ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot is back in the headlines. This time a Colombian judge used the chatbot to aid his decision making on a child's insurance case. Are we becoming too dependent on AI for our work? Molly Gambhir reports.

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China’s top search engine company Baidu is reportedly working on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT and may launch it in March.

Baidu plans to roll out AI-powered Chatbot

While the world is still seeking to wrap its heads around the potential impact of Open AI's ChatGPT service, there is soon going to be a new beast in town. A source told Reuters news agency that Chinese multinational tech company, Baidu, Inc is mooting to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service in March. This new service will be similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT.&nbsp;

AI chatbots are nothing new and in fact, are quite common in China. However, all the current chatbots are mostly used for social interaction. However, the new Chat GPT will be more centered around high-level tasks that professionals seek to complete.&nbsp;

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The chatbot will be capable of carrying out programming and essay writing among other tasks.&nbsp;The inaugural avatar of the Chinese AI chatbot will be in the form of a standalone application however, the tech firm plans to cooperate the app into its search engine, as per a person who chose to remain anonymous.&nbsp;

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Baidu is not going to typecast itself in only AI field but is also exploring revenue streams in multiple other fields including cloud services, autonomous driving and chips.&nbsp;

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Tech giants like Microsoft and Google in recent years have been exploring more AI applications that can make cumbersome human tasks easy. According to Reuters' earlier reporting, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has made a $1 billion investment in a San Francisco-based OpenAI.&nbsp;

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While the world is still seeking to wrap its heads around the potential impact of Open AI's ChatGPT service, there is soon going to be a new beast in town. A source told Reuters news agency that Chinese multinational tech company, Baidu, Inc is mooting to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service in March.

While the world is still seeking to wrap its heads around the potential impact of Open AI's ChatGPT service, there is soon going to be a new beast in town. A source told Reuters news agency that Chinese multinational tech company, Baidu, Inc is mooting to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service in March. This new service will be similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. AI chatbots are nothing new and in fact, are quite common in China. However, all the current chatbots are mostly used for social interaction. However, the new Chat GPT will be more centered around high-level tasks that professionals seek to complete. Also Read | 'With a missile, it would only take a minute' Boris Johnson reveals he got threats from Putin The chatbot will be capable of carrying out programming and essay writing among other tasks. The inaugural avatar of the Chinese AI chatbot will be in the form of a standalone application however, the tech firm plans to cooperate the app into its search engine, as per a person who chose to remain anonymous. Also Read | Pakistan bypolls for 33 vacant National Assembly seats in March, Imran to contest on all Baidu is not going to typecast itself in only AI field but is also exploring revenue streams in multiple other fields including cloud services, autonomous driving and chips. Watch | UK: Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Conservative party chief Tech giants like Microsoft and Google in recent years have been exploring more AI applications that can make cumbersome human tasks easy. According to Reuters' earlier reporting, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has made a $1 billion investment in a San Francisco-based OpenAI. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch ChatGPT-like AI bot in March

Artificial Intelligence is doing wonders for humanity. At the same time, it holds the promise of doing much more in the coming years. In one such case, an AI-based software is helping the survivors of the Holocaust to record their memories and share their stories on the day when the world's observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence will create powerful tools that require legal regulation and social norms that have yet to be worked out.

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Has it ever happened to you that you were talking to your friend about some item and the next thing you know your Instagram shows ads for it? Well as spooky as it is, you're not alone. The artificial intelligence in your gadgets are designed to do this, call it for algorithm, better marketing or viewership.

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As the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow and evolve with time, universities across Australia are being forced to change the way they conduct exams and other assessments. This comes amid fears that students are using software to write essays and evade anti-plagiarism software. Therefore, students have been told there will be more “pen and paper” exams this year to ensure that their work is not generated by the software.&nbsp;

However,&nbsp;some industry experts in Canberra have also highlighted the need to embrace the opportunities this technology provides. This comes months after Elon Musk founded San Francisco-based, non-profit research firm OpenAI, which launched its first publicly accessible text generator on any subject in response to a query, ChatGPT.&nbsp;

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Notably, AI software launched in November by the US-based company last year has already been banned in several public schools across New York over concerns of its “negative impact” on learning and potential plagiarism, reported the Guardian.&nbsp;

What prompted Australian universities to take action?

Major institutions across Australia have implemented new rules after students were caught using AI-based ChatGPT and similar technologies to write their academic papers and essays. Additionally, the universities as a part of the aforementioned rules deemed the use of such software as cheating, said a report by the Guardian.&nbsp;

Several media reports indicate that university students in Australia began using AI-based software to finish their essays which were able to evade anti-plagiarism software that most institutes use in order to check the authenticity of students’ academic writing. This prompted the Group of Eight leading universities in the country to develop new strategies to combat the use of AI starting this academic year which includes taking more pen and paper tests, supervised exams, and tests for “units with low integrity risks”.&nbsp;

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What do these universities plan on doing?

Since these instances have come to light, it has sparked concerns and criticism over students using AI programs to write papers who then use submit the work as their own. “Using AI in this way undermines academic integrity and is a significant issue facing all education and training institutions, nationally and internationally,” said a spokesperson for the University of New South Wales, Sydney, as per the Guardian.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Executive, Dr Matthew Brown, of the eight leading research-intensive universities in Australia said that the institutions will revise the way assessments are conducted. He also spoke about how they are tackling the issue through staff training, student education, detection strategies, changing the assessments, and so on, for the upcoming year.&nbsp;

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Institutes like the University of Sydney have deemed the use of AI to generate content as a form of cheating in its latest academic integrity policy. According to their spokesperson, there have been a few instances of cheating but not anything noteworthy and went on to acknowledge the benefits of AI in students’ learning. Therefore, the institute said that it will be a part of the kind of tools we use at work but after it teaches the students how to use it “legitimately.”

Additionally, the Australian National University has also redesigned its assessment design which would rely more on fieldwork and lab activities as well as timed exams and include more oral presentations. Meanwhile, Flinders University, which was also the first one to implement a specific policy against this type of cheating and described maintaining academic integrity in the era of technology as an “ongoing challenge”, as per the Guardian.&nbsp;

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However, even Flinders University, while expressing concern, said that instead of banning such programs their aim is to assist staff as well as students to “use digital tools to support learning,” said their Deputy Vice-chancellor, Romy Lawson.&nbsp;

Integration of AI in academics?

As universities move to figure out how to incorporate AI as a learning tool instead of it being used as a “cheating” one. A professor of artificial intelligence at the UNSW, Toby Walsh,&nbsp;during an interview with&nbsp;the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) said that he actually was quite impressed by the AI-based software’s ability to write essays on any question one might have.&nbsp;

He added, “I think it will be as significant as the introduction of a calculator and how we teach mathematics…and perhaps we are going to look backwards in 10 years and see how we teach and what we teach and how we measure what we’ve taught is going to be different.”&nbsp;

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The UNSW professor also said that with the arrival of more advanced programs in the field, banning the platform would be unrealistic. He added, “It’s an arms race that’s never going to finish, and you’re never going to win.”&nbsp;

Walsh also sees the introduction of AI technology as having a profound effect on the education sector and reiterating the calculator example he questioned, “We don’t want to destroy literacy, but did calculators destroy numeracy?” Similarly, he noted, that teachers also hate marking essays and with suitable AI prompts they can do that and provide feedback which they do not have time or patience to do otherwise.&nbsp;

