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Seoul summit declares human oversight for Nuclear arms

At the two-day global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain, nearly 100 countries, including the United States, China, and Ukraine, agreed that humans—not AI—should make critical decisions regarding the use of nuclear weapons. The nations have signed a non-binding agreement to that effect.

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The two-day 'Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM)' summit held in Seoul wrapped up with a&nbsp;non-binding declaration called the "Blueprint for Action." It emphasises the necessity of maintaining human control in decisions concerning nuclear weapons deployment.

The non-binding agreement says it is essential to "maintain human control and involvement for all actions... concerning nuclear weapons employment".

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It adds that AI applications in the military "must be applied in accordance with applicable national and international law".

"AI applications should be ethical and human-centric," it adds.

The summit also noted that there was a need for "further discussions... for clear policies and procedures".

However, the declaration stopped short of outlining sanctions or consequences for any violations of these principles.

Even though the declaration is not legally binding, it was not signed by China.

Russia, a Chinese ally, was not invited to due to its invasion of Ukraine.

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AI is already being used in military operations for tasks like reconnaissance, surveillance,&nbsp;and analysis.&nbsp;

It also has the potential to autonomously select targets in the future, as made evident by an AI-based tool "Lavender," which is reportedly being used by Israel in&nbsp;the war in Gaza against Hamas militant group.&nbsp;

The Lavender system is said to mark suspected operatives in the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as potential bombing targets, including low-ranking individuals.&nbsp;

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The software analyses data collected through mass surveillance on most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, assessing and ranking the likelihood of each person's involvement in the military wing of Hamas or&nbsp;Palestinian Islamic Jihad&nbsp;(PIJ).

Individuals are given a rating of 1 to 100, indicating their likelihood of being militant.

As per reports, even though the AI machine has an error rate of 10 per cent, its outputs were treated "as if it were a human decision".

(With inputs from agencies)

At the two-day global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain, nearly 100 countries, including the United States, China, and Ukraine, agreed that humans—not AI—should make critical decisions regarding the use of nuclear weapons.

At the two-day global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain, nearly 100 countries, including the United States, China, and Ukraine, agreed that humans—not AI—should make critical decisions regarding the use of nuclear weapons. The nations have signed a non-binding agreement to that effect. The REAIM summit The two-day 'Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM)' summit held in Seoul wrapped up with a non-binding declaration called the "Blueprint for Action." It emphasises the necessity of maintaining human control in decisions concerning nuclear weapons deployment. The non-binding agreement says it is essential to "maintain human control and involvement for all actions... concerning nuclear weapons employment". Also read | Israeli strike on 'Hamas command centre' in humanitarian zone in Gaza kills 40 It adds that AI applications in the military "must be applied in accordance with applicable national and international law". "AI applications should be ethical and human-centric," it adds. The summit also noted that there was a need for "further discussions... for clear policies and procedures". However, the declaration stopped short of outlining sanctions or consequences for any violations of these principles. Even though the declaration is not legally binding, it was not signed by China. Russia, a Chinese ally, was not invited to due to its invasion of Ukraine. Artificial intelligence in the military AI is already being used in military operations for tasks like reconnaissance, surveillance, and analysis. It also has the potential to autonomously select targets in the future, as made evident by an AI-based tool "Lavender," which is reportedly being used by Israel in the war in Gaza against Hamas militant group. The Lavender system is said to mark suspected operatives in the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as potential bombing targets, including low-ranking individuals. Also read | Explained: Israeli military's use of AI tool 'Lavender' to generate kill lists The software analyses data collected through mass surveillance on most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, assessing and ranking the likelihood of each person's involvement in the military wing of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Individuals are given a rating of 1 to 100, indicating their likelihood of being militant. As per reports, even though the AI machine has an error rate of 10 per cent, its outputs were treated "as if it were a human decision". (With inputs from agencies)

AI in military: Humans, not AI, should control nuclear weapons, agree 100 nations; sign agreement

South Korea convened an international two-day summit on Monday (Sep 9) seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military.

South Korea convened an international two-day summit on Monday (Sep 9) seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military. A report by the news agency Reuters said that more than 90 countries, including the United States (US) and China, sent their representatives to the Summit in Seoul. "Recently, in the Russia-Ukraine war, an AI-applied Ukrainian drone functioned as David's slingshot," South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun said in the opening address. Defence Minister Kim was referring to Ukraine's efforts to gain a technological edge against Russia by rolling out AI-enabled drones. "As AI is applied to the military domain, the military's operational capabilities are dramatically improved. However, it is like a double-edged sword, as it can cause damage from abuse," he added. The expectations from the 2024 summit Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said discussions would cover areas such as a legal review to ensure compliance with international law and mechanisms to prevent autonomous weapons from making life-and-death decisions without appropriate human oversight. Also read | More trouble for Telegram: Police in South Korea launch probe into whether app abets online sex crimes A senior South Korean official told Reuters that the summit hoped to agree to a blueprint for action, establishing a minimum level of guardrails for AI in the military, and suggesting principles on responsible use by reflecting principles laid out by NATO, the US or many other countries. It was unclear how many nations attending the summit would endorse the document on Tuesday, which is aiming to be a more detailed attempt to set boundaries on AI use in the military, but still likely lack legal commitments. What happened during last year's summit At the first such summit held in Amsterdam last year, the US, China, and other countries endorsed a modest "call to action" without legal commitment. However, the summit is not the only international set of discussions on AI use in the military. UN countries that belong to the 1983 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) have been discussing potential restrictions on lethal autonomous weapons systems for compliance with international humanitarian law. In 2023, the Joe Biden-led US administration launched a declaration on the responsible use of AI in the military, which covers broader military application of AI, beyond weapons. As of last month, 55 countries endorsed the declaration. (With inputs from agencies)

South Korea convenes international summit to establish blueprint for ‘responsible’ AI use in military

The United States, Britain,&nbsp;European Union members, and other countries, including Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, and Israel,&nbsp; signed the first legally binding international AI treaty on Thursday, the Council of Europe human rights organisation said.

The AI Convention, which has been in the works for years and was adopted in May after discussions between 57 countries, addresses the risks AI may pose while promoting responsible innovation.

"This Convention is a major step to ensuring that these new technologies can be harnessed without eroding our oldest values, like human rights and the rule of law," Britain's justice minister, Shabana Mahmood, said in a statement.

The AI Convention mainly focuses on the protection of the human rights of people affected by AI systems and is separate from the EU AI Act, which entered into force last month.

Council of Europe Secretary General&nbsp;Marija Pejčinović Burić said: “We must ensure that the rise of AI upholds our standards, rather than undermining them. The Framework Convention is designed to ensure just that. It is a strong and balanced text - the result of the open and inclusive approach by which it was drafted and which ensured that it benefits from multiple and expert perspectives. The Framework Convention is an open treaty with a potentially global reach. I hope that these will be the first of many signatures and that they will be followed quickly by ratifications, so that the treaty can enter into force as soon as possible.”

The treaty provides a legal framework covering the entire lifecycle of AI systems. It aims to&nbsp; promote&nbsp;AI progress and innovation, while managing the risks it may pose to human rights, democracy,&nbsp;and the rule of law.&nbsp;

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The EU's AI Act entails comprehensive regulations on the development, deployment, and use of AI systems within the EU internal market.

The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, is an international organization distinct from the EU with a mandate to safeguard human rights; 46 countries are members, including all the 27 EU member states.

An ad hoc committee in 2019 started examining the feasibility of an AI framework convention and a Committee on Artificial Intelligence was formed in 2022, which drafted and negotiated the text.

Watch |&nbsp;EU achieves agreement on landmark AI rules, becomes first major power to enact AI laws

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The signatories can choose to adopt or maintain legislative, administrative or other measures to give effect to the provisions.

Francesca Fanucci, a legal expert at ECNL (European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting) who contributed to the treaty's drafting process alongside other civil society groups, told Reuters the agreement had been "watered down" into a broad set of principles.

"The formulation of principles and obligations in this convention is so overbroad and fraught with caveats that it raises serious questions about their legal certainty and effective enforceability," she said.

Fanucci highlighted exemptions on AI systems used for national security purposes, and limited scrutiny of private companies versus the public sector, as flaws. "This double standard is disappointing," she added.

The UK government said it would work with regulators, the devolved administrations, and local authorities to ensure it can appropriately implement its new requirements.

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The United States, Britain, European Union members, and other countries, including Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, and Israel, signed the first legally binding international AI treaty on Thursday, the Council of Europe human rights organisation said.

