Ken Garen, CPA, Co-Founder and President, UBCC

This man used AI to write and illustrate a children's book in one weekend. He wasn't prepared for the backlash.   Beatrice Nolan   Jan 15, 2023, 2:00 AM   Ammaar Reshi wrote and illustrated a children's book in 72 hours using ChatGPT and Midjourney.  The book went viral on Twitter after it was met with intense backlash from artists. Reshi said he respected the artists' concerns but felt some of the anger was misdirected. Ammaar Reshi was reading a bedtime story to his friend's daughter when he decided he wanted to write his own. Reshi, a product-design manager at a financial-tech company based in San Francisco, told Insider he had little experience in illustration or creative writing, so he turned to AI tools. In December he used OpenAI's new chatbot,  ChatGPT , to write "Alice and Sparkle," a story about a girl named Alice who wants to learn about the world of tech, and her robot friend, Sparkle. He then used M...

Tech Bosses Face Criminal Charges In UK If Children Exposed To Harmful Content   BY TYLER DURDEN THURSDAY, JAN 19, 2023 - 03:45 AM   Tech executives whose online platforms routinely fail to protect children from "online harm" will face  criminal charges and up to two years in jail , after UK ministers reached a deal this week. Rishi Sunak was facing the prospect of defeat in a Commons vote on Tuesday  after a rebel amendment to the online safety bill won opposition support. However, supporters have now withdrawn the amendment after the government agreed to change the legislation. -The Guardian As part of the agreed upon legislation,  senior managers at tech firms who ignore child safety warnings from Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator,  would be held criminally liable over content deemed 'harmful.' Examples include the promotion of self-harm and eating disorders. So basically, anything 'they' don't like and deem 'harmful.' Tec...