Five AI Developments You Should Know About: AI Deepfakes, Google Investing $2 Billion in Anthropic, and More
As the weekend begins, artificial intelligence advancements continue to surge. One recent development involves the growing concern over AI-generated deepfakes, causing skepticism towards authentic videos and photos originating from Gaza. Additionally, Google has made a significant investment of $2 billion in Anthropic, an AI company, strengthening their partnership, much like Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI. Stay tuned for further updates in today’s AI roundup as we delve deeper into these topics.
Artificial intelligence messes up the conflict between Hamas and Israel
Artificial intelligence is making it harder for people to trust the images and videos they see online, reports The New York Times. A disturbing image of a charred body, initially believed to be a dead child, went viral on the internet. However, some internet users rejected it and called it a deep fake of AI. Surprisingly, several AI experts discovered that it was indeed a genuine image. It seems that people cannot trust the content they see online because there is a possibility that the media may be destroyed. This greatly affects the transmission of ground reports from Gaza.
“Even in the fog of wartime standards we’re used to, this conflict is particularly messy. The specter of deep counterfeiting is much, much more significant now—it doesn’t take tens of thousands, it only takes a few, and then you poison the well and everything becomes suspicious,” Hany Farid, professor of computer science from the University in Berkeley, California and an expert in digital forensics, artificial intelligence and disinformation told NYT.
Google invests $2 billion in Anthropic
According to a CNBC report, Google plans to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executives. This commitment includes an initial cash investment of $500 million and an additional investment of $1.5 billion in phases. Anthropic, known for its chatbot Claude 2, a competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has gained popularity with companies like Slack, Notion and Quora. Claude 2 can summarize large text, up to about 75,000 words, while ChatGPT can handle about 3,000 words. Anthropic was valued at $4.1 billion earlier this year.
US President Joe Biden signs executive order on artificial intelligence
US President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order requiring artificial intelligence tools to undergo security testing before federal agencies can use them, marking a major step in regulating the technology, a Bloomberg report said. The order takes advantage of the state’s role as a major technology customer to influence changes in artificial intelligence products from companies such as Microsoft and Amazon.
It also calls on the Department of Labor to develop guidelines to prevent discrimination in AI-based hiring systems and to address concerns raised by civil rights groups. As U.S. lawmakers explore the limits of artificial intelligence, Biden’s order establishes preliminary rules as Congress pursues more comprehensive legislation. The move comes ahead of a summit on AI risks in the UK, where Vice President Kamala Harris will be offered special steps to promote globally. This development is a response to EU and Chinese leadership in AI regulation.
Former US judge urges courts to change AI evidence rules
Former U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm, now director of Duke University’s Bolch Institute of Law, has proposed a change to federal rules of evidence, according to a Bloomberg report. He suggested that courts should have the power to judge whether evidence is produced by artificial intelligence. Grimm noted that AI-generated materials such as deep fakes have been presented in federal cases, but judges have often refrained from investigating their source due to trade secrets. He recommended changing the rules to require parties to prove that the display produced by artificial intelligence was created by a reliable software or program.
Square launches artificial intelligence business tools
Square has implemented 10 AI tools to help small businesses boost efficiency and drive growth, according to an ASBN report. These tools include a menu builder and photo environments for creating content for creating images, personal email copy, team announcements, a website copy generator, and suggested responses that use LLM algorithms like Chat-GPT to generate text for various purposes.
