5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI avatar at G20, New AI models in China and more

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AI Roundup: World leaders attending the G20 Summit in Delhi will be welcomed by an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar that will provide an overview of the ‘Mother of Democracy' exhibition. Meta India's head has revealed that the social media giant is leveraging AI to curb hate speech and misinformation. In a separate development, two new AI models have been introduced to the public in China.

All this, and more in today's AI roundup.

The G20 Summit, which is taking place in India, will begin on September 9, and the world leaders will be greeted by an AI avatar at the ‘Mother of Democracy' exhibition, official sources have revealed. As per a PTI report, the exhibition, which is being held at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, will showcase India's journey of democracy from the ancient Vedic period to modern democracy. During the exhibition, which is reported to feature text and audio in 16 languages, the world leaders will be greeted by the AI avatar which will provide them with an overview of the entire event.

With issues of hate speech continually plaguing social media platforms, Meta is leveraging AI to curb hate speech, Sandhya Devanathan, Vice President of Meta India said. In a conversation with PTI, Devanathan said that the company is determined to deal with issues pertaining to hate speech and misinformation. The Meta India head also declared India as a “priority market” that has limitless possibilities.

AI is a rapidly developing field and companies are grabbing this opportunity by introducing their own AI models. In China, more than 70 AI Large Language Models (LLMs) with 1 billion parameters have been launched, Baidu Inc. CEO Robin Li said at an event on Tuesday. According to a Reuters report, Baidu has become the