About this episode
This episode discusses Taylor Swift's trademarking of her voice and image to protect against AI misuse, alongside Google's deal with the Pentagon for AI use in classified work.
This week, Taylor Swift trademarked her voice and image in what appears to be a bid to protect against AI misuse. Plus, a Japanese airline is experimenting with humanoid robots to help with baggage. But first, Google landed a deal with the Pentagon to let its AI models be used for classified work. A Google spokesperson told us in a statement that the company is proud to be providing its services for national security and that it believes AI should not be used for “domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weaponry without appropriate human oversight." We talked with Maria Curi at Axios about how Google’s deal compares to ones the Department of Defense has with other AI companies. Check out our YouTube page to watch more episodes of “Tech Bytes.”
People in this episode
Guest: Maria Curi
Topics covered
- AI
- trademark
- technology
- national security
- humanoid robots
- baggage handling
Keywords
- Taylor Swift
- AI misuse
- Pentagon
- humanoid robots
- trademark
- national security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google, Pentagon, Axios, Department of Defense, Japanese airline
Products: AI models
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