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  • Misinformation Combat Alliance To Launch WhatsApp Tipline On Mar 25 To Combat Deepfakes |

    New Delhi: Ahead of general elections, the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) is launching a Deepfakes Analysis Unit (DAU) tipline on March 25 to help detect and respond to AI-generated synthetic media, a release said on Thursday.

    The move assumes significance as the countdown to elections in India has seen the industry scale up election integrity efforts, particularly to crack down on deepfakes and AI (Artificial Intelligence) deceptions. The general elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting from April 19, and results will be declared on June 4. (Also Read: Vivo T3 5G With Triple Camera Setup Launched In India; Check Specs, Price And Launch Offers)

    “MCA's Deepfakes Analysis Unit launches WhatsApp tipline in collaboration with Meta to detect deepfakes,” the release said. With the latest initiative, any member of the public can forward audio notes and videos to +91 9999025044 on WhatsApp to get assessments on whether a piece of media is AI-generated or contains elements of it, the release said. (Also Read: OnePlus 12R New Storage Variant Launched In India; Check Price, Bank Offers And Availability)

    The tipline will offer support in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, the release said. The launch of the WhatsApp tipline is in line with Meta's efforts to collaborate with industry stakeholders in the fact-checking ecosystem to build instruments that help curb the spread of AI-generated misinformation.

    The MCA is a cross-industry alliance that brings together companies, organizations, institutions, industry associations and entities to collectively fight misinformation and its impact. Currently, MCA has 16 members, including fact-checking organizations, media outlets, and civic tech organizations, and is inviting strategic partners to collaborate on this industry-wide initiative to combat misinformation.

    The DAU has been set up with the aim of providing the public with a trusted resource that will help them differentiate between real and synthetic media. The initiative will tap into expertise from a network of partners – academicians, researchers, startups, tech platforms, and fact-checkers – to verify and assess the media content submitted to the tipline.

    The assessment reports will be sent back to users in response to their messages. The reports will also be available on the DAU website and DAU's recently launched WhatsApp Channel which will serve as an authoritative source for people to receive verified and accurate information, according to the release. DAU's partners include member fact-checking organizations as well as industry partners and digital labs that will help assess and verify the content.

  • Devin: World's First AI Software Engineer Launched; Can Solve All Tasks With a Single Prompt |

    New Delhi: Cognition, a US-based company, has unveiled Devin and announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence chatbot called Devin. This AI chatbot can write, code, and create using a single prompt.

    The company, a startup backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, claims that this AI chatbot is the world's first fully autonomous AI software engineer. Unlike other AI counterparts, it stands out because it doesn't just provide coding suggestions or autocomplete tasks. Moreover, it can take on and complete an entire software project independently.

    Cognition calls it a “tireless, skilled teammate” that is “equally ready to build alongside you or independently complete tasks for you to review.” Additionally, the company stated that “with Devin, engineers can focus on more interesting problems, and engineering teams can strive for more ambitious goals.”

    Devin sends the code to the user to test out pic.twitter.com/Ko1oTqRXzm

    — Cognition (@cognition_labs) March 12, 2024

    Described as a “tireless, skilled teammate” by Cognition, Devin stands out for its ability to operate autonomously, offering both collaboration and independent task completion. According to Cognition, Devin empowers engineers to tackle more engaging challenges while enabling engineering teams to pursue ambitious objectives. (Also Read: POCO X6 Neo 5G With 5000mAh Battery Launched In India At Rs 15,999; Check Specs And Other Features)

    Notably, the initial access to Devin has been limited, with only a select few having the opportunity to utilize its capabilities. People who've tested it say Devin is really good at coding. It's even better and is exceptional and surpasses even the most advanced LLMs currently available, such as GPT-4 and Gemini. Some folks who tried it early said they could make whole websites and basic games in only 5-10 minutes using Devin.

    Today we're excited to introduce Devin, the first AI software engineer.

