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G42 and Microsoft partner to launch Responsible AI Foundation
On the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit , G42 and Microsoft have officially launched a Responsible AI Foundation , the first centre of its kind in the Middle East . Along with the support of research partner Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence , MBZUAI , the Responsible AI Foundation aims to promote responsible AI standards and best practices in the Middle East and Global South .
Inception , a G42 company , will serve as the institution ’ s Programme Lead to help advance its mission . In collaboration with G42 , Microsoft also announced the expansion of its AI for Good Lab to Abu Dhabi .
The AI for Good Lab in Abu Dhabi , a regional hub of Microsoft ’ s AI for Good Lab , will work with NGOs and governmental organisations to leverage AI to address societal challenges , with a focus on projects in the Middle East and Global South . The first researchers at the Abu Dhabi hub will begin work in March of this year .
The Responsible AI Foundation is launching with two focus areas :
Responsible AI Research : Advancing both technical and ethical elements of Responsible AI through cutting-edge research . This includes developing AI safety methodologies , bias mitigation techniques , and explainability tools , while fostering collaboration with global and regional research institutions to set new standards for AI fairness , transparency , and accountability .
Responsible AI Implementation and Governance : Developing frameworks to ensure ethical development and deployment of AI systems , accounting for cultural diversity . This will involve designing risk assessment models , external ethics boards , technical audit tools , and adaptable governance guidelines that account for regional needs , ensuring AI adoption is both responsible and inclusive .
Dr . Andrew Jackson , Group Responsible AI Officer at G42 , said , “ The launch of a Responsible AI Foundation marks a defining moment in shaping the future of Responsible AI .”
Endor Labs , provider in open source software security , announces partnership with GitHub
Endor Labs , the provider in open source software security , announced a critical partnership with GitHub , the platform for software developers to create and share code , that makes it easier than ever for application security teams and developers to accurately identify and remediate the
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most serious security vulnerabilities , all without leaving GitHub .
In an environment where the number of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures , CVEs has spiked by 500 % in just the past decade , the enhanced ease and precision enabled by the partnership will deliver major benefits to organisations .
“ While a few supply chain attacks , like last year ’ s XZ Utils episode , get wide attention , they represent only a fraction of the overall threat landscape ,” said Varun Badhwar , co-founder and CEO of Endor Labs .
“ The greatest risks instead come from unpatched vulnerabilities embedded in lesser-known open source dependencies . Effectively responding to all of those devours developer time and resources . Endor Labs technology makes it significantly easier to identify and prioritise the most serious threats , and developers can now derive those benefits while working within GitHub . We ’ re proud to enter into this partnership with GitHub , and we look forward to jointly delivering many more technology advances .”
The complications associated with hidden CVEs are buried deep inside the software development lifecycle . While the typical application development project has just 10 direct dependencies , each of those might have hundreds of indirect , or transitive , dependencies .
It is estimated that up to 95 % of all dangers can be found within these subsets . Developers do indeed get security alerts , but there are so many that the task of dealing with each one is overwhelming . Meanwhile , these efforts represent a massive distraction from the goal of delivering new applications and related technologies . Endor Labs and GitHub bring significant advantages to this partnership .
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