New York is considering legislation that would require labels on AI-generated content and pause new data center construction for three years, reflecting growing concerns about the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence industry. The proposed bills, introduced by the New York state legislature, aim to address the potential impact of AI on news consumption and infrastructure development, according to The Verge.
One bill, the New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (NY FAIR News Act), would mandate labels on AI-generated news. The second bill proposes a three-year moratorium on new data center construction. These measures highlight a bipartisan concern regarding the growth of AI data centers.
Meanwhile, the Indian government updated its startup framework this week, doubling the period for which deep tech companies are treated as startups to 20 years. They also raised the revenue threshold for startup-specific tax, grant, and regulatory benefits to 3 billion (approximately $33.12 million), from 1 billion (around $11.04 million) previously, according to TechCrunch. This change aims to align policy timelines with the long development cycles typical of science- and engineering-led businesses.
In the realm of commercial applications, Waymo, the Alphabet-owned self-driving company, is expanding its robotaxi services. The company now operates in six markets and plans to add more than a dozen new cities internationally, including London and Tokyo. Waymo has $16 billion to fuel this expansion, according to TechCrunch.
AI also made a splash in the Super Bowl advertisements. Svedka Vodka ran what it touts as the first primarily AI-generated national Super Bowl spot, titled "Shake Your Bots Off." The ad featured the company's robot character, Fembot, and her new companion, Brobot, dancing at a party.
In other news, a startup called Fable is working on recreating lost footage from Orson Welles' classic film "The Magnificent Ambersons" using generative AI. The project, led by founder Edward Saatchi, stems from a genuine love of Welles and his work, according to a profile in the New Yorker. Saatchi recalled a childhood of watching films with his movie-mad parents.
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