• Argentina might be the biggest example of AI-influenced elections yet, where it was used both for standard promotional materials, as well as creating controversial deepfakes and disinformation content. - NY Times
• The Sports Illustrated website allegedly used AI-generated authors and content, creating fake profiles with fake headshots and biographies, without disclosing their use of AI – the content was removed after inquiry, and the company cut ties with third-party company AdVon Commerce that was allegedly responsible for it. - Futurism
• AI-generated images of Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts on Adobe Stock and other sites – they were not clearly labeled until recently, and now Adobe announced policy changes to crack down on AI-generated images of real, newsworthy events, whereas some providers like Getty Images have long banned AI-generated images from their library. - Washington Post
• Many on X (Twitter) have been impressed with a promo of new generative video service, Pika – there’s a waitlist for their web app but you can use it through Discord right now, and when I checked it out it honestly wasn’t that impressive, and definitely not as good as their promo would make it seem. - X(Twitter), Pika
• A 32-bit microcontroller that can handle heavy machine learning workloads on battery-powered devices – with security features that make them suitable for edge AI-enabled IoT devices, it’s a look at the future of scalable AI solutions without the need for cloud processing. - AAC
• The US, UK, and 12 other major countries signed an agreement on AI safety – it’s non-binding and basically just a set of recommendations for companies to design and build systems with protection of the public interest in mind, but it’s still a step towards better AI regulations. - Reuters
• New open-source model detects methane plumes in data from hyperspectral satellites, with an 81% + accuracy – it could help identify “super emitters” of methane and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. - Oxford News
• I’ve mentioned tldraw before, but they keep shipping new AI features – the new AI drawing feature, Draw Fast, is just a blast to play around with (and this time you don’t need your OpenAI API key, it just works). - X(Twitter), tldraw
• Another cool example of livening up drawings with AI – Livesketch is a method to add motion to a simple sketch with a prompt that describes the motion you want, outputting a short, easily editable animation in vector representation. - Livesketch
