| | MAY 20248Fumio Kishida, the Japanese Prime Minister, introduced an international framework for controlling and utilizing generative AI during a speech at the Association for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. This announcement is part of a global effort to regulate the rapidly developing technology. "Generative AI has the potential to be a vital tool to further enrich the world," Kishida said. But "we must also confront the dark side of AI, such as the risk of disinformation." A Hiroshima AI process to develop international guiding principles and a code of conduct for AI developers was launched by Japan last year when it held the position of chair of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations. According to Kishida, who did not name any of the 49 nations and regions that have signed up for the voluntary framework, which is known as the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group, To deal with the dangers posed by generative AI, they will put principles and a code of conduct into practice and "promote cooperation to ensure that people all over the world can benefit from the use of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI," he said. Several nations, including China, the United States, and the European Union, have been rushing to establish rules and oversight for AI, while international organizations like the United Nations have been debating how to monitor it. Apex, an Israeli cyber security firm that protects the rapid use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, announced that it had received an undisclosed investment from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. As per the announcement, a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from Altman and others, resulted in a total of $7 million for Apex. The company claimed it was nearing the conclusion of paid contracts and had been conducting trials with several investment firms and Fortune 500 companies. According to the firm, the new funds will accelerate product development, hire workers, and market the business. Users of AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which aid in faster task completion, are looking for ways to safeguard their data and prevent threats and inappropriate data from entering their systems. "There is a whole new segment of threats and risks using AI models. It starts with data leakage and problems on the data side. It goes to privacy, compliance and what comes back into an organisation," Matan Derman, Apex's CEO, told sources. He stated that this marked a turning point for the cybersecurity industry, which had previously focused on blocking unwanted access and prevention. "We started Apex to build the extra layers of security needed for enterprises to adopt (AI)," he said. "We will try to take this as far as we can." With hundreds of startups, Israel is a cyber security leader worldwide. Ten months prior, Derman helped establish Pinnacle with Tomer Avni, whom he met when both filled in as officials in the Israeli military's top-notch 8200 knowledge unit. Since then, the company has collaborated secretly with a select group of businesses in a so-called stealth mode. IN FOCUSJAPAN'S PM FUMIO KISHIDA LAUNCHES A FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL REGULATION OF GENAICYBER SECURITY FIRM APEX SECURES INVESTMENT FROM OPENAI'S SAM ALTMAN
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