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As the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow and evolve with time, universities across Australia are being forced to change the way they conduct exams and other assessments. This comes amid fears that students are using software to write essays and evade anti-plagiarism software. Therefore, students have been told there will be more “pen and paper” exams this year to ensure that their work is not generated by the software. However, some industry experts in Canberra have also highlighted the need to embrace the opportunities this technology provides. This comes months after Elon Musk founded San Francisco-based, non-profit research firm OpenAI, which launched its first publicly accessible text generator on any subject in response to a query, ChatGPT. ALSO READ | What is ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that has taken internet by storm? Can it replace humans? Notably, AI software launched in November by the US-based company last year has already been banned in several public schools across New York over concerns of its “negative impact” on learning and potential plagiarism, reported the Guardian. What prompted Australian universities to take action? Major institutions across Australia have implemented new rules after students were caught using AI-based ChatGPT and similar technologies to write their academic papers and essays. Additionally, the universities as a part of the aforementioned rules deemed the use of such software as cheating, said a report by the Guardian. Several media reports indicate that university students in Australia began using AI-based software to finish their essays which were able to evade anti-plagiarism software that most institutes use in order to check the authenticity of students’ academic writing. This prompted the Group of Eight leading universities in the country to develop new strategies to combat the use of AI starting this academic year which includes taking more pen and paper tests, supervised exams, and tests for “units with low integrity risks”. ALSO WATCH | Gravitas: Is AI going to replace your brain? What do these universities plan on doing? Since these instances have come to light, it has sparked concerns and criticism over students using AI programs to write papers who then use submit the work as their own. “Using AI in this way undermines academic integrity and is a significant issue facing all education and training institutions, nationally and internationally,” said a spokesperson for the University of New South Wales, Sydney, as per the Guardian. Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Executive, Dr Matthew Brown, of the eight leading research-intensive universities in Australia said that the institutions will revise the way assessments are conducted. He also spoke about how they are tackling the issue through staff training, student education, detection strategies, changing the assessments, and so on, for the upcoming year. ALSO READ | Open AI’s Point-E turns text prompts into 3D models: Here's what you need to know Institutes like the University of Sydney have deemed the use of AI to generate content as a form of cheating in its latest academic integrity policy. According to their spokesperson, there have been a few instances of cheating but not anything noteworthy and went on to acknowledge the benefits of AI in students’ learning. Therefore, the institute said that it will be a part of the kind of tools we use at work but after it teaches the students how to use it “legitimately.” Additionally, the Australian National University has also redesigned its assessment design which would rely more on fieldwork and lab activities as well as timed exams and include more oral presentations. Meanwhile, Flinders University, which was also the first one to implement a specific policy against this type of cheating and described maintaining academic integrity in the era of technology as an “ongoing challenge”, as per the Guardian. ALSO WATCH | How AI and Automation will impact jobs in the future However, even Flinders University, while expressing concern, said that instead of banning such programs their aim is to assist staff as well as students to “use digital tools to support learning,” said their Deputy Vice-chancellor, Romy Lawson. Integration of AI in academics? As universities move to figure out how to incorporate AI as a learning tool instead of it being used as a “cheating” one. A professor of artificial intelligence at the UNSW, Toby Walsh, during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) said that he actually was quite impressed by the AI-based software’s ability to write essays on any question one might have. He added, “I think it will be as significant as the introduction of a calculator and how we teach mathematics…and perhaps we are going to look backwards in 10 years and see how we teach and what we teach and how we measure what we’ve taught is going to be different.” ALSO READ | In a ‘historic’ first, an AI-powered ‘robot lawyer’ will defend a human in US court The UNSW professor also said that with the arrival of more advanced programs in the field, banning the platform would be unrealistic. He added, “It’s an arms race that’s never going to finish, and you’re never going to win.” Walsh also sees the introduction of AI technology as having a profound effect on the education sector and reiterating the calculator example he questioned, “We don’t want to destroy literacy, but did calculators destroy numeracy?” Similarly, he noted, that teachers also hate marking essays and with suitable AI prompts they can do that and provide feedback which they do not have time or patience to do otherwise. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Microsoft is planning to launch an AI-powered version of its search engine Bing, said a report. The tech giant is going to use ChatGPT, the OpenAI-launched chatbot, The Information reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft can reportedly launch the latest feature before the end of March.&nbsp;

Last year, Microsoft said that it was planning to integrate image-generation software from OpenAI, known as DALL-E 2, into Bing.

There was no immediate reaction&nbsp;from both, OpenAI and Microsoft.

The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI was backed by Microsoft with $1 billion in funding in 2019. The two had formed a multi-year partnership to develop artificial intelligence supercomputing technologies on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service.

OpenAI made its creation ChatGPT chatbot available for free public testing on Nov. 30. The chatbot is a software application designed to mimic human-like conversation based on user prompts and can respond to a large range of questions while imitating human speaking styles.

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Microsoft is planning to launch an AI-powered version of its search engine Bing, said a report. The tech giant is going to use ChatGPT, the OpenAI-launched chatbot, The Information reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft is planning to launch an AI-powered version of its search engine Bing, said a report. The tech giant is going to use ChatGPT, the OpenAI-launched chatbot, The Information reported on Tuesday. Microsoft can reportedly launch the latest feature before the end of March. Last year, Microsoft said that it was planning to integrate image-generation software from OpenAI, known as DALL-E 2, into Bing. There was no immediate reaction from both, OpenAI and Microsoft. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI was backed by Microsoft with $1 billion in funding in 2019. The two had formed a multi-year partnership to develop artificial intelligence supercomputing technologies on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service. OpenAI made its creation ChatGPT chatbot available for free public testing on Nov. 30. The chatbot is a software application designed to mimic human-like conversation based on user prompts and can respond to a large range of questions while imitating human speaking styles. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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Amid the thousands of images created by using Artificial Intelligence making rounds on social media, recently, an artist named Madhav Kohli has also taken to Twitter to share portraits of what men and women from different Indian states would 'stereotypically'&nbsp;look like.&nbsp;

The artist has also shared the definition of a “stereotype” after facing some criticism about certain images.&nbsp;

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The two Twitter threads each consisting of at least 30 images each showing men and women from states including, Delhi,&nbsp;Goa, Maharashtra,&nbsp;West Bengal,&nbsp;Kerala, and so on,&nbsp;were created by an AI-powered tool ‘midjourney’, which generates images using prompts entered by the user.&nbsp;

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The first set of images posted on Tuesday (December 27) depicting, “Indian men created using stereotypes and AI” beginning with Delhi, has since garnered thousands of views and likes on the microblogging platform.&nbsp;

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Subsequently, the artist on Thursday and Friday also took to Twitter to post the second set of AI-generated images with the caption, “Indian women, made using stereotypical descriptions and AI.”

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In this thread, the artist has used stereotypical features associated with women from different states to create images. This is what some of them looked like:&nbsp;

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The artist has also indicated that he will be creating a third Twitter thread&nbsp;on “other anomalies.” Kohli later explained, “There will be one last thread for stereotypes tomorrow and then we're done. This will not be based on regionality but instead on anomalies, characteristics, and motives. A lot more interesting, a lot less infuriating.”&nbsp; 
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Amid the thousands of images created by using Artificial Intelligence making rounds on social media, recently, an artist named Madhav Kohli has also taken to Twitter to share portraits of what men and women from different Indian states would 'stereotypically' look like.

Amid the thousands of images created by using Artificial Intelligence making rounds on social media, recently, an artist named Madhav Kohli has also taken to Twitter to share portraits of what men and women from different Indian states would 'stereotypically' look like. The artist has also shared the definition of a “stereotype” after facing some criticism about certain images. pic.twitter.com/S2mtpT7ehG — Madhav Kohli (@mvdhav) December 28, 2022 × The two Twitter threads each consisting of at least 30 images each showing men and women from states including, Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, and so on, were created by an AI-powered tool ‘midjourney’, which generates images using prompts entered by the user. ALSO READ | Explained: What is Lensa AI and should we be concerned about it? The first set of images posted on Tuesday (December 27) depicting, “Indian men created using stereotypes and AI” beginning with Delhi, has since garnered thousands of views and likes on the microblogging platform. Indian men created using Stereotypes and ai First, Delhi pic.twitter.com/BVoa4GRSBt — Madhav Kohli (@mvdhav) December 27, 2022 × Subsequently, the artist on Thursday and Friday also took to Twitter to post the second set of AI-generated images with the caption, “Indian women, made using stereotypical descriptions and AI.” ALSO READ | Open AI’s Point-E turns text prompts into 3D models: Here's what you need to know In this thread, the artist has used stereotypical features associated with women from different states to create images. This is what some of them looked like: Indian women, made using stereotypical descriptions and ai. First, Delhi pic.twitter.com/MAHTWg992g — Madhav Kohli (@mvdhav) December 29, 2022 × The artist has also indicated that he will be creating a third Twitter thread on “other anomalies.” Kohli later explained, “There will be one last thread for stereotypes tomorrow and then we're done. This will not be based on regionality but instead on anomalies, characteristics, and motives. A lot more interesting, a lot less infuriating.” WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

AI-generated images depicting Indian men, women from different states go viral on Twitter

A non-profit, artificial intelligence (AI) research company, OpenAI which is also behind creating text-to-image generator, DALL-E and AI-powered ChatGPT chatbot has announced major changes in its 3D rendering which has led to Point-E. The machine learning system creates a 3D object based on a text prompt.&nbsp;

According to a paper, published by the company, Point-E uses just one single Nvidia V100 GPU to process images and complete generating them in minutes which would typically take hours and require multiple GPUs. While there are not actually 3D models as they do not capture the texture and detail of what is entered it does so by using Point Clouds, which are sets of data points in space that represent a 3D shape.&nbsp;

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The upside of using Point Clouds is that they require significantly less computational power, since the name Point-E where the ‘E’ stands for “efficiency”. Therefore, while the accuracy is a key limitation of the AI-powered tool, the speed is note worthy.&nbsp;

However, in order to overcome this the team trained two AI models to convert the point clouds into 3D meshes. According to TechCrunch, these Meshes are, “the collections of vertices, edges and faces that define an object – are commonly used in 3D modelling and design.” This might lead to some bulky or distorted shapes, the paper noted.&nbsp;

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The two AI model utilises a text-to-image and image-to-3D approach after which the first tool creates a rendered object that best fits the data entered. Subsequently, the image-to-3D model, which is already programmed with a set of images paired with 3D objects learns to effectively translate between the two, creating a Point Cloud based on them and converting it into a Mesh.

