🗞 AI updates 01/25/2024

📈🌐 Microsoft's Record $3 Trillion Valuation Driven by AI: Microsoft has reached a $3 trillion valuation, becoming the second company ever to achieve this milestone. This historic valuation is largely attributed to their strategic focus on AI, demonstrating the significant impact AI advancements can have on a company's market value. Read More

🎤🚫 Swifties Rally Against Fake AI Images: Fans of Taylor Swift, known as Swifties, have expressed their outrage over AI-generated explicit images of the pop star. They've taken to social media to condemn the unethical use of AI and to bury the fake photos by flooding the "Taylor Swift AI" search topic with unrelated content. This incident highlights the broader concerns regarding the unregulated proliferation of AI-generated content, particularly deepfakes. Read More

🌐🔒 Increased AI Cyberattack Threats: The UK's GCHQ warns that the rise of AI will lead to more cyberattacks, especially from less skilled hackers. Generative AI tools like chatbots could be used in phishing campaigns, and state-backed hackers might use AI in advanced cyber operations. Intelligence agencies worldwide are concerned about security issues tied to AI, particularly large language models like ChatGPT. Read More

💼💡 ServiceNow's Growth Fueled by Generative AI: ServiceNow reports strong growth, exceeding Wall Street's guidance in all metrics, powered by generative AI. They forecast significant growth in subscription revenue and operating margin for the upcoming fiscal year. Read More

📚💡 New AI Research on Detecting Hallucinations in Language Models: Researchers from the University of Washington, CMU, and the Allen Institute for AI unveil FAVA, a model for detecting and editing hallucinations in language models, showing promise in improving text factuality. Read More

📧🎭 Eftsure Highlights Cybercrime Risks of Generative AI: Eftsure reports that generative AI is aiding cybercriminals in creating more convincing phishing emails and synthetic media. The firm warns of the increased potential for AI-driven fraud and highlights the need for strategic defense measures. Read More

📸🚀 Artisse Raises $6.7 Million for AI Photo Editing App: Artisse, an AI-powered photo generation app, secures significant funding. The app uses AI to learn users' features from selfies and apply them creatively in photo editing. Read More

🔍🖼️ AI Detector Tools for Content Authenticity: New tools like Copyleaks and Google's SynthID can detect AI-generated text and images with high accuracy, helping users identify fake and AI-generated content. Read More

🌏🛠️ CISA and Australia Develop AI Use Guidance: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joins Australia in developing guidelines for AI use, aiming to address security and ethical concerns. Read More

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