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US government seeks guidance from AI experts to protect society
12 months ago 1 min read

White House meets with AI leaders to address societal challenges

The White House held a meeting on Thursday between Vice President Kamala Harris and top executives from leading companies involved in artificial intelligence (AI) development. The meeting aimed to reiterate the Biden administration’s commitment to fostering responsible and ethical AI development while mitigating risks to society, security, and the economy. Recent developments in AI, particularly the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT program, have brought the ethical use of AI to the forefront of public discourse. Tech industry leaders also called for a pause on AI development in March, citing potential risks and harms. To support ethical AI development, the White House

Amnesty International used AI generated images
12 months ago 1 min read

Amnesty International faces criticism over AI-generated images of Colombian protests

Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has come under fire for using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce images for its social media accounts. The group was criticized for the authenticity of the images, which were created to publicize police brutality in Colombia during national protests in 2021. However, discrepancies in the images, such as uncanny-looking faces, dated police uniforms, and incorrect flags of Colombia, led to criticism of the group’s use of AI. The images were ultimately retracted by Amnesty International, which also included a disclaimer at the bottom of each image stating that they were generated using AI. The

Cosmose AI
1 year ago 1 min read

Cosmose AI’s Valuation Skyrockets to $500 Million Following NEAR Protocol Integration

Cosmose AI, an AI-based company focused mainly on retail shopping, has teamed up with NEAR Protocol, the Layer 1 blockchain, to make crypto payments more cost-efficient. The partnership includes undisclosed funding from NEAR Protocol, which enables Cosmose to have a $500 million valuation. Cosmose’s KaiKai app will use NEAR’s blockchain infrastructure to make online payments cheaper. KaiKai has its native stablecoin, Kai-Ching, equivalent to $0.01. Users can on-ramp fiat and then convert it to Kai-Ching to use it for payment purposes. According to Miron Mironiuk, the founder of Cosmose, KaiKai can reduce the cost of transactions by approximately 50 times

DeepMind to Lead Google's Consolidated AI Teams
1 year ago 1 min read

Google Announces Launch of Google DeepMind to Accelerate Progress in AI

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has unveiled Google DeepMind, a new group focused on advancing artificial intelligence (AI). The group brings together the existing DeepMind and Brain teams under one banner to work on building more capable and responsible general AI systems. According to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the move will significantly accelerate progress in AI and ensure its bold and responsible development. The new group will be led by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis as CEO, while Jeff Dean, co-founder of Brain, will serve as Google and Google DeepMind’s chief scientist. Dean’s first project will be to

Elon Musk Launches AI Company
1 year ago 1 min read

Elon Musk Unveils New AI Company

Reports have emerged that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is setting up X.AI Corp, a new artificial intelligence (AI) company that will supposedly rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times have both reported on the development, stating that Musk has been hiring AI researchers and engineers and is in talks with investors from Tesla and SpaceX to raise capital for the firm. The recent state filing in Nevada shows that Musk is serving as the only director of X.AI Corp, with Jared Birchall, director of Musk’s family office, as the company secretary. Although Musk has

Two Google employees tried to stop the company from launching its own AI chatbot
1 year ago 1 min read

Google’s AI Competitor to ChatGPT faces internal opposition: Report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is being met with resistance as more people express concerns about its impact on society. With AI chatbot ChatGPT from OpenAI and generative AI image makers like Midjourney and DALL-E 2, AI has become a major talking point. However, not everyone is on board with this emerging technology. According to a report from The New York Times (NYT), two Google employees tried to stop the company from launching its own AI chatbot, which is intended to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as they believed the technology generated “inaccurate and dangerous statements.” Similarly, Microsoft employees and ethicists had raised

Spheroid to Launch AI Avatars in Augmented Reality
1 year ago 3 mins read

Spheroid to Launch AI Avatars in Augmented Reality

Dubai, UAE, April 6th, 2023 Spheroid Universe, a futuristic Metaverse that augments the real world in every part of the Earth, has announced the upcoming launch of artificial intelligence (AI) Avatars that will inhabit the world around us via augmented reality (AR). This ground-breaking development will deliver breakthrough opportunities across numerous business platforms – from e-commerce and retail to advertising, sales, general customer, and consumer interactions and more. As a frontrunner in the field of Web 3.0 technology and particularly in the Metaverse, Spheroid develops tools for business that explore the potential of AR tech. The company aims to help businesses become

Meta (Facebook) announced its latest project called the Segment Anything Model
1 year ago 1 min read

Meta’s AI-Powered Picture Analysis Tool Can Identify and Separate Objects

After the collapse of its Metaverse ambitions, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) announced its latest project called the Segment Anything Model. This new AI tool allows users to identify specific items in an image with just a few clicks. While still in demo mode, Meta says that Segment Anything can already identify the pixels that makeup everything in a photo, allowing one or more items to be separated from the rest of the image. According to Meta, segmentation, or the process of identifying which image pixels belong to an object, is a core task in computer vision and is used

Biden Warns Tech Firms to Address Risks of AI
1 year ago 1 min read

US President Biden Asks Tech Companies to Address the Potential Risks of Artificial Intelligence

On Tuesday, United States President Joe Biden expressed concerns over the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) and urged technology firms to ensure their products are secure before releasing them to the public. During a meeting with science and technology advisers, Biden acknowledged the potential benefits of AI in tackling issues such as disease and climate change but also emphasized the importance of addressing possible risks to society, national security, and the economy. He stressed that technology companies must prioritize security measures before releasing their products to the public. When questioned about the potential hazards of AI, he replied, “It is

ATPBot Launches Powerful AI-Quantitative Trading Bot
1 year ago 3 mins read

ATPBot Launches Powerful AI-Quantitative Trading Bot

Singapore, Singapore, 16th March, 2023, Chainwire ATPBot has launched an AI bot dubbed the ChatGPT of quantitative trading. Similar to ChatGPT’s ability to understand and process natural language, ATPBot provides investors with a scientific, standardized, and effective way to invest in quantitative trading. By using data and algorithms to determine the optimum timing and pricing when executing trades, ATPBot reduces human error. In the process, it increases investment efficiency and stability, helping traders dispense with subjective judgment and experience-based decision-making. ATPBot is a platform focused on quantitative trading development and services. It implements quantitative trading strategies for its users with the advantages

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