The United States, Britain, European Union members, and other countries, including Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, and Israel, signed the first legally binding international AI treaty on Thursday, the Council of Europe human rights organisation said. The AI Convention, which has been in the works for years and was adopted in May after discussions between 57 countries, addresses the risks AI may pose while promoting responsible innovation. "This Convention is a major step to ensuring that these new technologies can be harnessed without eroding our oldest values, like human rights and the rule of law," Britain's justice minister, Shabana Mahmood, said in a statement. The AI Convention mainly focuses on the protection of the human rights of people affected by AI systems and is separate from the EU AI Act, which entered into force last month. Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić said: “We must ensure that the rise of AI upholds our standards, rather than undermining them. The Framework Convention is designed to ensure just that. It is a strong and balanced text - the result of the open and inclusive approach by which it was drafted and which ensured that it benefits from multiple and expert perspectives. The Framework Convention is an open treaty with a potentially global reach. I hope that these will be the first of many signatures and that they will be followed quickly by ratifications, so that the treaty can enter into force as soon as possible.” The treaty provides a legal framework covering the entire lifecycle of AI systems. It aims to promote AI progress and innovation, while managing the risks it may pose to human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Also read: European Parliament passes first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence law The EU's AI Act entails comprehensive regulations on the development, deployment, and use of AI systems within the EU internal market. The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, is an international organization distinct from the EU with a mandate to safeguard human rights; 46 countries are members, including all the 27 EU member states. An ad hoc committee in 2019 started examining the feasibility of an AI framework convention and a Committee on Artificial Intelligence was formed in 2022, which drafted and negotiated the text. Watch | EU achieves agreement on landmark AI rules, becomes first major power to enact AI laws × The signatories can choose to adopt or maintain legislative, administrative or other measures to give effect to the provisions. Francesca Fanucci, a legal expert at ECNL (European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting) who contributed to the treaty's drafting process alongside other civil society groups, told Reuters the agreement had been "watered down" into a broad set of principles. "The formulation of principles and obligations in this convention is so overbroad and fraught with caveats that it raises serious questions about their legal certainty and effective enforceability," she said. Fanucci highlighted exemptions on AI systems used for national security purposes, and limited scrutiny of private companies versus the public sector, as flaws. "This double standard is disappointing," she added. The UK government said it would work with regulators, the devolved administrations, and local authorities to ensure it can appropriately implement its new requirements. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

US, Britain, EU, other nations sign first legally binding international treaty on AI

Broadcom Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, showcasing a remarkable 47 per cent increase in revenue, which reached $13.07 billion. However, the semiconductor giant also reported a significant net loss of $1.88 billion, primarily due to acquisition-related costs associated with its integration of VMware, acquired in November 2023 as detailed in a CNBC report.&nbsp; 
 
Revenue growth is driven by AI and software solutions 
 
The report further stated that the revenue growth was bolstered by strong demand for Broadcom's semiconductor solutions, particularly in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The company’s President and CEO, Hock Tan, highlighted that the AI semiconductor solutions are projected to generate $12 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2024. This growth is supported by advancements in Ethernet networking and custom AI accelerators designed for data centres.<o:p></o:p>

Broadcom's semiconductor solutions segment reported revenues of $7.27 billion, a 5 per cent increase year-over-year. Meanwhile, the infrastructure software segment saw an impressive 200 per cent surge in revenue, reaching $5.8 billion, largely attributed to the ongoing integration of VMware. This integration has not only expanded Broadcom's product offerings but has also significantly enhanced its market presence in the software domain.<o:p></o:p>

Future guidance by Broadcom<o:p></o:p>

Despite the substantial revenue increase, Broadcom's net loss of $1.88 billion, or $0.40 per share, starkly contrasts with the $3.3 billion profit reported in the same quarter last year. This loss was largely influenced by $1.5 billion in amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets and other restructuring costs. However, on a non-GAAP basis i.e., Generally Accepted Accounting Principles basis, which excludes these one-time costs, Broadcom's earnings per share stood at $1.24, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.20 per share.<o:p></o:p>

Looking ahead, Broadcom has provided guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, projecting revenues of approximately $14 billion, which would represent a 51 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The company anticipates an adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) margin of around 64 percent of projected revenue, indicating a strong operational performance as it continues to integrate VMware and expand its AI capabilities.<o:p></o:p>

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Following the earnings announcement, Broadcom's stock experienced a decline of over 6 per cent in after-hours trading, reflecting investor concerns regarding the net loss and the impact of integration costs on future profitability. Despite this, the company's stock has risen approximately 40 per cent since the beginning of the year, outperforming the broader market.<o:p></o:p>

As investors digest the latest results, the focus will be on how effectively Broadcom can manage its integration of VMware and leverage its strengths in the AI sector to drive future growth. The ongoing demand for AI solutions presents a significant opportunity for Broadcom, and how the company navigates these challenges will be crucial for its stock performance in the coming quarters.<o:p></o:p>

Therefore, while Broadcom's third quarter 2024 results highlight impressive revenue growth, the significant net loss raises questions about the sustainability of its current trajectory. Investors will be keenly observing the company's performance in the fourth quarter as it aims to capitalise on the growing AI market and solidify its position within the technology sector.<o:p></o:p>

Broadcom Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, showcasing a remarkable 47 per cent increase in revenue, which reached $13.

Broadcom Inc. has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, showcasing a remarkable 47 per cent increase in revenue, which reached $13.07 billion. However, the semiconductor giant also reported a significant net loss of $1.88 billion, primarily due to acquisition-related costs associated with its integration of VMware, acquired in November 2023 as detailed in a CNBC report. Revenue growth is driven by AI and software solutions The report further stated that the revenue growth was bolstered by strong demand for Broadcom's semiconductor solutions, particularly in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The company’s President and CEO, Hock Tan, highlighted that the AI semiconductor solutions are projected to generate $12 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2024. This growth is supported by advancements in Ethernet networking and custom AI accelerators designed for data centres. Broadcom's semiconductor solutions segment reported revenues of $7.27 billion, a 5 per cent increase year-over-year. Meanwhile, the infrastructure software segment saw an impressive 200 per cent surge in revenue, reaching $5.8 billion, largely attributed to the ongoing integration of VMware. This integration has not only expanded Broadcom's product offerings but has also significantly enhanced its market presence in the software domain. Future guidance by Broadcom Despite the substantial revenue increase, Broadcom's net loss of $1.88 billion, or $0.40 per share, starkly contrasts with the $3.3 billion profit reported in the same quarter last year. This loss was largely influenced by $1.5 billion in amortisation of acquisition-related intangible assets and other restructuring costs. However, on a non-GAAP basis i.e., Generally Accepted Accounting Principles basis, which excludes these one-time costs, Broadcom's earnings per share stood at $1.24, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.20 per share. Looking ahead, Broadcom has provided guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, projecting revenues of approximately $14 billion, which would represent a 51 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The company anticipates an adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) margin of around 64 percent of projected revenue, indicating a strong operational performance as it continues to integrate VMware and expand its AI capabilities. Market reaction and investor sentiment Following the earnings announcement, Broadcom's stock experienced a decline of over 6 per cent in after-hours trading, reflecting investor concerns regarding the net loss and the impact of integration costs on future profitability. Despite this, the company's stock has risen approximately 40 per cent since the beginning of the year, outperforming the broader market. As investors digest the latest results, the focus will be on how effectively Broadcom can manage its integration of VMware and leverage its strengths in the AI sector to drive future growth. The ongoing demand for AI solutions presents a significant opportunity for Broadcom, and how the company navigates these challenges will be crucial for its stock performance in the coming quarters. Therefore, while Broadcom's third quarter 2024 results highlight impressive revenue growth, the significant net loss raises questions about the sustainability of its current trajectory. Investors will be keenly observing the company's performance in the fourth quarter as it aims to capitalise on the growing AI market and solidify its position within the technology sector.

Broadcom reports strong Q3, targets $12 billion artificial intelligence chip revenue

Nvidia reported a 122 per cent surge in revenue, driven by skyrocketing demand for its data centre chips, particularly those powering artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The company's earnings, announced after the market closed, exceeded Wall Street expectations and included a robust forecast for the upcoming quarter, as detailed in a report by CNBC.

For the quarter, Nvidia reported earnings per share of 68 cents, surpassing the expected 64 cents, and revenue of $30.04 billion, also beating the anticipated $28.7 billion. Nvidia projects $32.5 billion in revenue for the current quarter, up from $31.7 billion expected by analysts. This marks an 80 per cent increase from the previous year.

