AI Accountability: Microsoft's Investment, OpenAI's NSFW Dilemma, and TikTok's Transparency Push

As the AI landscape rapidly evolves, major players are grappling with the challenges of responsible development and transparency. Microsoft just announced a whopping $3.3 billion plan to build a state-of-the-art AI data center in southeast Wisconsin.

Meanwhile, OpenAI is considering allowing users to generate NSFW content, sparking concerns about the spread of AI-generated pornography and the company's commitment to developing "safe and beneficial" AI.

In a push for transparency, TikTok has announced plans to label AI-generated content uploaded to its platform using Content Credentials technology, becoming the first video-sharing platform to do so and joining the broader industry effort to provide safeguards and transparency for AI usage.

Sources:

- https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/biden-announces-3-billion-ai-data-center-investment-110046081

- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/09/openai-considers-allowing-users-to-create-ai-generated-pornography

- https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ai-94c36dae1934920622fc5c54638e3010