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Artificial Intelligence is a key technology that can help us solve major societal challenges such as climate change, energy supply, healthcare, education or logistics. AI can solve specific problems more effectively by supporting us in decision-making, automating solutions and thus scaling them, or discovering completely new solutions. But the use of AI also poses new risks, for example when it comes to surveillance or questions of social justice.

What is our society doing with AI – and what is AI doing to our society? We shed light on this question in our AI and Society Content Hub.

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"Unlimited genius" for all: Altman's naive dream of AI equality

AI and society

Study warns: creeping AI development could lead to our 'gradual disempowerment'

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OpenAI and Microsoft may be in trouble

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OpenAI is in talks with investors for a share sale that could value the startup behind ChatGPT at up to $90 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The AI company, which is partially owned by Microsoft, has tripled its valuation since the beginning of the year and is on track to reach $1 billion in revenue this year, far exceeding expectations. The company is not looking to issue new shares. Instead, the deal would allow OpenAI and its employees to sell their existing shares, with OpenAI planning to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock. Microsoft's investment could see a massive return, and OpenAI is likely to raise more funds for computing costs to develop and maintain its AI systems.

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A recent survey shows that nearly 7 in 10 Canadian employees have used ChatGPT at work, despite the fact that only 4% of Canadian businesses use AI. The study, conducted by GetApp among 600 full- and part-time employees, shows that more than 80% of respondents believe generative AI tools have increased their productivity.

Text editing, idea generation, data analysis, and email composition are the top uses of AI tools. However, only 42% report "meticulously reviewing and verifying every response," while 49% say they have performed some checks.

While 600 people isn't a lot for a study like this, it reflects the trend that other studies have shown, with OpenAI predicting that large-scale language models will impact the work of about 80% of U.S. workers.

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Creative Commons supports an open letter from a group of artists who use generative AI tools in their work, calling for an inclusive and informed discussion on the topic. These artists emphasize that AI tools enable accessibility and innovation in artistic fields that have traditionally been limited to those with financial means, able bodies, and social connections.

They argue for the responsible development of generative AI for the benefit of humanity as a whole, and advocate for the inclusion of artists' perspectives in regulatory discussions. The artists demand a seat at the table from US Congress: "We use AI tools daily and will provide an important perspective to this increasingly pressing discussion."

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OpenAI and Anthropic raise alarm over China's Deepseek in warnings to US government

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Google's new AI mode for search might turn the Web into a World Wide Wasteland

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Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid AI model and Claude Code programming tool

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