5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI scam, EVE robot, Sam Altman and much more
The artificial intelligence race has just got even more intense. Microsoft, during the keynote session of its developer-centric event Microsoft Build, announced a wide range of AI copilots for its products as well as a full copilot stack for its developers to build apps and plugins. With Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) just a couple of weeks away, it remains to be seen if Apple too will join the AI bandwagon. In other news, a scammer in China used AI technology to scam people. This and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look.
In Northern China, a scammer used AI ‘deepfake' technology to scam an unsuspecting victim and steal his money. According to a report by Reuters, the incident occurred in Baotou, in the region of Inner Mongolia, where a scammer impersonated to be a friend of the victim to ask for money during a video call. He swapped his own face with the victim's friend using AI. The victim, believing it was his friend, transferred 4.3 million yuan (roughly Rs. 5 Crore). A case has been registered against the perpetrator in the police station of Baotou.
OpenAI-backed robotics startup 1X has overtaken Elon Musk's Tesla by deploying its own AI-powered robot in the workforce. The robot is named EVE and it has been deployed in a security role in an Android manufacturing site. As per reports, EVE features a range of monitoring systems including cameras, motion sensors, alarms, and more. It can open doors and windows, fetch objects, as well as perform a multitude of tasks just like humans.
It was earlier reported that Tesla is also working on an AI robot that can enter the workforce.
Topaz is a new offering from Infosys that combines the capabilities of data analytics AI and generative AI. The company
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