Daily LInks
1. AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really? Consensus has been agreed on the need for regulation: 28 countries including the US, UK, and China, alongside the EU, signed the Bletchley Declaration, a world-first global agreement at the UK’s AI Safety Summit, saying as much. – Read More on BBC
2. Adidas says it may write off remaining unsold Yeezy shoes after breakup with Ye. The company will decide in the coming weeks whether or not to do a third release of the shoes next year to generate more donations to groups fighting antisemitism. – Read More on AP
3. Meta will require campaigns to disclose use of AI in political ads. Meta said the policy is meant to “help people understand when a social issue, election, or political advertisement on Facebook or Instagram has been digitally created or altered, including through the use of AI.” It will go into effect next year. – Read More on Washington Post
4. Next Met Gala theme unveiled: the ‘sleeping beauties’ of fashion. The stars of the Met’s spring exhibit will be treasured garments from the vast collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – some too fragile to hang upright, lest they disintegrate. They will lie in glass cases, like Sleeping Beauty herself. – Read More on Bloomberg
5. Diego Maradona’s heirs win legal battle over use of trademark. Maradona had registered his name as a trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office in 2008 for a variety of products, clothing, footwear and headgear. – Read More on Yahoo
6. Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike. Several clothing factory owners in Bangladesh are asking clients that include H&M to help them pay for an almost 60% government-mandated hike in wages, well aware that weaker sales might stymie their efforts. – Read More on Reuters
