5 things you need to know about this in artificial intelligence news
- AI-generated deepfakes are getting cheaper and easier to make, with a new tool released this week allowing users to create realistic 30-second video clips for under $10, raising major red flags for election security and fraud.
- A major lawsuit filed against OpenAI claims its latest model was trained on copyrighted books and articles without permission, potentially changing how all AI systems access public data in the future.
- Google has just unveiled a new "AI Co-Scientist" that can analyze millions of medical papers in seconds and suggest entirely new drug molecules—one of its proposed designs for fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria has already shown promise in lab tests.
- Retail giants are rolling out AI shopping assistants that can see what's in your fridge via smart cameras and automatically order groceries before you run out, sparking debates over privacy and household data collection.
- The European Union is set to enforce strict new transparency rules next month requiring all AI-generated content to carry a watermark, a move that could reshape how news, art, and advertisements are created and consumed globally.