“While our method still falls short of the state-of-the-art in terms of sample quality, it is one to two orders of magnitude faster to sample from, offering a practical trade-off for some use cases,” said the paper. It added, “This could make it more practical for certain applications, or could allow for the discovery of the higher-quality 3D object.”&nbsp;

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While OpenAI’s Point-E is the latest to opt for the growing trend of AI-generated 3D objects it certainly isn’t the only one. Earlier this year, Alphabet Inc’s <a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/google-working-on-ai-capable-of-reading-doctors-handwriting-on-prescriptions-544557">Google</a> released Dream Fusion, which was an expanded version of its predecessor Dream Fields released a year prior.&nbsp;

However, unlike Dream Fields, DreamFusion could generate 3D representations of objects without 3D data. Reports suggest that the efficiency of Point-E beats Dream Fusions which requires a lot of time as well as GPUs to produce the images.&nbsp;

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A non-profit, artificial intelligence (AI) research company, OpenAI which is also behind creating text-to-image generator, DALL-E and AI-powered ChatGPT chatbot has announced major changes in its 3D rendering which has led to Point-E.

A non-profit, artificial intelligence (AI) research company, OpenAI which is also behind creating text-to-image generator, DALL-E and AI-powered ChatGPT chatbot has announced major changes in its 3D rendering which has led to Point-E. The machine learning system creates a 3D object based on a text prompt. According to a paper, published by the company, Point-E uses just one single Nvidia V100 GPU to process images and complete generating them in minutes which would typically take hours and require multiple GPUs. While there are not actually 3D models as they do not capture the texture and detail of what is entered it does so by using Point Clouds, which are sets of data points in space that represent a 3D shape. ALSO READ | Explained: What is Lensa AI and should we be concerned about it? The upside of using Point Clouds is that they require significantly less computational power, since the name Point-E where the ‘E’ stands for “efficiency”. Therefore, while the accuracy is a key limitation of the AI-powered tool, the speed is note worthy. However, in order to overcome this the team trained two AI models to convert the point clouds into 3D meshes. According to TechCrunch, these Meshes are, “the collections of vertices, edges and faces that define an object – are commonly used in 3D modelling and design.” This might lead to some bulky or distorted shapes, the paper noted. ALSO WATCH | WION Fineprint | AI that can detect gun violence? The two AI model utilises a text-to-image and image-to-3D approach after which the first tool creates a rendered object that best fits the data entered. Subsequently, the image-to-3D model, which is already programmed with a set of images paired with 3D objects learns to effectively translate between the two, creating a Point Cloud based on them and converting it into a Mesh. “While our method still falls short of the state-of-the-art in terms of sample quality, it is one to two orders of magnitude faster to sample from, offering a practical trade-off for some use cases,” said the paper. It added, “This could make it more practical for certain applications, or could allow for the discovery of the higher-quality 3D object.” ALSO READ | What is ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that has taken internet by storm? Can it replace humans? While OpenAI’s Point-E is the latest to opt for the growing trend of AI-generated 3D objects it certainly isn’t the only one. Earlier this year, Alphabet Inc’s Google released Dream Fusion, which was an expanded version of its predecessor Dream Fields released a year prior. However, unlike Dream Fields, DreamFusion could generate 3D representations of objects without 3D data. Reports suggest that the efficiency of Point-E beats Dream Fusions which requires a lot of time as well as GPUs to produce the images. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The lawyer of MEP Eva Kaili on Wednesday claimed her innocence in the Qatargate corruption case that has shaken the European Parliament.

Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal

Researchers in Israel have come up with an artificial intelligence tool capable of analysing ECG tests and predicting heart failure with an unprecedented accuracy rate.

According to the Times of Israel, the technology is currently being used for patients who suffer from myositis — a condition which significantly increase the risk of heart failure.

The AI model was updated by feeding the data from ECG scans and medical records of 89 patients suffering from myositis between 2000 and 2020. The report claimed that the AI can understand subtle patterns in the ECGs and predict possible heart failures well ahead of time.

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Dr Shahar Shelly of Rambam Healthcare Campus, the head of the research behind the tool, told Times of Israel that this was the first AI which was built only for the patients.

“We are running ECG tests through the AI model, which sees details that doctors can’t normally detect and then predicts who is at risk of heart failure,” said Shelly.

“Given that it’s these cardiac dysfunctions that often end up killing people, this can save lives.”

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The study was conducted by Shelly and his team along with the researchers of the Cardiology Department at the prestigious US-based Mayo Clinic Medical Center.

“Further down the road, the use of this model will allow the provision of appropriate treatments at an early stage, even before the deterioration of the patients’ medical condition,” he said.

“We are talking here about preventing serious illness and even deaths.”

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Researchers in Israel have come up with an artificial intelligence tool capable of analysing ECG tests and predicting heart failure with an unprecedented accuracy rate.

Researchers in Israel have come up with an artificial intelligence tool capable of analysing ECG tests and predicting heart failure with an unprecedented accuracy rate. According to the Times of Israel, the technology is currently being used for patients who suffer from myositis — a condition which significantly increase the risk of heart failure. The AI model was updated by feeding the data from ECG scans and medical records of 89 patients suffering from myositis between 2000 and 2020. The report claimed that the AI can understand subtle patterns in the ECGs and predict possible heart failures well ahead of time. Also read | UK nurses begin unprecedented day-long strike, govt mulls law banning walkouts Dr Shahar Shelly of Rambam Healthcare Campus, the head of the research behind the tool, told Times of Israel that this was the first AI which was built only for the patients. “We are running ECG tests through the AI model, which sees details that doctors can’t normally detect and then predicts who is at risk of heart failure,” said Shelly. “Given that it’s these cardiac dysfunctions that often end up killing people, this can save lives.” Also read | EU corruption scandal: Police shares pictures of bags of cash found in raids The study was conducted by Shelly and his team along with the researchers of the Cardiology Department at the prestigious US-based Mayo Clinic Medical Center. “Further down the road, the use of this model will allow the provision of appropriate treatments at an early stage, even before the deterioration of the patients’ medical condition,” he said. “We are talking here about preventing serious illness and even deaths.”

AI tool developed in Israel can predict heart failure weeks in advance

Smart speakers are certainly a boon. They help us navigate technology with ease, act&nbsp;as a home assistant and turn&nbsp;out as a friend in lonely times.&nbsp;

New research from Ofcom has revealed that these smart devices can help users feel less lonely and also help disabled people feel more independent.

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The UK Office of communications or Ofcom did an in-depth survey involving 100 smart speaker owners and 15 non-owners. They found that a large number of survey participants reported that the speakers acted as a "companion" with whom they can talk.

"Some described their speaker as being like a companion, particularly if they lived alone. They felt it was good for combatting loneliness and liked the fact they could talk to their speakers," said Ofcom on its website.

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The organisation found that during the pandemic, smart speaker ownership in the UK&nbsp; households doubled from 22 per cent in 2020 to 39 per cent in 2022.

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A key finding is that these speakers helped disabled people be more independent. Users reported that the device had a significant impact on their lives, giving them a greater sense of independence and "helping them manage – and even improve – their conditions and abilities."

"It really is the difference between maintaining independence around the house... my carers don’t have to keep getting up every five minutes. Like this evening, I was able to just ask it to put these lights on. Years ago, before I had that facility... I would have had to ask people to do things manually," said one such user.

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However, on the flip side people who don't own the smart devices said that they view smart speakers as a luxury or they just didn't understand the point of owning one. A few were even worried about being spied on, as many controversy theories claim these devices can "listen in".

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Smart speakers are certainly a boon. They help us navigate technology with ease, act as a home assistant and turn out as a friend in lonely times. New research from Ofcom has revealed that these smart devices can help users feel less lonely and also help disabled people feel more independent.

