Weekly bulletin from AIport, issue #38

Hello and welcome to the latest issue of the AI Bulletin! We hope you enjoy this week’s selection of the latest global developments in machine learning and data science. Have a pleasant weekend, and see you next Friday!

North America

• Here hits movie theaters in the US today, with director Robert Zemeckis embracing AI technology to de-age actors Robin Wright and Tom Hanks.

• OpenAI unveils ChatGPT search, enabling users to access the latest information from the web, complete with citations.

• Dropbox pivots to AI with a focus on solutions like Dash, announcing an additional 20% layoff of its global workforce.

• Universal Music partners with AI company KLAY Vision to develop an “ethical foundational model” for AI-powered music production.

Asia

• Turkey’s annual AI summit, themed AI: The Real Deal this year, wraps up in Istanbul, featuring keynote speakers from Meta AI, Google Cloud, AWS, and Yandex Search, among others.

• Israeli company Decart releases an entirely AI-generated version of Minecraft, utilizing its “open-world” AI model Oasis with next-frame prediction technology.

Europe

• In Poland, Radio Kraków shuts down the country’s first AI broadcast after just one week on air due to poor reception from the audience.

• In a landmark UK case, a Bolton man accused of using AI to generate images depicting child sexual abuse is sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Africa

• Google introduces a series of major AI initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa, including voice search and AI skilling.

Australia 

• The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is formally urging financial services nationwide to update their governance practices in line with the ongoing adoption of AI.