AI job postings grow / Twitter working on AI project / U.S. government seeks comments on AI

Plus: China wants to regulate generative AI.

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What happened: The number of AI job postings in the U.S. grew significantly in 2022 over the prior year, according to Stanford HAI's latest AI Index report. In the U.S., there were 800,000 AI-related job openings last year. Washington, California, New York, and Texas are among the states where employers are increasingly hiring AI-skilled talent, though other states are catching up. What the numbers say: California, home to Silicon Valley, had the most AI job postings last year at 142,154, followed by Texas with 66,624 and New York with 43,899. However, states with the largest share of AI postings compared to the total were the District of Columbia (3.0%), Delaware (2.7%), Washington (2.5%), and Virginia (2.4%). (See map below.) More: Since 2019, California has seen a steady drop in its share of AI job postings, while jobs in Texas went up slightly. California claimed 17.9% of all AI job postings last year, down from a quarter, showing that AI roles are becoming more evenly distributed across the U.S. Why it matters: Job seekers with specialized AI skills are in demand. While many jobs are in California, it appears they could have a greater choice about where they want to work.

Twitter is reportedly working on an AI project involving a large language model, sources told Insider. The sources claim Elon Musk purchased around 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) for use at data centers to help power the platform, which is said to be in the early stages. More: Insider speculates that Twitter could tap into its massive data sets to train the language model. The model could, for example, assist Twitter's advertising and/or search capabilities, the report posits. Twitter also reportedly hired at least two former DeepMind engineers, Igor Babuschkin and Manuel Kroiss, according to Insider. Zoom out: The effort comes after Musk was among the signatories of an open letter calling for a six-month pause on the development of any AI technologies more advanced than GPT-4. Musk was also a co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI before offering to take control in 2018 and being rejected by Sam Altman, now OpenAI's CEO, and others at the company. Musk resigned from OpenAI's board that year, saying it posed a conflict of interest with his efforts at Tesla. INSIDER

The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking public comments about a proposed certification process that "potentially risky new AI models" could go through before they are released publicly. This and other "accountability measures" could help make sure AI technologies work as intended and don't cause harm, according to the department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). More: The NTIA, which is an advisory body, is accepting comments until June 10. It will share the comments and a report with policymakers who advise the president. In addition to an AI certification process, the agency wants feedback on issues such as AI audits and safety testing, incentives to promote trustworthy AI, and strategies for AI in different industries, such as healthcare. It noted that there has been "growing regulatory interest" in an AI "accountability mechanism." For AI systems to be fully actualized, consumers and companies "need to be able to trust them," said NTIA administrator Alan Davidson. Last week, President Biden said he believes tech firms have a responsibility to ensure that "their products are safe" before releasing them to the public. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China's internet regulator unveiled a draft law that would require new generative AI products to undergo a security review before they're launched. AI-created content would also be required to "reflect core socialist values" and "not contain content on subversion of state power," the rules state. More: The regulations also ban AI-generated content containing "terrorist or extremist propaganda," "ethnic hatred," or "other content that may disrupt economic and social order." Providers must ensure that models don't output false information. They also need to make sure training data for AI doesn't discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, and gender, as the rules state. AI providers and operators also have to label AI content in a clear manner, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China. Failure to comply could result in the suspension of services, fines, or criminal investigations, it said. Andy Chun, a City University of Hong Kong adjunct professor, told AFP that the draft law "is one of the strictest measures for generative AI so far." Zoom out: Baidu, Alibaba, and SenseTime all announced their own AI models that can generate text and images in recent weeks, putting pressure on Beijing to rein in rogue generative AI without stifling innovation in the emerging field. REUTERS

New York-based AlphaSense, an AI-powered search and market intelligence platform for corporations, secured $100M in a fresh funding round, valuing the startup at $1.8B. Backers included CapitalG, Alphabet's independent VC arm, along with existing investors Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Viking Global Investors. More: The company offers a corporate data platform, including AI and search capabilities, that businesses can use to bolster their corporate and investment strategies. Its generative AI provides summarized insights into research, such as corporate filings and earnings calls, with "built-in auditability." The firm says its search tech and platform are based on proprietary AI and language models. This new capital will allow it to deploy more advanced AI capabilities, including generative AI. Financials: Prior to this round, AlphaSense was last valued at $1.7B following a $225M Series D round in June. It exceeded $100M in ARR (annual recurring revenue) last year. CNBC

New job postings in AI: Senior AI Machine Infrastructure Stellantis | Remote Staff Machine Learning Software Engineer, New Initiatives Dropbox | Remote — U.S. Senior AI/ML Engineer Harman (part of Samsung) | Mountain View, California Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Researcher Argonne National Laboratory | Lemont, Illinois Applied Scientist, Generative AI, Creative X Amazon | Seattle AI/ML Engineering Manager Lockheed Martin | Fort Worth, Texas AI Software Engineer/ Principal AI Software Engineer Northrop Grumman | Beavercreek, Ohio

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