Smart speakers are certainly a boon. They help us navigate technology with ease, act as a home assistant and turn out as a friend in lonely times. New research from Ofcom has revealed that these smart devices can help users feel less lonely and also help disabled people feel more independent. Watch | Alexa for Animals: Tech is helping humans understand the animal kingdom The UK Office of communications or Ofcom did an in-depth survey involving 100 smart speaker owners and 15 non-owners. They found that a large number of survey participants reported that the speakers acted as a "companion" with whom they can talk. "Some described their speaker as being like a companion, particularly if they lived alone. They felt it was good for combatting loneliness and liked the fact they could talk to their speakers," said Ofcom on its website. “Alexa, will it be a white Christmas?” Our new research looked at how people feel about smart speakers. They told us smart speakers help them... 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Combat loneliness 👂 Find new radio stations 🔔 Get instant news Read more here 🔽https://t.co/CKJC8M70MG — Ofcom (@Ofcom) December 13, 2022 × The organisation found that during the pandemic, smart speaker ownership in the UK households doubled from 22 per cent in 2020 to 39 per cent in 2022. Also read | Amazon’s Alexa may soon mimic anyone’s voice to ‘make memories last’ A key finding is that these speakers helped disabled people be more independent. Users reported that the device had a significant impact on their lives, giving them a greater sense of independence and "helping them manage – and even improve – their conditions and abilities." "It really is the difference between maintaining independence around the house... my carers don’t have to keep getting up every five minutes. Like this evening, I was able to just ask it to put these lights on. Years ago, before I had that facility... I would have had to ask people to do things manually," said one such user. Also read | Girl sharing name with Amazon's 'Alexa' faces teasing, parents change her name However, on the flip side people who don't own the smart devices said that they view smart speakers as a luxury or they just didn't understand the point of owning one. A few were even worried about being spied on, as many controversy theories claim these devices can "listen in". WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The artificial intelligence application Lensa-AI has been generating pictures and controversies. It has been accused of sexualising pictures and stealing artwork from artists online.

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Over the past week or so, if you have seen your social media being flooded with pictures of your friends being turned into vibrant artwork, you are not alone. The app behind these "magic avatars" is the artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing app called Lensa AI. Meanwhile, many have raised concerns about digital privacy, in the addition to the actual price you will pay for these portraits.&nbsp;

What is Lensa AI and how does it work?

The United States-based company, Prisma Labs, created the Lensa AI, which has been around for almost four years and uses artificial intelligence to generate “Magic Avatars” of one's images including it being re-imagined as, anime characters or celestial beings. The app available for users on iPhone and Android lets the user upload an image and then turns them into an avatar.&nbsp;

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The app uses a technology called stable diffusion which is essentially where the AI, trained with billions of images and mixes them together to create new ones. Notably, the current app is able to produce more impressive and varied results than its predecessor which went viral back in 2016 for&nbsp;creating&nbsp;images taken by the smartphone into paintings.&nbsp;

According to a report by Sensor Tower, over four million people across the world have downloaded the app in the first five days of this month and spent nearly $8 million creating different avatars of themselves. While some filters are free there are some others which fall under the “premium” category.&nbsp;

Once uploaded, the user can select a category for the type of image and filter they want for their selfie and in about half an hour one can see what they would look like as an anime character or as an animated version of themselves against different backgrounds. The app offers a one-week free trial with limited filters after which the users can opt for a year-long subscription to the app which costs $35.99.&nbsp;

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However, in addition to the subscription fee, people also need to pay to generate these “magical avatars” where one can get 50 avatars for $3.99, 100 for $5.99, or 200 for $7.99. Notably, these prices have increased over the week seemingly due to the rise in the popularity of the app. Lensa AI can be used to edit photos like retouching the skin or blurring backgrounds, and also can be used to edit videos.&nbsp; 
 
What are some of the concerns raised about the app?

Since the app has gained popularity, it has also been subjected to greater scrutiny about issues ranging from the terms of service and privacy-related concerns to&nbsp;the platform being used to generate non-consensual NSFW images.&nbsp; 
 
AI can be tricked into creating NSFW images

A report by TechCrunch outlines how it was “way too easy” to use the platform to “generate non-consensual soft porn”. The small experiment by the tech website used two sets of images, on one hand, they had 15 photos of a well-known actor and on the other, “based on the same 15 photos, but with an additional set of five photos added of the same actor’s face, Photoshopped onto topless models.”&nbsp; 
 
The avatars shown after using the first set of images were what Lensa would typically create, however, with images of the second set “AI takes those Photoshopped images as permission to go wild, and it appears it disables an NSFW filter,” said the report. It added that out of the 100-image set at least 11 were “topless photos of higher quality” than the poorly edited topless photos which were given to the AI as a reference.&nbsp;

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Therefore, highlights the repercussions of what the report describes as an “ethical nightmare”, given that it can create, “near-photorealistic AI-generated art images by the hundreds without any tools other than a smartphone, an app and a few dollars.” Furthermore, a person should not be able to create problematic images with just a handful of another person’s pictures.&nbsp;

Reportedly, AI art generators are already creating thousands of pornographic images including the unfettered proliferation of other so-called “deepfake” platforms that present governments and other institutions with an unprecedented and significant problem. However, once the findings of this report were submitted to the company, Prisma Lab’s CEO and co-founder Andrey Usoltsev told TechCrunch that it is a breach of their terms of use.&nbsp; 
 
“The way (TechCrunch’s) experiment was structured points out that such creations can’t be produced accidentally. The images are the result of intentional misconduct on the app,” said the CEO in an emailed statement. It added that the generation and distribution of such content may incur legal actions as both the US and UK have an act which makes “an act of sharing of explicit content and imagery generated without consent as a crime.”&nbsp; 
 
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Over-sexualised&nbsp;avatars created for some female users

Similar to an experiment done by TechCrunch, when the author of a report by CNN, Zoe Sottile, used Lensa, said that even though all the images she uploaded were “fully-clothed and mostly close-ups of my face”, the app created avatars with “implied or actual nudity.”

However, she was not the only one, Olivia Snow, a research fellow at UCLA's centre for critical internet inquiry, also told CNN that the app returned nude images in her likeness even when she submitted pictures of herself as a child. Snow also spoke about how the app could be used for “revenge porn” and these incidents are a sign of a “complete lack of content moderation” on such apps.&nbsp;

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Meanwhile, some Black users said that the app makes their images “whitewashed” or paler in comparison to their actual skin tone, said the report. However, some women have reportedly also pointed out how Lensa is creating avatars with noticeably larger breasts which could be attributed to the AI taking cues from anime where this imagery is common, said a report by the Indian Express.&nbsp;

Furthermore, a writer and fat rights activist, Aubrey Gordon, took to her Instagram and posted 10 Lensa-generated images which she said made her look thinner than actually is. “Lensa is really working overtime to make AI me into a thin person, despite some truly glorious double chin source material”, she said in the caption.&nbsp;

Why are the artists upset?

Since the app uses Stable Diffusion which is a deep-learning model artists are unable to opt-in or opt-out of their work being used as a part of Lensa’s data set to train its AI algorithm. Some have even taken to social media and pointed out that several Lensa-generated images have their signatures on the images which the artists did not consent to.&nbsp;

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However, Prisma Labs has since taken to Twitter to explain the AI’s process and argued, “The AI learns to recognize the connections between the images and their descriptions, not the artworks. This way the model develops operational principles that can be applied to content generation. Hence the outputs can't be described as exact replicas of any particular artwork.”&nbsp;

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It added, “As cinema didn't kill theater and accounting software hasn't eradicated the profession, AI won't replace artists but can become a great assisting tool.”&nbsp;

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Several reports have also raised concerns about the company’s privacy policy, which indicates that the images uploaded by a user will be used to train Lensa’s algorithms further. Therefore, in this case, you are not only actually paying for the app, but you are also paying with your data to improve the app’s technology.&nbsp;

This is also a reminder to always read the terms and conditions because by agreeing to terms of service you are granting Prisma labs, “a perpetual, revocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works from and transfer your User Content, without any additional compensation to you and always subject to your additional explicit consent for such use where required by applicable law and as stated in our Privacy Policy.”&nbsp;

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They are also explicit about utilising the user data to teach its AI as another part of the terms of service states, “We use your photos and videos to train our algorithms to perform better and show you better results. We have a legitimate interest to do so, and we do our best to minimise the data that we receive and not to override the rights and freedoms of the users in this regard.”&nbsp;

However, the CEO and co-founder of Prisma Labs has told WIRED that it is working to update its privacy policy and said, “Lensa uses a copy of the Stable Diffusion model and teaches it to recognize the face on the uploaded images in each particular case. This means there is a separate model for each individual user. The user’s photos are deleted from our servers as soon as the avatars are generated. The servers are located in the US.”

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However, the report also said that any user can opt out of that data collection by contacting the company at privacy@lensa-ai.com and if you are still concerned about the app collecting your data, delete the app afterwards and, “Control the settings, delete after use, and exercise any and all rights that they offer you,” said Ben Winters, an expert on the AI and human rights projects to the WIRED.&nbsp; 
 
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Over the past week or so, if you have seen your social media being flooded with pictures of your friends being turned into vibrant artwork, you are not alone. The app behind these "magic avatars" is the artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing app called Lensa AI.

