Paris Hilton to host a metaverse dating show ‘Parisland’

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February 10, 2023

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The socialite and reality show star Paris Hilton has collaborated with the virtual gaming platform The Sandbox to develop “Parisland,” a hybrid of an interactive TV show and a game.

Starting on February 13, gamers will be able to virtually meet other players, accomplish tasks, and eventually choose a partner. This will be just in time for Valentine’s Day.

According to a statement from Sandbox, Paris Hilton serves as their host in “Parisland,” a romantic metaverse journey that takes place on a tropical island. The hybrid reality TV game show will run from February 13 to March 13 and span exactly one month.

Players can receive special gifts as they participate in Paris’ reality program, which has unique challenges like saving a castaway or discovering the secret recipe for the chef’s renowned Love Burger.

After finishing all tasks and deciding on a partner, players will virtually attend their wedding, with Paris Hilton herself as the DJ for their special night. Hilton also shared the announcement on her Twitter account along with a little video teaser and the registration link.

Get ready to party on the beach, pick up cute collectibles and explore my newest tropical Parisland metaverse! 💖

I'm launching a new experience in @TheSandboxGame on February 13th 👇🌴https://t.co/roREhkM4LF pic.twitter.com/cdSY5OEC2o
— ParisHilton (@ParisHilton) February 9, 2023

The post said, “Get ready to party on the beach, pick up cute collectibles and explore my newest tropical Parisland metaverse! I’m launching a new experience in @TheSandboxGame on February 13.”

Ministry of Consumer Affairs to draft standards for artificial intelligence and machine learning

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February 10, 2023

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The ministry of consumer affairs is drafting the first set of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) standards.

According to a senior official, businesses that call their goods “AI-powered” would need to adhere to specific standards and regulations. The purpose of defining AI and machine learning is to prevent these phrases from being used to describe every other product. Businesses occasionally use built-in AI technologies to compel customers to make certain decisions. These initiatives will be discouraged.

According to the official, the rules might also include instructions for the handling and security of consumer data. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is developing the standards, which should be completed soon and made available to the general public.

The official added, “India must align itself with the standards of world-class quality adopted by the developed world if it wants to become a world power in this decade. According to the source, the BIS is now assessing Indian standards, harmonizing them with foreign norms, and developing new standards where necessary.

The government has taken certain unique steps to foster the development of AI and ML in order to showcase India as both a talent hub and a hub for global innovation. For instance, to help businesses working on cutting-edge technology like AI, the ministry of electronics and information technology is running a program called Startup Hub.

Indian Army to receive AI-based threat assessment software

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February 10, 2023

Indian Army AI-based threat assessment software

Artificial intelligence will soon assist the Indian Army in analyzing threats during operations, particularly in sensitive regions like Jammu and Kashmir. The army will be provided with AI-based threat assessment software by the ministry of defense, which will be able to connect to national databases like MoRTH and UIDAI.

This software will be used to follow vehicular travel, monitor the individual online presence, including on social media platforms, and derive links and patterns, according to an official. The army will be able to track and predict occurrences with the help of the software, which was purchased since operations demand a thorough threat assessment.

Only restricted information is now available in the form of registers, both at the company operating base (COB) level and with other headquarters; details of threat assessments are not yet available to security forces or law enforcement authorities.

According to official correspondence, incidents cannot be tracked or anticipated because no methodologies are available with SF for past correlation of incidents, and the data is either non-existent or is maintained in legacy formats (papers and registers).

The answer to all this is a networked AI-based technology that enables data storage and analysis to track and forecast occurrences. In order to track the movement of vehicles and monitor people’s online activity, including on social media platforms, details can be linked to national databases like UIDAI and MoRTH.

Data from other agencies can be imported into the software. With real-time data visibility at all outstations, the central compilation of information from multiple patrols will be possible.

Former Tesla AI Director Andrej Karpathy rejoins OpenAI

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February 9, 2023

Andrej Karpathy rejoins OpenAI — Image Credits: Not A Tesla App

Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI Director, has declared his return to OpenAI, an AI company that Elon Musk co-founded in 2015. Karpathy posted on his own Twitter account about his decision to rejoin OpenAI.

“Some personal news: I am joining OpenAI (again :)). Like many others both in/out of AI, I am very inspired by the impact of their work and I have personally benefited greatly from it. The future potential is especially exciting; it is a great pleasure to jump back in and build!” Karpathy wrote.

