Researchers at the University of Hull developed a method to detect AI-generated deepfake images by analyzing reflections in human eyes. This technique utilizes tools from astronomy to scrutinize the consistency of light reflections in eyeballs, potentially revolutionizing deepfake detection.
Generative AI poses a threat to public discourse and political accountability, as demonstrated by the recent AI-generated video of Steven Miles on TikTok. The uncanny features and unsettling details of the video highlight the ongoing concerns about the use of deepfakes in politics.
Real-time water quality monitors with AI help assess immediate risk of illness from bacteria in southern England's swimming spots. Wessex Water's sensors accurately predict high bacteria levels 87% of the time at pilot study site Warleigh Weir.
MIT researchers propose evaluating large language models based on alignment with human beliefs. Misalignment can lead to unexpected failures, especially in high-stakes situations.
Machine-learning models can improve fairness by introducing randomization, preventing systemic injustices in resource allocation. Researchers from MIT and Northeastern University present a framework for introducing randomization without sacrificing efficiency or accuracy.
Ireland's datacentres consumed more electricity than urban homes in 2022, raising concerns about climate targets. The country's datacentres used 21% of its electricity, a 20% increase from the previous year, per the Central Statistics Office.
NVIDIA AI Foundry helps businesses create custom AI models tailored to their industry needs, with support from leading companies like Amdocs and Capital One. The service includes foundation models, accelerated computing, expert support, and a partner ecosystem to drive AI innovation.
Researchers from MIT and ETH Zurich developed an AI model to identify different stages of DCIS from breast tissue images, potentially streamlining diagnosis and treatment. By analyzing the spatial organization of cells, the model could help clinicians predict which DCIS cases may progress to invasive cancer, paving the way for more efficient and personalized care.
Police had to improvise laws to charge a man spreading deepfake images of women. New legislation introduced to criminalize sharing AI-generated explicit images without consent.
Mend.io leverages Anthropic Claude on Amazon Bedrock to automate CVE analysis, reducing 200 days of manual work and providing higher quality verdicts. This showcases the transformative potential of AI in cybersecurity and highlights challenges and best practices for integrating large language models into real-world applications.
Child safety experts warn that predators are overwhelming law enforcement with AI-generated explicit images of children, making it hard to identify and rescue real victims. AI models can produce lifelike images at an alarming rate, flooding the dark web and mainstream internet with potentially harmful content.
MIT graduate students Sheriff and Cao are using machine learning to decode short-range order in metallic alloys, crucial for developing high-entropy materials with superior properties. Their work offers a new approach to tailor material properties in industries like aerospace and biomedicine.
AI text summarization is effective for condensing emails and research papers. Two approaches are using AI services or in-house programming for flexibility.
Meta (Facebook owner) cancels EU AI model release due to 'unpredictable' regulations. Llama model to be released in multimodal form for text, video, images, and audio.
OpenAI launches GPT-4o mini to replace GPT-3.5 Turbo in ChatGPT, offering multimodal capabilities and lower costs. The AI language model supports images, text, and audio interpretation, with a cost of 15 cents per million input tokens.