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Explained: What Impact Will New UK Family Visa Rule Have On Indians
12Apr By adminNo Comments
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Explained: What Impact Will New UK Family Visa Rule Have On Indians

[ad_1] New Delhi: The United Kingdom has implemented new visa and income regulations as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to cut down immigration levels. As part of the changes the minimum income required to sponsor family members has been raised significantly, creating a concern for Indian migrants. Those who earn less than 29,000 pounds, will not be able to sponsor a family member's visa in the country.The number is a significant 55% rise from the current income benchmark - 18,600 pounds. And the benchmark will rise to 38,700 pounds early next year.The annual earnings of nearly 50% of people who migrated to the UK from India was less than 39,000 pounds in 2022, according to a report by the migration observatory at the University of Oxford.Notably, Indians represent a significa...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI voice changer, Microsoft boss says no chance for AGI, more
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI voice changer, Microsoft boss says no chance for AGI, more

[ad_1] Today is the last day of November and as the end of the year festivities appear near the horizon, the artificial intelligence space is still hard at work. In the first news today, Voicemod, a popular AI voice changer app available on PC and Mac, has received a new update that will allow users to create new voices from scratch. In other news, Microsoft President Brad Smith addressed the rumors about OpenAI making a breakthrough toward AGI and said that there is no probability that we will see AGI anytime soon. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look. Voicemod gets an updateVoicemod has introduced new features allowing users to easily create and share their own customized AI voices, reports The Verge. Widely popular among gamers and streamers, Voicemod initia...
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Barrack Obama on AI: We should not put the genie back in the bottle despite deepfake threat
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Barrack Obama on AI: We should not put the genie back in the bottle despite deepfake threat

[ad_1] Regulation of artificial intelligence has become a major pain point for governments worldwide. The EU passed the AI Act after months of deliberation. Yet, it faces criticism from major corporations, same with the AI executive order taken by the Biden administration, which was said not to do enough to ensure equality. Even the AI Safety Summit in the UK under PM Rishi Sunak was not able to reach a consensus on what exactly is the best way to regulate AI without crippling the enormous potential. Now, former US President Barrack Obama has shared his views as a lawman on how he thinks this tricky problem can be solved.Obama gave an interview to Decoder, the video podcast by The Verge, where he delved deep into the regulatory side of AI, and why it is a tricky beast to tame. Obama als...
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AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope
4Nov By adminNo Comments
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AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.Over two days of talks between world leaders, business executives and researchers, tech CEOs such as Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman rubbed shoulders with the likes of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the future regulation of AI. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. Leaders from 28 nations – including China – signed the Bletchley Declaration, a joint statement acknowledging the technology's risks; the U.S. and Britain both announced plans to launch their own AI safety institutes; and two more summits w...
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Diwali In London: Where To Eat, Best Restaurant Dishes
4Nov By adminNo Comments
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Diwali In London: Where To Eat, Best Restaurant Dishes

[ad_1] Diwali has gained in public consciousness after Rishi Sunak became UK PM (Representational)London: Indian food isn't just one of the most popular cuisines in the UK. Some might argue it's the most iconic. The food is so ingrained in British culture that in 2001 then-Foreign Secretary Robin Cook dubbed chicken tikka masala the national dish. Cook hailed the curry, which, according to the most popular story was invented in Scotland in the 1970s by chef Ali Ahmed Aslam to appease a complaining customer, as a symbol of the enriching potential of multiculturalism. For British Indians, much has changed in the 50 years since the creation of the Anglo-influenced dish that came to define the nation's cooking.Now people of Indian descent are preparing for one of their biggest holidays, Diwa...
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Elon Musk interviews UK PM Rishi Sunak: 10 key points to note
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Elon Musk interviews UK PM Rishi Sunak: 10 key points to note

[ad_1] Just hours after the conclusion of the inaugural AI Safety Summit, which was held in the UK at Bletchley Park and witnessed the participation of more than 28 countries, with dignitaries such as US vice president Kamala Harris, India's Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and China's vice minister of science and technology Wu Zhaohui, another monumental AI interview was held. This interview was between the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and X owner Elon Musk. Sunak interviewed Musk over some of the most hard-hitting questions in the AI space and assessed its risks and potential. Musk even called AI the “most disruptive force in history”, Let us take a look at the 10 most important parts from the 51-minute-long interview.10 key points from the AI discussion between Rishi Sunak and E...
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Elon Musk discusses AI risks with Rishi Sunak, calls it one of most disruptive forces in history
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk discusses AI risks with Rishi Sunak, calls it one of most disruptive forces in history

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday held a discussion with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the inaugural AI Safety Summit, and declared artificial intelligence as "one of the most disruptive forces in history", CNN reported."AI will be a force for good most likely," Musk said. "But the probability of it going bad is not zero percent." Sunak and Musk spoke in an interview-style chat from a stage at Lancaster House, a government venue in central London often used for diplomatic purposes before the conversation was opened up to questions from journalists. The conversation was then posted for streaming on Musk's personal account on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter that he owns.Musk was present throughout the two-day event, along with US Vice President Kamala Harris, Op...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Beatles’ AI song, Rishi Sunak says AI poses nuclear war-like risk, more
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Beatles’ AI song, Rishi Sunak says AI poses nuclear war-like risk, more

[ad_1] November 2 has emerged as an important day for artificial intelligence, as new developments in the field of governance and pop culture have dominated the news. In the first incident, a new Beatles song was released after 45 years with the help of AI today. The song titled ‘Now and Then' can be heard on streaming platforms now. In another news, the UK PM Rishi Sunak compared risks associated with AI to the likes of pandemics and nuclear war. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look. New Beatles song released with the help of AIToday, a brand-new Beatles track, "Now And Then," featuring the entire Fab Four, has been released, marking 45 years since John Lennon created it, according to a report by CNBC. This was possible only with the help of AI. The song made ...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak to lead AI summit talks before Elon Musk meeting
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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UK PM Rishi Sunak to lead AI summit talks before Elon Musk meeting

[ad_1] Britain's Rishi Sunak will meet representatives from the United States, the EU and U.N. on Thursday to discuss the steps needed to deliver safe AI, a day after he secured China's backing for an international effort to manage the risks of the technology. The British prime minister is leading talks on the final day of the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in England before a conversation with tech billionaire Elon Musk in central London.One session will focus on "like-minded" countries, while a second will include companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta and xAI. They will discuss the plan for state-backed testing and evaluation of AI models before they are released, Sunak's office said. "AI has the potential to transform...
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Google Deepmind Chief Calls Meta’s AI Criticisms ‘Preposterous’
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Google Deepmind Chief Calls Meta’s AI Criticisms ‘Preposterous’

[ad_1] DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis hit back against criticisms from Meta Platforms Inc.'s chief AI scientist — who had criticized him and others in the industry for playing up the existential risks of the technology — calling them preposterous.Hassabis was responding to a post earlier this week from Meta's Yann LeCun, who said that some leaders were needlessly hyping doomsday scenarios and providing ammunition to those who want to ban open-source AI research and development. LeCun argued that that approach would put the control of future AI systems in the hands of just a few companies, which would be a “catastrophe.”  “We want to make sure we get the benefits of the innovation and the promise that the technology clearly holds,” Hassabis said in an interview on Bloomberg Televisio...
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