A team of researchers has shown that it’s possible to build large AI datasets entirely from ethical sources, namely 130,000 English-language books from the Library of Congress—almost twice the size of Project Gutenberg’s collection. Their project adds to recent open-source efforts like Hugging Face’s FineWeb, which aim to make AI training more transparent and responsible. While experts say this careful approach may not be big enough to power today’s largest AI models, they ho

The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, enacted in 2024, represents the world's first comprehensive legal framework for AI. The primary objective of this legislation is to ensure that AI systems within the EU are developed and employed in an ethical and transparent manner that respects fundamental human rights. The Act categorizes AI applications based on their risk levels and imposes corresponding regulatory requirements. High-risk AI systems, such as those us