Generative AI probably will not take over most people’s jobs entirely but will instead automate a portion of their duties, freeing them up to do other tasks, a U.N. study said on Monday. From a report: It warned, however, that clerical work would likely be the hardest hit, potentially hitting Read more…
IBM’s business research organization (the IBM Institute for Business Value), released results from a new global study. Its conclusion? “The world of work has changed compared to even six months ago.” Executives surveyed estimate that 40% of their workforce will need to reskill as a result of implementing AI and Read more…
Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. The incident, a blow to Russia’s space ambitions, happened after communication with the robotic spacecraft was interrupted, a blow to Russia’s space ambitions. Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, said it lost Read more…
Nearly seven decades after he died, James Dean “has been cast as the star in a new, upcoming movie,” reports the BBC: A digital clone of the actor — created using artificial intelligence technology similar to that used to generate deepfakes — will walk, talk and interact on screen with Read more…
“Italian producers of parmesan cheese have been fighting against imitations for years,” writes the Wall Street Journal, adding “Their latest trick to beat counterfeiters is edible microchips. “Now, makers of Parmigiano-Reggiano, as the original parmesan cheese is officially called, are slapping the microchips on their 90-pound cheese wheels as part Read more…
The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in Read more…
According to a new study of studies, researchers have concluded that blue light-filtering eyeglasses might not deliver on claims made by advertisers or optometrist offices. To reach their conclusion, researchers at the University of Melbourne with colleagues from Monash University, and City, University of London looked at 17 published studies Read more…