#2151 Pony.ai suspended / LAWS / AI security / MI6 / IPhone scan delayed
Episode description
Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving company supported by Toyota, can no longer test fully self-driving vehicles in California, at least for the time being.
Negotiators at the UN talks have been discussing the limits of lethal autonomous weapons, or LAWS, which are completely machine-controlled and rely on new technologies such as artificial intelligence and facial recognition for eight years.
https://www.reuters.com/world/un-chief-urges-action-killer-robots-geneva-talks-open-2021-12-13/
Artificial intelligence programs that examine medical images for signs of cancer can be fooled by hacks and cyberattacks, according to a new study.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22831966/hackers-mammogram-ai-cancer-fake-images
MI6 needs to become "more open to keep secret" and work with technology companies to counter threats from China and Russia as they seek to gain advantage through mastery of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Earlier this year, Apple announced a new system to collect potential CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) by scanning the photos of iPhone users.
https://www.macworld.com/article/559731/apple-csam-icloud-photo-scanning-removed.html