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YouTube affirms vigilance against deepfakes and misinformation ahead of election season

This update builds on YouTube’s existing policy prohibiting links to external sites that violate its rules, including unapproved gambling websites.

Neal Mohan, CEO, YouTube told Moneycontrol that the platform plans to use AI technology to combat misinformation and deepfakes.

What OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks about human purpose in an AI world

During the discussion, Altman explained that AI development initially focused on language models due to the ease of starting with virtual applications. However, he revealed that OpenAI has recently been exploring robotics, expressing excitement about the innovative platforms being built on the physical hardware side. (Image source: GatesNotes)

OpenAI’s Sam Altman shared his take on AI and humanity on Bill Gates’ podcast Unconfuse Me.

Privacy Sandbox APIs are not intended to be direct, one-to-one replacements for all third-party cookie: Google

In India, the referee owns the game and the ad market runs through a single gatekeeper - Google.

Google addresses objections again Privacy Sandbox in a blogpost. According to Google, internet technologies have and will continue to evolve, but that shouldn’t block progress with the current set of building blocks.

Elon Musk’s X unveils 2024 plans: AI-powered experiences, peer-to-peer payments, and more

Musk has argued that OpenAI, now closely aligned with Microsoft Corp. and worth billions, strayed from its founding commitment to operate in the public interest.

AI will power various experiences on X including improving the search feature and advertisements, with the help of Elon Musk’s xAI.

Meta to hide more content from teens on Instagram and Facebook

The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said the FTC has failed to meet its burden to present evidence establishing a relevant antitrust market and proving that it has included all reasonable substitute services in its market definition. (Representative image by Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

Meta’s decision will make it more difficult for teens to come across sensitive content such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders when they use features like Search and Explore on Instagram, as reported by Reuters.

Snap-take: Death of third-party cookies and impact on marketers

If the Privacy Sandbox from Google does not meet these two requirements, it has totally failed in offering an alternative in their own ecosystem, after they have deprecated the third-party cookies. (Representative Image: Vyshnavi Bisani via Unsplash)

On January 4, 2024, Google introduced a Tracking Protection Tool, for one percent of Chrome users, which restricts third-party cookies.

Indian publishers seek legal recourse against content misuse in free-for-all AI world

Existing laws that can address this issue include competition laws, contract laws, intellectual property laws, consumer protection laws, data protection laws, and media regulations. (Representative Image: Igor Omilaev via Unsplash)

As Indian news publishers take a cue from NYT action against Big Tech, experts see safeguards in copyright laws, IT regulations, and consumer protection laws.

64 percent of Indian consumers fear their data will be exposed to AI companies: Cheil India

Google's AI head Jeff Dean and former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki have also backed the company in a personal capacity. (Representative Image: Steve Johnson via Unsplash)

As per the study titled AI & I, 70 percent of the Indian consumers worry that AI companies may misuse the data they share.

25 percent consumers changed their streaming platform, TV still has the largest base: Report

Spends on essentials like personal care & household items have increased for 48 percent of families. Consumption remains the same for 39 percent of families. The net score is at +34 this month. (Representative image by Brooke Lark via Unsplash)

Overall household spending has increased for 58% of the families. Consumption remains the same for 35% of families. The net score is +50 which is the same as last month, said an Axis My India report.

Telegram updates: Redesigned call interface, less battery use, colourful calls and Thanos Snap effect

The official did not rule out the possibility of platform being blocked or banned in the country. Telegram has more than 5 million registered users in India.

The launch of the update comes a month after Telegram announced improvements in order to compete with WhatsApp in a much more efficient manner.