Over the past week or so, if you have seen your social media being flooded with pictures of your friends being turned into vibrant artwork, you are not alone. The app behind these "magic avatars" is the artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing app called Lensa AI. Meanwhile, many have raised concerns about digital privacy, in the addition to the actual price you will pay for these portraits. What is Lensa AI and how does it work? The United States-based company, Prisma Labs, created the Lensa AI, which has been around for almost four years and uses artificial intelligence to generate “Magic Avatars” of one's images including it being re-imagined as, anime characters or celestial beings. The app available for users on iPhone and Android lets the user upload an image and then turns them into an avatar. ALSO READ | Musk says Twitter working on software update that will let users know if they are ‘shadow-banned’ The app uses a technology called stable diffusion which is essentially where the AI, trained with billions of images and mixes them together to create new ones. Notably, the current app is able to produce more impressive and varied results than its predecessor which went viral back in 2016 for creating images taken by the smartphone into paintings. According to a report by Sensor Tower, over four million people across the world have downloaded the app in the first five days of this month and spent nearly $8 million creating different avatars of themselves. While some filters are free there are some others which fall under the “premium” category. Once uploaded, the user can select a category for the type of image and filter they want for their selfie and in about half an hour one can see what they would look like as an anime character or as an animated version of themselves against different backgrounds. The app offers a one-week free trial with limited filters after which the users can opt for a year-long subscription to the app which costs $35.99. ALSO READ | Science fiction becomes real! Researchers simulate a 'baby' wormhole However, in addition to the subscription fee, people also need to pay to generate these “magical avatars” where one can get 50 avatars for $3.99, 100 for $5.99, or 200 for $7.99. Notably, these prices have increased over the week seemingly due to the rise in the popularity of the app. Lensa AI can be used to edit photos like retouching the skin or blurring backgrounds, and also can be used to edit videos. What are some of the concerns raised about the app? Since the app has gained popularity, it has also been subjected to greater scrutiny about issues ranging from the terms of service and privacy-related concerns to the platform being used to generate non-consensual NSFW images. AI can be tricked into creating NSFW images A report by TechCrunch outlines how it was “way too easy” to use the platform to “generate non-consensual soft porn”. The small experiment by the tech website used two sets of images, on one hand, they had 15 photos of a well-known actor and on the other, “based on the same 15 photos, but with an additional set of five photos added of the same actor’s face, Photoshopped onto topless models.” The avatars shown after using the first set of images were what Lensa would typically create, however, with images of the second set “AI takes those Photoshopped images as permission to go wild, and it appears it disables an NSFW filter,” said the report. It added that out of the 100-image set at least 11 were “topless photos of higher quality” than the poorly edited topless photos which were given to the AI as a reference. ALSO READ | Is it true? Google techie claims AI chatbot can think like a human being, gets placed on leave Therefore, highlights the repercussions of what the report describes as an “ethical nightmare”, given that it can create, “near-photorealistic AI-generated art images by the hundreds without any tools other than a smartphone, an app and a few dollars.” Furthermore, a person should not be able to create problematic images with just a handful of another person’s pictures. Reportedly, AI art generators are already creating thousands of pornographic images including the unfettered proliferation of other so-called “deepfake” platforms that present governments and other institutions with an unprecedented and significant problem. However, once the findings of this report were submitted to the company, Prisma Lab’s CEO and co-founder Andrey Usoltsev told TechCrunch that it is a breach of their terms of use. “The way (TechCrunch’s) experiment was structured points out that such creations can’t be produced accidentally. The images are the result of intentional misconduct on the app,” said the CEO in an emailed statement. It added that the generation and distribution of such content may incur legal actions as both the US and UK have an act which makes “an act of sharing of explicit content and imagery generated without consent as a crime.” ALSO READ | Chinese students invent ‘invisibility cloak’ that hides humans from security cameras Over-sexualised avatars created for some female users Similar to an experiment done by TechCrunch, when the author of a report by CNN, Zoe Sottile, used Lensa, said that even though all the images she uploaded were “fully-clothed and mostly close-ups of my face”, the app created avatars with “implied or actual nudity.” However, she was not the only one, Olivia Snow, a research fellow at UCLA's centre for critical internet inquiry, also told CNN that the app returned nude images in her likeness even when she submitted pictures of herself as a child. Snow also spoke about how the app could be used for “revenge porn” and these incidents are a sign of a “complete lack of content moderation” on such apps. ALSO WATCH | Do robots have feelings? Google engineer says its AI 'Sentient' Meanwhile, some Black users said that the app makes their images “whitewashed” or paler in comparison to their actual skin tone, said the report. However, some women have reportedly also pointed out how Lensa is creating avatars with noticeably larger breasts which could be attributed to the AI taking cues from anime where this imagery is common, said a report by the Indian Express. Furthermore, a writer and fat rights activist, Aubrey Gordon, took to her Instagram and posted 10 Lensa-generated images which she said made her look thinner than actually is. “Lensa is really working overtime to make AI me into a thin person, despite some truly glorious double chin source material”, she said in the caption. Why are the artists upset? Since the app uses Stable Diffusion which is a deep-learning model artists are unable to opt-in or opt-out of their work being used as a part of Lensa’s data set to train its AI algorithm. Some have even taken to social media and pointed out that several Lensa-generated images have their signatures on the images which the artists did not consent to. ALSO READ | What is ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that has taken internet by storm? Can it replace humans? However, Prisma Labs has since taken to Twitter to explain the AI’s process and argued, “The AI learns to recognize the connections between the images and their descriptions, not the artworks. This way the model develops operational principles that can be applied to content generation. Hence the outputs can't be described as exact replicas of any particular artwork.” Seeing plenty of thoughts online about the future of digital art in connection with AI generations, we decided to share some information on how AI generates images and why it will not replace digital artists. 🧵🧵🧵 — Prisma Labs (@PrismaAI) December 6, 2022 × It added, “As cinema didn't kill theater and accounting software hasn't eradicated the profession, AI won't replace artists but can become a great assisting tool.” Security concerns Several reports have also raised concerns about the company’s privacy policy, which indicates that the images uploaded by a user will be used to train Lensa’s algorithms further. Therefore, in this case, you are not only actually paying for the app, but you are also paying with your data to improve the app’s technology. This is also a reminder to always read the terms and conditions because by agreeing to terms of service you are granting Prisma labs, “a perpetual, revocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works from and transfer your User Content, without any additional compensation to you and always subject to your additional explicit consent for such use where required by applicable law and as stated in our Privacy Policy.” ALSO READ | Google Chrome introduces passwordless authentication. Here's how it works They are also explicit about utilising the user data to teach its AI as another part of the terms of service states, “We use your photos and videos to train our algorithms to perform better and show you better results. We have a legitimate interest to do so, and we do our best to minimise the data that we receive and not to override the rights and freedoms of the users in this regard.” However, the CEO and co-founder of Prisma Labs has told WIRED that it is working to update its privacy policy and said, “Lensa uses a copy of the Stable Diffusion model and teaches it to recognize the face on the uploaded images in each particular case. This means there is a separate model for each individual user. The user’s photos are deleted from our servers as soon as the avatars are generated. The servers are located in the US.” ALSO WATCH | WION Fineprint | The most common passwords of 2022 However, the report also said that any user can opt out of that data collection by contacting the company at privacy@lensa-ai.com and if you are still concerned about the app collecting your data, delete the app afterwards and, “Control the settings, delete after use, and exercise any and all rights that they offer you,” said Ben Winters, an expert on the AI and human rights projects to the WIRED. (With inputs from agencies)

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Humanoid AI-DA appeared before the upper house of the UK parliament for a discussion about the relationship between artificial intelligence, robots, and the arts.

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According to a new world’s largest study of its kind, an artificial intelligence tool can scan eyes and accurately predict a person’s risk of “silent killer” heart diseases, in less than a minute. The research was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology and can have significant implications like carrying out cardiovascular screening without the need for blood tests or checking the blood pressure level.&nbsp;

This breakthrough can let doctors, and healthcare workers, including ophthalmologists, examine the risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular death and stroke in any patient. According to researchers, this was achieved by AI-enabled imaging of the retina in the eye to see the veins and arteries inside it. &nbsp;

“This AI tool could let someone know in 60 seconds or less their level of risk,” said the study’s lead author, professor Alicja Rudnicka to the Guardian. According to her, if someone knew their risk of cardiovascular disease, timely intervention with prescribed statins and others could not only improve cardiovascular health but also save lives.&nbsp;

The fully automated AI-enabled tool named Quartz, reportedly, accesses the potential of retinal vasculature imaging and known risk factors which enable it to predict cardiovascular health as well as potential risks, said the study. The tool was used to scan at least 88,052 images of 40 to 69-year-olds from UK Biobank participants.&nbsp; 
 
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According to reports, the scientists specifically looked at aspects like the width, vessel area and degree of curvature of the arteries and veins in the retina. This data enabled them to develop prediction models for heart attack, stroke and death from circulatory disease.&nbsp;

Furthermore, this model was applied to retinal images of 7,411 participants of the European prospective investigation into cancer (Epic)-Norfolk study who were between the ages of 48 to 92, said the report. All the participants’ health was tracked for at least seven to nine years.&nbsp;

The research also showed that in men, the width, curvature and width variation of veins and arteries in the retinas were important predictors of death due to circulatory disease. On the other hand, in women, the artery area and width as well as the vein curviness and width variation were important predictors.&nbsp;

Over the years, various studies have shown that cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, heart failure and stroke, are some of the leading causes of health issues and death across the world. Furthermore, while there are tests that can predict the risk they are not always accurate with their estimations of who will in the future develop or die of heart disease. 
 