    Devin is the new state-of-the-art on the SWE-Bench coding benchmark, has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from leading AI companies, and has even completed real jobs on Upwork.

    Devin is… pic.twitter.com/ladBicxEat — Cognition (@cognition_labs) March 12, 2024

    In testing, Devin demonstrated remarkable performance, solving 13.86% of open issues on Github, far surpassing other AI-powered assistants like Anthropic's Claude (4.8%) and GPT-4 (1.8%).

    Cognition AI boasts notable investors, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who has injected $22 million into the company. The company's founders, Scott Wu (CEO), Steven Hao (CTO), and Walden Yan (CPO), have a track record of success in international coding competitions, amassing 10 gold medals in top-tier events since their teenage years. (Also Read: AI Will Be Smarter Than Any Single Human By Next Year, Says Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk)

    This AI tool does not come with the intention to replace human engineers, it is designed to work hand-in-hand with them.

  • Nvidia Faces Lawsuit Over AI Copyright Infringement By Authors |

    New Delhi: Nvidia, a leading provider of chips for artificial intelligence, finds itself embroiled in legal action as three authors Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O'Nan have filed a lawsuit against the company. The authors alleged that Nvidia used their copyrighted books without permission in the development of its NeMo platform, sparking a contentious legal battle over intellectual property rights.

    The authors argue that their books were part of a dataset of 196,640 books used to train Nvidia's NeMo AI platform. They claim that the platform aimed to replicate everyday written language but was shut down in October following allegations of copyright infringement. The legal document suggests that Nvidia's action to remove the NeMo dataset implies acknowledgment of copyright violation. (Also Read: Google Wallet Will Auto-Add Movie Tickets And Boarding Passes From Gmail)

    The authors are seeking unspecified compensation on behalf of people in the United States whose copyrighted works were used to train NeMo's large language models during the past three years, in the proposed class action. (Also Read: Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Which Smartphone Should You Buy?)

    The lawsuit covers various types of literary works, such as Keene's novel “Ghost Walk” from 2008, Nazemian's novel “Like a Love Story” from 2019, and O'Nan's novella “Last Night at the Lobster” from 2007.

    Nvidia chose not to provide a comment on Sunday, and lawyers representing the authors did not respond immediately to requests for further comment on Sunday. This lawsuit pulls Nvidia into a larger pool of legal disputes initiated by writers, as well as The New York Times, concerning generative AI. Generative AI generates new content using inputs like text, images, and sounds.

    Other tech giants, including OpenAI, the developer of the AI ​​platform ChatGPT, and its collaborator Microsoft, are also facing legal issues linked to generative AI.

    Despite facing legal hurdles, Nvidia continues to attract investors' favor, benefiting from the ongoing growth of AI technology. Since the close of 2022, the company's stock price has surged by nearly 600%, propelling Nvidia's market capitalization to nearly $2.2 trillion.

    The lawsuit is identified as Nazemian et al v Nvidia Corp in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, under case number 24-01454.

  • India AI Mission: Check 8 Key Components Of Cabinet's Newly Launched Plan |

    New Delhi: Yesterday, March 8, 2024, the union cabinet under the leadership of Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the India AI mission, allocating Rs 10, 371.92 crore for its implementation. The mission is launched to boost AI development in the country for the next 5 years. For ease, we have decoded the key components of India's AI mission.

    IndiaAI Mission: How It Will Be Implemented?

    According to the union minister Piyush Goyal's briefing, the implementation of the mission will be executed by IBD and DIC. (BIG Bonanza To Ujjwala Beneficiaries; Govt Extends Rs 300 LPG Subsidy)

    1. Compute Capacity

    Speaking to the reporters after the cabinet meeting, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, one of the primary focuses of the AI ​​mission is to establish an ecosystem equipped with AI compute infrastructure, comprising 10,000 or more graphics processing units (GPUs). (Also Read: Good News For Job Seekers! Elon Musk's Firm

    The government has planned to develop this infrastructure through public-private partnerships.

