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Claims Insurtech Tractable AI Raises $65M in Funding Led by SoftBank

Jul 18 2023 // ⁠Tractable, the London-based insurtech that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for visual claims assessments and disaster recovery, announced a $65M Series E investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors...

HCA Data Leak Affects 11 Million; Class Action Says 9 Million Hit by Dental Insurer Breach

Jul 12 2023 // Nashville-based HCAHealthcare, the largest for-profit operator of hospitals and clinics in the U.S., said that patient information had been leaked to an online forum. The breach leaked data for as many as 11 million...

Artificial Weatherman? AI Could Better Predict Hurricanes, Research Paper Says

Jul 10 2023 // Artificial Intelligence may be the key to more accurate and more timely hurricane predictions, China-based researchers have reported in the scientific journal Nature. In two papers in the journal, the researchers,...

Law Firms Are Recruiting More AI Experts as Clients Demand ‘More for Less’

Jul 5 2023 // Chatbots, data scientists, software engineers. As clients demand more for less, law firms are hiring growing numbers of staff who’ve studied technology not tort law to try and stand out from their rivals. Law firms...

Is Insurance Recruiting Being Impacted by Artificial Intelligence?

Jul 3 2023 // The movie Terminator 2 is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about artificial intelligence. A universe where machines take over our daily lives seems so distant from my reality. Then I’m reminded that I...

ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Sued for Theft of Private Data in ‘AI Arms Race’

Jun 29 2023 // ChatGPT creator OpenAI Inc. is stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial intelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits, a group of anonymous individuals claimed in a lawsuit...

Data for Insurance Discounts? Consumers Say No Thanks

Jun 29 2023 // Newswise — Insurance companies have encouraged consumers to reduce their premiums by using monitoring technology for 25 years now, but consumers have been slow to embrace the idea. First introduced in 1998, the...

‘Comprehensive Legislation’ Needed to Address AI, Senator Schumer Says

Jun 21 2023 // U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday will call for “comprehensive legislation” to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI). Governments around the world are considering how to...

States Are Rushing to Regulate Deepfakes as AI Goes Mainstream

Jun 21 2023 // Images of former President Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci, his ex-chief medical adviser. Pornographic depictions of Hollywood actresses and internet influencers. A photo of an explosion at the...

Data on California Private Self-Insureds’ 2022 Workers’ Comp Claim Experience

Jun 20 2023 // California workers’ compensation private self-insured claim frequency rose 6% last year as both medical-only and indemnity claim volume increased, but a new report suggests that many of the claims may have been...

EEOC Warns Employers to Check AI Workplace Monitoring Tools for Bias

Jun 19 2023 // The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers...

Bipartisan Bill Would End Section 230 Immunity for Generative AI

Jun 15 2023 // Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow social media companies to be sued for spreading harmful material created with artificial intelligence. The law would open the door for lawsuits to...

Britain to Host First Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety

Jun 8 2023 // The United Kingdom will host a global summit on artificial intelligence safety this autumn, the British government said on Wednesday, adding Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and U.S. President Joe Biden will also discuss the...

Industry Alliance Outlines Key Liability Risk Considerations in Insuring AI

Jun 6 2023 // Artificial intelligence and its uses are a hot topic these days. Some benefits of AI include efficiency in time and resources, but what happens when an AI-related error or failure occurs? Liability insurance relating to...

Top AI CEOs, Experts Raise ‘Risk of Extinction’ From AI

May 31 2023 // Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI,” which they urged policymakers to equate at par...

EEOC Warns Employers to Check AI Workplace Monitoring Tools for Bias

May 26 2023 // The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers...

Microsoft Chief Says Deep Fakes are Biggest AI Concern

May 26 2023 // Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. In a speech in Washington aimed at addressing the issue of how best...

White House Takes New Steps to Study AI Risks, Determine Impact on Workers

May 24 2023 // The White House said on Tuesday it would ask workers how their employers use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor them, as it allocates federal investments in the technology, which is expected to change the nature of...

How Much Should Insurers Trust AI Chatbots?

May 24 2023 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Whether it’s underwriting, claims or customer service, it seems that artificial intelligence is top of mind for the insurance industry right now. William Bennett, partner at law firm...

Governments Race to Regulate AI Tools

May 22 2023 // Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps...