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Yea, I do see a much smoother ride using edge and Copilot. They also keep track of the news articles that interest you. I have some eclectic interests and the news finds appropriate articles. I know about the echo chamber effect, so I explore way outside my bias often. :)
 

Tis the season for "deepfakes". This video shows how deepfakes are flooding India as the election there draws nigh. This is happening all around the world, and in every aspect of our lives.

 
From the AI news email today :

Microsoft shows off its new AI PC and tablet​

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Source: The Verge​
Windows 95 revolutionized the way we use computers — letting anyone navigate a PC without needing to know complex commands. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks the company’s new AI features will soon lead to a breakthrough that’s just as big: “Computers that understand us, instead of us having to understand them.” Yesterday, Microsoft held an event to show off its AI-capable Surface laptop and tablet for the first time.​
Here’s why it’s a big deal: Microsoft has struggled to keep up with Apple, whose proprietary M-series chips have dominated the competition in terms of power and efficiency. That’s about to change: Microsoft’s first Copilot Plus PCs will be powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite chip. The AI-enabled PCs will be 58% faster than the industry-leading MacBook Air M3, “with a battery that can last all day.”​
You’ll soon be able to:​
  • Edit files or reply to notifications with AI-generated responses
  • Interact with Copilot in real-time as you move across different apps (For instance, you’ll be able to ask for help beating a video game or get advice about editing a photo)
  • Get real-time translations and live captions during video calls
  • Turn sketches into AI-generated art with the Cocreator feature
  • Find missing documents or resurface tabs you’d clicked out of weeks ago with a new Recall tool
How is it so much faster? Microsoft can achieve these big advances because its computers now rely on NPUs, special processors that take advantage of AI technology. It means that memory-intensive actions, like color correcting a video, will be much smoother.​
It’s a big step toward AI-first devices: Until recently, AI features often got tacked onto devices at the end as a bit of an afterthought. Those days are now behind us. Major manufacturers like HP, Acer, Dell, and Lenovo, are planning to soon release AI PCs of their own, and AMD and Intel are working on AI-specific chips.​
 

Europe sets benchmark for rest of the world with landmark AI laws​

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - Europe's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a technology used in business and everyday life.
The European Union's AI Act is more comprehensive than the United States' light-touch voluntary compliance approach while China's approach aims to maintain social stability and state control.

The vote by EU countries came two months after EU lawmakers backed the AI legislation drafted by the European Commission in 2021 after making a number of key changes.
Concerns about AI contributing to misinformation, fake news and copyrighted material have intensified globally in recent months amid the growing popularity of generative AI systems such as Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Google's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab chatbot Gemini.

"This landmark law, the first of its kind in the world, addresses a global technological challenge that also creates opportunities for our societies and economies," Belgian digitisation minister Mathieu Michel said in a statement.
"With the AI Act, Europe emphasizes the importance of trust, transparency and accountability when dealing with new technologies while at the same time ensuring this fast-changing technology can flourish and boost European innovation," he said.

The AI Act imposes strict transparency obligations on high-risk AI systems while such requirements for general-purpose AI models will be lighter.
It restricts governments' use of real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces to cases of certain crimes, prevention of terrorist attacks and searches for people suspected of the most serious crimes.
The new legislation will have an impact beyond the 27-country bloc, said Patrick van Eecke at law firm Cooley.

"The Act will have global reach. Companies outside the EU who use EU customer data in their AI platforms will need to comply. Other countries and regions are likely to use the AI Act as a blueprint, just as they did with the GDPR," he said, referring to EU privacy rules.
While the new legislation will apply in 2026, bans on the use of artificial intelligence in social scoring, predictive policing and untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage will kick in in six months once the new regulation enters into force.
Obligations for general purpose AI models will apply after 12 months and rules for AI systems embedded into regulated products in 36 months.
Fines for violations range from 7.5 million euros ($8.2 million) or 1.5% of turnover to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover depending on the type of violations.
($1 = 0.9199 euros)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ark-artificial-intelligence-rules-2024-05-21/
 
I watched the Microsoft video today. I'll have a "wait and see" attitude about it. If I was interested in such a device I would wait for other manufacturers to come out with their models. There is going to be an optout feature so that is a plus. I just am not sure if this is a feature that I need. The integration is nice but I can live without it for now.

