NEWS IN BRIEF: AI/ML FRESH UPDATES

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AI Writer's Wimbledon Blunder

Wimbledon's AI-generated online service, Catch Me Up, faces challenges with accuracy in player profiles. The All England Club's push to embrace technology encounters initial hiccups during the championships.

Redefining Data Engineering

Data engineering today lacks clear definition, leading to confusion. Transforming raw data into usable information is key, but requires proper implementation to avoid issues.

2045: A Millionfold Leap in Intelligence

Renowned Google futurist Ray Kurzweil discusses merging with computers in his new book, The Singularity Is Nearer. Predictions on AI and human intelligence becoming superhuman are becoming less far-fetched.

AI Threat: 5,000 Aussie Actors Face Job Loss

Voice actors fear being replaced by AI clones, as technology advances threaten their roles in commercials, audiobooks, and video games. Even high-profile actors like Scarlett Johansson are fighting to protect their voices from being used in AI products.

Master Transformer Fine-Tuning for Segmenting Success

Train Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM) for high fidelity masks in any domain using open-source foundational models and fine-tuning. SAM revolutionizes AI accessibility, enabling researchers to achieve state-of-the-art results with modest resources.

AI Outsmarts University Markers

University of Reading researchers use AI-generated exam answers to deceive professors, raising concerns about academic integrity in student assignments. Fake student identities submitted ChatGPT-4 generated answers, outperforming real students in online assessments.

Sora's AI Commercial Sparks Controversy at Toys “R” Us

Toys "R" Us partners with Native Foreign to create brand film using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video tool, showcasing founder's story. Sora generates AI video clips of realistic scenes and characters from text instructions, pushing boundaries of technology in commercial production.