AI ‘Apocalypse’ Could Lead to 7.9 Million Job Losses in UK, Study Finds

Up to 8 million workers in the United Kingdom could lose their jobs to AI with current government policy on the technology, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned.

In a new report published Mar. 27, the…

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Microsoft Unveils Features to Tackle AI Hallucinations

Microsoft has unveiled a set of capabilities in the Azure AI Studio to tackle a plethora of issues including AI hallucinations, poisoning and prompt injection.

The new tools are meant to make generative AI safer and reliable for users,…

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Esports Executive Seeks Better Conditions for Female Players

Jab Escutin, the general manager of Sibol, agreed with panelists that more work has to be done to support women in sports, including esports.

In the past, esports was labeled as a male-dominated industry, both in competition…

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US University Floats AI as Replacement for Striking Workers

Boston University (BU) dean of arts and sciences, Stan Sclaroff, suggested that faculty members use generative AI tools to replace the work of striking graduate workers, The Daily Beast reports.

The BU Graduate Workers Union started its strike…

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Wilder World Launches On The Epic Games Store

Players will soon be able to explore Wiami, a virtual city where cutting-edge innovation and age-old wisdom coexist.

The Epic Games store is now offering the AAA massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Wilder World. Players can now explore Wiami,…

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China Mocks “Fractured America” in New AI Animation

The A Fractured America series on Chinese state media demonstrates how AI is starting to influence Beijing’s influence operations.

China’s state broadcaster CGTN has launched an animated series that scrutinizes the United States and portrays it as a country…

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Nicki Minaj, Kate Perry, 200 Other Artistsa Slam AI Developers for ‘Devaluing’ Music

Around 200 music artists, including Nicki Minaj, Kate Perry, Stevie Wonder, and the estates of Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra, signed an open letter calling on AI developers to stop using their work without permission.

The letter, released by…

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Metaverse Brings Two Regions in One Class at Once

University students in Miami and India are holding lectures together, thanks to the metaverse, which allows them to make presentations in class using their avatars.

The students engage with each other from their respective countries in a course that…

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Google Settles Lawsuit by Agreeing to Delete Billions of Records

Google settles privacy lawsuit by committing to erase billions of data records, ensuring users’ browsing privacy is respected.

1. To resolve a lawsuit alleging that it secretly monitored the internet activity of users who believed they were browsing incognito…

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Metaverse Retail Spaces Enlivens Architects

The adoption of retail spaces in the metaverse is igniting creativity in architects who are also seeing growth opportunities that are missing in physical designs.

As big brands are staking their claim in the metaverse, architects are enjoying the…

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IESF Announces First Offline African Esports Event

The regional qualifying for WEC24 in Casablanca on August 17–21 is the first offline event organized by the International Esports Federation (IESF), which is thrilled to announce this.

The regional WEC24 qualifiers will take place in Casablanca from August…

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Apple Researchers Boast Its ReALM Understands Screen Context

Apple researchers have revealed their new product known as ReALM AI, which they claim can understand what is on a user’s screen and therefore responds to requests accordingly.

The model, according to the researchers also outsmarts GPT-4 on various…

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New L1 Blockchain Looks to Boost Scalability and Speed in Metaverse

Somnia Network, a layer one (L1) blockchain on Ethereum that connects metaverses, says it is looking to boost scalability and speed in virtual worlds following its launch on Wednesday.

The platform is a project under the independent non-profit Virtual…

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Taiwan Quake Disrupts Major AI Chip Hub, Threatening Global Supply

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Taiwan, disrupting production at major semiconductor manufacturers and threatening the global electronics supply chain, Bloomberg reports.

Taiwan is the world’s number one producer of advanced chips, used to power…

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AI-Enhanced Video Banned in Washington Court Murder Case

A judge in King County Superior Court has made it illegal to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced video as evidence in court.

A state judge in Washington supervising a triple murder case prohibited the use of artificial intelligence-enhanced video as…

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OpenAI Enables Editing of Dall-E Images in ChatGPT

OpenAI has made some major upgrades to its AI image generator – Dall-E, allowing users to edit the AI generated images using text prompts.

This upgrade is expected to enhance user experience, allowing them to tweak and refine results.…

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Dozens of AI-Generated Books Found on Google Books

Google Books has reportedly been cataloguing low quality AI generated books, a discovery made in same manner that unearthed AI generated products on Amazon.

The revelation of the many AI generated books might negatively impact on Google Ngram Viewer,…

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AI-Generated Posts on Meta Platforms to Sport New ‘AI’ Badges

The company promises to modify its approach to AI-generated content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in response to input from its impartial Oversight Board.

Meta will soon apply a “Made with AI” badge to a wider variety of images,…

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Metaverse Market to Surge by Over $1 Trillion by 2027, Study Finds

According to Technavio, the size of the global metaverse market is expected to increase by USD 1152.35 billion between 2023 and 2027. During the forecast period, the market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 40.06%.

It is…

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Zwift Games Hailed as the Biggest eSports Event in History

Eighty thousand people competed, and the first winners were Freddy Ovett and Kathrin Fuhrer. The online cycling platform that hosted the race series, Zwift Games, has praised the latest competition as “the biggest eSports event in…

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Spotify Tests Its AI Text-to-Playlists Feature

After experimenting with its AI-powered DJ last year, Spotify takes AI further, now allowing listeners to make their own playlist with just a text prompt.

The feature currently in beta is available to premium users only on mobile devices…

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