AI surveillance: Spies in the wires

The evolution of espionage.

In another mega-episode, Tristan and Tasia recap the week’s top AI news, including updates to ChatGPT and Google Bard, the Pixel 8’s fancy new AI-powered features, and deepfake celebrity endorsements. Then, in honour of episode 007, we discuss AI’s role in surveillance, espionage, and the brewing digital cold war.

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AI NEWS

• ChatGPT can now search the web in real time

• You can now use the DALL-E 3 AI image generator inside Bing Chat

• Google Bard is gaining a new memory toggle to remember key details

• Google announces Assistant with Bard for Android and iOS

• The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks

• Google’s new Magic Editor uses AI to totally transform your photos

• Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm

AI SURVEILLANCE

• The Role of AI in Surveillance

• Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia

• CIA is set to roll out its own version of ChatGPT to try and comb the internet for useful clues and potential security threats

• Using AI in Video Cameras

• Re-Imagining Espionage in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

• AI and the New Digital Cold War