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Robots Replace 100,000 Workers—Is Your Job Next?
Plus, Will AI Lie Detectors Break Social Bonds?
TodayAI
July 09, 2024
In this edition: 100k Jobs Replaced • AI-Powered Weapons • Voice Actor Losses • Lie Detectors • Deepfake Fraud • True Energy Cost • Cancer Detection
yahoo.com · 3 minute read
With 750,000 robots now in use, Amazon's workforce is seeing a significant shift, raising questions about the long-term impacts on human employment.
Amazon is bringing on hundreds of thousands of robots per year… slowly decreasing its employee numbers …
nytimes.com · 9 minute read
The deployment of AI weapons by Ukraine showcases the future of warfare, bringing ethical and safety dilemmas to the forefront.
theguardian.com · 5 minute read
The rise of AI voice technology could eliminate thousands of jobs for Australian voice actors, sparking a call for regulation and protection.
technologyreview.com · 4 minute read
The rise of AI lie detectors highlights accuracy issues and risks to social cohesion.
Would we be willing to accept an accuracy rate of 80%, where only four out of every five assessed statements would be correctly interpreted as true or false? Would even 99% accuracy suffice?
venturebeat.com · 4 minute read
Deepfake-related losses are expected to grow from $12.3 billion in 2023 to $40 billion by 2027, driven by adversarial AI.
techcrunch.com · 4 minute read
The omission of AI energy costs from Google's environmental report raises questions about its true environmental impact.
ibtimes.co.uk · 4 minute read
The University of Cambridge's AI breakthrough boasts a 98% accuracy rate in detecting 13 cancer types, promising significant improvements in patient outcomes.
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