Some personal news: I am joining OpenAI (again :)). Like many others both in/out of AI, I am very inspired by the impact of their work and I have personally benefited greatly from it. The future potential is especially exciting; it is a great pleasure to jump back in and build!🪄
— Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) February 9, 2023

Prior to joining Tesla, Karpathy was already well-known as a deep learning expert who collaborated on multiple papers with prominent AI researchers including Andrew Ng, the former head of Google’s AI division, and Fei-Fei Li, the director of Stanford’s computer vision lab.

The majority of Karpathy’s work was focused on image perception and identification, which were essential for Tesla’s self-driving initiatives.

Despite having already left Tesla, Karpathy still seems to have a good relationship with the company’s leadership and electric vehicle manufacturer. Karpathy expressed his admiration for the EV manufacturer during a guest appearance on Lex Fridman’s programme. He also hinted at his future comeback to Tesla.

New AI-startup Animeta to develop Asian digital creator economy

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February 9, 2023

Animeta develop Asian digital creator economy — Image Credits: Economic Times

The former CEO of the Asian animation studio Cosmos-Maya, Anish Mehta, today announced his new company, Animeta, an AI-based self-service creator tech platform designed to develop and nurture the unrealized potential of the Asian digital-creator economy through monetary and analytical support.

The mission of Singapore-based Animeta Creator Tech is to develop and support digital creators by assisting them in building their communities, maximizing their earnings across various social media platforms, and developing unique brand solutions.

The company provides content producers with financial investment, data analytics and business intelligence, content strategy and creative oversight, public relations, and social media expertise, as well as data-driven, goal-oriented, and authentic brand campaigns.

Anish Mehta, the founder of Animeta, stated that the company wants to bridge the gap through its creator technology platform and be the catalyst that empowers the vast majority of creators by improving their revenue potential in order to significantly improve their quality of life.

Rajesh Kamat, the Managing Director of KKR’s Asian Media & Entertainment Platform, Emerald Media, and Sameer Manchanda, a veteran media entrepreneur, are among the company’s founding investors.

Google shares plummet after chatbot Brad provides false information

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February 9, 2023

Google shares plummet chatbot Brad false information — Image Credits: Moneycontrol

Alphabet saw a $100 billion decline in market value on Wednesday as a result of its new chatbot Brad providing false information in a promotional video, fueling concerns that the parent company is falling behind rival Microsoft.

During regular trading, Alphabet shares fell as much as 9%, with volumes nearly tripling the 50-day moving average. After hours, they reduced their losses and were roughly flat. With Wednesday’s losses excluded, the stock has gained 15% since the start of this year after losing 40% of its value last year.

Google’s advertising promoting the chatbot Bard, which made its debut on Monday, contained a factual error concerning which satellite captured the first images of a planet outside our solar system. Reuters first discovered this error.

Google has been on its heels after OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT in November, which amazed users and became viral in Silicon Valley circles for its accurate and well-written responses to straightforward questions.

During its live-streamed presentation on Wednesday morning, Google did not specify how and when it would integrate Bard into its primary search function. Bard’s error was discovered just hours before the presentation by Google. Since the video was already out, there was no means to mitigate the consequences.

The previous day, Microsoft announced at an event that a ChatGPT-integrated version of the Bing search engine had already been made available to the public.

Accenture invests in Looking Glass Factory, a leading holographic business.

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February 9, 2023

Accenture invests Looking Glass Factory — Image Credits: NFTgators

Through Accenture Ventures, Accenture made a strategic investment in Looking Glass Factory, a leading holographic business.

Looking Glass Factory, a company with its main offices in Brooklyn, New York, and Hong Kong, has created an end-to-end holographic platform with a selection of displays that can display content in lifelike 3D without the need for headsets or head-tracking.

Looking Glass-style technology gives the chance to link 3D digital experiences from the metaverse to the real world. With the help of a software package from Looking Glass, companies, designers, and consumers may now expose 3D material that is traditionally only seen in 2D.

The quick transition from 2D to 3D media might have a big impact on communication, retail, and eventually the household, where 3D media consumption could become the norm. The Looking Glass 65″, the largest holographic display in the world as of June 2022, is already in operation at Accenture Labs in San Francisco.

Additionally, the Looking Glass Blocks sharing platform enables seamless sharing of the same material through any web browser and in a range of settings, including mobile, social, and even the metaverse.

