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How Much Electricity Does AI Consume? ⚡

Artificial Intelligence, famed for its technological feats such as producing email summaries and animating videos of Homer Simpson singing metal, is running up quite a bill. And we're not talking about money – we're talking about energy. It has become clear that machine learning carries a hefty energy consumption burden, but the exact amount remains an enigma.

Estimates about AI's energy consumption are variable and subject to numerous contingencies. Moreover, companies' reluctance to share relevant information adds mystery to this enigma. Furthermore, the difference between training a model for the first time and then deploying it can greatly vary in terms of energy use. To give you an idea, it's estimated that training a language model as large as GPT-3 uses almost as much energy as 130 American homes in a year. And that's just to train one model.

💡 AI could be the new energy juggler, consuming megawatts like popcorn.

Understanding the energy cost of more modern systems is even more challenging. AI models have been growing in size over the years and larger models undeniably require more energy. However, methods to make these systems more efficient can offset the energy costs.

The reluctance to share information on energy consumption may not only be related to competition between companies but also an attempt to sidestep criticism. The truth is, besides the initial cost to train an AI model, there's also the energy usage to carry out the tasks the model was designed for. While these may be low energy in comparison, they also contribute to the total count.

Current estimates paint a grim picture for the future with a significant increase in AI's energy use in the coming years. However, these figures need to be viewed in their proper context. While efficiency may have kept data center energy consumption at bay so far, the continued trend towards larger and more complex models could threaten this delicate balance.

The World's Largest Tech Companies Commit to Fighting AI-Created Election 'Deepfakes' 🛡️

Ready your shields, AI soldiers! The world's tech giants, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI, have joined forces to combat the current proliferation of election-focused 'deepfakes'. At the recent Munich Security Conference, these companies banded together in a pledge to curb the spread of deceptive content that could destabilize democracy in upcoming global elections. With so many shields raised against election deepfakes, Lies, you won't have the power!

In the agreement signed, these companies have proclaimed their devotion to safeguarding the integrity of the election process. This commitment will not be easy, in the words of Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, "it will require a huge effort from industry, government, and civil society". Just like Marvel superheroes put everything into the fight against supervillains, our tech firms are also putting on boxing gloves to face down IA supervillains… Ding, ding, ding!

🥊These tech companies are throwing a heavy punch into the ring of free and fair elections... And they're not playing with kid gloves!

With growing concern over election 'deepfakes' and their potential impact on democratic engagement, this commitment is more than just a simple act of good faith. It signifies a significant effort to identify, fight and prevent the spread of deceptive AI-generated content on main digital channels that, in turn, shape public discourse and people’s perception.

As a call to arms in the digital age, these companies are working collaboratively to develop powerful tools and measures, such as watermarks for manipulated images, that mitigate the spread of harmful content. They are aware of the gravity of the situation and are acting responsibly, ensuring no stone is left unturned in the fight against 'deepfakes'.

In closing, this agreement is a clear attempt to counteract the challenges presented by AI and secure the integrity of upcoming global elections. It's a reminder that corporate responsibility, beyond commercial interests, plays a crucial role. As companies continue to commit to ensuring a safe and fair digital space, we can only hope that these efforts translate into real positive change ahead of the elections on the horizon.

TikTok's AI Boximator 🤖

Grab your popcorn and get ready for the magic! ByteDance, the brain behind the social media giant, TikTok, has developed an innovation set to redefine AI-generated videos - welcome Boximator. This new masterpiece allows users unprecedented control over how objects move and dance in video scenes. Sounds like science fiction? Keep reading and you'll see that with Boximator, the future has arrived and is here to stay.

Here's the digital scoop: Boximator allows users to select objects, draw simple boxes around them, and then, for any video frame, define how and where that object will move. All of this with a mere blend of harsh and soft boxes and lines that replace the need for text descriptions. And the best part of all this? Boximator adds these cool, and lets say revolutionary, motion control features without interfering with the core abilities of existing video models.

🍿 Who knew that boxes could be so exciting, all this time we were underestimating them...

So yes, digital friends, ByteDance has outdone itself with Boximator. It has got us excited for higher quality videos with more controlled movements and animated scenes. We're talking about deep changes in the way videos are generated and how they're experienced. We're talking about a new world of possibilities for our brilliant content creators.

In summary, we're no longer just in an era of static videos. We're entering the dynamic era of animated videos, of videos that come to life at our will. With Boximator, ByteDance has sent us a digital love letter, reminding us how exciting our technological context is and how playful it can get! So let's animate those videos!

AI Bites 🍪

Her and the Complex Legacy of the Female Robot. Spike Jonze's film isn't the first portrayal of a servile, seemingly caring artificial-intelligence program. Robots have taken on traditionally feminine human roles since the 1960s.

Worldcoin price sets all-time high on back of Sora AI launch, up 100% in a week. The price of the worldcoin token has rallied over the last week, setting a new all-time high.

OpenAI’s Sora video-generating model can render video games, too. Sora, can pull off some genuinely impressive cinematographic feats. But the model’s even more capable than OpenAI initially made it out to be, at least judging by a technical paper published this evening.

Watch this, thank me later... 👀

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