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Top AI News Headlines for Wednesday February 7th
Google Deepmind Using AI to Help Blind and Partially-Sighted People Perceive The World
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Google Deepmind Using AI to Help Blind and Partially-Sighted People Perceive The World - Meet Lookout uses “Image Q&A” to empower users to ask questions about an image they upload to find out more about it. From navigating the world, to helping sort out your laundry – Lookout can make everyday tasks feel like everyday tasks. Audio Description version here.
Biden administration names a director of the new AI Safety Institute - Elizabeth Kelly, currently an economic policy adviser, will lead the AI Safety Institute at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, which is part of the Commerce Department.
AI Safety UK: World’s Leading Artificial Intelligence Technology Companies Push Britain Government To Speed Up AI Model Evaluation - According to the report, world's leading tech companies clash over voluntary agreements and push the UK government to speed up the testing and evaluation of testing AI models.
IKEA unveils new AI assistant on The Open AI GPT Store - The tool allow users to articulate their specific home design needs and receive customised recommendations. It also considers room dimensions, personal style and sustainability preferences.
Ambience Healthcare raises $70M for its AI assistant led by OpenAI and Kleiner Perkins - Ambience Healthcare has developed what it describes as an “operating system” for healthcare organizations to help clinicians complete the substantial administrative work required of them.
OpenAI Releases New AI Image Labeling Efforts - AI images created from ChatGPT and GPT APIs now include C2PA metadata — though the company notes the metadata can still be removed.
Researchers Call for Outcome-Centric Approach to Health AI Regulation - University of California San Diego researchers argue that healthcare AI regulations should require developers to demonstrate how these tools impact patient outcomes.
Inaugural conference addressed teaching, learning and AI on the campus of Clemson University - “AI is pervasive now, and we have to prepare our students for a different world. Combining all of Clemson’s resources in one institute will help us recruit top students and faculty and better compete for federal grants that fund cutting-edge research.”
Simplify looks to AI to help with job searches and applications - Simplify is trying to update the job searching process by combining questionnaires, job scraping, job matching, auto filling applications and help with answering text-based questions in one program.
Confirmed: Entrust is buying AI-based ID verification startup Onfido, sources say for more than $400M - Onfido, an early mover in the world of identity verification using computer vision, machine learning and other AI tools, is getting acquired by Entrust — who provides a range of certification and verification services around payment cards, passwords, network and website access, and device access.
Microsoft’s next big AI push is here after a year of Bing - Microsoft has now created a Super Bowl ad for Copilot that will air on Sunday. The Super Bowl ad, which focuses on the idea of using AI to be creative, walks a fine line between empowering people to do things they’d traditionally have to learn and be skilled in and concerns over AI replacing jobs — particularly in the creative industry.
F5 Transforms Application Security for the AI Era - New end-to-end API security and AI capabilities make it easier for customers to protect their AI-powered applications.
Microsoft to provide AI skilling opportunities to 2 million people in India by 2025 - The initiative is part of Microsoft’s broader commitment to accelerate India’s AI transformation. The skilling initiative is aligned with the company’s responsible AI principles, and training will be delivered in partnership with governments, nonprofit and corporate organizations, and communities.
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