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Google Pauses AI-Generated Images for Being Woke
- Google pauses AI-generated images of people after ethnicity criticism
- Gemini model portrayed German WWII soldiers and Vikings as people of colour
- Temporary block on generating people images due to criticism
- Google acknowledges issues and plans to release an improved version
- AI bias highlighted; efforts to mitigate bias ongoing
AI Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion
- Scientists utilize artificial intelligence to tackle the clean energy challenge in nuclear fusion.
- Princeton University team employs AI to forecast and prevent plasma instabilities during fusion reactions.
- Nuclear fusion hailed as a clean energy solution, mimics the Sun’s reactions.
- Lawrence Livermore Lab achieves net energy gain in 2022.
- AI predicts plasma instabilities, enabling better control.
Sainsbury’s Combats Shoplifting with Self-Service Cabinets
- Sainsbury is trying out an innovative AI to combat shoplifting.
- The technology in question is an AI-controlled self-service cabinet, Freedom Case.
- Customers will have to undergo a touchscreen process to access high-priced spirits.
- Cabinets track activity, and trigger ‘Active Deterrence’ for suspicious behavior.
- It was rolled out in St Albans store, and welcomed by local police.
- Privacy-focused, no customer data is required for access.