Google pauses ‘absurdly woke’ Gemini AI chatbot’s image tool after backlash over historically inaccurate pictures

Google pauses ‘absurdly woke’ Gemini AI chatbot’s image tool after backlash over historically inaccurate pictures

Google said Thursday it would “pause” its Gemini chatbot’s image generation tool after it was widely panned for creating “diverse” images that were not historically or factually accurate — such as black Vikings, female popes and Native Americans among the Founding Fathers. Social media users had blasted Gemini as “absurdly woke” and “unusable” after requests … Read more

Rules on deepfakes likely in 7-10 days, Centre tells tech firms

Rules on deepfakes likely in 7-10 days, Centre tells tech firms

The government will lay down rules on deepfakes by notifying amendments to the IT Rules in the next seven to 10 days, minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told social media companies on Thursday, citing their purported lack of action on such content, a person aware of the matter said. Prime … Read more

Will act against tech firms over deepfakes: MoS IT | Latest News India

Will act against tech firms over deepfakes: MoS IT | Latest News India

The government will lay down rules on deepfakes by notifying amendments to the IT Rules in the next seven to eight days, minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a press conference at the BJP office on Tuesday. He cited social media companies’ lack of compliance with the advisories issued … Read more

‘AI is a dynamic issue, public should be alert on new tech’: Modi | Latest News India

‘AI is a dynamic issue, public should be alert on new tech’: Modi | Latest News India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking to participants at the 2023 Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon on Tuesday, said that Artificial Intelligence was a dynamic issue and the public has to be alert on the new technology. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets during an interaction with the participants of Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon, … Read more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: President Droupadi Murmu on deepfakes, AI lasers, more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: President Droupadi Murmu on deepfakes, AI lasers, more

Even on a Saturday, the artificial intelligence space continues to be a hub of activity. On December 2, we witnessed multiple big announcements and callouts for safety in AI. In the first news, President Droupadi Murmu said that while the use of AI was making people’s lives easier, its misuse to create deepfakes poses a … Read more

Meet Aitana Lopez, a 25-year-old Spanish AI model earning up to 9 lakh per month: Check details

Meet Aitana Lopez, a 25-year-old Spanish AI model earning up to 9 lakh per month: Check details

A 25-year-old Spanish model, Aitana Lopez, created using artificial intelligence (AI), has become quite popular on Instagram with 141,000 followers. This pink-haired AI model can earn up to €10,000 a month, that is around Rs 9 lakh. On an average, she earns €3,000 per month. Aitana was created by designer Rubén Cruz and his agency … Read more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: CJI speaks on AI, Nicholas Cage on deepfakes, and more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: CJI speaks on AI, Nicholas Cage on deepfakes, and more

At a time when Black Friday weekend is the buzz of town, artificial intelligence still manages to capture eyeballs with some interesting developments. In the first news, the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud spoke on AI at a virtual conference today, highlighting the problem of ethical treatment of AI. In other news, Hollywood actor … Read more

Govt launches crackdown against deepfake videos, will enable citizens to lodge FIR, says IT Minister

Govt launches crackdown against deepfake videos, will enable citizens to lodge FIR, says IT Minister

The Government of India has launched a crackdown on an increasingly popular artificial intelligence (AI) technology known as deepfake videos, according to Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This development comes a day after Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a meeting with top social media companies and announced that the … Read more

Centre sets deepfake crackdown in motion | Latest News India

Centre sets deepfake crackdown in motion | Latest News India

New Delhi The Union government will bring in a new regulation to deal with deepfakes and so-called synthetic content online, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday after a meeting with social media and technology companies, an industry body, and academics. The form of the regulation is yet to be determined and it could be … Read more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs

Today, November 18, marked a day of shocking developments in the artificial intelligence space. In the first incident, the cofounder of OpenAI, Sam Altman, was sacked from the position of CEO of OpenAI by the company’s board of directors. In the fallout of the decision, company president Greg Brockman also resigned from his position. In … Read more