#Meta brings certain #AI features to Ray-Ban Meta glasses in #Europe - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/meta-brings-certain-ai-features-to-ray-ban-meta-glasses-in/ "people in those countries can invoke Meta’s AI assistant, Meta AI, using their voice to get answers to general questions"

#Huawei launches embodied intelligence innovation center in Shenzhen - https://technode.com/2024/11/18/huawei-launches-embodied-intelligence-innovation-center-in-shenzhen/ "artificial intelligence systems in physical form that can interact with their environment in real time" #ai #robots

#OpenData and #OpenSource #AI: Charting a course to get more of both - https://opensource.org/blog/open-data-and-open-source-ai-charting-a-course-to-get-more-of-both "the event focused on actionable steps to align open data practices with the goals of Open Source AI. "

9 ways #AI is advancing science - https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-ai-big-scientific-breakthroughs-2024/ "hey offer a blueprint for how applying AI to science can dramatically improve human life." #google

#AI could cause ‘social ruptures’ between people who disagree on its #sentience - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/17/ai-could-cause-social-ruptures-between-people-who-disagree-on-its-sentience "Leading philosopher says issue is ‘no longer one for sci-fi’ as dawn of AI consciousness is predicted for 2035" one for the diary...

Inside the Billion-Dollar Startup Bringing AI Into the Physical World - https://www.wired.com/story/physical-intelligence-ai-robotics-startup/ "Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how #robots learn." the next big #AI frontier

EU #AI Act: Draft guidance for general purpose AIs shows first steps for Big AI to comply - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/eu-ai-act-draft-guidance-for-general-purpose-ais-shows-first-steps-for-big-ai-to-comply/ #GPAIs will be expected to provide about the data sources used for “training, testing and validation and about authorisations to access and use protected content for the development of a general-purpose AI.” #copyright

Europe asks for input on banned uses of #AI - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/13/europe-asks-for-input-on-banned-uses-of-ai/ "The consultation runs until December 11, 2024. The Commission then expects to publish guidance on defining AI systems and banned uses in early 2025, per a press release." #eu

#Baidu unveils Xiaodu #AI Glasses, its first AI glasses powered by a large language model - https://technode.com/2024/11/13/baidu-unveils-xiaodu-ai-glasses-its-first-ai-glasses-powered-by-a-large-language-model/ "first-person perspective photography, real-time mobile Q&A functionality, calorie tracking, an object encyclopedia, visual and audio translation, and intelligent reminders." #llm

nostr:npub1hzz35pkl67w53lpj2g62zh56g63j5zvz4q3m2nxlsfg5hxcjpwssaynqel no sitting president, but one on the way out could...

#Biden administration will not limit arms transfers to Israel - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/13/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-aid-gaza-us-ultimatum-sanctions-lebanon?page=with:block-673469798f084e2f44269a53#block-673469798f084e2f44269a53 you'd think he'd use his last 2 months to do something good for once...

Watchdog finds #AI tools can be used unlawfully to filter candidates by race, gender - https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/ico_finds_ai_tools_can/ also finds that water can be wet

Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity promote scientific racism in #AI #search results - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/google-microsoft-and-perplexity-promote-scientific-racism-in-ai-search-results/ " AI-powered search engines are surfacing deeply racist, debunked research."

Does Artificial Intelligence Explain the #Fermi Question? - https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2024/10/25/does-artificial-intelligence-explain-the-fermi-question/ thought-provoking stuff #ai

Cheap #AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/cheap-ai-video-scraping-can-now-extract-data-from-any-screen-recording/ " Researcher feeds screen recordings into Gemini to extract accurate information with ease."

Anyone Can Turn You Into an #AI #Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them - https://www.wired.com/story/characterai-has-a-non-consensual-bot-problem/ "Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent."

EU condemns Israeli attacks on #UN peacekeepers in Lebanon - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/14/middle-east-crisis-live-nuseirat-gaza-lebanon-israel-unifil-netanyahu?page=with:block-670cfe478f0899f4e48fc1fa#block-670cfe478f0899f4e48fc1fa gosh, a "condemnation"; netanyahu must be quaking in his boots...

#Israel orders more evacuations in Lebanon and threatens medics who treat Hezbollah members - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/13/israel-orders-more-evacuations-in-lebanon-threatens-medics-who-treat-hezbollah-members "Military spokesperson demands that medics ‘avoid dealing with Hezbollah operatives’ and claims ambulances used to transport weapons" and so #lebanon becomes #gaza 2.0

#Nobel prize in physics given to researchers for pioneering work on machine learning - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/08/nobel-prize-physics-john-hopfield-geoffrey-hinton-machine-learning "John Hopfield at Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton at the University of Toronto honoured for pioneering work on artificial neural networks" the #ai fever is everywhere...

#China’s Plan to Make #AI #Watermarks Happen - https://www.wired.com/story/china-wants-to-make-ai-watermarks-happen/ "New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation"