AI News - 19th May 2023

Here is a round up of recent AI news articles.

BT to cut 55,000 jobs with up to a fifth replaced by AI - BT plans on cutting 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade with over a fifth coming from customer service roles that it plans to replace with AI based technologies

Rishi Sunak insists 'guardrails' will be put in place to regulate AI in bid to minimise risks to society - Uk Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak says safety measures will be put in place so that the risks of AI are minimized

Official ChatGPT app for iOS launched - Open AI releases ChatGPT app for IOS, it is free to use and syncs history across devices. It also integrates Whisper, their open-source speech-recognition system, enabling voice input. 

Meta creates code generation tool - Meta has announced that its created its own code generation tool, called CodeCompose and is similar to Copilot

Artificial intelligence to hit workplace 'like a freight train', energy boss warns - AI being used at Octopus energy is answering 44% of customer emails, just seven weeks after being deployed

Ursula von der Leyen calls for ‘guardrails’ around AI - At a G7 summit European commission president has said that there are great benefits to adopting AI but "guardrails" need to be put in place.

OpenAi CEO testifies at the US Senate Committee - Sam Altman speaks to lawmakers and answer their questions. He discussed the tremendous benefits but also dangers & that larger AI companies should be licensed and new regulatory bodies created (US & international).

Sting says songwriting “battle” between humans and AI is coming - As AI becomes increaingly more involved in music making process, Sting thinks that there is going to be a need to defend human creativity and capital against AI in the music industry

Google, Meta, and Amazon’s next frontier: AI-generated ads - it was bound to happen but now seems confirmed according to a report from CNBC. Google wants to use its AI to help generate assets for its advertisers.

Top French court backs AI-powered surveillance cameras for Paris Olympics - AI's more dystopian uses was only matter of time. France's top constitutional court has backed the use of AI-power surveillance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris however set some limitations to how it can be used.