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According to a new world’s largest study of its kind, an artificial intelligence tool can scan eyes and accurately predict a person’s risk of “silent killer” heart diseases, in less than a minute. The research was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology and can have significant implications like carrying out cardiovascular screening without the need for blood tests or checking the blood pressure level. This breakthrough can let doctors, and healthcare workers, including ophthalmologists, examine the risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular death and stroke in any patient. According to researchers, this was achieved by AI-enabled imaging of the retina in the eye to see the veins and arteries inside it. “This AI tool could let someone know in 60 seconds or less their level of risk,” said the study’s lead author, professor Alicja Rudnicka to the Guardian. According to her, if someone knew their risk of cardiovascular disease, timely intervention with prescribed statins and others could not only improve cardiovascular health but also save lives. The fully automated AI-enabled tool named Quartz, reportedly, accesses the potential of retinal vasculature imaging and known risk factors which enable it to predict cardiovascular health as well as potential risks, said the study. The tool was used to scan at least 88,052 images of 40 to 69-year-olds from UK Biobank participants. ALSO READ: New study alarmingly finds toxic air particles in lungs and brains of unborn babies According to reports, the scientists specifically looked at aspects like the width, vessel area and degree of curvature of the arteries and veins in the retina. This data enabled them to develop prediction models for heart attack, stroke and death from circulatory disease. Furthermore, this model was applied to retinal images of 7,411 participants of the European prospective investigation into cancer (Epic)-Norfolk study who were between the ages of 48 to 92, said the report. All the participants’ health was tracked for at least seven to nine years. The research also showed that in men, the width, curvature and width variation of veins and arteries in the retinas were important predictors of death due to circulatory disease. On the other hand, in women, the artery area and width as well as the vein curviness and width variation were important predictors. Over the years, various studies have shown that cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, heart failure and stroke, are some of the leading causes of health issues and death across the world. Furthermore, while there are tests that can predict the risk they are not always accurate with their estimations of who will in the future develop or die of heart disease. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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As the use of automation in sectors like education, healthcare, and employment witnesses an increase, the White House on Tuesday proposed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights.

The proposed bill is non-binding and suggests practices that developers and users of AI should voluntarily follow so that technology doesn't unfairly put humans in a disadvantageous position.

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It says that all Americans must be protected from unsafe or ineffective systems, discrimination by algorithms, and abusive data collection.

This comes as incidents of algorithms not prioritizing the needs of black patients and those of facial recognition displaying an unfair bias towards darker skin tones came to light.

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"These technologies are causing real harms in the lives of Americans, harms that run counter to our core democratic values, including the fundamental right to privacy, freedom from discrimination and our basic dignity," said one senior administrator while talking to Reuters.

As per the proposed bill, people are entitled to notice and explanation concerning the AI programs they might encounter.&nbsp;

It also asks companies and other stakeholders including government agencies using AI to conduct significant testing and oversight, and publicise results for stakeholders to understand what a "reasonable starting point is" for taking action on issues, said&nbsp;senior administration officials.

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While the proposal is non-binding, the US Chamber of Commerce has warned that if these proposals were to become rules they could hurt businesses.

In a statement, the Chamber's Vice President Jordan Crenshaw said, "There are some recommendations in the AI Blueprint that, if enacted into rules by policymakers, could handcuff America’s ability to compete on the global stage."&nbsp;

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As the use of automation in sectors like education, healthcare, and employment witnesses an increase, the White House on Tuesday proposed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights. The proposed bill is non-binding and suggests practices that developers and users of AI should voluntarily follow so that technology doesn't unfairly put humans in a disadvantageous position. Watch | How AI and Automation will impact jobs in the future It says that all Americans must be protected from unsafe or ineffective systems, discrimination by algorithms, and abusive data collection. This comes as incidents of algorithms not prioritizing the needs of black patients and those of facial recognition displaying an unfair bias towards darker skin tones came to light. Also read | Joe Biden, doctors say new abortion laws have 'chilling impact' on US "These technologies are causing real harms in the lives of Americans, harms that run counter to our core democratic values, including the fundamental right to privacy, freedom from discrimination and our basic dignity," said one senior administrator while talking to Reuters. As per the proposed bill, people are entitled to notice and explanation concerning the AI programs they might encounter. It also asks companies and other stakeholders including government agencies using AI to conduct significant testing and oversight, and publicise results for stakeholders to understand what a "reasonable starting point is" for taking action on issues, said senior administration officials. Also read | Biden sending $625 mn aid, four HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine While the proposal is non-binding, the US Chamber of Commerce has warned that if these proposals were to become rules they could hurt businesses. In a statement, the Chamber's Vice President Jordan Crenshaw said, "There are some recommendations in the AI Blueprint that, if enacted into rules by policymakers, could handcuff America’s ability to compete on the global stage." (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said on Friday that the much-awaited humanoid robot 'Optimus' will cost around $20,000 but cautioned that it was still far from being completely functioning.&nbsp;

At Tesla's "AI Day" event, which was hosted at a Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California, Musk said that Optimus still needs a lot of work to be refined and proven.&nbsp;

Existing humanoid robots, according to Musk, are "missing a brain" and the capacity to come up with solutions on their own. In contrast, he asserted, Tesla will aspire to build millions of Optimus, a "extremely capable robot." He stated that he thought it would only cost around $20,000.

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In February, Tesla claimed to have created a robot prototype. On Friday, that first prototype emerged to greet the gathering, and Tesla played a video of it performing easy jobs like watering plants, moving boxes, and lifting metal bars at a production station at the company's California facility.&nbsp;

Musk and Tesla officials agreed that there was still a lot of work to be done in order to build a low-cost, mass-produced robot that could take the place of people in the workplace.&nbsp;

Other automakers have created humanoid robot prototypes that are capable of complex tasks like shooting a basketball, including Toyota Motor and Honda Motor. Production robots from ABB and other manufacturers are a staple of the car industry.

However, Tesla is the only company driving the market for a mass-market robot that may be utilised in manufacturing.&nbsp;

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Staff members dragged a next-generation Tesla bot onto the stage. It will feature parts made by Tesla, including a chip system, actuators for its limbs, and a 2.3 kWh battery pack carried in its torso. It is intended for the robot to weigh 73 kg.

According to Musk, the purpose of the event was to hire staff, and the engineers on stage catered to a technical audience. They described how Tesla created robot hands and tested the robot's ability to fall on its face without breaking using crash-simulation technologies.&nbsp;

Musk, who has previously discussed the dangers of AI, claimed that the widespread use of robots might "transform civilization" and usher in "a future of abundance, a future of no&nbsp;poverty." But he added he felt it was crucial that Tesla shareholders had a role in reviewing the company’s efforts.

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said on Friday that the much-awaited humanoid robot 'Optimus' will cost around $20,000 but cautioned that it was still far from being completely functioning.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said on Friday that the much-awaited humanoid robot 'Optimus' will cost around $20,000 but cautioned that it was still far from being completely functioning. At Tesla's "AI Day" event, which was hosted at a Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California, Musk said that Optimus still needs a lot of work to be refined and proven. Existing humanoid robots, according to Musk, are "missing a brain" and the capacity to come up with solutions on their own. In contrast, he asserted, Tesla will aspire to build millions of Optimus, a "extremely capable robot." He stated that he thought it would only cost around $20,000. pic.twitter.com/EzxImHtqBP — Tesla (@Tesla) October 1, 2022 × In February, Tesla claimed to have created a robot prototype. On Friday, that first prototype emerged to greet the gathering, and Tesla played a video of it performing easy jobs like watering plants, moving boxes, and lifting metal bars at a production station at the company's California facility. Musk and Tesla officials agreed that there was still a lot of work to be done in order to build a low-cost, mass-produced robot that could take the place of people in the workplace. Other automakers have created humanoid robot prototypes that are capable of complex tasks like shooting a basketball, including Toyota Motor and Honda Motor. Production robots from ABB and other manufacturers are a staple of the car industry. However, Tesla is the only company driving the market for a mass-market robot that may be utilised in manufacturing. Also Read: Russian athletes not supporting Ukraine invasion could return to competing: IOC President Staff members dragged a next-generation Tesla bot onto the stage. It will feature parts made by Tesla, including a chip system, actuators for its limbs, and a 2.3 kWh battery pack carried in its torso. It is intended for the robot to weigh 73 kg. According to Musk, the purpose of the event was to hire staff, and the engineers on stage catered to a technical audience. They described how Tesla created robot hands and tested the robot's ability to fall on its face without breaking using crash-simulation technologies. Musk, who has previously discussed the dangers of AI, claimed that the widespread use of robots might "transform civilization" and usher in "a future of abundance, a future of no poverty." But he added he felt it was crucial that Tesla shareholders had a role in reviewing the company’s efforts. (with inputs from agencies)

Elon Musk shows off prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus, would cost less than $20,000

Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by Reuters.

