OpenAI Outlines New AI Safety Plan ✍🏻

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

OpenAI takes a bold step forward in AI safety. The latest AI safety plan not only underscores OpenAI's commitment but also empowers the new board with veto authority over risky AI decisions.

In other news, there's a peculiar case of AI voice clones being used for campaigning in Pakistan…

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• OpenAI Outlines New AI Safety Plan ✍🏻

• Ex-PM Uses AI Voice Clone to Campaign from Jail in Pakistan

• AI Tutorial: Create DALL-E 3 images on your mobile keyboard

• Trending AI Tool of the day: Looka helps you design your brand

• AI Image of The Day🎨: Video game scenarios

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

OPENAI

OpenAI Outlines New AI Safety Plan ✍🏻

OpenAI unveiled a new "Preparedness Framework" this week - essentially, a strategy to monitor and mitigate potential catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems.

Details:

• The framework categorizes AI threats into four risk areas: cybersecurity, biological/chemical/nuclear/radiological (CBRN) threats, persuasion, and autonomous systems.

• Each risk category is rated on a scale from "low" to "critical" to indicate the current level of danger. Models above a certain risk threshold will not be developed further.

• A dedicated team, known as the 'Preparedness Team,' will conduct ongoing risk assessment, prediction, and monitoring to proactively address emerging threats. Safety reports will be submitted to the company's executives and board. While the executives make decisions, the board retains the authority to reverse them.

The goal is to promote similar safety strategies across the AI community to collectively avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes as the technology advances.

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AI IN POLITICS

Ex-PM Uses AI Voice Clone to Campaign from Jail in Pakistan

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has found a creative way to continue campaigning, even while imprisoned on charges of illegally selling state gifts. His political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), recently released a 4-minute video that uses AI voice cloning technology to replicate Khan's voice.

Details:

• The video aired during a "virtual rally" in Pakistan on Sunday evening

• Khan sent PTI a shorthand script which was edited to match his speaking style

• AI company ElevenLabs generated the audio using their voice cloning tool

• The video combines the synthetic audio with archival footage of Khan at rallies

The virtual rally drew over 500,000 views on YouTube and was also live-streamed on other platforms. As AI tools become more advanced, we're likely to see even more creative applications of voice and image cloning.

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AI Tutorial

Create DALL-E 3 images on your mobile keyboard

Microsoft has recently integrated DALL-E 3's 'Image Creator' into their SwiftKey keyboard and now creating images is much more convenient, here’s how to use the feature:

1. Go to the PlayStore and install Microsoft SwiftKey AI Keyboard

2. Activate SwiftKey: After installation, find the "Bing Image Creator" icon within the emoji section of the keyboard

3. Authenticate your Microsoft account ( you will only need to do this one time)

4. Write a prompt and start creating your images.

Source: @ai_for_success on X

Trending AI Tool

Looka helps you design your brand

Looka's AI-powered platform empowers you to craft the logo and brand you've always envisioned.

Main Features:

• Make a logo that matches your vision in minutes

• Create hundreds of branded marketing materials based on your logo

• Customize the design of your brand’s business cards, social profiles, email signatures, and more

Check this AI tool here

AI Image of The Day

Send your AI-generated images for a chance to get published here: [email protected]

Source: @techhalla on X

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