AI Goes Mainstream: Celeb Chatbots, Voice Assistants, Synthetic Humans, and Surgical Aids Show Growing Prominence and Risks of New Tech
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Meta is creating AI chatbots based on celebrities like Snoop Dogg and fictional characters like Super Mario for users to interact with on Facebook, Instagram, etc.
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OpenAI's ChatGPT now has voice capabilities available in the paid ChatGPT Plus version, letting users have conversations with the AI.
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Companies like Fantasy are using AI to create "synthetic humans" to replace focus groups and generate new product ideas.
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Researchers developed an AI system called Sturgeon that can help surgeons diagnose brain tumors in real-time during surgery.
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Experts warn that ethics and trust in AI are crucial, with risks including reputational harm and human damage if principles aren't followed.
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