The Download: making AI fairer, and why everyone’s talking about AGI
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Summary
US immigration authorities have launched an app encouraging migrants living in the US to illegally to leave, the BBC has reported.
Migrants who do not self-deport risk harsher consequences, but some commentators have warned that the app is a attempt by the US government to “normalise” harsher policies that are likely to be implemented by the newly elected Republican administration.
Chinese startup has developed a new AI bot which has become an overnight superstar in China, answering questions and participating in debates.
However, it seems the company which launched the AI, has inspired others in China’s AI community to speed up their own projects as the Chinese government makes no secret of its ambitions to dominate the field.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk has reportedly blamed a cyber attack on Twitter from Russia or Ukraine for the recent large-scale failure of the microblogging platform.
But experts have said there is little evidence to support Musk’s claim.