Google to Utilize Public Data to Train Artificial Intelligence, Tech Layoffs, and More: 5 Updates on AI You Don’t Want to Miss
Google has recently introduced Gemini, a DeepMind project that aims to outperform artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT. Following this announcement, Google has now revised its privacy policy and indicated its intention to solely utilize publicly accessible data for training its AI models. Additionally, there is a noticeable increase in tech job cuts attributed to the advancement of AI, causing worry among researchers who initially believed that tech positions would be relatively secure. These developments and more are covered in today’s AI roundup, providing a detailed examination of the subject.
Google uses publicly available data to train its AI
A report by Gizmodo has revealed that Google has updated its privacy policy and now suggests that it uses all publicly available (readable by Google) data to train its AI models.
“Google uses data to improve our services and develop new products, features and technologies that benefit our users and the public. For example, we use publicly available data to train Google’s AI models and build products and features such as Google Translate, Bard and Cloud AI” , the new practice mentions.
The most important part of this newly updated privacy policy is that Google previously said that data is used for its “language models”, which have now been replaced with “AI models”. This raises serious concerns about the privacy of those who post things online, because now it’s not just about who has access to the information, but users don’t even have control over how the information can be used.
It was speculated that this was one of the reasons why both Reddit and Twitter made drastic policy changes to keep AI data collection at bay.
Artificial intelligence is linked to layoffs in the technology sector
A new report from CNN claims that layoffs are on the rise in the tech industry, most of them related to artificial intelligence. Many employees have been laid off and hiring has been frozen as companies figure out which roles AI can take over.
Highlighting such a case, the report cited IBM CEO Arvind Krishna’s statements in an interview with Bloomberg, where he mentioned that the company was planning to stop hiring to understand where AI’s role could have an impact.
Meesho and IISc conduct joint research on generative artificial intelligence
Meesho and Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Vision and AI Lab (VAL) are collaborating to conduct research on generative artificial intelligence, according to a Business Standard report. Both have also signed a year-long memorandum of understanding.
According to the MoU, Meesho will have its data scientists work with IISc researchers to focus on “multimodal representation learning and creative AI capabilities”. Meesho believes that this cooperation will lead to the expansion of the e-commerce industry, utilizing the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
UK universities finalize guiding principles for generative AI
Universities in Great Britain have drawn up guiding principles around generative artificial intelligence. A key focus is to provide training and awareness of such technologies as institutes struggle to adapt teaching and assessment methods to accommodate the rise of artificial intelligence, The Guardian report said.
Contrary to earlier notions that AI should be banned from educational institutions, the new guidelines emphasize the need to learn and adapt to this growing technology to exploit its potential, while informing students about the risks of AI plagiarism, biases and inaccuracies. .
Images of friends’ characters in Indian ethnic clothes, created by artificial intelligence, delight web visitors
An Instagram page with the username ai.magine_ has shared a series of pictures re-enacting the characters of the popular sitcom Friends in Indian ethnic dresses. The post features Chandler and Monica tying the knot at an Indian wedding. It also shows Joey attending a wedding wearing an Indian sherwani.
