’s system which sits outside of the Deloitte network. “No Deloitte systems have been impacted,” the spokesperson said. Brain Cipher, a ransomware group that first emerged earlier in 2024, said it has stolen…

Keeping gen AI in check Despite internal excitement around the platform, Muthukrishnan says AI governance remained top-of-mind. The company adapted its Ally Technology Operating Model (ATOM) for gen AI. The model has five core pillars that guide the introduction of all new technology and provide a roadmap for assessments, evaluations, and approvals: Discover, Ideate, Elaborate, Execute, and Measure. The company also established an AI Working Group to work in conjunction with its existing Governance Group….