As the world becomes more reliant on technology, the dark side of innovation emerges through deepfakes. Actor Anup Soni recently faced this troubling trend when a manipulated video endorsing IPL betting spread widely, using his voice and clips from his popular show Crime Patrol. This video, likely created using artificial intelligence (AI), convincingly replicated Soni’s … Read more
In 2023, the region’s data centre deals hit a record high of US$3.45 billion, according to LSEG. That tally is set to be surpassed this year, with at least a couple of large transactions in the pipeline. Data centres are secure, temperature-controlled facilities that house large-capacity servers and data-storage systems, with multiple power sources and … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S22 Andrew Martonik / Digital Trends Samsung is finally fulfilling its promise in the post-Galaxy S24 launch era. The company, via an official newsroom post, has confirmed that the generative AI tricks that made its latest flagship phones stand out are now rolling out for the two-generation-old Galaxy S22 series phones. The AI-loaded One … Read more
Actor Ashutosh Rana had spoken out about his deepfake video in behalf of a political party. Speaking with India Today, Ashutosh further stated that AI can add a person’s face to any video, which may “even lead to your character assassination”. According to the article, the deepfake video showed him delivering a poem with the … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding said its self-developed large language models (LLMs) have been adopted by more than 90,000 corporate clients, as the Chinese tech giant competes against rivals to draw users to its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. Tongyi Qianwen, the company’s LLM series known also as Qwen, is used in industries ranging from consumer electronics … Read more
TikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin is working on technologies similar to what has been adopted by its global counterpart to automatically label artificial-intelligence-generated content (AIGC) reposted from external platforms. TikTok announced on Thursday that it began automatically labelling AIGC from other services by detecting metadata tagged to the images or videos. The feature will soon be … Read more
From its pop-art iPod commercials to its celebrity-led Mac vs. PC campaign, Apple hasn’t had many marketing missteps to its name. But a controversial ad for the company’s latest iPad model has critics railing against the tech giant for what they say is a slight against artists and the creative community — a demographic once drawn to … Read more
Beijing called the move “a typical economic coercion practice” and a violation of US commitment to not decouple from China. It “will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms,” a spokesperson of China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday. Huawei’s consumer business chief Richard Yu Chengdong holding the company’s … Read more
Amazon.com plans to spend US$9 billion to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Singapore, the latest global technology company to boost investment in Southeast Asia. The outlay, to be done over the next four years, doubles the investment of subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Singapore and helps it meet growing customer demand for cloud … Read more
This year’s Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia will shine a spotlight on global issues amid ongoing conflicts and disasters – and show its first movie entirely written by artificial intelligence (AI). With the theme “Illuminate your Life”, organisers are seeking to use the selected films to foster empathy, discovery and inspiration among viewers. Among … Read more
