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2nd Global AI Summit to Kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday

The Second Global AI Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The Second Global AI Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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2nd Global AI Summit to Kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday

The Second Global AI Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The Second Global AI Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday.

The Second Global AI Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Tuesday under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Board of Directors of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), reported the Saudi Press Agency.

Organized by SDAIA, the summit, “Artificial Intelligence for the Good of Humanity”, will witness the participation of more than 10,000 AI policymakers and specialists, senior government officials and major IT companies from around the world.

The event will be held between September 13 and 15.

It will tackle all aspects of AI, including the present, challenges and efforts to benefit from AI technologies.

Participants will provide various presentations that shed light on the latest research and innovations in the field, and exchange expertise and explore investment opportunities.

The summit will feature over 100 panel discussions and workshops.

It will highlight the impact of AI on top sectors, such as smart cities, capacity building, healthcare, transportation, energy, culture, environment, and economic mobility, with the aim of finding solutions to challenges and maximizing benefits from AI technologies.

The summit will witness the signing of more than 40 agreements and memorandums of understanding between the public and private sectors from Saudi Arabia and abroad.

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Meta to Start Using Public Posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to Train AI

Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)
Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)
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Meta to Start Using Public Posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to Train AI

Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)
Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months, the company said, after it had paused the training in the region following a regulatory backlash.

The company will use public posts including photos, captions and comments to train its generative artificial intelligence models, it said on Friday, adding that the training content will not include private messages or information from accounts of users under the age of 18.

The update follows Meta's decision in mid-June to pause the launch of its AI models in Europe after the Irish privacy regulator told the company to delay its plan to harness data from social media posts.

The company had then said the delay would also allow it to address requests from Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

"Since we paused training our generative AI models in the UK to address regulatory feedback, we've engaged positively with the ICO ... this clarity and certainty will help us bring AI at Meta products to the UK much sooner," Meta said on Friday.

Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will start receiving in-app notifications from next week explaining the company's procedure and how users can object to their data being used for the training, Meta added.

In June, the company's plans faced backlash from advocacy group NOYB, which urged national privacy watchdogs across Europe to stop such use of social media content, saying the notifications were insufficient to meet EU's stringent EU privacy and transparency rules.