    2.AI Marketplace

    The government plans to create an AI marketplace, offering AI as a service and pre-trained models to AI innovators. This initiative aims to facilitate access to AI resources for developers and entrepreneurs.

    3. Startup Financing

    Deep-tech AI startups will receive support under this initiative. This will boost the growth of innovative ventures in the AI ​​space.

    4. Non-Personal Dataset Platform

    The India AI Datasets Platform will streamline access to non-personal datasets for entrepreneurs and startups. A unified data platform will be developed to provide seamless access to these datasets, aiding Indian startups and researchers in their endeavors.

    5. Innovation Center

    The India AI Innovation Center will focus on developing and deploying indigenous large multimodal models and domain-specific foundational models in critical sectors, contributing to technological advancements.

    6. AI Application in Critical Sectors

    Through the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative, AI applications will be promoted in critical sectors, addressing problem statements sourced from the government. This initiative aims to leverage AI to enhance efficiency and address challenges in various sectors.

    7. IndiaAI FutureSkills

    Under the FutureSkills program, entry into AI programs and courses at undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. levels will be encouraged. Additionally, data and AI Labs are planned to be set up in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India to provide foundational-level courses.

    8. Responsible AI

    To ensure the responsible development and deployment of AI, projects will be initiated to develop indigenous tools and frameworks. Self-assessment checklists for innovators and other guidelines and governance frameworks will also be established.

  • Advisory To Launch AI Models With Permission Doesn't Apply To Startups: Center |

    New Delhi: The Center stated on Monday that permission to launch new artificial intelligence (AI) models in the country will only apply to big tech platforms and social media subsidiaries, not startups.

    In a post on “

    “The advisory is aimed at untested AI platforms from deploying on the Indian Internet,” he posted. The minister further added that the process of seeking permission, labeling, and consent-based disclosure to users about untested platforms is “an insurance policy for platforms that can otherwise be sued by consumers.” “Safety and trust in India's Internet are shared and common goals for the government, users, and platforms.”

    Recent advisory of @GoI_MeitY needs to be understood

    Advisory is aimed at the Significant platforms and permission seeking from Meity is only for large platforms and will not apply to startups.

    Advisory is aimed at untested AI platforms from deploying on Indian Internet… — Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Modiyude Kutumbam) (@Rajeev_GoI) March 4, 2024

    The digital platforms have been instructed to comply with the new guidelines immediately and submit an action taken-cum-status report to the Ministry within 15 days of this advisory.

    The digital platforms have been instructed to comply with the new guidelines immediately and submit an action taken-cum-status report to the Ministry within 15 days of this advisory.

    The Center last week came down hard on big internet and social media platforms for the misuse of AI, stating that all intermediaries must not permit any bias or discrimination or threaten the integrity of the electoral process and must seek the government's permission before launching any AI model. in the country. (Also Read: Samsung Galaxy F15 5G With 6,000mAh Battery And Sensors Launched In India; Check Price, Specs)

    The digital platforms have been instructed to comply with the new guidelines immediately and submit an action taken-cum-status report to the Ministry within 15 days of this advisory.

    “In light of the recent Google Gemini AI controversy, the advisory now specifically addresses AI. Digital platforms must take full accountability and cannot escape by claiming that these AI models are in the under-testing phase,” said the minister.

    According to the new guidelines, all intermediaries or platforms must ensure that the use of AI models/LLM/Generative AI, software, or algorithms “does not permit its users to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update , or share any unlawful content as outlined in Rule 3(1)(b) of the IT Rules or violate any other provision of the IT Act.” (Also read: Google Terminates Contracts With YouTube Music Team Members Demanding Higher Pay)

    “It is reiterated that non-compliance with the provisions of the IT Act and/or IT Rules could result in potential penal consequences for the intermediaries or platforms or their users when identified, including but not limited to prosecution under the IT Act and several other statutes of the criminal code,” said the IT Ministry advisory.