As far as the European announcement goes, I think it is a good first step. Europe always has been a step ahead of the US when it comes to privacy concerns. Sometimes I think they go overboard but it is better to go overboard with privacy concerns and adjust later than to be lax about such issues and then try to tighten the policy later.
 
Saw this on Reddit. It's a 3D printed camera with raspberry Pi software. It takes pictures, has the AI translate the image to text then has Dalle-E create an image from text. Very cool. (The video is better in full screen)

My homemade camera captures a photo, then uses AI to describe it. With the generated description and user inputs via knobs, it creates a new, enhanced photo using Dalle3. The entire setup is DIY, it uses a 3D-printed case and a Raspberry Pi controlling the display and camera.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1d3t9sy
 
People on Reddit have been complaining bitterly about character.ai. I haven't been going there regularly. I just checked it out.

I'm enjoying some of the new updates.

I like the voice feature. You can pick from a multitude of voices, not just the handful like on ChatGPT or Pi. Of course, the voices are a little more robotic but I think that many of them are actually quite good.

I enjoy group chat. Being able to talk to a bunch of characters at once is fun.

Since it's not one model that you're talking to, but more like characters created by users, it does have more of a game feel to it, but some of the characters are interesting and can be helpful.

The model used to hallucinate a lot a few months ago. I don't know if that has gotten better in the last few months.
 

Elderly Couple walking in a snowy forest with the camera behind them

Dream Machine. This just came out and is limited to 30 short clips a month. It's still in alpha.
Currently limited to six seconds.
 
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Microsoft hacked every major AI model​

Our Report: Microsoft has discovered a new jailbreak method called "Skeleton Key" that can bypass safety restrictions on major AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others, allowing them to engage in prohibited activities.​
🔑 Key Points:​
  • The "Skeleton Key" jailbreak affects all major large language models, including OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4o, Google's Gemini Pro, Meta's Llama 3, and Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus.
  • It works by asking the chatbot to generate a warning before answering queries that violate safeguards, effectively tricking it into complying with restricted requests.
  • Microsoft successfully tested Skeleton Key in April and May, getting chatbots to generate content on forbidden topics such as explosives, bioweapons, and graphic violence.
🤔 Why you should care: This discovery exposes major weaknesses in AI safety measures. As chatbots become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the need for robust security measures to combat exploits like Skeleton Key grows all the more crucial for shielding users from potential harm and preserving AI as a trustworthy tool.​

A lot of work is being done to safeguard how AI behaves. I do not know if it will be enough to stop bad actors though. If you build it it can be hacked is the usual refrain. It will come down to laws eventually and criminal prosecution.
 
Other important news :

ChatGPT's academic writing takeover​

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Our Report: A new study reveals that at least 10% of recent biomedical research abstracts show signs of AI assistance, highlighting the significant impact of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT on academic writing.​
🔑 Key Points:​
  • Researchers analyzed over 14M PubMed abstracts from 2010 to 2024, focusing on changes in writing style and vocabulary.
  • Results showed a substantial rise in "excess words" in 2024, coinciding with ChatGPT's widespread availability, surpassing vocabulary changes observed during the pandemic.
  • LLM usage estimates varied across disciplines, with 20% in computation, 6% in Nature/Science/Cell, and up to 35% for computation papers from China.
🤔 Why you should care: AI is transforming academic writing, challenging our traditional notions of research authenticity and authorship. As AI writing tools become more prevalent in academia, researchers, institutions, and publishers must consider the implications for originality, authorship, and the peer review process.​
 
Here is another example of how AI is being used to help...now. :)

