#2310 DoNotPay / China / AEDT / Shield AI
Episode description
DoNotPay, the company that bills itself as "the world's first robot lawyer," is launching a new AI-powered chatbot that can help you negotiate bills and cancel subscriptions without having to deal with customer service.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23505873/donotpay-negotiate-bills-ai-chatbot
Authorities in China have made a series of policy announcements related to artificial intelligence (AI), including banning AI-generated images that are not labeled as such.
https://petapixel.com/2022/12/13/china-bans-ai-generated-images-which-dont-have-watermarks/
New York's Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) law, one of the first in the US aimed at reducing bias in AI-driven hiring and employment decisions, was scheduled to go into effect on January 1.
https://venturebeat.com/ai/for-nycs-new-ai-bias-law-unanswered-questions-remain/
Shield AI announced this week that it has raised an additional $60 million in equity investment for the funding round that previously closed with $165 million, giving the small defense technology startup more clout to develop by artificial intelligence (AI) pilots.
https://www.defensedaily.com/shield-ai-gets-60-million-boost-to-funding-round/advanced-transformational-technology/