5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI deepfakes, Google to invest $2 Bn in Anthropic, more

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We have entered the weekend, and yet, artificial intelligence developments are happening at full throttle. In the first incident, a new report has found that due to the possibility of AI-based deepfakes, people online are questioning even genuine videos and photos that are coming from the ground zero in Gaza. In other news, Google has committed to invest $2 billion in the AI company Anthropic, solidifying its relationship with the startup. The move is seen as similar to Microsoft investing in OpenAI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

AI is making it harder for people to trust the images and videos they see online, reports The New York Times. A disturbing image of a charred body initially believed to be a deceased child, circulated on the internet. However, some internet users dismissed it, calling it an AI deepfake. Surprisingly, multiple AI experts found that it was indeed a genuine image. It appears people are not able to trust the content they see online, as a possibility exists that the media might be doctored. This is majorly affecting conveying the ground reports from Gaza.

“Even by the fog of war standards that we are used to, this conflict is particularly messy. The specter of deepfakes is much, much more significant now — it doesn't take tens of thousands, it just takes a few, and then you poison the well and everything becomes suspect,” Hany Farid, a computer science professor at the University of California at Berkeley and an expert in digital forensics, AI and misinformation told NYT.

Google is set to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI executives, as per a report by CNBC. This commitment involves an initial $500 million cash injection and an