The Food and Drug Administration has been meeting with OpenAI to discuss the agency's use of AI, according to sources with knowledge of the meetings. The meetings appear to be part of a broader effort at the FDA to use this technology to speed up the drug approval process. "Why does it take over 10 years for a new drug to come to market?" "Why are we not modernized with AI and other things? We've just completed our first AI-assisted scientific review for a product and that's just the beginning."

MIT Sloan Management Review and BCG have assembled an international panel of AI experts that includes academics and practitioners to help us gain insights into how responsible artificial intelligence (RAI) is being implemented in organizations worldwide. This month, we asked our expert panelists for reactions to the following provocation: Executives usually think of RAI as a technology issue. The results were wide-ranging, with 40% (8 out of 20) of our panelists either agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement; 15% (3 out of 20) disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with it; and 45% (9 out of 20) expressing ambivalence, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. While our panelists differ on whether this sentiment is widely held among executives, a sizable fraction argue that it depends on which executives you ask. Our experts also contend that views are changing, with some offering ideas on how to accelerate this change.

Wellington, Feb 12: New Zealand Police in a step to modernise its services unveiled its first Artificial intelligence (AI) officer named "Ella"on Wednesday. "Ella is a digital person that is powered by AI and uses real-time animation to emulate face-to face interactions," said Bush. Ella, which stands for'Electronic Lifelike Assistant', is part of two new digital kiosks the New Zealand Police has designed to help reduce queues in stations and to provide a modern way to connect with the public, NZ Herald reported. Ella will be stationed in the lobby of New Zealand Police's National Headquarters from next week assisting the concierge team and talking to visitors about Police topics such as the 105 nonemergency number and police vetting. Touch-screen electronic service points called Police Connect was also revealed on Wednesday, which will provide basic non-emergency services to the public 24 hours a day.

Reinforcing its focus on artificial intelligence in clothing, American clothing brand, Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co) has named Katia Walsh as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Levi is one of the world's largest apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear, markedly. "Levi is more than an iconic company; it's also an innovation leader across industries. Strategic harnessing of data and machine learning will help position it for its next 165 years, and I look forward to contributing to its continued growth," averred Katia. Katia will assume her role from April 29, 2019.