  • Elon Musk Sues OpenAI And CEO Sam Altman Over Agreement Breach |

    New Delhi: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing them of violating their initial contractual agreements concerning artificial intelligence (AI). Filed in a San Francisco court in the United States, the lawsuit centers on OpenAI's recent development of the GPT-4 natural language model.

    The owner of company This is despite an agreement that the artificial general intelligence capabilities would be non-profit and aimed at serving humanity. (Also Read: Google Removes Some India Matrimony Apps, Executive Calls Move 'Dark Day')

    “Musk has long recognized that AGI poses a grave threat to humanity — perhaps the greatest existential threat we face today,” read the lawsuit. (Also Read: UK Woman Discovers Baby's Rare Eye Cancer Using Phone Flash; Read The Full Story)

    In Musk's lawsuit, he outlines grievances including breach of contract, violation of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. Musk served as a founding board member of OpenAI until 2018.

    According to the lawsuit, OpenAI's initial research was performed in the “open, providing free and public access to designs, models, and code”.

    When OpenAI researchers discovered that an algorithm called “Transformers,” initially invented by Google, could perform many natural language tasks without any explicit training, “entire communities sprung up to enhance and extend the models released by OpenAI”.

    Altman became OpenAI CEO in 2019. On September 22, 2020, OpenAI entered into an agreement with Microsoft, exclusively licensing to Microsoft its Generative PreTrained Transformer (GPT)-3 language model.

    “Most critically, the Microsoft license only applied to OpenAI's pre-AGI technology. Microsoft obtained no rights to AGI. And it was up to OpenAI's non-profit Board, not Microsoft, to determine when OpenAI attained AGI,” the lawsuit further read.

    Musk said that this case is filed to compel OpenAI to “adhere to the Founding Agreement and return to its mission to develop AGI for the benefit of humanity, not to personally benefit the individual defendants and the largest technology company in the world”. (With inputs from IANS)

  • Krutrim’s AI Mistakes Go Viral, Answers ‘2011 ODI World Cup Was Won By Australia, Not India’

    The series of errors made by Krutrim AI has caused a great deal of laughter on social networking platform X, where screenshots of the chatbot’s replies have gone viral.

  • Google Pauses Gemini’s People Image Feature After Anti-‘Woke’ Backlash |

    New Delhi: Google has paused the image-generation function of its Gemini AI chatbot following a string of controversies. The company, acknowledged that Gemini had provided “incorrect representations in certain historical contexts” and assured users that an enhanced version of the feature would be released shortly.

    In a statement on the Gemini’s AI image generation does generate a wide range of people. And that’s generally a good thing because people around the world use it. But it’s missing the mark here.”

    Images produced by Gemini spread across social media recently, leading to widespread ridicule and anger. Some users criticized Google, claiming that the company prioritizes being “woke” over truth or accuracy.

    Some of the images that drew criticism included a portrayal of four Swedish women, none of whom were depicted as white, as well as scenes featuring Black and Asian soldiers dressed as Nazis.

    “It’s embarrassingly hard to get Google Gemini to acknowledge that white people exist,” Debarghya Das, the engineer who founded the enterprise search startup Glean, shared on X platform a post containing several images created by Gemini.

    It’s embarrassingly hard to get Google Gemini to acknowledge that white people exist pic.twitter.com/4lkhD7p5nR — Deedy (@debarghya_das) February 20, 2024

    The challenges faced by AI models, such as overlooking people of color and perpetuating stereotypes underscore the need for continual improvement and ethical considerations in AI development.

    Google’s efforts to keep pace with competitors like OpenAI since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 have been accompanied by setbacks in the rollout of its AI products. Instances like the apology issued last year for inaccuracies in its AI chatbot Bard’s demonstration highlight the ongoing complexities in AI technology.

  • Are You Facing Issues With Creating AI Images From Gemini? Google Explain The Reason

    New Delhi: Google has officially recognized issues with its Gemini model’s AI image generation, particularly concerning specific prompts. The tech giant stated that users requesting various images related to a particular culture or historical period should receive accurate responses. However, this hasn’t been the case, with Google attributing the problems to its “tuning” measures.

