The White House has released 10 principles for government agencies to adhere to when proposing new AI regulations for the private sector. The move is the latest development of the American AI Initiative, launched via executive order by President Trump early last year to create a national strategy for AI. It is also part of an ongoing effort to maintain US leadership in the field.

The US government wants to regulate the creation and use of artificial intelligence (AI), but it's treading carefully, not to hinder the development of this promising technology. In a Reuters report, it is being said that the White House proposed regulatory principles which should "limit the overreach of authorities". It also called upon the European Union (EU) to do the same. Detailing the plan, the White House said state agencies should "conduct risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses prior to any regulatory action on AI, with a focus on establishing flexible frameworks rather than one-size-fits-all regulation." Federal institutions should also "promote trustworthy AI" and "must consider fairness, non-discrimination, openness, transparency, safety, and security."

WASHINGTON--U.S. technology companies that build artificial intelligence software for analyzing satellite imagery will face new restrictions on exporting their products to China and elsewhere. The Commerce Department said new export rules take effect on Jan. 6 that target emerging technology that could give the U.S. a significant military or intelligence advantage. A special license would be required to sell software outside the United States that can automatically scan aerial images to identify objects of interest, such as vehicles or houses. The rules could affect a growing sector of the tech industry using algorithms to analyze satellite images of crops, trade patterns and other changes affecting the economy or environment. The new export rules are the result of Congress passing a law in 2018 that updated national security-related export controls to protect "emerging and foundational" technology that could end up in the hands of foreign governments.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scoffed Tuesday at a suggestion that Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was on a diplomatic mission to Baghdad when a U.S. drone strike killed him, insisting that the story is "fundamentally false" and "propaganda." "Anybody here believe that?" Pompeo asked reporters when the claim was brought up during a Tuesday press briefing. "We know that wasn't true." The notion that Soleimani was on some sort of peace mission was first floated by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who reportedly said at a Sunday session he was scheduled to meet with Soleimani and discuss a message from Saudi Arabia regarding possible agreements in the region. Pompeo addressed the claim that Soleimani was supposed to work on a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, stating that he spoke to Saudi officials about this.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor Justin Cappos talks about Iran's cyberwar capabilities following the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a US strike and what we should do to protect ourselves. Cybersecurity expert Justin Cappos warns that Iran has already "proven it's both adept at launching cyberattacks and that those attacks can cause real damage" in the wake of the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike. In an interview with Fox News, the NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor pointed to previous cyberattacks launched by Iran that he says illustrate the country has both the means and the willingness to go on the attack and damage American interests. In 2016, the Justice Department charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside New York City -- intrusions that law enforcement officials said reached into America's infrastructure, disrupted the nation's financial system and cost tens of millions of dollars. Professor Cappos said that because of the previous attacks and current turmoil, it is vital that people take measures to protect their systems.

Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable sensors and drugstore chatbots. IBM boasted that its AI could "outthink cancer." Others say computer systems that read X-rays will make radiologists obsolete. "There's nothing that I've seen in my 30-plus years studying medicine that could be as impactful and transformative" as AI, said Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and executive vice president of Scripps Research in La Jolla, Calif. AI can help doctors interpret MRIs of the heart, CT scans of the head and photographs of the back of the eye, and could potentially take over many mundane medical chores, freeing doctors to spend more time talking to patients, Topol said. Even the Food and Drug Administration which has approved more than 40 AI products in the past five years says "the potential of digital health is nothing short of revolutionary."

US chief know-how officer Michael Kratsios lists "rules" for presidency oversight, however analysts query whether or not they're too obscure to do any good. The White Home has issued rules for regulating using synthetic intelligence that decision for as little authorities interference as potential and provide solely broad steering to federal businesses. In reality, the rules may deter regulation of AI at a time when many suppose it's more and more wanted. Michael Kratsios, chief know-how officer of america, is about to announce the rules on Wednesday at CES in Las Vegas. They arrive at a important second for the event of AI and for America's place as the worldwide normal bearer.

Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated "deepfake" videos that are likely to mislead viewers into thinking someone "said words that they did not actually say," as the social network prepares for the 2020 US election. But the new policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning that "shallow fakes" – videos made using conventional editing tools – though frequently just as misleading, are still allowed on the platform. The announcement made on Monday by Monika Bickert, Facebook's head of global policy management, sees the company removing misleading video from Facebook and Instagram if it meets two criteria: "It has been edited or synthesised … in ways that aren't apparent to an average person and would likely mislead someone into thinking that a subject of the video said words that they did not actually say." "It is the product of artificial intelligence or machine learning that merges, replaces or superimposes content onto a video, making it appear to be authentic." To date, there have been no major examples of content that would break such rules.

NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help India achieve the $5 trillion economy benchmark over the next five years. "Our government believes artificial intelligence, in different forms, can help us achieve the $5 trillion benchmark over the next five years, but also help us do it effectively and efficiently," Goyal said while inaugurating the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub here. The hub is an AI-powered learning ecosystem for the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector. The minister referred to an Accenture report that said AI and machine learning have the potential to contribute nearly $1 trillion to the Indian economy by 2035 and said the Knowledge Hub created by NSE will fill in the gaps and help the financial sector to move into the future. Goyal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat through a whole day with officials from various ministries to get the sense of urgency to understand the importance of AI and how it can help put the Indian economy on the fast track.

Digital technology is changing the way we work. Employees are accessing their productivity applications from outside the physical workplace on an increasing number of mobile devices. Thus, the number of assets that internal IT organizations are expected to manage is rising, as are the amounts of data that need to be examined. Sensors for HVAC systems and intelligent CCTVs for physical building security are examples of IoT devices that are new sources of additional network traffic. The burden falls to IT organizations who are being asked to accommodate these advances in technology, but are confronted with a heightened risk to security in their businesses. The scale and complexity of a company's digital assets needing protection from malicious attacks and data breach has grown significantly.