Pope Francis is first pontiff to address G7 leaders with AI speech

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1. Pope Francis is first pontiff to address G7 leaders with AI speech

Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to address concerns about artificial intelligence at the Group of Seven meeting in Fasano, Italy. He urged caution about AI, calling it both a fascinating tool and a terrifying one, and acknowledged its potential applications in various fields.

AI has been on the pope's radar for years, and in 2020, Catholic leaders presented him with a proposal on AI ethics, education, and rights. However, he warned that AI could lead to more injustice between advanced and developing countries and between dominant and oppressed social classes. The G7 leaders face low approval ratings, with far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosting the summit.

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2. Brave integrates its own search results with its Leo AI assistant

Brave Software is integrating search results into its Leo chatbot, based on the Brave Search API. The integration allows users to access up-to-date information, pull context from articles, and create social media posts.

The privacy-forward approach means users don't need to log in or store conversations with the AI chatbot on its server. Leo Premium users can access higher rate limits and the latest models for $14.99/month. Brave has been enhancing its AI capabilities to attract more users to its browser and search engine.

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3. OpenAI appoints former top US cyberwarrior Paul Nakasone to its board of directors

OpenAI has appointed former U.S. cyberwarrior and intelligence official, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, to its board of directors. Nakasone, who previously served as commander of U.S.

Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, will help protect ChatGPT maker from sophisticated bad actors. OpenAI's board is still forming after upheaval forced a reset of leadership last year. Nakasone will also join OpenAI's new safety and security committee.

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4. DeepMind’s new AI generates soundtracks and dialogue for videos

Google's DeepMind is developing AI technology called V2A (video-to-audio) to create soundtracks for videos. This technology is seen as a crucial part of the AI-generated media puzzle, as current models can only generate silent output. DeepMind's V2A tech uses the description of a soundtrack paired with a video to create music, sound effects, and dialogue that matches the characters and tone of the video.

The diffusion model, trained on sounds, dialogue transcripts, and video clips, learns to associate specific audio events with various visual scenes. AI-powered sound-generating tools are not new, but DeepMind's work could bring generated movies to life.

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5. AI Photo Contest Winner Disqualified Because It’s Real

Miles Astray's flamingo photo won two AI awards at the 1839 Awards, despite being shot with a camera. The image, titled "Flamingone," was disqualified from the competition after winning third place and people's choice honors for AI photography.

Astray submitted the photo to prove that human-generated art hasn't lost its impact in a world of algorithms. He believes the surreal and natural shot of the flamingo is the first real photo to win an AI award.

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