Nvidia stock reacts negatively despite robust forecast&nbsp;

Nvidia has been a major beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom, with its market value soaring. Despite this, the stock fell 8 per cent in after-hours trading but remains up approximately 150 per cent year to-date. The company's net income more than doubled, reaching $16.6 billion, up from $6.18 billion in the same quarter last year.&nbsp;

The data centre segment, which includes AI processors, was the standout performer, with revenue jumping 154 per cent year-over-year to $26.3 billion, accounting for 88 per cent of Nvidia's total sales. This figure exceeded StreetAccount's expectations of $25.24 billion.&nbsp;

However, not all the revenue came from AI chips, $3.7 billion was generated by Nvidia's networking products. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, highlighted the strong demand for the current-generation Hopper chip while noting the high anticipation for the upcoming Blackwell AI chip.&nbsp;

"Hopper demand remains strong, and the anticipation for Blackwell is incredible," Huang said. Nvidia's gaming revenue, once the company's primary focus, grew 16 per cent to $2.9 billion, driven by increased sales of PC gaming cards and console system-on-chips (SOCs). Additionally, the company's professional visualization business and automotive/robotics segments also saw growth, reporting revenues of $454 million and $346 million, respectively. Further, in a significant move, Nvidia announced a $50 billion share buyback, signalling confidence in its continued growth amid the AI boom.

Nvidia reported a 122 per cent surge in revenue, driven by skyrocketing demand for its data centre chips, particularly those powering artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Nvidia reported a 122 per cent surge in revenue, driven by skyrocketing demand for its data centre chips, particularly those powering artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The company's earnings, announced after the market closed, exceeded Wall Street expectations and included a robust forecast for the upcoming quarter, as detailed in a report by CNBC. For the quarter, Nvidia reported earnings per share of 68 cents, surpassing the expected 64 cents, and revenue of $30.04 billion, also beating the anticipated $28.7 billion. Nvidia projects $32.5 billion in revenue for the current quarter, up from $31.7 billion expected by analysts. This marks an 80 per cent increase from the previous year. Nvidia stock reacts negatively despite robust forecast Nvidia has been a major beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom, with its market value soaring. Despite this, the stock fell 8 per cent in after-hours trading but remains up approximately 150 per cent year to-date. The company's net income more than doubled, reaching $16.6 billion, up from $6.18 billion in the same quarter last year. The data centre segment, which includes AI processors, was the standout performer, with revenue jumping 154 per cent year-over-year to $26.3 billion, accounting for 88 per cent of Nvidia's total sales. This figure exceeded StreetAccount's expectations of $25.24 billion. However, not all the revenue came from AI chips, $3.7 billion was generated by Nvidia's networking products. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, highlighted the strong demand for the current-generation Hopper chip while noting the high anticipation for the upcoming Blackwell AI chip. "Hopper demand remains strong, and the anticipation for Blackwell is incredible," Huang said. Nvidia's gaming revenue, once the company's primary focus, grew 16 per cent to $2.9 billion, driven by increased sales of PC gaming cards and console system-on-chips (SOCs). Additionally, the company's professional visualization business and automotive/robotics segments also saw growth, reporting revenues of $454 million and $346 million, respectively. Further, in a significant move, Nvidia announced a $50 billion share buyback, signalling confidence in its continued growth amid the AI boom.

Nvidia's revenue soars 122% amid AI demand surge

AI juggernaut Nvidia (NVDA) will report its second quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. Nvidia’s announcement — the most anticipated results of the quarter — will send ripple effects throughout the tech sector as investors look for signs that the AI trade will continue to dominate market conversations into the second half of the year.

nVIDIA is due to report results after the Wednesday's close

Investors will eye the earnings report from AI-Darling, nVIDIA. The real question: Will the earnings reports reflect the euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence in real numbers?

Will tech earnings reports reflect AI euphoria?

OpenAI, the firm behind the wildly popular generative artificial intelligence app ChatGPT, will now be able to dig into the massive content database of iconic fashion magazine Vogue and other publications of its parent company Condé Nast. This will power its AI models in enhancing news discovery and delivery, OpenAI said in a release on Tuesday (Aug 21).

The partnership, whose financial details were not disclosed, will enable OpenAI to display content from Condé Nast's other brands like The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Wired, Bon Appétit, too within ChatGPT and SearchGPT prototype.

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SearchGPT prototype, introduced earlier this year, is OpenAI's foray into the online search domain, offering a key challenge to Google. SearchGPT aims to give fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/openai-cuts-off-china-from-chatgpt-and-ai-services-739306">OpenAI cuts off China from ChatGPT and AI services</a>

The New Yorker is a long-form magazine focused mainly on the American city whose name it takes, while Condé Nast Traveler is one of the leading magazines in the travel segment. GQ, or Gentleman's Quarterly, is among the oldest and most influential magazines in men's fashion and style. Vanity Fair is a lifestyle magazine, while Architectural Digest focuses on home and office design and interiors. Wired is a premier tech publication, while Bon Appétit is focused on food.

SearchGPT "offers direct links to news stories, enabling users to easily explore more in-depth content directly from the source. We plan to integrate the best of these features directly into ChatGPT in the future," OpenAI said on its website.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/grok-or-gross-elon-musks-new-ai-photo-tool-generates-deepfakes-of-taylor-swift-kamala-harris-750343">Grok or Gross? Elon Musk's new AI photo tool generates deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris</a>

“We’re committed to working with Condé Nast and other news publishers to ensure that as AI plays a larger role in news discovery and delivery, it maintains accuracy, integrity, and respect for quality reporting,” it quoted Brad Lightcap, the COO of OpenAI, as saying.

Earlier, OpenAI had entered into similar partnerships with the Associated Press news agency, Axel Springer-which owns a bunch of print and online outlets- The Atlantic magazine, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, LeMonde, NewsCorp, Prisa Media, TIME, and Vox Media.

Roger Lynch, CEO of Condé Nast, said in a memo to staff that it will be a multi-year partnership to expand the reach of Condé Nast’s content.

"Generative AI is rapidly changing ways audiences are discovering information. It’s crucial that we meet audiences where they are and embrace new technologies while also ensuring proper attribution and compensation for the use of our intellectual property. This is exactly what we have found with OpenAI," Lynch said.&nbsp;

<h2>A great opportunity for legacy media companies?</h2>

The decades-old content banks of legacy media groups have suddenly become attractive for generative AI companies, who need it to feed their AI models. This is very different from the situation when tech giants like Google and Facebook used such content for linking, indexing and aggregation purposes, without sufficient compensation for the original content publishing companies. The AI-fuelled search could change all that.

In his statement, Lynch noted how news and digital media have faced steep challenges as Big Tech companies "eroded publishers’ ability to monetise content, most recently with traditional search."

"Our partnership with OpenAI begins to make up for some of that revenue, allowing us to continue to protect and invest in our journalism and creative endeavours," he said.

"It is just the beginning and we will continue what we started in Washington earlier this year - the fight for fair deals and partnerships across the industry until all entities developing and deploying artificial intelligence take seriously, as OpenAI has, the rights of publishers," he added.

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OpenAI, the firm behind the wildly popular generative artificial intelligence app ChatGPT, will now be able to dig into the massive content database of iconic fashion magazine Vogue and other publications of its parent company Condé Nast.

