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AI-powered deepfakes bare fangs in 2023, raise concern about impact on privacy, electoral politics
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AI-powered deepfakes bare fangs in 2023, raise concern about impact on privacy, electoral politics

[ad_1] From politics to films and even war, the year 2023 has demonstrated that not everything one sees or hears on the internet may be real.With the ever-evolving Artificial Intelligence technology rapidly becoming a part of people's lives, a sharp rise in deepfakes has raised concerns in the country about its potential to influence electoral politics, especially during the Lok Sabha polls slated to be held next year. Deepfakes are manipulated videos or other digital representations that use artificial intelligence to create cogent videos or audio of individuals they never did or said, posing a risk of spreading misinformation and damaging their reputation. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.According to the '2023 State of Deepfakes Report' by 'Home Security Heroes' -- a US-based we...
How Do Gen AI systems Learn? Researchers Have a Magic Tool to Understand AI – Harry Potter
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How Do Gen AI systems Learn? Researchers Have a Magic Tool to Understand AI – Harry Potter

[ad_1]  More than two decades after J.K. Rowling introduced the world to a universe of magical creatures, forbidden forests and a teenage wizard, Harry Potter is finding renewed relevance in a very different body of literature: AI research. A growing number of researchers are using the best-selling Harry Potter books to experiment with generative artificial intelligence technology, citing the series' enduring influence in popular culture and the wide range of language data and complex wordplay within its pages.  Reviewing a list of studies and academic papers referencing Harry Potter offers a snapshot into cutting-edge AI research — and some of the thorniest questions facing the technology.  In perhaps the most notable recent example, Harry, Hermione and Ron star in a paper titled “Who'...