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  • Hollywood

    Mission: Impossible’s inadvertently smart take on AI policy

    Politico, 07/26/23. The premiere of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” starring Tom Cruise drew attention to the growing fear of AI’s threat to humanity. The film’s plot, featuring a rogue AI manipulating global systems, mirrors real concerns about misinformation and digital manipulation. It also reflects the global race for AI supremacy. Amid skepticism about room-temperature superconductors, a union’s complaint against gig-economy app Instawork highlights AI’s impact on labor practices. Workers’ focus on AI-related issues underscores its profound societal implications. READ THE ARTICLE

  • Automation

    The Human Factor In Generative AI And The Automation Paradox

    Forbes, 07/26/23. The automation paradox states that as technology becomes more sophisticated and complex, human users become even more vital to its operation. This is particularly relevant in the case of generative artificial intelligence (AI). However, many leaders struggle to keep pace with the rapid advancements in AI. To effectively and ethically use generative AI, leaders must take eight key actions: keep technology accurate and honest, maintain ethical and legal standards, ensure confidential information is safe, provide transparency on model workings, offer context for AI outputs, incorporate authentic human connection, address bias in training data, and recognize the role of human users in completing tasks. By evolving alongside AI, effective leaders can maximize the benefits of this technology while mitigating risks. READ THE ARTICLE

  • Art

    ‘Clearly a copy from the 19th century’—Old Masters scholars reject AI-attributed Raphael

    The Art News Paper, 07/26/23. An AI programme has identified a painting known as the “de Brécy Tondo” as a work by the renowned artist Raphael. The analysis conducted by two UK universities compared the facial features in the painting to those in Raphael’s masterpiece, the “Sistine Madonna.” Although experts have expressed skepticism, stating that connoisseurship requires the trained eye rather than mechanical matching, proponents of AI argue that it can provide additional insights and enhance the authentication process. The painting, previously assumed to be a copy, is now on public display in the UK. READ THE ARTICLE

  • Nvidia, Training

    NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI Supercomputing Brings AI Training as-a-Service

    TechRepublic, 07/26/23. NVIDIA’s DGX Cloud for AI is now available, offering organizations the opportunity to lease supercomputing hardware for training generative AI models. This service, priced at $36,999 per instance per month, competes with NVIDIA’s own $200,000 DGX server. DGX Cloud runs on Oracle Cloud infrastructure and NVIDIA hardware in the US and UK. The platform utilizes a high-performance, low-latency fabric that allows workloads to scale across interconnected systems, providing computational scale and network fabric interconnect. With the availability of DGX Cloud, organizations have nearly instantaneous access to AI supercomputing resources, driving the rapid adoption of AI in various industries. READ THE ARTICLE

  • Robotics

    The war in Ukraine is spurring a revolution in drone warfare using AI

    Washington Post, 07/26/23. Amidst the conflict with Russia, Ukraine is rapidly advancing its drone technology. Armed with AI software, these drones defy electronic jamming, maintaining their course to hit targets even amid attacks. These strides are pivotal for Ukraine’s comparatively weaker military, allowing them to strike back at better-equipped adversaries. With a burgeoning domestic drone industry and collaborations with military units, Ukraine’s innovation could impact global drone use against various threats. Nonetheless, concerns about AI drones’ proliferation and ethical implications arise. READ THE ARTICLE