OpenAI, the firm behind the wildly popular generative artificial intelligence app ChatGPT, will now be able to dig into the massive content database of iconic fashion magazine Vogue and other publications of its parent company Condé Nast. This will power its AI models in enhancing news discovery and delivery, OpenAI said in a release on Tuesday (Aug 21). The partnership, whose financial details were not disclosed, will enable OpenAI to display content from Condé Nast's other brands like The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, Wired, Bon Appétit, too within ChatGPT and SearchGPT prototype. WATCH: ChatGPT and AI: Students using chatbox to cheat in exams? × SearchGPT prototype, introduced earlier this year, is OpenAI's foray into the online search domain, offering a key challenge to Google. SearchGPT aims to give fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources. Also read: OpenAI cuts off China from ChatGPT and AI services The New Yorker is a long-form magazine focused mainly on the American city whose name it takes, while Condé Nast Traveler is one of the leading magazines in the travel segment. GQ, or Gentleman's Quarterly, is among the oldest and most influential magazines in men's fashion and style. Vanity Fair is a lifestyle magazine, while Architectural Digest focuses on home and office design and interiors. Wired is a premier tech publication, while Bon Appétit is focused on food. SearchGPT "offers direct links to news stories, enabling users to easily explore more in-depth content directly from the source. We plan to integrate the best of these features directly into ChatGPT in the future," OpenAI said on its website. Also read: Grok or Gross? Elon Musk's new AI photo tool generates deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris “We’re committed to working with Condé Nast and other news publishers to ensure that as AI plays a larger role in news discovery and delivery, it maintains accuracy, integrity, and respect for quality reporting,” it quoted Brad Lightcap, the COO of OpenAI, as saying. Earlier, OpenAI had entered into similar partnerships with the Associated Press news agency, Axel Springer-which owns a bunch of print and online outlets- The Atlantic magazine, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, LeMonde, NewsCorp, Prisa Media, TIME, and Vox Media. Roger Lynch, CEO of Condé Nast, said in a memo to staff that it will be a multi-year partnership to expand the reach of Condé Nast’s content. "Generative AI is rapidly changing ways audiences are discovering information. It’s crucial that we meet audiences where they are and embrace new technologies while also ensuring proper attribution and compensation for the use of our intellectual property. This is exactly what we have found with OpenAI," Lynch said. A great opportunity for legacy media companies? The decades-old content banks of legacy media groups have suddenly become attractive for generative AI companies, who need it to feed their AI models. This is very different from the situation when tech giants like Google and Facebook used such content for linking, indexing and aggregation purposes, without sufficient compensation for the original content publishing companies. The AI-fuelled search could change all that. In his statement, Lynch noted how news and digital media have faced steep challenges as Big Tech companies "eroded publishers’ ability to monetise content, most recently with traditional search." "Our partnership with OpenAI begins to make up for some of that revenue, allowing us to continue to protect and invest in our journalism and creative endeavours," he said. "It is just the beginning and we will continue what we started in Washington earlier this year - the fight for fair deals and partnerships across the industry until all entities developing and deploying artificial intelligence take seriously, as OpenAI has, the rights of publishers," he added. (With inputs from agencies)

ChatGPT and Vogue publisher Condé Nast join hands for SearchGPT partnership. What does it mean?

A song about immigrants was among the top 50 on German music charts this month, but there's a twin problem: It is entirely AI-generated, and appears to use terms and expressions considered racist and stereotyping of immigrant communities.&nbsp;

The song in question is “Verknallt in einen Talahon", meaning 'In Love with a Talahon'.

The song made by Josua Waghubinger, who goes by his artist name Butterbro, peaked at 48 this month in Germany, the world's fourth largest music market, before falling. It is still among top 100, having gone down to 83 at the time of writing this.&nbsp;

Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/grammys-ceo-issues-clarification-ai-generated-music-not-eligible-for-awards-633619">Grammys CEO issues clarification: AI-generated music not eligible for awards</a> 
 
The music, vocals and artwork were entirely generated using artificial intelligence,&nbsp; using the AI platform Udio, reported The Guardian. Waghubinger said he made the song's chorus by feeding his own lyrics into Udio.

The song is conceived as a parody, using modern lyrics, and appears to stress on stereotypes about migrants, with beats reminiscent of Schlager pop. Schlager is a pop music genre that was popular in Europe in the 1960s.

Less than a month into its debut,&nbsp;the song&nbsp;has amassed 3.5 million streams on Spotify and went on to become third on its global viral hits chart. It's up on other streamers like Apple Music and Shazam too. Videos based on the song have gone viral on TikTok.

<h2>Why is German viral song Verknallt in einen Talahon seen as racist?</h2>

"'Talahon' is a term used variously with pride, with disdain, and also by far-right groups as a slur," said an article in Music Ally. "Very broadly, 'Talahon' describes young men with a migrant background, a specific clothing style, and who are stereotyped as having vulgar, aggressive behaviour, and a lack of respect towards women," it said.

"The song references a Germanised version of the Arabic expression “taeal huna”, meaning “come here” but now commonly used in Germany to describe groups of young men with immigrant backgrounds, often with derogatory overtones," The Guardian report said.

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Sample some lyrics and their racial and stereotypical undertones: The lover in the song is described as having "a Louis belt, a Gucci bag and Air Max trainers” and “smells like an entire perfume shop”.

The woman says her lover is “as sweet as baklava” when he gets angry. Baklava is a Turkish-origin pastry dessert, and Turks are among the largest immigrant groups in Germany.

While speaking to a music podcast Die Klangküche, Waghubinger, a hobby musician and IT professional, said he wanted to make a song "that made fun of overtly macho behaviour with a twinkle in the eye and without discriminating.”

His main motivation was to make it go viral on social media, he said.

Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/artificial-intelligence-the-future-of-music-or-its-biggest-threat-586655">Artificial Intelligence: The future of music or its biggest threat? </a>

The Guaridan quoted music writer Felicia Aghaye as writing that the song’s popularity is "doubly problematic because 'talahon' was firmly established as an insult among young Germans and Austrians against migrants."

"Rightwing groups, for example, use the term to create a bogeyman and stoke Islamophobia and xenophobia,” it quoted Aghaye, who added that the artist appears not to have understood the negative connotations of the term.

<h2>Udio, the controversial AI music platform</h2>

Udio is a text-to-music generative AI tool that can create music - vocals and instruments - from text prompts. It is facing multiple lawsuits about copright violation by music labels.

Earlier this month, Udio and another AI platform Suno, responded to the lawsuits citing 'fair use'.

“The premise of their case is that musical styles – the characteristic sounds of opera, or jazz, or rap music – are somehow proprietary. Decades of judicial precedent establishes that no company controls a genre or style of music,” it said in a filing at a New York court on August 1.

“Under longstanding doctrine, what Udio has done—use existing sound recordings as data to mine and analyze for the purpose of identifying patterns in the sounds of various musical styles, all to enable people to make their own new creations – is a quintessential ‘fair use’ under copyright law,” it added. 
 
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A song about immigrants was among the top 50 on German music charts this month, but there's a twin problem: It is entirely AI-generated, and appears to use terms and expressions considered racist and stereotyping of immigrant communities.

A song about immigrants was among the top 50 on German music charts this month, but there's a twin problem: It is entirely AI-generated, and appears to use terms and expressions considered racist and stereotyping of immigrant communities. The song in question is “Verknallt in einen Talahon", meaning 'In Love with a Talahon'. The song made by Josua Waghubinger, who goes by his artist name Butterbro, peaked at 48 this month in Germany, the world's fourth largest music market, before falling. It is still among top 100, having gone down to 83 at the time of writing this. Also read: Grammys CEO issues clarification: AI-generated music not eligible for awards The music, vocals and artwork were entirely generated using artificial intelligence, using the AI platform Udio, reported The Guardian. Waghubinger said he made the song's chorus by feeding his own lyrics into Udio. The song is conceived as a parody, using modern lyrics, and appears to stress on stereotypes about migrants, with beats reminiscent of Schlager pop. Schlager is a pop music genre that was popular in Europe in the 1960s. Less than a month into its debut, the song has amassed 3.5 million streams on Spotify and went on to become third on its global viral hits chart. It's up on other streamers like Apple Music and Shazam too. Videos based on the song have gone viral on TikTok. Why is German viral song Verknallt in einen Talahon seen as racist? "'Talahon' is a term used variously with pride, with disdain, and also by far-right groups as a slur," said an article in Music Ally. "Very broadly, 'Talahon' describes young men with a migrant background, a specific clothing style, and who are stereotyped as having vulgar, aggressive behaviour, and a lack of respect towards women," it said. "The song references a Germanised version of the Arabic expression “taeal huna”, meaning “come here” but now commonly used in Germany to describe groups of young men with immigrant backgrounds, often with derogatory overtones," The Guardian report said. Watch: AI-generated song 'Heart on my sleeve' submitted for Grammy consideration × Sample some lyrics and their racial and stereotypical undertones: The lover in the song is described as having "a Louis belt, a Gucci bag and Air Max trainers” and “smells like an entire perfume shop”. The woman says her lover is “as sweet as baklava” when he gets angry. Baklava is a Turkish-origin pastry dessert, and Turks are among the largest immigrant groups in Germany. While speaking to a music podcast Die Klangküche, Waghubinger, a hobby musician and IT professional, said he wanted to make a song "that made fun of overtly macho behaviour with a twinkle in the eye and without discriminating.” His main motivation was to make it go viral on social media, he said. Also read: Artificial Intelligence: The future of music or its biggest threat? The Guaridan quoted music writer Felicia Aghaye as writing that the song’s popularity is "doubly problematic because 'talahon' was firmly established as an insult among young Germans and Austrians against migrants." "Rightwing groups, for example, use the term to create a bogeyman and stoke Islamophobia and xenophobia,” it quoted Aghaye, who added that the artist appears not to have understood the negative connotations of the term. Udio, the controversial AI music platform Udio is a text-to-music generative AI tool that can create music - vocals and instruments - from text prompts. It is facing multiple lawsuits about copright violation by music labels. Earlier this month, Udio and another AI platform Suno, responded to the lawsuits citing 'fair use'. “The premise of their case is that musical styles – the characteristic sounds of opera, or jazz, or rap music – are somehow proprietary. Decades of judicial precedent establishes that no company controls a genre or style of music,” it said in a filing at a New York court on August 1. “Under longstanding doctrine, what Udio has done—use existing sound recordings as data to mine and analyze for the purpose of identifying patterns in the sounds of various musical styles, all to enable people to make their own new creations – is a quintessential ‘fair use’ under copyright law,” it added. (With inputs from agencies)

An AI-generated song on immigrants is killin' it on German charts. But here's the problem

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have your favorite singer read you the morning news or the weather updates? Well, a new Silicon Valley startup is doing just that. This next report puts the spotlight on how Hollywood's past meets the AI future. Take a look.

