Artificial Intelligence Has Potential To Disrupt Employment, Warns Economic Survey

Press Trust of India | Monday July 22, 2024, New Delhi

The Economic Survey on Monday said the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) casts a "huge pall of uncertainty" with regard to impact on workers across all skill levels.

Google Brings AI To US Broadcast Of Paris Olympics

Reuters | Friday July 19, 2024

Google will be named the official search AI partner of Team USA, marking the first time a tech company has partnered with a sports nonprofit.

US Legislation To Curb AI Deepfakes, Give Control Back To Creators

Written by Zaid Nazir | Thursday July 18, 2024

The bill, called Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), has strong support across the US political spectrum.

Ukraine Rushes To Create AI-Enabled War Drones

Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2024, Kyiv

AI drone development in Ukraine is broadly split between visual systems helping identify targets and fly drones into them, terrain mapping for navigation, and more complex programmes enabling UAVs to operate in interconnected "swarms"

Britain's New Government Aims To Regulate Most Powerful AI Models

Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2024

UK PM Keir Starmer's government said it would seek to establish appropriate legislation to place requirements on those working to develop "the most powerful AI models." Under Sunak, the government avoided introducing targeted AI regulation.

More Than 40% Of Japanese Companies Have No Plan To Make Use Of AI: Reuters Poll

Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2024, Tokyo

Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-edge technology

AI Chip Demand Drives Taiwan Chipmaker TSMCs' Second Quarter Profits Up By 30%

Reuters | Monday July 15, 2024, Taipei

The world's largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited from a surge towards AI that has pushed TSMC's stock - and the broader Taiwan market - to record highs.

Japanese AI Startup Turns Dating AI Into Reality

Takashi Mochizuki | Monday July 15, 2024

"Services like this app can remind people who are away from romance how delightful love is, and AI can train people to better communicate when talking with real partners," Megumi Ushikubo, CEO of Tokyo-based marketing firm Infinity Inc.

AI Just Created A Glowing Protein Molecule Similar To One Found In Jellyfish

Written by Zaid Nazir | Thursday July 11, 2024, New Delhi

EvolutionaryScale was launched on 25 June and has since raised 142 million dollars in seed funding.

New Research Shows AI Can Help Fight Breast Cancer

Written by Zaid Nazir | Tuesday July 09, 2024, New Delhi

The research shows Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help fight breast cancer. Early and accurate diagnosis can be pivotal for treatment amongst patients, and a newly developed AI system promises to do so with near perfect diagnosis.

Energy Hungry AI: What's The Hidden Cost of Your GenAI Search?

Written by Zaid Nazir | Friday July 05, 2024, New Delhi

When you enter a prompt in a Generative AI chatbot, it consumes more resources than a traditional web search, driving higher carbon emissions. But can this uptick in resource consumption by the frontier technology of AI be quantified?

Tensions Between Music Labels And Generative AI Reach US Courts

Written by Zaid Nazir | Wednesday June 26, 2024, New Delhi

Some of the world's biggest music production companies, including Sony Music Entertainment, are suing two US-based artificial intelligence (AI) platforms Suno and Udio that generate songs based on text prompts, news agency Associated Press reported.

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