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Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As AI imitations crop up, a push for ‘right to own one’s voice’

Voice actors and rights advocates hope platforms will pay named voices instead of startups that sell AI copies fed by data scraped off the web.

Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 30, 2023 · 10:00 pm
Israel-Hamas war: Misinformation is being spread across social media – with real-world consequences

The main aim of false narratives is to manipulate public opinion and justify collective punishment, says an expert.

Inna Lazareva, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Oct 18, 2023 · 10:00 pm
For overburdened judiciaries, AI could lend a helping hand – but experts warn of bias, injustice

The use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system is growing quickly worldwide, from chatbots to even robot ‘judges’.

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
&
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As AI imitations crop up, a push for ‘right to own one’s voice’

Voice actors and rights advocates hope platforms will pay named voices instead of startups that sell AI copies fed by data scraped off the web.

Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 30, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Israel-Hamas war: Misinformation is being spread across social media – with real-world consequences

The main aim of false narratives is to manipulate public opinion and justify collective punishment, says an expert.

Inna Lazareva, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Oct 18, 2023 · 10:00 pm

For overburdened judiciaries, AI could lend a helping hand – but experts warn of bias, injustice

The use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system is growing quickly worldwide, from chatbots to even robot ‘judges’.

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
&
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

For workers in developing countries, artificial intelligence is both a boon and a bane

Lax labour regulations and low wages are the norm for data annotation workers in poorer nations.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Mariejo Ramos, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Mar 25, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Lensa image app helps trans people affirm their identity

The app asks users to upload a selection of pictures of themselves and choose whether their avatars should be shown as male, female or other.

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 23, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As AI imitations crop up, a push for ‘right to own one’s voice’

Voice actors and rights advocates hope platforms will pay named voices instead of startups that sell AI copies fed by data scraped off the web.

Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation · Dec 30, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Israel-Hamas war: Misinformation is being spread across social media – with real-world consequences

The main aim of false narratives is to manipulate public opinion and justify collective punishment, says an expert.

Inna Lazareva, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation · Oct 18, 2023 · 10:00 pm

For overburdened judiciaries, AI could lend a helping hand – but experts warn of bias, injustice

The use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system is growing quickly worldwide, from chatbots to even robot ‘judges’.

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News & Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation · May 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 30, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Inna Lazareva, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Oct 18, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
&
Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
,
Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
&
Mariejo Ramos, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Mar 25, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 23, 2022 · 07:30 pm