    Explanation Of Shortcomings

    In a recent blog post, Google delved into the factors contributing to problems with its Gemini model’s AI image generation. The company highlighted two main factors. (Also Read: From Investment To Income: A Rs 5-7 Lakh Investment In This Business Idea Could Yield Rs 1.5 Lakh Monthly Returns)

    Firstly, their tuning process, aimed at ensuring Gemini could display a diverse range of people, overlooked scenarios where a varied representation wasn’t appropriate. Secondly, over time, the model became overly cautious and started declining certain prompts altogether. (Also Read: User Receives Fake iPhone 15 From Amazon; Company Responds)

    Temporary Pause On Image Generation

    Google admitted that their recently launched news image generation feature for the Gemini conversational app, which included creating images of people, missed the mark.

    Some generated images were inaccurate or even offensive. In response, Google temporarily paused the image generation of people in Gemini while they worked on an improved version.

    The company emphasized that this outcome wasn’t their intention and reiterated their stance against deliberately creating inaccuracies, especially with historical content.

    Actions To Address Issues

    To resolve the problems, Google plans to subject Gemini’s AI image generation to more testing. However, the company mentioned that they can’t guarantee Gemini won’t make mistakes or produce embarrassing, wrong, or offensive results even after fixing the issues. Nonetheless, they promised to take action whenever problems arise.

    Recommendation To Users

    While the Gemini AI model undergoes improvements, Google suggests users utilize Search’s AI image generation, which gathers “fresh, high-quality information” from the web.

    Temporary Halt On Generating Images Of People

    Following a backlash over inaccurate results, Google temporarily suspended its Gemini AI model from generating images of people.

    This decision came after users shared images created by the model, primarily featuring people of color, including scenes from history that only involved white people.

  • Artificial Intelligence To Save More Time For Chartered Accountants, Says ICAI Prez |

    New Delhi: Artificial intelligence will provide a helping hand and free up a lot of time for chartered accountants to focus on analytical work, ICAI President Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal said on Wednesday and highlighted that there is a huge demand for chartered accountants.

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) expects there will be a need for around 30 lakh chartered accountants in the next 20 to 25 years and last year, around 22,000 students cleared the chartered accountants examination.

    At a briefing in the national capital, Agarwal, who took charge as the president on February 12, said a committee will be coming out with a roadmap in the next two months on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. of India (ICAI). (Also Read: Govt Plans For Simplification, Digitalisation Of KYC Process)

    He emphasized that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a tool and is saving a lot of time. “This will give you (chartered accountants) more time for application of mind, analytics… I believe AI is going to be a helping hand for the profession of chartered accountants so that they can focus more on other analytical areas”.

    Adding further, ICAI President said that “AI taking away the compliance part from the chartered accountants and giving them more scope to work on bigger areas… AI cannot overtake human intelligence,”

    In the audit profession, for instance, to check a 700-page annual report of a listed company, one can make a PDF and put it in Chat GPT. Now, one doesn’t have to read the 700 pages as an auditor. “You have to ask the questions like what is the profitability, what is the adverse comment… Whatever you ask, Chat GPT will answer,” Agarwal said.

    Amid instances of chartered accountants coming under the regulatory scanner, Agarwal said the institute has self-developed “so many checks and balances”. The target is to have “lesser anomalies”, he said, adding that efforts are made to continuously enhance the skills of the chartered accountants. For non-compliances, ICAI is also taking action against members, he added. (Also Read: Salaries In India To Increase By 9.5% In 2024; Infra, Manufacturing Sectors Lead)

    The institute will also provide suggestions to the government on increasing the tax-to-GDP ratio as well as on green finance. The tax-to-GDP ratio, which is less than 3 per cent now, should improve for the country to become a developed economy by 2047. In the developed countries, the ratio is around 22 per cent, he noted.

    Besides, a committee will identify irrelevant laws and make suggestions in this regard to the government.