Argentinian President Javier Milei has announced the creation of a new security unit, the Artificial Intelligence Applied to Security Unit (UIAAS). This new unit is designed to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools to potentially predict future crimes. This represents another shift by Milei to integrate AI deeper into government operations, previously making…
Google has chosen to pull its "Dear Sydney" advert from NBC's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics due to rising public controversy. The ad was initially created to promote Google’s generative AI tools, particularly Gemini, but it ended up sparking a heated debate about the ethical aspects of AI uses within society.
The contentious "Dear Sydney"…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently posted a video on an unspecified platform mimicking the voice of Kamala Harris, which triggered concerns over the potential influence of AI deep fakes on upcoming US elections. Ironically, Musk is a public supporter of Donald Trump, aiming for re-election and often uses his platform to…
An AI model utilizes 500 million years of evolution simulation to develop a new fluorescent protein.
Researchers have developed an AI system called ESM3 that is capable of simulating hundreds of millions of years of protein evolution to create a new fluorescent protein unlike any found in nature. The system, designed by a team led by Alexander Rives at EvolutionaryScale, can process and generate data about protein sequences, structures, and functions.…
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have published a study showing new insights into how sex and gender are represented in the brains of children. The study emphasizes the difference between sex, defined as physiological characteristics present at birth, and gender, which is a spectrum of attitudes, feelings, and…
Lattice, an HR software company founded by Jack Altman, recently attempted an ambitious move to generate official employee records for its 'digital workers.' However, after facing significant backlash, the company had to backtrack on this decision just three days later.
CEO Sarah Franklin initially declared through LinkedIn that Lattice was pioneering the responsible employment of…
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has issued an updated Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to encourage the responsible application of AI in defence initiatives and to counter threats posed by adversaries using AI technology. In 2021, NATO initially adopted an AI strategy that endorsed six Principles of Responsible Use (PRUs) for leveraging AI in defence,…
Researchers at the University of Cambridge are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the objective to combat antibiotic resistance. Led by Professor Stephen Baker, the team developed a machine learning tool that can distinguish resistant bacteria from susceptible ones. The tool uses microscopy images to identify bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics such as…
In Badajoz, Spain, fifteen school children aged between 13 and 15 have been sentenced to a year’s probation by a youth court after they were found guilty of creating and spreading AI-generated nude images of their fellow female students. The children have been handed down 20 counts of child abuse image creation and a similar…
A team from the University of Würzburg and the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development has successfully trained an AI model developed by Google, known as BERT, in lie detection, offering an alternative to conventional techniques such as polygraphs. Given the less-than-seamless results exhibited by human efforts (typically around 50% accuracy), an effective artificial lie detector…
In a recent research study conducted by psychologists from the University of Southern California, AI language model ChatGPT demonstrated unanticipated comedic abilities. Unlike other AI tasks such as writing code or coherent content, humor is a difficult aspect to quantify due to its subjectivity. The researchers ran two experiments to assess the AI model's capacity…
Boston University researchers have developed an AI system that can predict with nearly 80% accuracy whether someone with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer's disease within six years, based on the analysis of speech patterns. The study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, leverages AI to extract diagnostic information from cognitive assessments, thus expediting…