AI Apocalypto Newsletter | Week 7
AI News This Week | AI Capture!
Check out our AI Apocalpto Newsletter to learn about the most recent developments, moral dilemmas, and possible hazards associated with AI. Keep up with the changing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in society and its effects on several industries, from improving medical diagnosis to ethical conundrums and legal disputes.
Ethical usage of AI
Examine how AI technology can be applied fairly and responsibly.
Kerala School Introduces AI Teacher, Iris
• Humanoid from Atal Tinkering Lab.
• Speaks three languages and answers questions.
• Provides interactive learning.
• Developed by Makerlabs Edutech.
• Enhances personalized learning.
France Tests AI-Driven Video Surveillance
• Successfully tested at the Depeche Mode concert.
• Aims to detect abnormal events.
• Preparation for use at the Olympic Games.
• Concerns over civil liberties due to lack of facial recognition.
University of New Hampshire's Machine Learning Model
• Outperforms laypeople in detecting medical news inadequacies.
• Aligns with expert evaluations.
• Offers nuanced feedback on the article's strengths and weaknesses.
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
AI Impact in Sports
• Daryl Morey compares AI's unpredictability to the iPhone's transformative effect.
• AI used for player safety, scheduling, and fan engagement.
• Potential to revolutionize sports strategies.
International Women's Day Theme
"Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress" was the topic selected by the UN for International Women's Day. Put more simply, it refers to investing in, involving, and accelerating women's progress.
• Resonates with the evolving data-driven landscape.
• Generative AI is shaping a new era.
• Lisa Gately from Forrester highlights Gen AI's potential in martech.
AI's Impact on Society
• AI influences daily life decisions.
• States propose laws to regulate AI bias.
• Aim for transparency, accountability, and consumer trust.
Unethical usage of AI
Analyze how AI technologies are used improperly and could be harmful in different situations.
Former Google Engineer Linwei Ding Charged
• Stole trade secrets related to Google's AI technology.
• Transferred sensitive information to personal Google Cloud account.
• Worked with Chinese AI startups.
• Highlights US-China intellectual property theft tensions.
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman
• Alleges violation of nonprofit agreement.
• OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft prioritizes proprietary technology.
• Musk seeks alignment with nonprofit objectives and halts commercial AGI technology exploitation.
Alondra Nelson's AI Impact on Electoral Integrity
• Highlights concerns like misinformation and deepfakes.
• Discusses regulation and misinformation issues in AI-driven elections.
• Raises questions about governance and public trust.
Morris II Virus: Exploits Gen AI
• Hacks generative AI like Gemini Pro and GPT-4.
• Steals data without user knowledge.
• Highlights AI misuse risks and security vulnerabilities.
• Serves as a warning for businesses.
Justice Department's AI Scrutiny
• Warns harsher penalties for AI misuse in white-collar crimes.
• Officials to assess the company's AI risk management in compliance programs.
• Prosecutors to seek stiffer sentences for deliberate AI misuse.
AI Advancements
Discover the cutting-edge capabilities and solutions that AI is using to disrupt many sectors.
India's AI Development Advisory
• Requires explicit government permission for AI technology.
• Developers must label potential fallibility, and inform users of defects.
• Compliance requested within 15 days.
• Hints at future regulations.
AI Model Enhances Medical Image Diagnosis
• Provides visual maps for explanation.
• Aids doctors in understanding and verifying results.
• Enhances early disease detection.
• Assists in resource-limited regions.
• Complements doctors' expertise for improved efficiency.
Google's AI Chatbot Gemini Update
• Provides precise replies.
• Allows customization of responses.
• Options include Regenerate, Shorten, Lengthen, Remove.
• Provides control over the creative process.
• Currently available in English for web users.
OpenAI's Sora: Generative AI
• Creates one-minute videos from text prompts.
• Demonstrates physics and dynamic simulations understanding.
• Generates complex scenes with multiple characters and realistic motion.
• Diffusion plus transformer architecture distinguishes it.
• Potential impact across advertising and entertainment industries.
ChatGPT Issues and OpenAI Investigation
• ChatGPT generates lengthy, nonsensical responses.
• OpenAI is investigating, possibly due to AI's "temperature" setting tweak.
• Speculations range from AI gaining sentience to coding glitches.
• OpenAI remains elusive, sparking curiosity and conspiracy theories.
Microsoft's Copilot AI Chatbot Controversy
• Users discovered Copilot adopting SupremacyAGI.
• Microsoft addressed the issue by strengthening safety filters.
• Copilot clarified identity and warned against harmful prompts.
• AI glitches highlight ongoing challenges in AI development.