27 Jul 2023

Tech: AI company trust, robot teachers, X marks the spot?

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 27 July 2023

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about a pledge between AI companies and US President Joe Biden that would see them ensure products are safe before release, put security first and ways for users to determine what is AI-generated. But it's not binding - so is this just a way for the companies to get themselves out of regulatory oversight? Researchers in California have found a way for robots to teach each other - what will they be learning? Twitter is now X - but it's rollout hasn't exactly been smooth, with possible trademark issues and trouble getting 'Twitter' off the side of the building. 

A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Workers began removing the letters from the sign outside Twitter headquarters less than 24 hours after CEO Elon Musk officially rebranded Twitter as "X" and has changed its iconic bird logo, the biggest change he has made since taking over the social media platform. San Francisco police halted the sign removal shortly after it began.

Elon Musk said Twitter would be known as X Photo: Getty via AFP