AI to revive Hollywood legends' voices

AI resurrects Hollywood legends' voices

Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies are rapidly reshaping our world, but their environmental impact is raising serious concerns. New IMF data shows these industries are massive energy consumers, contributing significantly to global carbon emissions. Take a look at this next report for more

IMF: AI & crypto threaten climate goals

Billionaire Elon Musk and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's AI generated dance video has taken the&nbsp;social media by storm. Elon Musk shared the video on social media platform X (previously Twitter), with the caption “Haters will say this is AI generated”. In the video, Musk and Trump can be seen dancing to the famous disco-pop song "Stayin Alive” by Bee Gees, and people love the video. The video has so far gathered over 6,50,7000 views and has more than 3500 re-tweets.&nbsp;

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The video comes&nbsp;after Elon Musk and Donald Trump sat for a friendly two-hour interview on Musk’s social media platform X on Monday (August 12). The livestream got delayed for more than 40 minutes due to technical problems. Later Musk blamed the delay in the livestream on the distributed denial-of-service attack which happens when the server or network is flooded with traffic.

Donald Trump congratulated Elon Musk for the two-hour-long interview drawing more than 1.3 million users

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A similar event occurred on X in May 2023, when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a chaotic start to his bid for the Republican nomination due to technical glitches on the social media platform. At that time, Trump reacted to the incident and mocked DeSantis, on his own social media platform, Truth Social. Trump posted, “My Red Button is bigger, better, stronger, and is working (TRUTH!). &nbsp;"Yours does not."

After Monday's incident, Musk came on to the social media platform X and wrote, "Am going to do some system scaling tests tonight &amp; tomorrow in advance of the conversation."

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Elon Musk announced his support for Donald Trump shortly after the attempted attack on Trump’s life, despite the Republicans' opposition to the support for electric car makers like Tesla. The chat gave Trump an unfiltered chance to clear the air of his attacks, claims, and grievances.&nbsp;

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Billionaire Elon Musk and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's AI generated dance video has taken the social media by storm. Elon Musk shared the video on social media platform X (previously Twitter), with the caption “Haters will say this is AI generated”.

Billionaire Elon Musk and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's AI generated dance video has taken the social media by storm. Elon Musk shared the video on social media platform X (previously Twitter), with the caption “Haters will say this is AI generated”. In the video, Musk and Trump can be seen dancing to the famous disco-pop song "Stayin Alive” by Bee Gees, and people love the video. The video has so far gathered over 6,50,7000 views and has more than 3500 re-tweets. Haters will say this is AI 🕺🕺 pic.twitter.com/vqWVxiYXeD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 14, 2024 × The video comes after Elon Musk and Donald Trump sat for a friendly two-hour interview on Musk’s social media platform X on Monday (August 12). The livestream got delayed for more than 40 minutes due to technical problems. Later Musk blamed the delay in the livestream on the distributed denial-of-service attack which happens when the server or network is flooded with traffic. Donald Trump congratulated Elon Musk for the two-hour-long interview drawing more than 1.3 million users Also Read|The Notebook actress Gena Rowlands dead at 94| A similar event occurred on X in May 2023, when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a chaotic start to his bid for the Republican nomination due to technical glitches on the social media platform. At that time, Trump reacted to the incident and mocked DeSantis, on his own social media platform, Truth Social. Trump posted, “My Red Button is bigger, better, stronger, and is working (TRUTH!). "Yours does not." After Monday's incident, Musk came on to the social media platform X and wrote, "Am going to do some system scaling tests tonight & tomorrow in advance of the conversation." Also Read|Donald Trump whitewashes Kamala Harris? Calls her ‘beautiful’ like wife Melania| Elon Musk announced his support for Donald Trump shortly after the attempted attack on Trump’s life, despite the Republicans' opposition to the support for electric car makers like Tesla. The chat gave Trump an unfiltered chance to clear the air of his attacks, claims, and grievances. With inputs from agencies

AI Video of Trump and Musk Grooving to Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' Goes Viral

The tongue is one of the most important organs in the human body. It is used for tasting, breathing, swallowing, speaking but what if I tell you it can also help you detect diseases. Researchers from the Middle Technical University in Iraq and the University of South Australia have done a study, they have developed an AI model that can detect diseases through tongue photos with 98% accuracy. Watch in for more details!

AI model diagnoses diseases by analysing tongue's colour | Gravitas

According to reports, researchers in Iraq and Australia have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of detecting a variety of ailments just by analyzing photographs of a person's tongue. This model obtained 98% accuracy in trials by only analyzing the color of the human tongue.

The future of medical tech: AI model diagnoses diseases by analysing tongue's colour

AI or Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword in technology for the past few years. Some argue that it can be misused, while others think of it as a boon for various fields, from medicine to science to creative industries. Does AI really pose an existential threat to humanity? No, according to a large study that conducted thousands of experiments on Large Language Models or LLMs, which are at the heart of AI apps like ChatGPT.

<h2>How the research was conducted</h2>

The research team from Bath University in UK and Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany demonstrated through these experiments that a combination of LLMs' ability to follow instructions, memory and linguistic proficiency can account for both the capabilities and limitations exhibited by LLMs.

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The experiments were aimed at testing the ability of LLMs to complete tasks that the models have never come across before. These are called emergent abilities.

It has been seen in past research that LLMs can answer questions about social situations without ever having been explicitly trained or programmed to do so.&nbsp;

This was thought to be a result of these models ‘knowing’ about social situations. But the researchers showed that "it was in fact the result of models using a well-known ability to complete tasks based on a few examples presented to them, known as ‘in-context learning’ or ICL," Bath University said in a release.

What the study found is that while LLMs have "a superficial ability" to follow instructions and might have excellent language proficiency, they still have no potential "to master new skills without explicit instruction."

This means they remain inherently controllable, predictable and safe," said the release, leading to the conclusion that LLMs are not an existential threat to humanity.

"The research team concluded that LLMs – which are being trained on ever larger datasets – can continue to be deployed without safety concerns, though the technology can still be misused," it said.

While in future, these AI models might be able to 'speak' and write more sophisticated language, and follow more detailed prompts, they "are highly unlikely to gain complex reasoning skills," the researchers concluded.

“The prevailing narrative that this type of AI is a threat to humanity prevents the widespread adoption and development of these technologies, and also diverts attention from the genuine issues that require our focus,” said Dr Harish Tayyar Madabushi, computer scientist at the University of Bath and co-author of the study.

"Our study shows that the fear that a model will go away and do something completely unexpected, innovative and potentially dangerous is not valid," the release quoted him as saying.

“While it's important to address the existing potential for the misuse of AI, such as the creation of fake news and the heightened risk of fraud, it would be premature to enact regulations based on perceived existential threats,” he said.

The study was published as part of the proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics on Monday (Aug 12).

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AI or Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword in technology for the past few years. Some argue that it can be misused, while others think of it as a boon for various fields, from medicine to science to creative industries.

