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🤖 "neurorights" 😶🌫️
Lavena Xu-Johnson
August 23, 2023
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Hello there! 👋 In the future, there might be rules called "neurorights" that protect us from having our thoughts read by technology. A lawyer named Jared Genser represents important people who have been unfairly imprisoned. He helped free some prisoners, but not all cases have happy endings. Some prisoners he represented, like Nobel Peace Prize winners, faced difficult situations. 🔗Read more
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🔗Link: Nearly half of UK workers would use AI to help write CVs and cover letters, research suggests.
🔗Link: Arm's landmark IPO: UK chipmaker Arm's Nasdaq IPO, valued $60-70B, marks a shift after failed Nvidia acquisition.
🔗Link: Meta confirms AI ‘off-switch’ incoming to Facebook, Instagram in Europe.
🔗Link: BBC science correspondent has heart age assessed by AI.
🔗Link: AI uncovers ancient Native American villages in New Mexico using lidar-equipped drones, revealing historical landscapes and archaeological potential.
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💬 Longer reads
Deepfake, AI will drive $10 trillion in financial fraud and crime
The realm of scams is evolving rapidly, harnessing cutting-edge technology to deceive unsuspecting victims. A surge in sophisticated fraud tech has authorities and financial institutions on high alert. The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) has turbocharged the cybercrime industry, as criminals employ AI-generated voices and deepfake masks to defraud consumers. Despite increased investments in detection and prevention, the financial sector faces a mounting threat from these scams, risking both financial losses and customer trust. As the battle escalates, the industry races to adapt, leveraging tech defenses and advocating for shared responsibility in tackling the rising tide of fraud. 🔗Read more
Newsrooms grapple with AI rules
Media ethics and AI: Leading newsrooms are grappling with ethical choices as they incorporate AI tools, setting guidelines to balance technological experimentation with public trust.
Guidelines and partnerships: Media outlets like AP and The Guardian are defining AI standards while partnering with AI firms like OpenAI for content use. Legal tensions over intellectual property arise.
Challenges ahead: Media companies negotiate content use, aim for transparency through disclosure, and seek a unified approach to AI integration to maintain reader trust.
AI art copyright uncertainty
Court ruling affects AI-generated art copyright: Recent court ruling by Judge Beryl A. Howell states that completely AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted due to lack of human authorship.
AI-human collaboration under question: Ruling leaves room for art produced jointly by humans and AI, like graphic novels. Copyright decision hinges on artists' control over AI tools, distinguishing human vs. AI contributions.
Industry divided, legal uncertainty: The AI art debate divides creators; some embrace tools like Runway and Midjourney, while others fear copyright issues. The future of AI art tools' usage and copyright implications remain uncertain, potentially leading to legal disputes. 🔗Read more
Meta releases AI-powered translation engine
Why it's important: Meta's latest AI engine excels at directly translating spoken language between different languages, without the need to convert to text first, among other improvements.
Seamless M4T supports various translation modes:
Speech recognition for 100 languages.
Speech-to-text translation for 100 languages.
Speech-to-speech translation for 100 input, 36 output languages.
Text-to-text translation for 100 languages.
Text-to-speech translation for 100 input, 35 output languages.
Breakthrough: Seamless M4T doesn't rely on intermediate models, allows dynamic language switching.
Meta's advancements parallel Google's language translation efforts, including AudioPaLM and Universal Speech Translator. 🔗Read more