Discover the Latest AI Innovations: Air India, Tom Cruise Deepfake, and More!
As the weekend approaches, it’s important to stay informed about the latest advancements in artificial intelligence. Firstly, Air India has announced plans to enhance its generative AI virtual agent, which currently handles over 6,000 customer queries each day. Additionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a statement regarding the circulation of multiple AI-generated videos that target Olympic officials. One video in particular features actor Tom Cruise expressing concern that officials are undermining the longstanding Olympic sports. Stay tuned for more updates in today’s AI roundup as we delve deeper into these stories.
Air India introduces new AI features
Air India is looking to boost its AI virtual agent ‘Maharaja’, which uses ChatGPT to handle 6,000 daily customer queries, according to a PTI report. Launched in March 2023 and based on Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service, Maharaja has managed to manage more than half a million queries in four languages. Dealing with varioustopics such as flight status, luggage and lounge access, it responds to queries immediately with 80 percent. The airline plans to introduce advanced features, including graphical interaction, to improve customer interaction. Maharaja also arranges seamless exchanges for contact center agents in 15 percent of queries requiring additional assistance.
Tom Cruise Deepfake attacks the IOC
According to a Politico report, the International Olympic Committee is under attack from deepfakes and videos created by artificial intelligence. Among them, one video shows Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, who can be seen saying that “corrupt officials” are “slowly and painfully destroying Olympic sports that have existed for thousands of years.”
The IOC called it an “organized disinformation campaign” and pointed to fake news, including a video that proposed banning Israeli and Palestinian athletes from the Paris Olympics in 2024. This came after the IOC suspended Russia’s National Olympic Committee and decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral flag in 2024.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will meet next week to discuss artificial intelligence
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 15, the first conversation between the two leaders in a year, reports Bloomberg. The goal of the meeting is to stabilize US-China relations and provide an opportunity for face-to-face discussions on bilateral issues and global concerns. US officials have tempered expectations of major breakthroughs and emphasized the goal of clearing up misunderstandings in bilateral relations. One of the topics of discussion is artificial intelligence.
A German startup is building a universal translator
Cologne-based startup DeepL SE, valued at one billion euros ($1.1 billion), plans to launch its first speech interpreter in December, reports Bloomberg. The feature records spoken words, translates and transcribes them into text in another language automatically. The company is working to integrate this functionality into its app and expand it to other services such as Zoom. DeepL sees the speech translator as ubiquitous in business meetings, eliminating language barriers.
The SAG-AFTRA contract is likely to include AI protections
SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement after a 118-day strike, according to a report by NBC News. In particular, the agreement contains provisions regarding artificial intelligence. The agreement requires SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to hold semiannual meetings to ensure compliance with evolving federal AI regulations.