AI or Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword in technology for the past few years. Some argue that it can be misused, while others think of it as a boon for various fields, from medicine to science to creative industries. Does AI really pose an existential threat to humanity? No, according to a large study that conducted thousands of experiments on Large Language Models or LLMs, which are at the heart of AI apps like ChatGPT. How the research was conducted The research team from Bath University in UK and Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany demonstrated through these experiments that a combination of LLMs' ability to follow instructions, memory and linguistic proficiency can account for both the capabilities and limitations exhibited by LLMs. Also watch | AI model tested against US air force pilot in a simulator battle × The experiments were aimed at testing the ability of LLMs to complete tasks that the models have never come across before. These are called emergent abilities. It has been seen in past research that LLMs can answer questions about social situations without ever having been explicitly trained or programmed to do so. This was thought to be a result of these models ‘knowing’ about social situations. But the researchers showed that "it was in fact the result of models using a well-known ability to complete tasks based on a few examples presented to them, known as ‘in-context learning’ or ICL," Bath University said in a release. What the study found is that while LLMs have "a superficial ability" to follow instructions and might have excellent language proficiency, they still have no potential "to master new skills without explicit instruction." This means they remain inherently controllable, predictable and safe," said the release, leading to the conclusion that LLMs are not an existential threat to humanity. "The research team concluded that LLMs – which are being trained on ever larger datasets – can continue to be deployed without safety concerns, though the technology can still be misused," it said. While in future, these AI models might be able to 'speak' and write more sophisticated language, and follow more detailed prompts, they "are highly unlikely to gain complex reasoning skills," the researchers concluded. “The prevailing narrative that this type of AI is a threat to humanity prevents the widespread adoption and development of these technologies, and also diverts attention from the genuine issues that require our focus,” said Dr Harish Tayyar Madabushi, computer scientist at the University of Bath and co-author of the study. "Our study shows that the fear that a model will go away and do something completely unexpected, innovative and potentially dangerous is not valid," the release quoted him as saying. “While it's important to address the existing potential for the misuse of AI, such as the creation of fake news and the heightened risk of fraud, it would be premature to enact regulations based on perceived existential threats,” he said. The study was published as part of the proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics on Monday (Aug 12). (With inputs from agencies)

AI models do not pose existential threat to humanity, says researchers who conducted thousands of experiments

AI is taking over every domain around us, not just in phones, cars and consumer gadgets but even in fighter jets cockpits too. Watch in the report for more details!

AI model tested against US air force pilot in a simulator battle

Vista, the AI-controlled F-16, has considerable safety rails as the Air Force trains it. There are mechanical limits that keep the still-learning AI from executing maneuvers that would put the plane in danger. There is a safety pilot, too, who can take over control from the AI with the push of a button.

US tests F-16 flown by artificial intelligence & machine learning

A group of five Secretaries of State from the US have called on Elon Musk to address misinformation spread by the AI chatbot Grok on the social media platform X formerly known as Twitter. Watch in for more details!

US: Election misinformation spread by Grok AI prompt's official response

Country musician Tift Merritt's most popular song on Spotify, "Traveling Alone," is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters to make "an Americana song in the style of Tift Merritt," the artificial intelligence music website Udio instantly generated "Holy Grounds," a ballad with lyrics about "driving old backroads" while "watching the fields and skies shift and sway."

Merritt, a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, told Reuters that the "imitation" Udio created "doesn't make the cut for any album of mine."

"This is a great demonstration of the extent to which this technology is not transformative at all," Merritt said. 
 
"It's stealing." Merritt, who is a longtime artists' rights advocate, isn't the only musician sounding alarms. In April, she joined Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and dozens of other artists in an open letter warning that AI-generated music trained on their recordings could "sabotage creativity" and sideline human artists. 
 
The big record labels are worried too. Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music sued Udio and another music AI company called Suno in June, marking the music industry's entrance into high-stakes copyright battles over AI-generated content that are just starting to make their way through the courts. "Ingesting massive amounts of creative labor to imitate it is not creative," said Merritt, an independent musician whose first record label is now owned by UMG, but who said she is not financially involved with the company. "That's stealing in order to be competition and replace us."

Suno and Udio pointed to past public statements defending their technology when asked for comment for this story. They filed their initial responses in court on Thursday, denying any copyright violations and arguing that the lawsuits were attempts to stifle smaller competitors. They compared the labels' protests to past industry concerns about synthesizers, drum machines and other innovations replacing human musicians.

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The companies, which have both attracted venture capital funding, have said they bar users from creating songs explicitly mimicking top artists. But the new lawsuits say Suno and Udio can be prompted to reproduce elements of songs by Mariah Carey, James Brown and others and to mimic voices of artists like ABBA and Bruce Springsteen, showing that they misused the labels' catalog of copyrighted recordings to train their systems.

Mitch Glazier, CEO of the music industry trade group the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), said that the lawsuits "document shameless copying of troves of recordings in order to flood the market with cheap imitations and drain away listens and income from real human artists and songwriters." "AI has great promise – but only if it's built on a sound, responsible, licensed footing," Glazier said.

Asked for comment on the cases, Warner Music referred Reuters to the RIAA. Sony and UMG did not respond.

The labels' claims echo allegations by novelists, news outlets, music publishers and others in high-profile copyright lawsuits over chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude that use generative AI to create text.

Those lawsuits are still pending and in their early stages. Both sets of cases pose novel questions for the courts, including whether the law should make exceptions for AI's use of copyrighted material to create something new. The record labels' cases, which could take years to play out, also raise questions unique to their subject matter - music. The interplay of melody, harmony, rhythm and other elements can make it harder to determine when parts of a copyrighted song have been infringed compared to works like written text, said Brian McBrearty, a musicologist who specializes in copyright analysis. "Music has more factors than just the stream of words," McBrearty said.

"It has pitch, and it has rhythm, and it has harmonic context. It's a richer mix of different elements that make it a little bit less straightforward." Some claims in the AI copyright cases could hinge on comparisons between an AI system's output and the material allegedly misused to train it, requiring the kind of analysis that has challenged judges and juries in cases about music. In a 2018 decision that a dissenting judge called "a dangerous precedent," Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lost a case brought by Marvin Gaye's estate over the resemblance of their hit "Blurred Lines" to Gaye's "Got to Give It Up." But artists including Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have since fended off similar complaints over their own songs.

Suno and Udio argued in very similar court filings that their outputs do not infringe copyrights and said U.S. copyright law protects sound recordings that "imitate or simulate" other recorded music."Music copyright has always been a messy universe," said Julie Albert, an intellectual property partner at law firm Baker Botts in New York who is tracking the new cases. And even without that complication, Albert said fast-evolving AI technology is creating new uncertainty at every level of copyright law. WHOSE FAIR USE? The intricacies of music may matter less in the end if, as many expect, the AI cases boil down to a "fair use" defense against infringement claims - another area of U.S. copyright law filled with open questions. Fair use promotes freedom of expression by allowing the unauthorized use of copyright-protected works under certain circumstances, with courts often focusing on whether the new use transforms the original works. Defendants in AI copyright cases have argued that their products make fair use of human creations, and that any court ruling to the contrary would be disastrous for the potentially multi-trillion-dollar AI industry.

Suno and Udio said in their answers to the labels' lawsuits on Thursday that their use of existing recordings to help people create new songs "is a quintessential 'fair use.'

"Fair use could make or break the cases, legal experts said, but no court has yet ruled on the issue in the AI context. Albert said that music-generating AI companies could have a harder time proving fair use compared to chatbot makers, which can summarize and synthesize text in ways that courts may be more likely to consider transformative. Imagine a student using AI to generate a report about the U.S. Civil War that incorporates text from a novel on the subject, she said, compared to someone asking AI to create new music based on existing music.

The student example "certainly feels like a different purpose than logging onto a music-generating tool and saying 'hey, I'd like to make a song that sounds like a top 10 artist,'" Albert said.

"The purpose is pretty similar to what the artist would have had in the first place." A Supreme Court ruling on fair use last year could have an outsized impact on music cases because it focused largely on whether a new use has the same commercial purpose as the original work. This argument is a key part of the Suno and Udio complaints, which said that the companies use the labels' music "for the ultimate purpose of poaching the listeners, fans, and potential licensees of the sound recordings [they] copied." Merritt said she worries technology companies could try to use AI to replace artists like her. If musicians' songs can be extracted for free and used to imitate them, she said, the economics are straightforward. "Robots and AI do not get royalties," she said.

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Country musician Tift Merritt's most popular song on Spotify, "Traveling Alone," is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters to make "an Americana song in the style of Tift Merritt," the artificial intelligence music website Udio instantly generated "Holy Grounds," a ballad with lyrics about "driving old backroads" while "watching the fields and skies shift and sway.

