Summary G42 is an AI and cloud computing company based in Abu Dhabi with ties to the UAE government. A New York Times report has revealed that the company is under investigation by US intelligence agencies. According to a report in the New York Times, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns about the potential …
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Summary The German government is considering legal action after a deep fake video of Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for the far-right AfD party to be banned. The German government is reviewing its approach to deep fake technology after a satirical video featuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz was created by activist group the Centre for Political Beauty …
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Summary AI technology is being used by a large proportion of British teenagers, according to new research. A recent study by UK media regulator Ofcom found that almost 80 percent of UK teenagers have already used generative AI tools and services. Specifically, the study found that: Four in five (79%) online teenagers aged 13-17 have …
Summary Q*, AGI and a briefly unemployed CEO. The dust has settled. What we know about the alleged breakthrough. An alleged AI breakthrough by OpenAI, known as Q*, is said to have raised concerns internally about a potential threat to humanity, according to a report by Reuters. The discovery preceded the dismissal of OpenAI’s former …
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Matthias Bastian Online journalist Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER. He believes that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the relationship between humans and computers. OpenAI and Microsoft are facing another AI copyright infringement lawsuit filed by author and Hollywood reporter Julian Sancton (Madhouse at the End of the Earth). The lawsuit alleges …
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Summary Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says OpenAI’s ChatGPT is currently a “mess” when used to write articles on the platform, often getting information wrong and making up sources. Wales called a Wikipedia article written with ChatGPT-4 “terrible” and stressed the need for accuracy and unbiased information in the online encyclopedia, which serves as a crucial …
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Newsletter Social scientist Jonathan Harth explains why AI alignment is more than unbiased data and emergency switches – and why we need to educate machines and society. “People need to free their machines,so that they can return the favor.”(Dietmar Dath, 2008: 131) In a world that is more and more shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), …
Summary Nvidia’s planned launch of its new H20 chip for China has been delayed, according to Reuters. Rivals such as Huawei could benefit. Nvidia has delayed the launch of its new H20 AI chip for China until the first quarter of 2023, according to a Reuters report. The H20, the most powerful of three chips …
Summary Voice AI’s biggest selling point is its ability to change voices in real time, making it great for streaming and unique among text-to-speech offerings. It’s trained on Voice AI’s proprietary AI voice-changing technology. It also has all the features you would expect, including voice cloning, custom voice integration, and soundboards, that all of its …
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Summary The privately-funded French AI lab Kyutai aims to conduct open-source AI research. It already has a total budget of $330 million. Kyutai is a recently launched Paris-based AI lab funded by French billionaires, including Xavier Niel, CEO of Iliad. At the ai-PULSE conference, Niel gave an update: the lab now has a budget of …
