Artificial Intelligence

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FCC Plans to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

On Tuesday, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules annulled under former president Donald Trump....

Politics

Report: Google Building AI Tool for Journalists

Google is reportedly testing a product – known internally as Genesis – that can use artificial intelligence (AI) to produce news stories, and the company has pitched it to several news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal owner NewsCorp.

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Report: Apple Testing AI Tools to Compete With OpenAI

Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter, that Apple has built its own framework to create large language models (LLMs) and is testing a chatbot service that essentially replicates Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

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Volkswagen Uses AI to Resurrect Late Brazilian Singer in New Ad

To mark the 70th anniversary of its branch in Brazil, Volkswagen launched this month an ad campaign featuring a duet between a digitally resurrected Elis Regina, a famous Brazilian singer who died at 36 in 1982, and her daughter, the Grammy-winner Maria Rita.

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Watchdog Groups: Investigate Technology Behind AI Systems

13 artificial intelligence (AI) watchdog groups have written to their respective European regulators to urge them to investigate the underlying technology that powers chatbots such as ChatGPT.

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UN Secretary-General Voices Support for Global AI Watchdog

On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated he was 'favourable [sic] to the idea' that a global watchdog, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), should be founded to monitor artificial intelligence (AI) development, a proposal put forward by AI industry leaders....

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War Crimes Evidence Being Erased on Social Media Platforms by AI, Says BBC

The BBC has found that tech companies may be unwittingly erasing evidence of potential human rights abuses through its use of artificial intelligence to remove graphic videos from social media. The broadcaster says the algorithms may be censoring proof of violations without archiving them.

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Google Unveils AI-Powered Search Engine

Google on Wednesday announced plans to infuse its search engine with more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology, three months after Microsoft’s Bing search engine began using similar technology.

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"Godfather of AI" Quits Google, Warns About Dangers of AI

Geoffrey Hinton — a computer scientist who has been dubbed “The Godfather of AI” — told The New York Times on Monday that he's quitting his part-time position at Google and will instead devote his time to warning the world about the potential threat of artificial intelligence.

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Report of Actor Dying of Cosmetic Surgery Appears to be AI Hoax

A report that 22-year-old Canadian-Portuguese actor, singer, and songwriter, Saint Von Colucci, died after undergoing 12 plastic surgeries — worth over $200k — to look like K-pop star Jimin appears to be a hoax.

Media

Schumacher’s Family to Sue Over Fake AI Interview

On Wednesday, the family of Michael Schumacher said they would file suit against the publisher of Die Aktuelle, a German magazine, for running a fake interview with the seven-time F1 champion that was created by artificial intelligence.

Sports

Fake Drake, The Weeknd Song Raises Questions on AI Copyright

A viral artificial intelligence (AI) song that replicates the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, called "Heart on My Sleeve," has been pulled from streaming platforms such as YouTube, Amazon, SoundCloud, Tidal, Deezer, and TikTok following a complaint from music label Universal Music Group (UMG).

Social issues

Sony World Photography Winner Turns Down Prize For AI Creation

The winner of a prestigious photography competition is refusing the reward after he admitted, via his website, that the image was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

Social issues

Elon Musk Creates New AI Company

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has founded an artificial intelligence (AI) company called X.AI that would reportedly rival ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, according to Nevada business records....

Computers & internet

European Privacy Watchdog Creates ChatGPT Task Force

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body that unites Europe's national privacy watchdogs, announced on Thursday that it had set up a task force to study ChatGPT, an important first step in developing privacy guidelines for chatbots....

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Survey: 36% of Researchers Fear ‘Nuclear Level’ AI Catastrophe

In a survey conducted by Stanford University, 36% of researchers said they believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to a “nuclear-level catastrophe,” underscoring concerns in the sector about the risks posed by rapidly advancing technology....

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China Tech Giant Alibaba Planning ChatGPT Rival

Chinese technology firm Alibaba on Tuesday announced plans to release its own ChatGPT-style Artificial Intelligence (AI) named Tongyi Qianwen. Alibaba becomes the latest company to reveal its own generative AI chatbot in recent months....

China

Biden Admin. Weighs Possible Rules for AI Tools

The US Dept. of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Tuesday invited the public to comment on what role the federal government can play to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms are behaving as they are intended and not causing harm....

Computers & internet

Foxconn Founder Terry Gou to Run for Taiwan Presidency Again

On Wednesday, Terry Gou, founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced he will run to be nominated by Taiwan's traditionally more pro-China and main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) in the island's 2024 presidential election....

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Australian Mayor Readies Defamation Suit Over ChatGPT

Mayor of Hepburn Shire, Australia, Brian Hood, said he may sue OpenAI, owner of the artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT, amid reports that the chatbot has made false claims that he served time in prison for bribery....

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Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

On Friday, Italy's Data Protection Authority temporarily blocked the artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT over data privacy concerns, making it the first Western country to take such action against the chatbot....

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Musk, Experts Urge AI Development Pause

In an open letter issued by the Future of Life Institute, Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts — including SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, and Google researchers — have called for a six-month pause.

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Goldman Sachs: AI Could Automate 300M Jobs

A new report released by Goldman Sachs says generative artificial intelligence (AI) might eventually replace the equivalent of 300M full-time jobs worldwide.

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Report: OpenAI's GPT-4 Generates More Misinformation Than Predecessor

A new report released by NewsGuard says OpenAI's newest generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, GPT-4, is more likely to spread misinformation, when prompted, than its predecessor GPT-3.5....

Computers & internet

Report: China Leading Technology Race In Most Key Areas

On Thursday, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) published its Critical Technology Tracker report, which found that China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies losing the race for breakthroughs....

China