STORY: From Facebook cracking down on fakes, to a new prediction from Elon Musk, this is AI Weekly.
Facebook is set to start labeling content generated by artificial intelligence.
Video, images and audio concocted by bots will get a “Made with AI” stamp.
More prominent labels will go on content deemed likely to deceive the public on an important issue.
It all comes before the U.S. presidential election in the fall.
Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai says AI is set to transform most jobs.
But he says the future won’t be what we think:
SUNDAR PICHAI: “I can’t imagine explaining what a YouTube creator means to someone from 40 years ago, right? Let alone to a farmer from 100 years ago. Right? So there are entirely new classes of jobs which will be created.”
A survey by staffing firm Adecco showed that 41% of senior executives expect AI to mean smaller workforces.
Elon Musk predicts that AI will be smarter than any human by 2026 at the latest.
His startup xAI is training a new version of its Grok chatbot, which should be ready by May.
Musk says a shortage of chips remains a big drag on development.
Even mining firms aren’t safe from the AI effect.
Commodity trading firm Trafigura says the world will need as much as one million more tons of copper by 2030 to build data centers and the like.
Since China is the main producer of the metal, some Western capitals are worried about supplies.
And AI is helping to spot insect invaders.
British scientists are using it to find Asian hornets – an invasive species wreaking havoc on European bees.
DR THOMAS O’SHEA-WHELLER: “And there’s a camera mounted above it which takes images of these insects so that then the AI can watch all of these images and identify what insects are seeing with a specific lookout for Asian hornets.”
The scientists say AI can identify insects without harming them – unlike traditional traps, which are used to kill large numbers of innocent native bugs.
Eugen Boglaru is an AI aficionado covering the fascinating and rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence. From machine learning breakthroughs to ethical considerations, Eugen provides readers with a deep dive into the world of AI, demystifying complex concepts and exploring the transformative impact of intelligent technologies.
