As the 2024 campaign season begins, AI image generators have advanced from novelties to powerful tools able to generate photorealistic images, while comprehensive regulation lags behind.Why it matters: As more fake images appear in political ads, the onus will be on the public to spot phony content.Go deeper: Can you tell the difference between real…
The UK government is reportedly planning to add facial recognition to the police’s body-worn devices, drones and numberplate cameras. It may soon be very difficult to leave your house without having your face scanned.There are serious questions about whether the benefits of this technology outweigh such concerns. But steps could be taken to address the…
Gen Z has had a hard landing into the workforce. Starting jobs amid the global pandemic, many of these new workers have missed out on gaining essential hard- and soft skills usually gleaned by working alongside older colleagues.However, as the first truly digital generation, their innate fluency with technology could help them make up some…
OSI is pleased to see that Meta is lowering barriers for access to powerful AI systems, but unfortunately, Meta has created the misunderstanding that LLaMa 2 is “open source” – it is not. Even assuming the term can be validly applied to a large language model comprising several resources of different kinds, Meta is confusing…
Imagine you’ve found a perfect food spot to try that you’ve been waiting in line for and when you finally get to the front you see a small, faded, hard to read “cash only” sign at the door. Unfortunately you have no cash with you, so you leave the line in shame.Although this example is…
The beginning of what may be a more militant era in Hollywood studio-labor relations has been ushered in, with actors joining writers on the picket lines in a major stand against film and TV producers that will effectively shut down the industry during the impasse.On July 13, SAG-AFTRA, led by president Fran Drescher, called the…