5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI catastrophe feared, AI turns key issue for Italy, and more

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AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, January 4. Microsoft launched the Copilot key, a key that can summon Microsoft's AI chatbot at just a press of a button. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said that AI will be one of the two key issues for Italy during its one-year presidency of the G7. Nearly 58 pct of the researchers think that AI could have catastrophic effects, according to a new survey. All this, and more in today's AI roundup.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said that AI will be one of the two key issues for Italy during its one-year presidency of the Group of Seven (G7). As per a Reuters report, the Italian PM also stated that she would hold a special meeting before June with a focus on AI. Speaking at a press conference, the PM said, “I am hugely concerned about the impact (of AI) on the labour market. Today we are faced with a revolution where (human) intellect is in danger of being replaced.”

To make its AI services easily accessible to users, Microsoft on Thursday launched the Copilot key. This option can summon Microsoft's AI chatbot at just a press of a button. The Copilot key will be placed alongside the spacebar and will have a ribbon-like Copilot logo, bringing the biggest change to the PC keyboard since Microsoft introduced the Windows key.

A new survey carried out involving 2700 researchers has produced alarming results. Nearly 58 pct of the researchers think that AI could have catastrophic effects. According to a report by NewScientist,  Katja Grace of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in California and author of the paper said, “It's an important signal that most AI researchers