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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report

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The international AI safety report warns systems are improving rapidly – but remain prone to ‘hallucinations’ and hard to control. Photograph: Klaus Ohlenschlaeger/Alamy

The International AI Safety report is an annual survey of technological progress and the risks it is creating across multiple areas, from deepfakes to the jobs market.

Commissioned at the 2023 global AI safety summit, it is chaired by the Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, who describes the “daunting challenges” posed by rapid developments in the field. The report is also guided by senior advisers, including Nobel laureates Geoffrey Hinton and Daron Acemoglu.

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