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Woman scammed out of €800k by an AI deep fake of Brad Pitt

What began as a ski holiday Instagram post ended in financial ruin for a French interior designer after scammers used AI to convince her she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt. The 18-month scam targeted Anne, 53, who received an initial message from someone posing as Jane Etta Pitt, Brad’s mother, claiming her son “needed a woman like you.” Not long after, Anne started talking to what she believed was the Hollywood star himself, complete with AI-generated photos and videos. “We’re talking about Brad Pitt here and I was stunned,” Anne told French media. “At first, I thought it…

Jan 04Ethics & Society

Two hours of AI conversation can create a near-perfect digital twin of anyone

Stanford and Google DeepMind researchers have created AI that can replicate human personalities with uncanny accuracy after just a two-hour conversation. By interviewing 1,052 people from diverse backgrounds, they built what they…

Dec 02Industry

HelloYou unveils Skanna, a barcode scanner with a twist

Oct 14Ethics & Society

As AI advances, gaming studios, developers, and players face a new reality

Oct 11Industry

The gaming industry is facing a midlife crisis – is AI its future?

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Sep 22Ethics & Society

The 2024 Nature Index reveals how AI is transforming every aspect of scientific research

Sep 19Ethics & Society

AI in the doctor’s office: GPs turn to ChatGPT and other tools for diagnoses

Sep 08Opinions & Analysis

Is the video game industry facing an AI renaissance? What are the impacts?

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Oct 02Industry

OpenAI unveils Realtime API and other features for developers

OpenAI didn’t release any new models at its Dev Day event but new API features will excite developers who want to use their models to build powerful apps. OpenAI has had a tough few weeks with its CTO, Mira Murati, and other head researchers joining the ever-growing list of former employees. The company is under increasing pressure from other flagship…

Oct 01Policy & Regulation

EU kickstarts AI code of practice to balance innovation & safety

The European Commission has kicked off its project to develop the first-ever General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, and it’s tied closely to the recently passed EU AI Act. The Code is aimed at setting some clear ground rules for AI models like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, especially when it comes to things like transparency, copyright, and managing the risks these…

Sep 30Industry

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes SB 1047 AI safety bill

AI companies in California breathed a collective sigh of relief as Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the SB 1047 AI safety bill that the State Senate passed earlier this month. The controversial bill would mandate additional safety checks for AI models that cross a training compute or cost threshold if signed into law. These models would require a “kill switch” and…

Sep 27Industry

How is China doing in the AI race? Tech giants and startups are pushing boundaries

Alibaba Cloud recently released over 100 new open-source models in its Qwen 2.5 family. These models range in size from 0.5 to 72 billion parameters and handle tasks from coding to math in 29 different languages. The company’s Tongyi model,…

Sep 26Uncategorized

Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit 2024

City and Financial Global announced that the next edition of Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit will take place in Central London on October 22, 2024. This high-profile conference is a must-attend summit for senior decision-makers in the…

Sep 25Industry

OpenAI finally rolls out ChatGPT’s voice assistant to paid users

OpenAI is finally rolling out its voice assistant to ChatGPT Plus subscribers but it’s missing some of the features the company showcased in its original demonstration. Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) was first demonstrated in May but concerns over safety alignment…

Sep 24Industry

UAE’s AI ambitions face crucial test in White House talks

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan will travel to Washington on Monday for a landmark meeting with US President Joe Biden. This is the first-ever UAE presidential visit to the US capital in seven years, and AI is at…

Sep 24Industry

Open Source Initiative disagrees with Meta on ‘open’ AI

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released an updated draft definition of what constitutes open-source AI and says Meta’s models don’t qualify despite the company’s claims. Mark Zuckerberg has been vocal about Meta’s commitment to what he says is open-source…

Sep 23Ethics & Society

Google’s Open Buildings project maps urban expansion across the Global South

Google Research has released the Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset, a project that tracks building changes across the Global South from 2016 to 2023. This exceptionally detailed dataset offers a dynamic, year-by-year view of urbanization. It captures building construction, growth,…

Sep 23Industry

Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 is top open-source model in math and coding

Alibaba released more than 100 open-source AI models including Qwen 2.5 72B which beats other open-source models in math and coding benchmarks. Much of the AI industry’s attention in open-source models has been on Meta’s efforts with Llama 3, but…

Sep 21Industry

Microsoft to ressurrect the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in exclusive deal

Microsoft has announced an energy deal to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Constellation Energy, the plant’s current owner, is now set to bring Unit 1 back online for Microsoft. That…

Sep 18Ethics & Society

Researchers use AI chatbot to change conspiracy theory beliefs

Around 50% of Americans believe in conspiracy theories of one type or another, but MIT and Cornell University researchers think AI can fix that. In their paper, the psychology researchers explained how they used a chatbot powered by GPT-4 Turbo…

Sep 17Ethics & Society

AI accelerates the discovery of cryoprotectant compounds for medicine transport and storage

Scientists have developed a new machine learning system that could help preserve vaccines, blood, and other medical treatments. The research, published in Nature Communications, was led by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester. The AI system helps…