The AI Liability Directive, which the European Commission will announce on Wednesday, aims to address the increasing proliferation of AI-enabled products and services and the patchwork of national rules across the 27-country European Union.

Victims can sue for compensation for harm to their life, property, health and privacy due to the fault or omission of a provider, developer or user of AI technology or was discriminated in a recruitment process using AI, the draft rules said.

The rules seek to lighten the burden of proof on victims by introducing a "presumption of causality", which means victims only need to show that a manufacturer or user's failure to comply with certain requirements caused the harm and then link this to the AI technology in their lawsuit.

Under a "right of access to evidence", victims can ask a court to order companies and suppliers to provide information about high-risk AI systems so that they can identify the liable person and find out what went wrong.

The EU executive will on Wednesday also update the Product Liability Directive which sets out the scope of manufacturers' liability for defective products ranging from smart technology to machinery and to pharmaceuticals.

The proposed changes will allow users to sue for compensation when software updates render their smart-home products unsafe or when manufacturers fail to fix cybersecurity gaps.

Users with unsafe non-EU products will be able to sue the manufacturer's EU representative for compensation.

The AI Liability Directive will need the green light from EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law.

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Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by Reuters.

Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by Reuters. The AI Liability Directive, which the European Commission will announce on Wednesday, aims to address the increasing proliferation of AI-enabled products and services and the patchwork of national rules across the 27-country European Union. Victims can sue for compensation for harm to their life, property, health and privacy due to the fault or omission of a provider, developer or user of AI technology or was discriminated in a recruitment process using AI, the draft rules said. The rules seek to lighten the burden of proof on victims by introducing a "presumption of causality", which means victims only need to show that a manufacturer or user's failure to comply with certain requirements caused the harm and then link this to the AI technology in their lawsuit. Under a "right of access to evidence", victims can ask a court to order companies and suppliers to provide information about high-risk AI systems so that they can identify the liable person and find out what went wrong. The EU executive will on Wednesday also update the Product Liability Directive which sets out the scope of manufacturers' liability for defective products ranging from smart technology to machinery and to pharmaceuticals. The proposed changes will allow users to sue for compensation when software updates render their smart-home products unsafe or when manufacturers fail to fix cybersecurity gaps. Users with unsafe non-EU products will be able to sue the manufacturer's EU representative for compensation. The AI Liability Directive will need the green light from EU countries and EU lawmakers before it can become law. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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The topic of AI & Automation has been a centre of debate for decades now. Some believe that automation will snatch away jobs from humans. Whereas, some believe it will provide more jobs than it will take away. Watch this video to know how AI and Automation will impact jobs in the future?

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Is artificial intelligence (AI) as smart as humans or is it smarter? As per scientists, it takes the human brain 25 years to reach full maturity, but new research claims that the AI used by Elon musk's Tesla could equal that in only 17 years.

Researchers have long predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually surpass human intelligence, although there are different predictions as to when that will happen.

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According to a study by Autotrader company Vanarama, Tesla's new microchip will be "more intelligent" than humans by 2033.

The study points out that it already has processing capability equivalent to 36 per cent of a human brain.&nbsp;About 100 billion neurons make up a human brain, which triples in size during a baby's first year and develops fully by the age of 25.

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"Tesla's new D1 microchip is more powerful than any the manufacturer has previously used in its cars – managing 362 trillion operations per second. Its processing power is already over a third (36 per cent) of a human's brain, which is capable of one quadrillion operations per second."

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In comparison, the first chip, an Nvidia component from 2016, achieved "only" 12 trillion.

By analysing both current and prior models, the organisation discovered that the capability of Tesla microchips is growing at a pace of 486 per cent every year.

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The new D1 chip, which is a component of the Dojo supercomputer platform and the company's Autopilot self-driving system, will soon be made available by Musk's company.

It wouldn't be insane to think that technology will surpass humans in intelligence within our lifetimes, says Vanaram.&nbsp;

"Microchips are currently capable of working the way brain synapses do, with researchers developing chips that are inspired by the way the brain operates."

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Is artificial intelligence (AI) as smart as humans or is it smarter? As per scientists, it takes the human brain 25 years to reach full maturity, but new research claims that the AI used by Elon musk's Tesla could equal that in only 17 years.

Is artificial intelligence (AI) as smart as humans or is it smarter? As per scientists, it takes the human brain 25 years to reach full maturity, but new research claims that the AI used by Elon musk's Tesla could equal that in only 17 years. Researchers have long predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually surpass human intelligence, although there are different predictions as to when that will happen. Watch | World Business Watch: Tesla sued by drivers over autopilot, full self-driving features According to a study by Autotrader company Vanarama, Tesla's new microchip will be "more intelligent" than humans by 2033. The study points out that it already has processing capability equivalent to 36 per cent of a human brain. About 100 billion neurons make up a human brain, which triples in size during a baby's first year and develops fully by the age of 25. Tesla microchips and their processing power in comparison to human brain. (Graphic: Vanarama) "Tesla's new D1 microchip is more powerful than any the manufacturer has previously used in its cars – managing 362 trillion operations per second. Its processing power is already over a third (36 per cent) of a human's brain, which is capable of one quadrillion operations per second." Also read | Are children at risk from Elon Musk's self-driving technology? Group claims software will 'mow' kids down Tesla microchips and their processing power. (Graphic: Vanarama) In comparison, the first chip, an Nvidia component from 2016, achieved "only" 12 trillion. By analysing both current and prior models, the organisation discovered that the capability of Tesla microchips is growing at a pace of 486 per cent every year. Also read | Self-driving cars from Tesla to be ready by year-end, says Elon Musk The new D1 chip, which is a component of the Dojo supercomputer platform and the company's Autopilot self-driving system, will soon be made available by Musk's company. It wouldn't be insane to think that technology will surpass humans in intelligence within our lifetimes, says Vanaram. "Microchips are currently capable of working the way brain synapses do, with researchers developing chips that are inspired by the way the brain operates." (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

By 2033, Elon Musk's Tesla and its AI will be smarter than humans: Study

A report by an organisation founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has sounded the warning bell for the US tech space. The report warns that the US could lose the tech competition to China if it does not take action on 5G, AI, and microchip core fronts.

A report by an organisation founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has sounded the warning bell for the US tech space. The report warns that the US could lose the tech competition to China if it does not take action on 5G, AI, and microchip core fronts. The report was presented by Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and it added that the tech race would be going through its critical phase during the 2025 and 2030 period. It is during this window that Beijing might be able to edge out the USA if the current trend continues. “If we don’t get our act together in these three core battlegrounds, in terms of bio, in terms of next-generation computer power, in terms of next-generation inventions, it’s not going to happen in the countries that are at the forefront of democracies today. Everything will happen in China." said Ylli Bajraktari, SCSP chief. Read more: Joe Biden set to announce curbs on US chip exports to China: Report The report titled “Mid-Decade Challenges to National Competitiveness” further shed light on the fact that China has been making rapid advancements in the aforementioned core areas. It added that the USA has been playing catch-up on 5G and microelectronics supply chains. “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] is the United States’ chief ideological opponent, largest economic competitor, most capable technology peer, and most threatening military rival. Technology is central to all parts of the competition." the report read. WATCH | Chip war: Global semiconductor race heats up × For a large part of the previous decades, China lagged behind the USA in the technology race. However, through its sustained efforts like using the United Front army to snoop around and gather advanced IP, China has been able to step up to the plate. Even the chip ban has prompted the Chinese authorities to kickstart a domestic chip culture which might allow Beijing to edge past Washington in the coming years. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

China could pip USA in the tech war by the end of the decade: Report

Scientists have developed a new mobile app that can detect if a person has COVID-19 infection by analysing people's voices with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

The researchers at the Institute of Data Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, have claimed that the app is more accurate than other antigen tests and is comparatively cheap, quick and easy to use.

They said that this app can be useful in low-income countries where RT-PCR tests are expensive and difficult to access. The AI model has 89 per cent accuracy.

The app was around 89 per cent accurate in identifying Covid positive cases, while it was 83 per cent accurate in identifying the Covid negative cases, researchers said.

Their research was presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday.