Country musician Tift Merritt's most popular song on Spotify, "Traveling Alone," is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters to make "an Americana song in the style of Tift Merritt," the artificial intelligence music website Udio instantly generated "Holy Grounds," a ballad with lyrics about "driving old backroads" while "watching the fields and skies shift and sway." Merritt, a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, told Reuters that the "imitation" Udio created "doesn't make the cut for any album of mine." "This is a great demonstration of the extent to which this technology is not transformative at all," Merritt said. "It's stealing." Merritt, who is a longtime artists' rights advocate, isn't the only musician sounding alarms. In April, she joined Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and dozens of other artists in an open letter warning that AI-generated music trained on their recordings could "sabotage creativity" and sideline human artists. The big record labels are worried too. Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music sued Udio and another music AI company called Suno in June, marking the music industry's entrance into high-stakes copyright battles over AI-generated content that are just starting to make their way through the courts. "Ingesting massive amounts of creative labor to imitate it is not creative," said Merritt, an independent musician whose first record label is now owned by UMG, but who said she is not financially involved with the company. "That's stealing in order to be competition and replace us." Suno and Udio pointed to past public statements defending their technology when asked for comment for this story. They filed their initial responses in court on Thursday, denying any copyright violations and arguing that the lawsuits were attempts to stifle smaller competitors. They compared the labels' protests to past industry concerns about synthesizers, drum machines and other innovations replacing human musicians. UNCHARTED GROUND The companies, which have both attracted venture capital funding, have said they bar users from creating songs explicitly mimicking top artists. But the new lawsuits say Suno and Udio can be prompted to reproduce elements of songs by Mariah Carey, James Brown and others and to mimic voices of artists like ABBA and Bruce Springsteen, showing that they misused the labels' catalog of copyrighted recordings to train their systems. Mitch Glazier, CEO of the music industry trade group the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), said that the lawsuits "document shameless copying of troves of recordings in order to flood the market with cheap imitations and drain away listens and income from real human artists and songwriters." "AI has great promise – but only if it's built on a sound, responsible, licensed footing," Glazier said. Asked for comment on the cases, Warner Music referred Reuters to the RIAA. Sony and UMG did not respond. The labels' claims echo allegations by novelists, news outlets, music publishers and others in high-profile copyright lawsuits over chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude that use generative AI to create text. Those lawsuits are still pending and in their early stages. Both sets of cases pose novel questions for the courts, including whether the law should make exceptions for AI's use of copyrighted material to create something new. The record labels' cases, which could take years to play out, also raise questions unique to their subject matter - music. The interplay of melody, harmony, rhythm and other elements can make it harder to determine when parts of a copyrighted song have been infringed compared to works like written text, said Brian McBrearty, a musicologist who specializes in copyright analysis. "Music has more factors than just the stream of words," McBrearty said. "It has pitch, and it has rhythm, and it has harmonic context. It's a richer mix of different elements that make it a little bit less straightforward." Some claims in the AI copyright cases could hinge on comparisons between an AI system's output and the material allegedly misused to train it, requiring the kind of analysis that has challenged judges and juries in cases about music. In a 2018 decision that a dissenting judge called "a dangerous precedent," Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lost a case brought by Marvin Gaye's estate over the resemblance of their hit "Blurred Lines" to Gaye's "Got to Give It Up." But artists including Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have since fended off similar complaints over their own songs. Suno and Udio argued in very similar court filings that their outputs do not infringe copyrights and said U.S. copyright law protects sound recordings that "imitate or simulate" other recorded music."Music copyright has always been a messy universe," said Julie Albert, an intellectual property partner at law firm Baker Botts in New York who is tracking the new cases. And even without that complication, Albert said fast-evolving AI technology is creating new uncertainty at every level of copyright law. WHOSE FAIR USE? The intricacies of music may matter less in the end if, as many expect, the AI cases boil down to a "fair use" defense against infringement claims - another area of U.S. copyright law filled with open questions. Fair use promotes freedom of expression by allowing the unauthorized use of copyright-protected works under certain circumstances, with courts often focusing on whether the new use transforms the original works. Defendants in AI copyright cases have argued that their products make fair use of human creations, and that any court ruling to the contrary would be disastrous for the potentially multi-trillion-dollar AI industry. Suno and Udio said in their answers to the labels' lawsuits on Thursday that their use of existing recordings to help people create new songs "is a quintessential 'fair use.' "Fair use could make or break the cases, legal experts said, but no court has yet ruled on the issue in the AI context. Albert said that music-generating AI companies could have a harder time proving fair use compared to chatbot makers, which can summarize and synthesize text in ways that courts may be more likely to consider transformative. Imagine a student using AI to generate a report about the U.S. Civil War that incorporates text from a novel on the subject, she said, compared to someone asking AI to create new music based on existing music. The student example "certainly feels like a different purpose than logging onto a music-generating tool and saying 'hey, I'd like to make a song that sounds like a top 10 artist,'" Albert said. "The purpose is pretty similar to what the artist would have had in the first place." A Supreme Court ruling on fair use last year could have an outsized impact on music cases because it focused largely on whether a new use has the same commercial purpose as the original work. This argument is a key part of the Suno and Udio complaints, which said that the companies use the labels' music "for the ultimate purpose of poaching the listeners, fans, and potential licensees of the sound recordings [they] copied." Merritt said she worries technology companies could try to use AI to replace artists like her. If musicians' songs can be extracted for free and used to imitate them, she said, the economics are straightforward. "Robots and AI do not get royalties," she said. (This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.)

Music labels' AI lawsuits create new copyright puzzle for US courts

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Striking video game voice actors and motion-capture performers held their first picket on Thursday in front of Warner Bros. Games and said artificial intelligence was a threat to their professions.

“The models that they’re using have been trained on our voices without our consent at all, with no compensation,” “Persona 5 Tactica” voice actor and video game strike captain, Leeanna Albanese, told Reuters on the picket line.

Video game voice actors and motion-capture performers called a strike last week over failed labor contract negotiations focused on AI-related protections for workers.

This marks the latest strike in Hollywood after union writers and actors marched on the picket lines last year with AI also being a major concern.

"I think when you remove the human element from any interactive project, whether it be a video game or TV show, an animated series, a movie, and you put AI in replacement for the human element, we can tell! I'm a gamer, I'm a digester of this content," British "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare &amp; Warzone" actor Jeff Leach said.

The decision to strike follows months of negotiations with major videogame companies including Activision Productions, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive, Disney Character Voices and Warner Bros Discovery's WB Games.

However, major video game publishers including Electronic Arts and Take-Two will likely stave off a big hit from the strike due to their in-house studios and the lengthy development cycles for games, analysts have said.

The strike also brings with it a larger call to action across Hollywood as people in the industry advocate for a law that can protect them from AI risks as well.

“There’s not a larger national law to protect us, so the NO FAKES Act is basically legislation with the goal of protecting our identities, protecting our personhood on a national scale as opposed to on a state level,” Albanese said.

The NO FAKES Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress which would make it illegal to make an AI replica of someone’s likeness and voice without their permission, has gained support from the&nbsp;SAG-AFTRA&nbsp;performers union, the Motion Picture Association, The Recording Academy and Disney.

From Grammy-winning artist Taylor Swift to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in the 2024 presidential election, leaders in entertainment and beyond say deep fakes created from AI are a pressing policy matter.

“Everybody in this country needs protection from the abusive use of AI,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director and chief negotiator of&nbsp;SAG-AFTRA&nbsp;told Reuters at the picket line.

Striking video game voice actors and motion-capture performers held their first picket on Thursday in front of Warner Bros. Games and said artificial intelligence was a threat to their professions.

Striking video game voice actors and motion-capture performers held their first picket on Thursday in front of Warner Bros. Games and said artificial intelligence was a threat to their professions. “The models that they’re using have been trained on our voices without our consent at all, with no compensation,” “Persona 5 Tactica” voice actor and video game strike captain, Leeanna Albanese, told Reuters on the picket line. Video game voice actors and motion-capture performers called a strike last week over failed labor contract negotiations focused on AI-related protections for workers. This marks the latest strike in Hollywood after union writers and actors marched on the picket lines last year with AI also being a major concern. "I think when you remove the human element from any interactive project, whether it be a video game or TV show, an animated series, a movie, and you put AI in replacement for the human element, we can tell! I'm a gamer, I'm a digester of this content," British "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone" actor Jeff Leach said. The decision to strike follows months of negotiations with major videogame companies including Activision Productions, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive, Disney Character Voices and Warner Bros Discovery's WB Games. However, major video game publishers including Electronic Arts and Take-Two will likely stave off a big hit from the strike due to their in-house studios and the lengthy development cycles for games, analysts have said. The strike also brings with it a larger call to action across Hollywood as people in the industry advocate for a law that can protect them from AI risks as well. “There’s not a larger national law to protect us, so the NO FAKES Act is basically legislation with the goal of protecting our identities, protecting our personhood on a national scale as opposed to on a state level,” Albanese said. The NO FAKES Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress which would make it illegal to make an AI replica of someone’s likeness and voice without their permission, has gained support from the SAG-AFTRA performers union, the Motion Picture Association, The Recording Academy and Disney. From Grammy-winning artist Taylor Swift to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in the 2024 presidential election, leaders in entertainment and beyond say deep fakes created from AI are a pressing policy matter. “Everybody in this country needs protection from the abusive use of AI,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director and chief negotiator of SAG-AFTRA told Reuters at the picket line.

