California passes package of laws to combat election deepfakes

September 18, 2024 Coin Telegraph

California governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills aimed at battling deepfake election content while on stage at a conference in San Francisco.

California Governor Gavin Newsom passed a tough new law to crack down on politically-themed artificial intelligence deepfakes during elections.

It comes only weeks after Elon Musk re-posted a parody of a Kamala Harris campaign ad on X that garnered millions of views and used AI-powered voice manipulation to make it seem Harris called herself an incompetent presidential candidate.

In late July, Newsom specifically pointed to Musk’s post and vowed to sign a bill “in a matter of weeks” banning the practice.

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Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Shows How States Should Keep an Eye on Crypto Usage for Nefarious Purposes

September 17, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how Brazil is becoming an example of how states should enforce crypto compliance by battling tax evasion and pursuing money laundering groups instead of targeting crypto innovators. Latam Insights Encore: […]

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AI scientists urge ‘contingency plan’ in case humans lose control of AI

September 17, 2024 Coin Telegraph

In an open letter, scientists shared worry that the loss of human control or malicious use of AI systems could lead to catastrophic outcomes for all of humanity.

A group of artificial intelligence scientists is urging nations to create a global oversight system to prevent potential “catastrophic outcomes” if humans lose control of AI.

In a statement released on Sept. 16, a group of influential AI scientists raised concerns that the technology they helped develop could cause serious harm if human control is lost.

“Loss of human control or malicious use of these AI systems could lead to catastrophic outcomes for all of humanity,” the statement read before continuing:

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Reddit User claims ChatGPT initiated a conversation from previous info

September 15, 2024 Coin Telegraph

According to a recent report, OpenAI is currently trying to raise funds from private investors at a $150 billion corporate valuation.

In a Sept. 15 post, a Reddit user with the screen name "SentuBill" claimed that the ChatGPT large language model (LLM) initiated a conversation by asking him how his first day in school was going.

According to the conversation provided by the user, ChatGPT was able to infer that it was the user's first day of school from previous conversations the user had with the program. The large language model also indicated that the capabilities were part of a new upgrade.

Cointelegraph verified that the contents of the conversation posted by the surprised user were real by viewing the official ChatGPT conversation transcript on the LLM platform.

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Scammers Using AI to Clone Voices, Drain Bank Accounts As Deloitte Forecasts $30,000,000,000 in AI Losses by 2027

September 15, 2024 The Daily Hodl

Scammers Using AI to Clone Voices, Drain Bank Accounts As Deloitte Forecasts ,000,000,000 in AI Losses by 2027

Artificial intelligence is fueling billions of dollars in losses to scams as criminals clone people’s voices to compromise credit cards and bank accounts. The classic scam where victims receive a call from a loved one asking for money is far easier with AI, WBTV reports. Cybersecurity expert Thomas Hyslip, who spent two decades in federal […]

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Kenya Acting to Curb AI Disinformation, President Ruto Says

September 15, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Kenyan President William Ruto announced measures to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) from spreading disinformation, alongside the launch of the Fifth National Action Plan on Open Government Partnership. The initiative aims to foster international cooperation for ethical AI use. This comes after AI-fueled social unrest incidents in 2021 and 2023, and mass protests earlier this year. […]

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AI Powerhouse Openai Reportedly Seeking to Raise $6.5 Billion at a $150 Billion Valuation

September 14, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Openai, the company at the center of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, is reportedly seeking to raise $6.5 billion from investors, reaching a valuation of $150 billion. According to Bloomberg, the funds would be used to support the need for computing power and other expenses, as stated in a memo sent to employees last month. […]

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‘Godmother of AI’ launches World Labs with $230M funding at $1B valuation

September 14, 2024 Coin Telegraph

‘Godmother of AI’ launches World Labs with 0M funding at B valuation

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The company’s focus will be on developing artificial intelligence with 3D perception.

Artificial intelligence startup World Labs announced its official launch on Sept. 13. The firm is reportedly valued at over $1 billion and has raised more than $230 million in funding to build “spatial intelligence” systems.

World Labs was co-founded by Fei-Fei-Li, the former Google Cloud AI boss. Due to her involvement in much of the foundational research behind modern generative artificial intelligence, Fei-Fei-Li is often referred to as the “Godmother of AI.” She’s also the current co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

World Labs describes its primary product as “Large World Models” (LWMs). In a blog post announcing the company’s launch, it pointed out that current generative AI models can only interact with the world through text, audio, and video.

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US and Africa Urged to Collaborate on AI Development

September 13, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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A two-day pan-African AI conference was held in Lagos, Nigeria, co-hosted by the United States. The conference aimed to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems in Africa, with hundreds of attendees from various fields. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell emphasized the importance of collaboration between the U.S. and Africa in AI development […]

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Spatial Computing Expert: AI Didn’t Contribute to Metaverse’s Decline

September 7, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Luis Oscar Ramirez, founder and CEO of Mawari, believes the idea that artificial intelligence (AI) has contributed to the decline in metaverse interest and investment is misguided. Instead, Ramirez said he sees AI as a powerful catalyst for metaverse innovation, enhancing user experiences and making digital interactions more natural, intuitive, and engaging. Metaverse, NFT Decline […]

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