The promising results suggest that simple voice recordings and fine-tuned AI algorithms can potentially achieve high precision in determining which patients have Covid-19 infection," said Wafaa Aljbawi, a researcher at the Institute of Data Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

"Moreover, they enable remote, virtual testing and have a turnaround time of less than a minute. They could be used, for example, at the entry points for large gatherings, enabling rapid screening of the population," she said at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The scientists used Mel-spectrogram analysis to assess 893 audio samples from 4,352 healthy and ill participants, of which 308 had tested Covid positive.

The analysis measured voice features such as loudness, power and variation over time.

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Scientists have developed a new mobile app that can detect if a person has COVID-19 infection by analysing people's voices with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

Scientists have developed a new mobile app that can detect if a person has COVID-19 infection by analysing people's voices with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers at the Institute of Data Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, have claimed that the app is more accurate than other antigen tests and is comparatively cheap, quick and easy to use. They said that this app can be useful in low-income countries where RT-PCR tests are expensive and difficult to access. The AI model has 89 per cent accuracy. The app was around 89 per cent accurate in identifying Covid positive cases, while it was 83 per cent accurate in identifying the Covid negative cases, researchers said. Their research was presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. The promising results suggest that simple voice recordings and fine-tuned AI algorithms can potentially achieve high precision in determining which patients have Covid-19 infection," said Wafaa Aljbawi, a researcher at the Institute of Data Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. "Moreover, they enable remote, virtual testing and have a turnaround time of less than a minute. They could be used, for example, at the entry points for large gatherings, enabling rapid screening of the population," she said at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The scientists used Mel-spectrogram analysis to assess 893 audio samples from 4,352 healthy and ill participants, of which 308 had tested Covid positive. The analysis measured voice features such as loudness, power and variation over time. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Scientists create app that can detect Covid using people’s voices

What is art? What is not art? Who decides what is art and who is to say something is not art? Art is held to be the expression of one's soul and by that definition alone, art appears boundless. But (as it was to take place sometime), a debate has started because a person has used AI to win a digital image competition. Artists are not at all happy.

Jason M Allen made a beautiful looking picture using Artificial Intelligence. His picture was one of 18 entries in the running for top prize in emerging artists category.

In the competition, the definition of digital art was artwork made using &nbsp;"digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process."

Allen made the picture using an AI named Midjourney. This AI renders images when it is fed with group of words. Obtaining images using this AI is a skillful task as any change in wording, phrasing etc., may change objects, lightings and other things in the resulting imagery.

First place to Allen's work has ruffled many feathers.

"This sucks for the exact same reason we don't let robots participate in the Olympics," one Twitter user wrote.

"This is the literal definition of 'pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece'," another Tweeted. "AI artwork is the 'banana taped to the wall' of the digital world now."

Allen says it look 80 active hours for him to make the final image and it was a huge task and input of words resulted in 900 images which he had to process, clean, merge and more before he could make the final image that won the prize.

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What is art? What is not art? Who decides what is art and who is to say something is not art? Art is held to be the expression of one's soul and by that definition alone, art appears boundless.

What is art? What is not art? Who decides what is art and who is to say something is not art? Art is held to be the expression of one's soul and by that definition alone, art appears boundless. But (as it was to take place sometime), a debate has started because a person has used AI to win a digital image competition. Artists are not at all happy. Jason M Allen made a beautiful looking picture using Artificial Intelligence. His picture was one of 18 entries in the running for top prize in emerging artists category. In the competition, the definition of digital art was artwork made using "digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process." Allen made the picture using an AI named Midjourney. This AI renders images when it is fed with group of words. Obtaining images using this AI is a skillful task as any change in wording, phrasing etc., may change objects, lightings and other things in the resulting imagery. First place to Allen's work has ruffled many feathers. "This sucks for the exact same reason we don't let robots participate in the Olympics," one Twitter user wrote. "This is the literal definition of 'pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece'," another Tweeted. "AI artwork is the 'banana taped to the wall' of the digital world now." Allen says it look 80 active hours for him to make the final image and it was a huge task and input of words resulted in 900 images which he had to process, clean, merge and more before he could make the final image that won the prize. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Man wins competition using AI-generated image, ignites debate on art, artists

A dead woman delivered a speech and took questions from mourners at her own funeral. Artificial intelligence made this creepy interaction possible. The technology is now available across the U.K. Palki Sharma asks- Is AI making a mockery of death?

Gravitas: Dead woman 'addresses' mourners at her own memorial service

Have you ever thought of what you would say at your funeral? Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has made it possible to ask questions to someone who has passed away. WION tells you more in this report.

AI lets deceased woman address her funeral

What will you say if you got the chance to say something at your own funeral? Thanks to this AI technology, you can now do the same and also give answers to your loved ones even after you're dead.

Tech in trend: AI tech lets a deceased woman address her own funeral

Can Artificial Intelligence ever truly replace human discretion? This question has for long been a topic of debate and now, an incident involving a parent, his child, and some photographs taken for medical reasons has once more brought the matter into focus.

Google uses an automated tool to flag abusive images of children.&nbsp;While the system clearly has its advantages, it may also go wrong and have severe consequences for the individuals involved.

In one such example, which the New York Times broke first, a stay-at-home father in San Francisco is under police investigation after taking images and recordings of an infection on his son's genitalia.

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The man, who has only been identified by his first name, noticed that his toddler's penis was causing him pain and looked swollen. Mark used his phone to click pictures for online consultation with the doctor.

While the infection soon went away thanks to antibiotics prescribed based on those pictures, Mark's troubles did not.

Mark and his wife used the phone and their service provider Google to upload the images to their healthcare provider's messaging system and soon after received a notification that his Google account has been blocked because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.”

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While the particular reason was not provided, the list of possible reasons why this may have happened did have “child sexual abuse &amp; exploitation.”

Puzzled, the couple recalled the pictures in question and contacted Google to clear up the issue. However, the big tech firm refused to reinstate his account and in a statement said, “Child sexual abuse material is abhorrent and we’re committed to preventing the spread of it on our platforms.”

The San Francisco Police Department investigation was headed by Nicholas Hillard, who upon investigating concluded: "that no crime occurred".

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However, in spite of Mark submitting the police report to Google, the tech giant has decided to permanently delete his account. The move is costing the stay-at-home dad a lot of data and almost all of his digital presence. &nbsp;

In a similar case in Texas, another father Cassio had a similar thing happen to me.

As per the report, these two cases are only a drop in the bucket.&nbsp;Technology behemoths identify millions of images of sexually abusing or exploiting youngsters each year. Google alone reported child abuse content in excess of 600,000 times in 2021, leading to the account suspension of over 270,000 users.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Can Artificial Intelligence ever truly replace human discretion? This question has for long been a topic of debate and now, an incident involving a parent, his child, and some photographs taken for medical reasons has once more brought the matter into focus.

Can Artificial Intelligence ever truly replace human discretion? This question has for long been a topic of debate and now, an incident involving a parent, his child, and some photographs taken for medical reasons has once more brought the matter into focus. Google uses an automated tool to flag abusive images of children. While the system clearly has its advantages, it may also go wrong and have severe consequences for the individuals involved. In one such example, which the New York Times broke first, a stay-at-home father in San Francisco is under police investigation after taking images and recordings of an infection on his son's genitalia. Watch | Futuristic airports around the world | Tech It Out The man, who has only been identified by his first name, noticed that his toddler's penis was causing him pain and looked swollen. Mark used his phone to click pictures for online consultation with the doctor. While the infection soon went away thanks to antibiotics prescribed based on those pictures, Mark's troubles did not. Mark and his wife used the phone and their service provider Google to upload the images to their healthcare provider's messaging system and soon after received a notification that his Google account has been blocked because of “harmful content” that was “a severe violation of Google’s policies and might be illegal.” Also read | How does Google make money? While the particular reason was not provided, the list of possible reasons why this may have happened did have “child sexual abuse & exploitation.” Puzzled, the couple recalled the pictures in question and contacted Google to clear up the issue. However, the big tech firm refused to reinstate his account and in a statement said, “Child sexual abuse material is abhorrent and we’re committed to preventing the spread of it on our platforms.” The San Francisco Police Department investigation was headed by Nicholas Hillard, who upon investigating concluded: "that no crime occurred". Also read | Brazil elections: Da Silva calls Jair Bolsonaro a 'cheap copy' of Donald Trump However, in spite of Mark submitting the police report to Google, the tech giant has decided to permanently delete his account. The move is costing the stay-at-home dad a lot of data and almost all of his digital presence. In a similar case in Texas, another father Cassio had a similar thing happen to me. As per the report, these two cases are only a drop in the bucket. Technology behemoths identify millions of images of sexually abusing or exploiting youngsters each year. Google alone reported child abuse content in excess of 600,000 times in 2021, leading to the account suspension of over 270,000 users. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Google accuses US father of 'child sex abuse' for clicking pictures of an infection on toddler's genitals

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