Hollywood video games actor striking at Warner Bros. studios over AI

Covariant, an AI software developer for industrial robots, recently attracted buyout interest from Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for Amazon and Covariant didn't respond to requests for comment. Founded in 2017, Covariant raised $245 million from investors, including Index Ventures and Radical Ventures, valuing the business at $625 million in a funding round earlier this year, according to PitchBook.

Amazon has been at the forefront of warehouse automation since its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, and it has never stopped seeking ways to improve its logistics. Kiva Systems changed the way Amazon fulfils orders by utilising robots that move around vast warehouses and fetch products to expedite the processing of orders. On its list of customers, Covariant includes online retailer the Otto Group, logistics company Radial, and pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corp., which use the company's software in warehouses, according to its website.

That software could contribute enormously to Amazon, according to former Amazon executive and logistics industry consultant Brittain Ladd. The machine-agnostic nature of Covariant makes it possible to communicate smoothly and manage the robots from all companies in a centralised fashion. 'It's basically a way for Amazon to power all of their automation through one platform,' Ladd explained.

Beyond Kiva robots, Amazon has been looking for other ways to increase its warehouse automation. In December, the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund led an investment of $3.2 million in Instock, another warehouse robotics firm. The company has invested in Agility Robotics Inc. as recently as 2022 and participated in a funding round for the startup Standard Bots back in July.

Covariant was co-founded by the company's CEO, Peter Chen, who at the time was a researcher in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.

The potential acquisition of Covariant shows Amazon's step towards centralising and streamlining its warehouse automation procedures. This acquisition would let Amazon further enhance its efficiency through the sophisticated software that Covariant has developed, much ahead of others in logistics and fulfilment.

Covariant, an AI software developer for industrial robots, recently attracted buyout interest from Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Covariant, an AI software developer for industrial robots, recently attracted buyout interest from Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for Amazon and Covariant didn't respond to requests for comment. Founded in 2017, Covariant raised $245 million from investors, including Index Ventures and Radical Ventures, valuing the business at $625 million in a funding round earlier this year, according to PitchBook. Amazon has been at the forefront of warehouse automation since its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, and it has never stopped seeking ways to improve its logistics. Kiva Systems changed the way Amazon fulfils orders by utilising robots that move around vast warehouses and fetch products to expedite the processing of orders. On its list of customers, Covariant includes online retailer the Otto Group, logistics company Radial, and pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corp., which use the company's software in warehouses, according to its website. That software could contribute enormously to Amazon, according to former Amazon executive and logistics industry consultant Brittain Ladd. The machine-agnostic nature of Covariant makes it possible to communicate smoothly and manage the robots from all companies in a centralised fashion. 'It's basically a way for Amazon to power all of their automation through one platform,' Ladd explained. Beyond Kiva robots, Amazon has been looking for other ways to increase its warehouse automation. In December, the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund led an investment of $3.2 million in Instock, another warehouse robotics firm. The company has invested in Agility Robotics Inc. as recently as 2022 and participated in a funding round for the startup Standard Bots back in July. Covariant was co-founded by the company's CEO, Peter Chen, who at the time was a researcher in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. The potential acquisition of Covariant shows Amazon's step towards centralising and streamlining its warehouse automation procedures. This acquisition would let Amazon further enhance its efficiency through the sophisticated software that Covariant has developed, much ahead of others in logistics and fulfilment.

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Economic growth in trade-dependent Taiwan likely slowed in the second quarter, despite robust exports driven by high demand for AI technology. A report by Reuters expects gross domestic product to have expanded by around 4.8% from a year earlier. The previous quarter's strong performance was bolstered by exports and construction, although domestic consumption remained soft.

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Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department has planned to study the introduction of artificial intelligence to its computer forensic lab - a system that aims to improve efficiency in analysing evidence. It would help the department in tackling crimes linked to digital evidence.&nbsp;

A report by South China Morning Post (SCMP) mentioned that the system can process hours of surveillance camera footage or about 6,000 images within seconds.&nbsp;

As quoted in the report, Wong Wai-kei, who is a senior inspector of the computer forensic lab, said: "In the past, our approach involved a colleague sitting in front of a screen for an hour to watch a one-hour closed-circuit television footage."&nbsp;

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"With the use of an AI system, we only need to input relevant commands, conduct a search, and potentially process the case in just a few seconds," Wong added.&nbsp;

The inspector said that the officials can process a case in a "matter of seconds" after entering several relevant commands for a particular search after the implementation of the AI system.&nbsp;

As quoted in the report, Chiu Kat Wu-lan, who is an acting assistant staff officer in the department, said that it was not immediately clear when customs would incorporate the AI system into its daily operations.&nbsp;

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She said that the customs was "proactively exploring the use of new technologies" in order to better its potential to handle digital evidence and help it combat tech crimes.&nbsp;

Chiu claimed that the rise in cybercrimes has complicated their forensic work. The crimes include the development of smartphone technology and the frequency of infringement actions on auction platforms.&nbsp;

"In the era of big data, the computer forensic laboratory also started to handle cases such as money laundering and smuggling, in addition to infringement and dangerous drugs," Chiu, who specialises in computer forensic and information technology security, said as quoted.&nbsp;

"The amount and complexity of digital data processed by the computer forensic laboratory have skyrocketed, posing a considerable challenge to the laboratory’s work," she added.&nbsp;

Chiu said that the AI system would not replace officers. But is the system reliable? As per the report, Francis Fong Po-kiu, honorary president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, said that the quality of outcomes can't be guaranteed despite the fact that AI is much faster. He added that the department would need to have the knowledge to validate materials generated by AI for better quality.&nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department has planned to study the introduction of artificial intelligence to its computer forensic lab - a system that aims to improve efficiency in analysing evidence.

Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department has planned to study the introduction of artificial intelligence to its computer forensic lab - a system that aims to improve efficiency in analysing evidence. It would help the department in tackling crimes linked to digital evidence. A report by South China Morning Post (SCMP) mentioned that the system can process hours of surveillance camera footage or about 6,000 images within seconds. As quoted in the report, Wong Wai-kei, who is a senior inspector of the computer forensic lab, said: "In the past, our approach involved a colleague sitting in front of a screen for an hour to watch a one-hour closed-circuit television footage." Also real: Venezuelans protest President Maduro's re-election after 'exceptional manipulation' in polls "With the use of an AI system, we only need to input relevant commands, conduct a search, and potentially process the case in just a few seconds," Wong added. The inspector said that the officials can process a case in a "matter of seconds" after entering several relevant commands for a particular search after the implementation of the AI system. As quoted in the report, Chiu Kat Wu-lan, who is an acting assistant staff officer in the department, said that it was not immediately clear when customs would incorporate the AI system into its daily operations. Also read: X suspends ‘White Dudes for Harris’ account; Democrats accuse it of ‘election interference’ She said that the customs was "proactively exploring the use of new technologies" in order to better its potential to handle digital evidence and help it combat tech crimes. Chiu claimed that the rise in cybercrimes has complicated their forensic work. The crimes include the development of smartphone technology and the frequency of infringement actions on auction platforms. "In the era of big data, the computer forensic laboratory also started to handle cases such as money laundering and smuggling, in addition to infringement and dangerous drugs," Chiu, who specialises in computer forensic and information technology security, said as quoted. "The amount and complexity of digital data processed by the computer forensic laboratory have skyrocketed, posing a considerable challenge to the laboratory’s work," she added. Chiu said that the AI system would not replace officers. But is the system reliable? As per the report, Francis Fong Po-kiu, honorary president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, said that the quality of outcomes can't be guaranteed despite the fact that AI is much faster. He added that the department would need to have the knowledge to validate materials generated by AI for better quality. (With inputs from agencies)

Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong to study AI use to tackle digital crimes

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