Australian children’s photos have been included in an AI image-generating tool dataset without their knowledge or consent. An analysis of 0.0001% of the 5.85 billion images contained in the Laion-5B dataset found 190 photos of Australian children scraped from the internet. The photos were easily identifiable, with some names and information about when and where…
More than a dozen private sector lobbyists and consultants have been embedded in Labour’s shadow cabinet teams after the party approached businesses for help with shaping its policies. This includes firms like Faculty AI, FGS Global, Baringa, and Arup, which have sent staff to assist Labour with policy work, particularly in complex areas such as…
While accuracy and reliability remain top concerns, budgets and adoption of GenAI is at an all-time high among healthcare practitioners. The 2024 Generative AI in Healthcare Survey highlights both the successes and challenges of GenAI in healthcare. 1) GenAI budgets are growing exponentially: Adoption of GenAI varies significantly across roles and company sizes. Technical leaders…
Microsoft acquired the team behind Inflection, a startup co-founded by Reid Hoffman, in an acquisition-in-name-only to avoid antitrust scrutiny. This move is seen as a pattern for future AI deals. Recently, Amazon announced it is hiring most of Adept’s employees and licensing its technology, essentially doing what Microsoft did with Inflection. Read more
Wimbledon’s new online feature, Catch Me Up, which uses generative technology to publish player profiles and analysis, experienced errors on its first day. The feature made mistakes such as incorrectly stating Emma Raducanu as the British No 1 (she is actually the No 3) and inaccurately describing a match between Zhang Shuai and Daria Kasatkina.…