I enjoy studying AI because I see amazing innovations that are and will be life-changing. But the rise of AI trends like "dignifAI" and "purifAI" shows a worrying side, where technology is used to push old-fashioned and divisive ideas. "dignifAI" (AI Software) alters pictures of women to make them wear more traditional clothes, fitting an…
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Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’
In a recent scam (CNN Story), a worker at a major company in Hong Kong was tricked into giving $25 million to criminals. They used advanced deep-faked video to look and sound like the company's CFO during a fake online meeting. The police in Hong Kong said this is just one of many scams where…
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How do we make sure everyone benefits fairly from AI?
Recently, at a major event in Davos, someone asked me a deep question that made me rethink how AI's benefits are shared fairly. I realised I didn't have a good answer, showing a major gap in my research. This made me feel responsible for looking deeper into the topic. So, I started to explore it…
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Using AI to Talk about Israel/Palestine More Thoughtfully Online!
The current Israel/Palestine debate is already causing a tinderbox of heated dialogue online, particularly as it’s an emotive issue on which most people vehemently polarise to one side. It made me wonder: couldn’t AI help us to chat online with more nuance and less drama? Better yet, could it help us to better understand one…
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