Babbitt | Metaverse Daily Must-Read: Biden reiterated that AI products must be safe before they are released, and leading AI companies such as Microsoft and Google have promised to participate in the first batch of independent public evaluations of their systems

Abstract: According to reports from Wall Street, when attending an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, 20th local time, US President Biden reiterated the need to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) products before releasing them to the public, and said that AI issues need to be addressed. Risks to national security and the economy. He will seek expert advice on AI and reiterate his call on Congress to pass privacy legislation. White House chief of staff Jeff Zients said more than a week ago that some leading companies in the AI field are making efforts to cooperate with the Biden administration and will soon announce a series of privacy and security commitments.

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Toyota launches a generative AI tool: Input text commands to automatically design the shape of the car

According to IT House citing foreign media carscoops, Toyota recently released an AIGC (generated AI)-based tool that helps employees design car shapes faster.

The tool, developed by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), will be used in the early stages of the creative process. Specifically, it can turn suggestive text content into a rendering that can then be picked and refined by human designers. It is reported that the purpose of the tool "is not to completely replace human designers and design a new car completely independently", but to complete the draft according to the requirements of the designer when generating images. For example, considering the chassis size, drag coefficient and other factors, these factors will have an impact on the fuel economy, handling, safety and even ergonomics of the new car.

Avinash Balachandran, director of the Human Interactive Driving (HID) Division at the Toyota Research Institute, said, "Although AIGC is often used as an inspiration for designers, it still cannot handle complex engineering and safety factors in actual car design. This technology combines Toyota's traditional engineering strengths with state-of-the-art AIGC capabilities."

Former GitHub CEO Nat and former YC partner Daniel raise more than $1 billion in funds to invest in AI startups

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The survey found that more than 100,000 ChatGPT user information was sold by hackers

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Kunlun Core CEO Ouyang Jian: In the next ten years, computing power clusters with a scale of one million cards will appear

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"Biden reiterated that AI products must be safe before they are released, saying that the economic risks of AI need to be addressed"

U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated the need to secure artificial intelligence (AI) products before releasing them to the public, saying the risks AI poses to national security and the economy need to be addressed. Attending an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, local time, Biden said: "My administration is committed to preserving the rights and safety of the American people while protecting privacy, addressing bias and misinformation, and ensuring that AI systems are safe before they are released. of."

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"Why did Tencent launch the industrial model first?" "

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