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The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a digital AI avatar named Victoria Shi (AI in Ukrainian: ШІ), modeled after the singer Rosalie Nombre, to provide consular information to the media. Her statements are scheduled to be published on official pages and sent to journalists in advance.

The non-profit European Center for Digital Rights (NOYB) has filed a complaint against the AI developer OpenAI for breaching GDPR. As it turns out, ChatGPT can still provide inaccurate information about individuals due to AI hallucinations, contravening EU legislation that mandates accuracy in personal data.

Coca-Cola and Microsoft have announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance the digital transformation of the beverage giant through Microsoft's cloud technologies and artificial intelligence innovations.

Artificial intelligence developers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have pledged to bolster security measures to protect children during the development and deployment of AI models. This effort is spearheaded by the nonprofits All Tech Is Human and Thorn, dedicated to child safety.

Google has fired 28 workers who objected to its deal with the Israeli Defense Ministry, which includes using cloud-based AI technologies. These employees had accused the company's leadership of contributing to the genocide of Palestinians.

Amazon Music is beta-testing a feature known as Maestro, an artificial intelligence-driven playlist generator. This functionality allows users to create personalized playlists through text input, emojis, specified emotions, or even auditory cues like other songs.

The executive committee of SAG-AFTRA, the united union of actors and musicians, has provisionally approved a new agreement with major recording companies, including Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Among other things, this agreement addresses the regulation of artificial intelligence in the music industry.

As India enters a six-week electoral period, misinformation is on the rise. According to Pratik Sinha, co-founder of the Indian fact-checking website Alt News, this misinformation is particularly aimed at dividing society and often targets specific communities on social media.

Adobe is working on a new artificial intelligence model from the Firefly family, set to be integrated into Adobe Premiere Pro. This tool will enable users to create videos based on textual queries, manipulate objects within the footage, and expand the length of video recordings.