AI News Weekly - Issue #381: Godspeed, Google employees in the U.S. and abroad. - Apr 18th 2024

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Google restructures finance team as part of AI shift, CFO tells employees in memo




Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat said in a memo Wednesday that Google is restructuring its finance organization, a move that will include layoffs and relocations, as the company pushes resources to favor investments in AI.


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Meta’s Oversight Board probes explicit AI-generated images posted on Instagram and Facebook




The Oversight Board, Meta’s semi-independent policy council, is turning its attention to how the company’s social platforms are handling explicit, AI-generated images.
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EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence




The EU wants to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure better conditions for the development and use of this innovative technology.


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Applied use cases





Transforming Hotels With Artificial Intelligence




Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the hospitality industry and improving core aspects of hotel management. Operators who ignore new tech will be at a severe competitive disadvantage


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From exploration to action: Trends and best practices in AI adoption




When a breakthrough technology matures, companies compete to carve their niche through innovation. Today’s example is generative AI, and names such as OpenAI and Google LLC are staking their claim as global frontrunners. Learn key insights on the current state and future trajectory of AI adoption across various industries.


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Ethics





Ask a Data Ethicist: How Can We Address the Ethics of Reusing Data?




Reusing data is a fundamental part of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Yet, when we collect data for one purpose, and use it for other purposes, we could be crossing both legal and ethical boundaries.
How can we address the ethics of reusing data?


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How GenAI can enhance your legal work without compromising ethics




With the right human-interpreted content, AI can save lawyers a tremendous amount of time as they research and craft their legal position, using draft language and arguments generated by the system.


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Robotics





Why robots can be culturally insensitive – and how scientists are trying to fix it




Caresses project (Culture-Aware Robots and Environmental Sensor Systems for Elderly Support) aims to design robots that can take into account the cultural background of the person they’re talking to, and adjust their behaviour accordingly.


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A Commitment To Closing Gender Parity In Tech




Technologies created and advocated for must reflect our priorities. As we expand the horizon on the responsible use of AI, policies that prevent gender bias must be implemented.


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Research





A ResNet-101 deep learning framework induced transfer learning strategy for moving object detection




An effort is being made to detect moving objects in complex videos by harnessing the potential of an encoder-decoder-type deep framework, employing a customized ResNet-101 model along with a feature pooling framework (FPF).


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