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5 things about AI you may have missed today: BBC mulls in-house AI model, MIT develops AI image generation tool, more

BBC mulls in house AI model from text archives; MIT develops AI tool for 30x faster high quality image generation; AI could automate 84% of government jobs, says study; Yotta data services targets global AI market with cheapest compute rates- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. BBC mulls in house AI model from text archivesBBC plans to create an in-house AI model using text archives, aiming to enhance production processes. The model, potentially a Large Language Model, would be solely accessible to BBC. Talks with tech firms on archive access for AI training reported, but BBC denies commercial agreements. Focus also on addressing bias concerns within AI models, Reuters reported.  Also read: Samsung Galaxy Ring may become your nutritionist! Know what's likely comin...
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India Condemns Attack On Salman Rushdie, Wishes Him Speedy Recovery

New Delhi: In its first reaction to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the "horrific attack" on the celebrated novelist and wished him a speedy recovery.Mr Rushdie, 75, was stabbed in the neck and torso at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12."India has always stood against violence and extremism. We condemn the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie and we wish him a speedy recovery," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing.The attack on Mr Rushdie triggered global condemnation and an outpouring of support for the author.Mr Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a 'fatwa' in 1989 calling for his death following the publication of his novel 'The Sata...