Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), based in Beijing and Shanghai, continues to conduct high-risk artificial intelligence research despite reassurances from Microsoft leadership that sensitive projects are off-limits. According to watchdogs, the Beijing lab has published facial recognition and synthetic media research in collaboration with prominent, sanctioned Chinese universities—some known for close ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Music streaming platform Deezer announced Friday it will begin labeling AI-generated songs in a bid to curb rampant streaming fraud. The French-based company says the move is necessary as the volume of AI music floods its platform and fraudsters attempt to exploit royalties through bots and stream manipulation.
Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made his first international appearance this week at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, aiming to assert South Korea’s democratic recovery and economic ambitions. Though not a G7 member, Lee was invited by host Prime Minister Mark Carney and used the platform to pitch South Korea as a future “G7 Plus” member.
Will AI dominate and begin to think for itself? Apple's recent research may have unintentionally revealed the truth many of us have long suspected: AI is artificial, but it is not intelligence.
