AI Roundup [April 22]: KITE to train 80000 teachers in AI, Bollywood deepfakes and more

Kerala’s KITE to train 80000 teachers in AI by August; Bollywood deepfakes raise concerns of election interference; IIT Kharagpur ready to launch AI course in B.Tech; Apple acquires French startup specializing in AI and computer vision—this and more in our daily roundup. Let’s take a look.

1. Kerala’s KITE will train 80000 teachers in AI by August

Kerala’s KITE plans to train 80000 secondary teachers in AI by August. They will learn to create topic-specific views, simplify documents, and summarize content. The practical training aims to promote responsible AI use and will focus on summarization and image generation techniques over three days starting on May 2. According to The Hindu, the initiative aims to empower teachers while promoting AI awareness. report,

2. Bollywood deepfakes raise concerns of election interference

Deepfake videos of Bollywood stars, Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and supporting the Congress party in the ongoing elections in India, have raised concerns. With more than half a million views on social media, these AI-generated clips highlight the potential impact of deepfakes in India’s electoral landscape, marking a shift towards AI-powered campaigning, Reuters informed of,

3. IIT Kharagpur is preparing to start AI course in B.Tech.

IIT-Kharagpur has announced the launch of a four-year B.Tech program in Artificial Intelligence (AI), signaling significant progress in integrating AI education into traditional engineering disciplines. The move, announced during the 69th convocation of the institute, underlines the importance of AI in academic fields. According to The Free Press Journal, AI-focused B.Tech aims to equip students with foundational and specialized knowledge in various AI applications informed of,

4. Apple acquires French startup specializing in AI and computer vision

Apple has reportedly acquired Datalab, a French startup known for AI compression and computer vision technology. The Paris-based company focuses on low-power, runtime-efficient deep learning algorithms, highlighting their expertise in fast, accurate embedded computer vision. Before the acquisition, Dataclub had 10 to 20 employees. Their projects include deploying AI tools in Paris transportation systems to monitor mask wearing, collaborating with partners such as Disney, 9to5Mac. informed of,

5. Microsoft pursuing Samsung partnership for AI advancements

Recognizing Samsung’s important role in critical high-performance memory solutions for AI chips, Microsoft eyes the Samsung partnership to enhance AI capabilities. With ongoing collaboration including NVIDIA, Microsoft is looking to further leverage Samsung’s expertise. The scheduled meetings between Samsung’s semiconductor chief and Microsoft leadership are aimed at exploring opportunities for joint AI chip development and software integration, potentially expanding AI services on Samsung devices, SamMobile. informed of,