Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for new laws

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Ishaan Mahajan
January 31, 2024

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🤖 Google’s Gemini Pro beats GPT-4

📲 Arc Search combines browser, search engine, and AI into something new and different

🤖 OpenAI and other tech giants will have to warn the US government when they start new AI projects

👩‍⚖️ Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for new laws

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🤖 Google’s Gemini Pro beats GPT-4 LINK

  • Google's Gemini Pro has surpassed OpenAI's GPT-4 on the HuggingFace Chat Bot Arena Leaderboard, securing the second position.

  • Gemini Pro is only the middle tier of Google’s planned models, with the top-tier Ultra expected to be released sometime soon.

  • Competition is heating up with Meta's upcoming Llama 3, which is speculated to outperform GPT-4.

📲 Arc Search combines browser, search engine, and AI into something new and different LINK

  • Arc Search, developed by The Browser Company, unveiled an iOS app that combines browsing, searching, and AI to deliver comprehensive web page summaries based on user queries.

  • The app represents a shift towards integrating browser functionality with AI capabilities, offering features like "Browse for me" that automatically gathers and presents information from across the web.

  • While still in development, Arc Search aims to redefine web browsing by compiling websites into single, informative pages.

One thing you should know

Ethics in AI

The final area we will look at is the importance of ethics in AI. As AI becomes increasingly prevalent, ethical considerations are becoming more critical. These include issues of privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability. For instance, how do we ensure AI systems respect user privacy? How do we prevent AI from perpetuating or exacerbating societal biases? How do we ensure transparency in AI decision-making processes? These are complex questions without easy answers but are crucial to address as AI evolves.

HubSpot says there are three major ethical concerns with AI. I have listed them below for you.

  1. Privacy and security concerns

  2. Social and environmental well-being concerns

  3. Reliability concerns

But with all these AI “concerns,” are there any realistic benefits to AI? Sure, there are. HubSpot lists them as being:

  1. More trustworthiness and privacy protection.

  2. Avoid unfair bias

  3. Universal value alignment

So, if there were a bottom line to the importance of AI ethics? Simply put, we have no choice. We must address it sooner than later.

🤖 OpenAI and other tech giants will have to warn the US government when they start new AI projects LINK

  • The Biden administration will require tech companies like OpenAI, Google, and Amazon to inform the US government about new AI projects employing substantial computing resources.

  • This government notification requirement is designed to provide insights into sensitive AI developments, including details on computing power usage and safety testing.

  • The mandate, stemming from a broader executive order from October, aims to enhance oversight over powerful AI model training, including those developed by foreign companies using US cloud computing services.

👩‍⚖️ Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for new laws LINK

  • US politicians have advocated for new legislation in response to the circulation of explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift on social media, which were viewed millions of times.

  • X is actively removing the fake images of Taylor Swift and enforcing actions against the violators under its 'zero-tolerance policy' for such content.

  • Deepfakes have seen a 550% increase since 2019, with 99% of these targeting women, leading to growing concerns about their impact on emotional, financial, and reputational harm.