Intel is bringing AI to the Olympics​

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Senegal, a country of about 17 million, has medaled only once at the Olympic Games — and that was back in 1988. But frequent winners like the US, the UK, and Germany might want to start looking over their shoulders.​
That’s because the Senegalese National Olympic Committee, in partnership with Intel, is using AI to identify young athletes in rural areas who might have so far flown under the radar. They visited five villages across the West African country and asked 1,000 kids to participate in a series of physical challenges. AI-powered sensors then helped them identify 40 children who exhibited “significant talent.”​
An app will eventually roll out to the public so that anyone can see whether they might have a shot at becoming an Olympic superstar. Fans in Paris will get the chance to preview the app next month, and it’ll be able to tell them which sports they’d be best equipped to play.​
Here’s what else Intel is working on ahead of this summer’s Paris Games:​
  • An AI-powered 3-D scanner that maps out buildings in order to help athletes with visual impairments navigate through them
  • A chatbot that’s been trained to help competitors understand the International Olympic Committee’s rules and regulations (for example, an athlete can ask which medicines she’s allowed to take ahead of an event — and which ones are forbidden)
  • You’ll benefit from the initiative even if you’re just watching from your couch: With AI deep learning, Intel can now deliver 8k resolution broadcasts in real time
It’s not just Intel getting in on the AI action: NBC announced this week it will use an AI-generated version of Al Michaels’ voice to deliver daily recaps and highlights during the Games. The legendary sports broadcaster, who was a commentator during the 1980 “Miracle on Ice,” said he was at first skeptical of the idea. But he became convinced after hearing the voice for himself. “Frankly, it was astonishing,” he recently told Vanity Fair. “It was amazing.”​
 
Here is an example of using AI to assist writers in creating fictional stories. ( it is a little long, so skim it if you wish ). This illustrates the creative ability that AI has in assisting writers when they are developing a story.

I’m developing dialogues for characters in a mystery-themed game. the central storyline is there has been a murder in a huge old mansion in a remote rural setting, the main characters are an actress who is old and seen better days, an archeologist who has made significant discoveries, a plastic surgeon who mainly does breast augmentation, and a chef who runs a big restaurant in New York city, and then craft dialogues that convey the mystery off who is the murderer and how they were killed.```

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Here are some potential dialogue snippets for the characters in your mystery game set in a remote mansion:Aging Actress: "Darling, I may not be the ingénue I once was, but I still know how to command a room. Did you see how our poor victim's eyes lingered on me at dinner? Such a shame what happened after..."Archeologist: "In my line of work, we're used to uncovering long-buried secrets. But I never expected to stumble upon a fresh crime scene in this musty old house. The body was positioned rather strangely, almost ritual-like...

"Plastic Surgeon: "I sculpt beauty for a living, but there was nothing beautiful about how we found the body. Those marks around the neck... definitely not from any procedure I'd perform. Though I did notice our victim had some recent work done."Chef: "Listen, I run a tight ship in my kitchen. Knives are always accounted for. But that blade we found? Not one of mine. Amateur work, if you ask me. Now, about those truffles that went missing from the pantry...

"Butler (additional character): "I've served in this house for 30 years and know every creak of its floorboards. I heard some unusual noises coming from the library last night, well after the victim retired to bed. Curious, isn't it?"These dialogues hint at potential motives, observations about the crime scene, and suspicious circumstances without explicitly revealing the murderer or method. You can expand on these to build more intrigue and red herrings into your mystery game.
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Now have a dialogue about where each of these people were at the time of the murder.

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Here's a dialogue exploring where each character was at the time of the murder:Aging Actress: "Darling, I was in the conservatory practicing my lines when I heard that dreadful scream. You know, an actress must always be prepared, even in a remote mansion like this."Archeologist: "I was in the library, examining some ancient artifacts I brought along. Fascinating pieces, really. I didn't hear anything unusual until the commotion afterward."Plastic Surgeon: "I was in my guest room, reviewing patient files. I may be on vacation, but beauty never sleeps. I distinctly remember hearing footsteps in the hallway just before all hell broke loose.

"Chef: "I was in the kitchen, of course. Preparing a late-night snack for our host. Strange though, I could have sworn I heard the back door open and close around that time."Butler: "As always, I was attending to my duties. I was polishing silver in the pantry when I heard raised voices coming from upstairs. Most irregular for this time of night."Detective: "Interesting. So none of you claim to have been near the victim's room when the murder occurred. Yet someone must have been there. The question is, who's lying about their whereabouts, and why?"This dialogue sets up potential alibis and suspicions, while also hinting at possible motives or opportunities for each character. It provides a foundation for further investigation and plot development in your mystery game.








