5 things about AI you may have missed today: Son recreates late father’s voice via AI, Yamaha AI piano, deepfakes, more

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Even as we enter the weekend today, December 23, interesting tidbits from the world of artificial intelligence keep coming in. In a shocking development, Infosys has lost a deal worth $1.5 billion with an undisclosed AI firm. The announcement came just days after Infosys Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Nilanjan Roy's resignation. In other news, a group of teachers worked with Yamaha to create an AI-assisted piano that tracks the notes of the music and augments the performance by adding whatever keys are needed but not pressed. And, Arizona creates its own deepfakes to prepare for polls. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

Infosys recently terminated its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an undisclosed global AI company, just two weeks after the unexpected departure of CFO Nilanjan Roy, reported Hindustan Times. The deal, aimed at developing artificial intelligence solutions to address industry needs, was initially set for a 15-year commitment and was officially established in September 2023.

Infosys said in its exchange filings, ““This is in continuation to the disclosure made by Infosys vide letter dated September 14, 2023, titled “Company update” with respect to a Memorandum of Understanding with a global company which was subject to parties entering into a Master Agreement…The global company has now elected to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding and the parties will not be pursuing the Master Agreement”.

Musicians with disabilities, including Usami, who has cerebral palsy, used an AI-powered piano called "Anybody's Piano" during a performance of Symphony No. 9 with the Yokohama Sinfonietta at Suntory Hall, as per a report by AFP. The piano, developed in collaboration with Yamaha,