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Cryplogger AI collected the most important news from the world of AI over the past week.
- In 2013, Elon Musk wanted to buy the DeepMind AI lab.
- IBM will suspend hiring for positions that could potentially be filled by AI.
- Nvidia has submitted about 20 research papers on the development of generative AI.
- A German photographer received a fine for asking to remove his work from the LAION-5B dataset.
- Amnesty International used deepfakes to showcase Colombian strikes.
- The most important AI deals of the last week.
Media: Elon Musk planned to buy DeepMind
In 2013, Elon Musk wanted to buy the DeepMind AI lab.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the billionaire “last minute” applied to acquire the company. However, during the negotiations, he lost to Google.
Musk planned to lead DeepMind research. He told colleagues that then-Google CEO Larry Page could not be trusted to oversee the creation of strong AI.
Google launched AI courses in Ukraine
Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine and Google launched free online course “Fundamentals of AI”.
Among the main topics:
- what is artificial intelligence and why is it needed;
- what ready-made AI solutions can be applied in different areas – from marketing to management;
- strategies for implementing machine learning by companies;
- how to use technology without coding experience.
Training will begin on May 16 and will last for four weeks. Those wishing to attend the course must register.
IBM announced the replacement of some professions with artificial intelligence
IBM company suspend hiring workers for positions that could potentially be filled by AI.
According to CEO Arvind Krishna, there are approximately 26,000 non-customer office employees. Within five years, the work of 30% of them can be “easily” done using artificial intelligence or automated, he added.
It is likely that personnel changes may affect about 7,800 jobs. Krishna stated that there are no plans to hire new employees after some job cuts.
LinkedIn introduced an AI tool for writing messages
Professional social network LinkedIn launched a function based on generative AI to automatically write messages to recruiters. It is available to Premium subscribers.
According to the company, the tool uses information from the user’s profile and the hiring manager’s account. He also analyzes the job description and information about the company of interest. The AI then composes a “highly personalized” email.
LinkedIn emphasized that users need to “double check” the generated text and edit it if necessary.
Nvidia showed off its generative AI work
Nvidia company introduced about 20 research papers on the development of generative AI and neural graphics.
They cover text-to-image conversion algorithms and back-rendering tools for turning static illustrations into 3D objects. The documents also include information about neurophysical models that simulate complex 3D elements with a high degree of realism using AI, and neuro-rendering technologies.
Nvidia is confident that research will allow developers and companies to generate synthetic datasets and virtual worlds for training robots and drones. They will also help artists create high-quality effects for storyboarding, pre-visualization, and production faster.
Walmart suppliers have opted to communicate with a chatbot
Walmart Company involved an AI-based chatbot to close some deals with suppliers.
The system was developed by the California firm Pactum AI. When using it, the retailer just needs to specify the desired product, the available budget and additional information such as discounts or payment terms. After that, the chatbot will communicate with suppliers and make the best deal for Walmart.
So far, AI has been tasked with negotiating grocery carts and other essentials for stores, not items on the shelves.
The bot reduces the time spent on transactions from weeks or months to several days, and the economic efficiency reaches 3%. Also, according to Walmart, three out of four suppliers prefer to negotiate with AI rather than a human.
The retailer first tested the technology in Canada. However, the company later began using it in the US, Chile, and South Africa.
Photographer fined for demanding removal of his work from dataset
German stock photographer Robert Kneschke received a fine for asking to remove their work from the LAION-5B open training dataset.
In February 2023, he learned that the images he took were being used to train generative models. Kneschke also discovered “a bunch of images” from his portfolio in LAION-5B.
The photographer asked the owner of the dataset to remove the works and received a response from the law firm Heidrich Rechtsanwälte. The company said that its client only maintains a database with links to images from the Internet and does not store images. This means “there is no violation and there is nothing to remove,” the lawyers replied.
At the end of March, Kneschke sent a request to the LAION team to stop illegal activities. He again asked to remove the photos and provide information on the extent and time of their use.
Lawyers of Heidrich Rechtsanwälte responded that there were no violations by the client. They also demanded damages in the amount of $979 within 14 days for an unfounded complaint.
At the end of April, the photographer filed a lawsuit against LAION in the District Court of Hamburg in Germany.
Grimes unveils software to imitate her voice
Singer Grimes introduced Elf Tech software to imitate her voice.
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Users need to upload an audio track and click the “Create” button. The program will re-sing it in Grimes’ voice. Authors can distribute the result on a commercial basis and receive 50% of the royalties for the master recording.
performer warned users from generating inappropriate tracks like the Nazi anthem or songs about killing children.
Grimes also provided stems and samples to train her own AI algorithms. In addition, she announced two new tracks from Music for Machines and I Wanna Be Software.
According to the artist, Elf Tech is still in beta testing, so the result may not be perfect.
Amnesty International used deepfakes to showcase Colombian strikes
Human rights organization Amnesty International involved AI to create pictures dedicated to the two-year anniversary of the national strikes in Colombia.
Three illustrations shared on Twitter spoke of police brutality against protesters during events in April 2021. Then tens of thousands of Colombians opposed tax increases, corruption and health care reform.
AI images of Amnesty International contained artifacts such as misplaced flag colors, distorted human faces and hands, and jumbled letters on officers’ uniforms.
The organization explained the use of AI by the unwillingness to “endanger the protesters.” Many people covered their faces out of fear of reprisals and stigmatization from the security forces, Amnesty International added.
Experts said the use of AI could set a worrying precedent and undermine the credibility of human rights defenders.
AI hosted the broadcast of a Swiss radio station
In Switzerland, artificial intelligence all day controlled broadcast of the French radio station Couleur 3.
From 6:00 to 19:00, algorithms selected and created music. They also told jokes and read fictitious news, such as the ban on spacecraft in Geneva airspace due to noise complaints.
Preparation for the experiment took three months. ChatGPT and other language models were responsible for writing the text, and the voices of the five hosts cloned by the Ukrainian company Respeecher were responsible for their voicing.
Every 20 minutes, listeners received a notification that artificial intelligence was responsible for the program.
According to Couleur 3, the station received a lot of messages after the experiment. 90% of them said that “it turned out great, but lacked the human element.”
The most important AI deals of the last week
From May 1 to May 6, AI startups raised over $455 million. Here are the most interesting deals.
- Creators of natural language processing software Cohere collected $250 million
- Telecommunications company Mavenir attracted $100 million to integrate AI into cloud-based automated networking software.
- Simpplr received $70 million for research and development of the intranet platform.
- Pando attracted $30 million to expand order fulfillment technology.
- Developers of the creative advertising analysis platform Alison collected $5.1 million
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