The Technology of Innovation Institute (TII) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the Falcon Foundation, a non-profit organization to spearhead the development of open-source generative AI models. The Falcon Foundation was launched at the World Governments Summit (WGS)
A scientist is integrating AI with over 500 native African languages to make the technology available to other non-English-speaking people and minorities. The scientist, a scholar at the University of British Columbia’s linguistics department and programmer’s project known as Afrocentric
Sextortion is on the rise in the US, with the government warning citizens to be on the lookout as perverts abuse AI to perpetrate the offense on unsuspecting individuals. A former police officer has revealed warning signs that individuals should
France’s competition authority has opened a public consultation exercise on the AI sector to investigate potential dominance by big tech firms. The authority seeks to understand the strategies that big tech firms have implemented, including the investments they have made
The University of Sheffield has been awarded part of a £100 million government fund for new AI research aimed at building principles that encourage responsible use and deployment of the technology. The funding is part of the UK government’s commitment
As AI technology keeps evolving, it is ushering in a four-day working week for businesses that have been quick to adopt it to enhance operational efficiencies. Studies show that a majority of companies that have fully embraced AI are open
Chinese scientists have built an AI known as Tong Tong, which they claim can “interpret human emotions.” Bigai refers to its new creation as an “AI child,” but in reality, this is just software trained to perform certain tasks on
UK firms that are integrating AI into their operations are making over £9 million more than those that are not, according to a recent study. The study reveals that in terms of annual revenue, businesses that adopt AI are recording
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified before Congress, where he apologized to families of children who suffered online abuse, including on Meta’s platforms. This followed a hearing where the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the CEOs of five big tech companies
Epic’s popular battle royale game, Fortnite, has found itself in a pickle due to a huge amount of AI-generated user artwork that depicts certain racial stereotypes. The gaming community has raised concerns, highlighting how the game makers have been silent
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Tuesday, Jan. 30, that outlines the state’s yearlong path to develop guidelines for generative AI in a way that doesn’t prejudice the vulnerable. The development comes as stakeholders all over are
X is head-hunting content moderators to tackle child sexual exploitation and other explicit content after AI-generated X-rated images of Taylor Swift went viral on the platform. The social media company will hire 100 full-time employees to tackle the proliferation of
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