5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI set to target vandals in UK, AI boom may power Nvidia to No. 1, more

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Festivities are in full swing across the world as we enter Christmas Eve, but fascinating stories from the world of artificial intelligence keep emerging. In the UK, Historic England, which is an executive non-departmental public body, is taking the help of AI to fight graffiti art vandals who deface historic churches, castles, and monasteries. In other news, as many as 30000 employees can lose their jobs in a massive Google layoff exercise, as per reports. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

AI may be employed as a deterrent against graffiti vandalism targeting historic sites such as churches and castles, reported the Guardian. Historic England is initiating a groundbreaking project that involves using AI to identify vandals through their tags, track their movements by comparing graffiti in various locations, and analyze paints to trace the origin of spray cans. This AI technology may also be utilized to identify stolen lead from church roofs, providing a valuable tool for law enforcement and scrap dealers, accessible through a smartphone app.

Mark Harrison, head of heritage crime strategy at Historic England, told the Guardian, “Go on to Google Play or the App Store and you can get apps that identify plants, trees and rocks. It's exactly the same process…To the human eye, graffiti may look similar, but to the machine it might be quite distinctly different…Working with manufacturers, we might be able to get it down – using the AI imaging – to say what brand of paint it is. Working with retailers, we can see if we can reduce the source”.

According to a report by Live Mint, which quoted The Information, as many as 30000 employees may face layoffs soon in Google as the AI innovation by the company