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ForkLog AI gathered the most important news from the world of AI last week.

IBM will stop working in the Russian Federation

IBM Corporation will stop working in Russia. The company has removed all content from the relevant section of the site.

In March 2022, the tech giant suspended its work in the Russian Federation due to its invasion of Ukraine. IBM denounced the war and refused to sell technology to the aggressor country.

Microsoft to reduce its business in Russia

Microsoft will “significantly reduce” business in Russia due to the “gloomy” economic outlook associated with the war in Ukraine.

The company will continue to honor contracts in the country, but the restrictions will affect 400 employees. Microsoft said it was “working closely” with affected personnel to provide support.

There are no data on the number of employees in Russia. It is not known which segments will be affected by the discount.

Apple unveils a host of new AI features and M2 chip

Apple introduced new features and products with artificial intelligence at WWDC 2022.

Among the innovations for iOS 16:

• Live Text and Ukrainian language support for text recognition in video and context processing;
• Automatic punctuation and emoji input with dictation;
• AI function to cut objects from a photo;
• support for unlocking smartphone and hidden folders with photos using Face ID in landscape orientation;
• a tool to detect and remove duplicate images;
• door call option and automatic captioning for video and audio for the disabled;
• AI function to determine sleep quality and depth using Apple Watch;
• A drug tracking system with label scanning using a camera and a smartwatch.

The company also introduced the M2 processor for computers and tablets. The chip is built on TSMC’s 5nm process technology, contains 20 billion transistors, an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. According to Apple, the M2 is 18% faster than the M1.

US regulator continues Tesla investigation

The US National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expanded its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot by launching an “engineering analysis” phase. This could lead to the recall of the company’s 830,000 vehicles.

During a preliminary investigation, NHTSA found that the driver assistance system “can undermine the effectiveness of control by someone behind the wheel of a robotic vehicle.”

The agency launched an investigation into Tesla in 2021 after a series of autopilot crashes.

Google fined $100M for facial recognition in Photos

Google will pay a $100 million fine for violating user biometric privacy laws in the US state of Illinois.

According to the class action lawsuit, the tech giant illegally used a similarity grouping tool and created “face templates” of citizens in the Photos app. The plaintiffs said the company collected, stored and used the data of millions of people without their knowledge or consent.

The case resulted in the settlement of the dispute. Illinois residents seen in the photos between May 1, 2015 and April 25, 2022 can receive a total of $100 million in compensation. Users will be paid between $200 and $400 depending on the number of claims filed.

Baidu unveils unmanned vehicle concept

Baidu’s electric vehicle division Jidu Auto has introduced a voice-controlled robotic vehicle. The serial production of the model, which is 90% similar to the concept car, is planned for 2023.

Robocar without door handles corresponds to the fourth level of autonomy in control, which does not require human intervention. The car is equipped with a Qualcomm 8295 chip for autonomous operation of the audio interface in case of a poor Internet connection.

The self-driving system was developed by Baidu. 12 cameras and 2 lidars help him navigate the roads.

The first Jidu model will cost around $30,000.

Mayflower went to Canada

The unmanned Mayflower has arrived on the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada).

IBM said the autonomous control system worked flawlessly. However, the trimaran has encountered mechanical failures several times.

Due to the recent malfunction, the crew switched to a backup navigation computer and plotted a course for the port of Halifax in Nova Scotia.

South Korean business accelerates production automation

In South Korea, they stepped up the automation of factories for fear of lawsuits.

In January 2022, a law went into effect allowing the CEO and senior executives of businesses to be fined or jailed for the serious injury or death of an employee. According to experts and the media, this has led to an increase in automation and a reduction in staffing.

According to Aju Business Daily, authorities are encouraging businesses to proactively accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, IT systems and robots. Universal Robots CEO said that the enactment of the law has caused increased demand for manipulators for manufacturing and construction.

The inventor demanded through the court to register the copyright behind the algorithm.

The US Copyright Office sued for rejecting an intellectual property application for an AI-generated painting.

Steven Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines, said it was illegal for the board to deny copyright to Creativity Machine’s “Last Entry to Heaven” image. He described the agency’s actions as “arbitrary and capricious” and accused him of “lacking substantial evidence and exceeding his authority”.

According to the plaintiff’s attorney, the Bureau should reverse the decision and consider Thaler’s application. In February 2022, the council decided that the image generated by the algorithm contains no element of human authorship and cannot be protected by existing laws.

Scientists use AI to clone pigs

Seven piglets were born in China that were cloned by an artificial intelligence robot without human intervention. The animals were delivered by a surrogate pig.

Scientists from Nankai University have created a system that can calculate the pressure inside the somatic cell and adjust the transfer force used by the manipulator. According to them, AI minimizes property damage and simplifies the cloning process.

In the future, the proposed method will increase the number of pigs in China and make meat more affordable and quality, the researchers said.

Blogger created a “hate machine” from posts on 4Chan

A YouTube blogger has created a “hate machine” by training a neural network on data from the 4Chan image board. AI researchers and ethicists called the project an “unethical experiment.”

The developer trained the GPT-4chan algorithm for 3.3 million threads from the Politically Incorrect board. He sent the bot back to the forum, where he began posting racial slurs and promoting anti-Semitic issues by impersonating the participants. In 24 hours, nine instances of the model posted approximately 15,000 messages.

According to the developer, the neural network turned out to be “horribly” good – the AI ​​effectively combined insults, nihilism, trolling and distrust of information posted on the forum.

The most important AI deals of the past week

Between June 5 and June 11, 2022, AI initiatives exceeded $343 million. Here are the most interesting deals.

• Shield AI has raised $165 million to develop software and hardware for military drones.
• Insilico Medicine received $60 million to develop drugs using AI.
• The creators of the LibLab SDK platform for engineers raised $42 million.
• Reco received $30 million to support a service for mapping the company’s data exchanges.
• Agricultural business AI analytics company Agrotools raises $21M
• Papercup has raised $20 million to support technology to automatically copy videos in multiple languages.
• Virridy received $5.5 million to expand its portfolio of sensors to monitor and manage water, energy and agricultural resources.

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