Exploring the Latest Developments in Artificial Intelligence: AI Protest at Hollywood, Challenges Faced by AI, and More
Artificial intelligence, also known as AI, has been making waves in recent days due to various reasons. Following the film premiere of Oppenheimer, actors have taken a stand against the utilization of AI likeness in Hollywood, leaving the event promptly at midnight. Additionally, in the UK, more than 4 million individuals have engaged with generative AI, with a few even expressing concerns about its potential to replace them in their jobs. These stories and more are covered in today’s AI roundup.
1. Hollywood actors join SAG-AFTRA protest against the threat of artificial intelligence
Thousands of Hollywood actors joined SAG-AFTRA’s protest against the looming threat of artificial intelligence. This is the first mass demonstration since the 1960s, when Actors protest Hollywood’s attempts to capture and use their likeness without permission. Although the writers went on strike about 11 weeks ago against the use of artificial intelligence in script writing, the Actors joined the fight on Thursday at midnight, and Oppenheimer’s popular Actors also left the film’s premiere at 12 o’clock.
2. Christopher Nolan reveals that artificial intelligence is “already used in movies”
Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan compared the responsibility of artificial intelligence used in movies to the creation of the atomic bomb by J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team in the 1940s. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Nolan said, “A lot of AI researchers that I’m talking to right now, they see this as their own — they’re calling it the Oppenheimer moment.” The instructor also demanded more responsibility as technology develops.
3. HCLTech launches business intelligence software
Leveraging Snowflake’s data cloud, HCLTech announced HCLTech Advantage Analytics, an analytics tool that aims to combine artificial intelligence and business intelligence to improve customer experience. HCLTech said in a statement: “As business models evolve and data sets become increasingly complex, companies struggle to gain meaningful insights from traditional BI tools.”
4. Majority of Indian companies are unable to leverage AI to increase profits
A study conducted by the Brij Disa Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad with the Boston Consulting Group revealed that three out of four companies are unable to leverage artificial intelligence to increase profits. As many as 130 companies from various industries, such as banking, consumer and industrial products, as well as CXOs of organizations of various sizes participated in the study, Print reports.
5. Over 4 million in the UK have used generative AI
According to Deloitte’s 2023 Digital Consumer Trends survey, nearly 52 percent of Brits have heard of the term “generative AI,” while 26 percent have actually used the technology. In addition, 8 percent of those who responded to the survey revealed that they used generative artificial intelligence tools in their work. A staggering 64 percent of those who have heard about generative AI believe that this technology will reduce jobs in the future, and 48 percent of them are worried about AI replacing their jobs.
