5 things about AI you may have missed today: Dual nature of AI influence exposed, AI to keep US ahead of China, and more

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Harvard and BCG expose the dual nature of AI's influence in the workplace; Man imprisoned for generating numerous inappropriate children Images using AI; Strategists predict AI will ensure US economic supremacy over China - this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

A South Korean man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for using AI to generate explicit images of children. According to a report by Business Insider, he employed AI prompts like "10 years old," "nude," and "child" to create approximately 360 such images. The court ruled these images, though fake, were lifelike enough to be considered sexually exploitative. This case highlights the potential legal consequences of using advanced technology for such purposes.

Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape the global economy, with the US positioned as the primary beneficiary, reveals Capital Economics. Their report ranks the US highest due to significant investments, top-tier educational institutions, and research and development. In contrast, China's stringent tech regulations may hinder its AI progress, allowing the US to maintain its economic dominance, according to a Business Insider report.

A Harvard and BCG study on AI in the workplace revealed a mixed bag of results. AI, exemplified by GPT-4, enhanced productivity by 12.2%, speed by 25.1%, and quality by over 40%. However, outside AI's capabilities, error rates increased by 19 percentage points. This highlights the need for HR leaders to prepare their workforce for AI integration, recognizing its strengths and limitations on the "jagged technological frontier," according to a Forbes report.

Engineers who left OpenAI to establish Anthropic, a responsible AI-focused public-benefit