This is the first platform for hosting and disseminating 3D holograms on the internet, enabling businesses to give their customers an immersive user experience wherever they are and on whatever device they like.

NATO convenes to develop AI certification standard

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February 9, 2023

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On Tuesday, February 7, NATO’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Review Board (DARB) convened to begin developing a user-friendly and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) certification standard.

This standard will assist industries and institutions throughout the alliance in ensuring that new AI and data projects are compliant with both international law and NATO’s standards and values. The standard will be finished by the end of 2023 and will contain quality controls. It will also be applicable to data exploitation.

Its goal is to integrate the NATO Principles of Responsible Use, which were agreed upon in October 2021 as a part of the alliance’s first-ever AI policy, into actual checks and balances, particularly in terms of governability, traceability, and reliability.

The innovation community, operational end users, and the general public will become more trustworthy as a result. The Board is made up of invited guests Finland and Sweden, nominated delegates from the Allies, and NATO specialists. Lawyers, engineers, military personnel, and ethical specialists are some of the representatives.

Additionally, it will offer a singular forum for the exchange of best practices, assisting developers and operational end users. The work it does will help NATO transform in a constructive way.

Currently, NATO is testing artificial intelligence in fields as diverse as climate change, cyber defense, and imaging analysis.

Twitch blocks AI-generated “Seinfeld” parody show over transphobic remarks

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February 8, 2023

Twitch blocks AI-generated Seinfeld parody transphobic remarks — Image Credits: Yahoo

Twitch has blocked a popular feed that created an ongoing AI-generated “Seinfeld” parody show for breaking community rules and making transphobic remarks. A 24-hour, seven-days-a-week show on Twitch called “Nothing, Forever” had amassed thousands of viewers.

The program included crudely drawn recreations of “Seinfeld” characters acting out scripts written using OpenAI software. The chatbot ChatGPT from the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which creates conversational text, has recently gained enormous popularity. The fictional “Larry Feinberg” on the Twitch stream is a parody of the show “Seinfeld,” which aired on NBC for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998.

Additionally, the stream contains characters that are similar to the other well-known protagonists from the program, such as “Yvonne Torres” (Elaine), “Fred Kastopolous” (George), and “Zoltan Kakler” (Kramer), who hang out at “Larry’s” apartment and crack artificial intelligence-generated jokes.

Similar to actual “Seinfeld” episodes, “Nothing, Forever” opens with “Larry” performing stand-up comedy before moving into his flat. On Sunday night, “Larry” made transphobic comments to open his stand-up routine. He observed that his audience wasn’t laughing and requested ideas for the routine.

In his stand-up remarks, he stated, “I’m thinking of doing a bit on how being transgender is actually a mental disease. Or how liberals want to rule the world and are all secretly gay. Or perhaps something about how transgender individuals are destroying society. But no one is giggling, so I’ll stop now.”

Visitors to “Nothing, Forever’s” Twitch page as of Monday afternoon were greeted with the following notice: This channel is temporarily disabled due to a breach of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms.

Google software developer builds Bhagavad Gita inspired GitaGPT

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February 8, 2023

Google software developer builds GitaGPT — Image Credits: Twitter GitaGPT

A Google India software developer, Sukuru Sai Vineet, has developed Gita GPT, a GPT-3-powered tool that employs the Bhagavad Gita to create answers to your life’s problems. Users of the GitaGPT app can submit questions, and an AI chatbot will respond by researching the Bhagavad Gita.

Gita GPT’s ability to tailor Bhagavad Gita lectures to the user’s precise questions and requirements is one of its differentiating features. For instance, if a user asks about how to find inner peace, the chatbot can respond with relevant scripture verses and suggestions for how to put them into practice.

Additionally, Gita GPT can provide guidance on certain circumstances, like coping with loss or figuring out one’s purpose. The OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT recently became very popular online. This prompted numerous businesses to try to join the AI train.

Bloomberg claims that a growing number of large and small businesses are making efforts to surpass OpenAI in the field of AI services. The popularity of Microsoft-funded ChatGPT also encouraged Google to roll out its own research chat AI called “Bard.”

Today, Microsoft launched a new version of the search engine Bing, powered by an upgraded version of the AI technology powering chatbot ChatGPT. The company is launching the product promising that it would provide a new experience for browsing the web and finding information online.