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TLDR: The FBI is planning to use Amazon’s Rekognition cloud service to analyze lawfully acquired images and videos. The project, code-named Tyr, is in the initiation phase and will be used to review and identify items containing nudity, weapons, explosives, and other identifying information. The FBI has enlisted the help of Amazon’s Rekognition artificial intelligence … Read more FBI partners with Amazon Rekognition, high-tech surveillance unleashed.

TLDR: Asked about Taylor Swift AI deepfake images, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘we have to act’ NBC Nightly News released an early written excerpt from an interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, in which he addresses explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift that appeared online. Nadella acknowledges the alarming and terrible nature of the … Read more Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Swift AI deepfake? Time to take action.

George Carlin’s Estate Sues Podcasters Over A.I. Episode – Summary TLDR George Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against the podcast “Dudesy” for allegedly using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to impersonate Carlin in a comedy special. The lawsuit claims that the podcast hosts infringed on the estate’s copyrights by training an A.I. algorithm on Carlin’s works … Read more Carlin’s Estate sues Podcasters for A.I. Episode – a Legal Feud!

TLDR: Dutch semiconductor giant ASML has hit a record high, cementing its place as Europe’s AI champion. ASML’s cutting-edge machines are seen as a bellwether for the semiconductor industry and are in high demand. The resurgence in spending commitments from memory chipmakers and the demand for high-performance memory chips are driving ASML’s success. ASML’s machines … Read more Dutch tech giant dominates Europe, hits record high as AI champion.

Google has added new features to its cloud-based development environment, Project IDX. The platform, which is still in public preview, aims to offer AI-enhanced, cloud-based integrated development for developers. It is built on Code OSS, the open-source foundation of Microsoft Visual Studio Code, and uses Google’s PaLM 2 large language model. The latest additions to … Read more Google’s AI IDE Project IDX now includes Android and iOS simulation.

TLDR: A Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Yvette Clarke, has stated that AI deepfakes are a bipartisan issue, following reports of AI-generated graphic images of Taylor Swift being spread on social media. The spread of AI-generated and altered images can cause emotional and reputational harm, particularly to women. Another Democratic congressman, Rep. Joseph Morelle, has introduced a … Read more Denied access.

TLDR: Intel reported 10% YoY revenue growth for Q4 2023, but total revenue for the full year was down 14% compared to 2022. The client group at Intel, which includes laptop and desktop CPUs, saw revenue increase by 33% in Q4 2023. However, the data-center and AI infrastructure business unit, which includes AI computing technologies, … Read more Intel’s AI chip struggle, overshadowed by Nvidia and AMD’s roaring success.

TLDR: Intel’s stock has plunged after the chip maker provided a weak quarterly outlook, which included a double-digit decline in its data-center business. Despite earlier hype about Intel’s potential in the AI space, the company has struggled to capitalize on this opportunity, with Nvidia’s data-center business growing rapidly as demand for its GPUs for AI … Read more Wall Street just won’t quit the AI hype, Intel knows!

Article Summary TLDR: The Taylor Swift Deepfakes Are a Warning Is it too early to say that, on balance, generative artificial intelligence has been bad for the internet? One, its rise has led to a flood of AI-generated spam that researchers say now outperforms human-written stories in Google search results. The resulting decline in advertising … Read more Watch out for Taylor Swift deepfakes – a chilling cautionary tale!