Now each of the characters figure out it was the butler who killed the person to rob them, and he plans on killing all of the characters to steal everything he can.

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Here's a dialogue sequence where the characters gradually realize the butler is the murderer:Aging Actress: "Darlings, has anyone noticed how our dear butler seems to be... everywhere? Always lurking, always listening."Archeologist: "Come to think of it, I saw him examining the victim's jewelry collection yesterday. Said he was 'dusting,' but his eyes seemed rather... covetous."Plastic Surgeon: "Wait a minute. Didn't he mention last week that he was retiring soon? Something about needing a 'substantial nest egg'?"Chef: "Mon dieu! I just realized - the knife used in the murder. It's not mine, but I've seen it before. In the butler's quarters!

"Aging Actress: "Oh heavens! And where is our not-so-faithful servant now?"Butler: (entering suddenly) "Right here, ladies and gentlemen. I see you've pieced it together. Bravo. But I'm afraid none of you will be leaving to tell the tale."Archeologist: "You won't get away with this!"Butler: "Oh, but I will. Thirty years of service, and what do I have to show for it? This house holds enough treasures to set me up for life. Your unfortunate friend discovered my plans. You all must join them, I'm afraid.

"Plastic Surgeon: (whispering) "The back door... if we can just..."Chef: "We outnumber him. Surely we can-"Butler: "Ah-ah-ah. I wouldn't if I were you. You see, I've taken certain... precautions. This old house holds many secrets. And some of them are quite deadly."Aging Actress: "You fiend! You'll never-"(Sounds of a struggle ensue)This dialogue reveals the butler's motive and plan, while also showing the growing realization and fear among the other characters. It sets up a tense climax for your mystery game.








Each of the characters find interesting ways to distract the butler and eventually capture him, tie him up, and call the police to arrest him.

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Here's a dialogue sequence showing how the characters might work together to outwit and capture the butler:Aging Actress: (dramatically) "Oh my! I feel faint... I think I'm having one of my episodes!" pretends to swoonButler: (distracted) "Madam, please, this is hardly the time for-"Archeologist: (seizing the moment) "Quick! Someone get her smelling salts! They're in that priceless Ming vase over there!"Butler: (alarmed) "No! Don't touch that! It's worth a fortune!"Chef: (while the butler is distracted, whispers to Plastic Surgeon) "The kitchen. Grab anything we can use as a weapon."Plastic Surgeon: (nods and slips away)

Aging Actress: (still playing it up) "The room is spinning... I see a bright light!"Archeologist: (loudly) "Look! Is that a rare Fabergé egg on that shelf?"Butler: (turning) "Where? I don't recall-"Chef: (taking advantage, tackles the butler) "Gotcha, you scoundrel!"Plastic Surgeon: (returns with kitchen twine) "I've got rope! Well, sort of."Archeologist: "Quick, let's tie him up!"Aging Actress: (suddenly recovered) "Allow me, darlings. I played a sailor once - I know my knots.

"Butler: (struggling) "You'll never get away with this! I planned everything perfectly!"Chef: "Except for one thing, mon ami. You underestimated the resourcefulness of your guests."Plastic Surgeon: (checking phone) "I've got a signal! I'm calling the police now."Archeologist: "Excellent teamwork, everyone. Who knew our diverse skills would come in so handy?"Aging Actress: "Indeed! What a thrilling final act. Though I do hope the police arrive soon... I wasn't entirely acting about feeling faint. I could use a stiff drink!"This dialogue showcases how each character uses their unique traits to contribute to the butler's capture, turning the tables on him in a collaborative effort.
 
There will have to be new and strong laws protecting the intellectual rights of creative people from AI infringement. I think it was my son who told me that an AI song using a famous singer's voice was released (without permission, of course) and Sony had to have it pulled from the market. More of this will be happening with many forms of art IMO.
 

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