5 things about AI you may have missed today: McAfee unveils AI-powered product, expert calls for AI regulation and more

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AI Roundup: BFSI expert Alok Bansal emphasized the critical need for a unified regulatory framework in the face of rapid adoption of generative AI, especially in sectors handling sensitive data. ConveGenius just launched SwiftChat, an AI chatbot platform on Amazon Web Services, delivering personalized learning content in regional languages to government schools. In a separate development, authors, including George RR Martin, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train AI models.

All this, and more in today's AI roundup.

With generative AI playing a crucial role in several industries, there is a critical need for regulatory guidelines around this technology to prevent its misuse, BFSI expert Alok Bansal said. According to an ANI report, Bansal said, “Sectors handling sensitive data increasingly rely on Al-driven methodologies. Ethical concerns and biases demand a clear, consistent, and accountable set of guidelines to prevent Gen Al's potential misuse.”

Computer security software company McAfee on Thursday announced the launch of its latest product, Scam Protection. As per the release, Scam Protection uses AI to detect malicious links before you click on them by sending you an alert. At launch, Greg Johnson, McAfee CEO said, “McAfee Scam Protection combines advanced AI with the very best in human threat intelligence to spot and block fake emails, texts, and social media links proactively, so you can go about your day worry-free.”

ConveGenius has created a conversational AI chatbot platform built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing provider announced on Thursday. According to a PTI report, the AI chatbot platform, called SwiftChat, will