On Monday , US President Joe Biden“The Executive Order establishes new standards for AI safety and security, protects Americans’ privacy, advances equity and civil rights, stands up for consumers and workers, promotes innovation and competition, advances American leadership around the world, and more,”New York City had last month month unveiled a new action plan emphasising the responsible use of innovative AI technology, in what Mayor Eric Adams called “the first-of-its-kind for a major US...
Past efforts have included launching the nation’s largest free municipal broadband programme and expanding wireless infrastructure across historically underserved communities.Mr Marty Abrams, CEO of American toy maker Mego, told CNA that the company’s 2XL talking robot can speak 35 different languages, and be used as a search engine just like Google.
However, multilingual bots have got New York officials into trouble, with Mayor Adams himself on the receiving end of criticism, after using the technology to robocall residents to promote hiring halls and events in languages he does not actually speak. Concerns have also arisen over the expansion of facial recognition and gun detection technology by law enforcement in the city.