Global internet freedom declined for a thirteenth consecutive year in 2023, partially as a result of AI being used to sow disinformation and enhance content censorship, according to a new report from U.S.-based nonprofit Freedom House. The 2023 Freedom on the Net report, published on Oct. 4, assesses the state of internet freedom in 70 countries through a comprehensive methodology examining obstacles to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights. The report found that many countries--including Myanmar, the Philippines, Costa Rica--have drastically restricted online freedoms this year. China has the lowest levels of internet freedom for the ninth consecutive year, the report said. Freedom House, established in 1941, publishes Freedom in the World and Freedom on the Net annually.

A protester in Hong Kong had their face swapped with that of an actor via an artificial intelligence for the BBC documentary Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom An artificial intelligence helped to protect the identity of people who took part in a violent anti-government protest in Hong Kong by swapping their faces for those of actors. The method was used in a new BBC documentary, with filmmakers saying it protects the protesters, who were interviewed on camera, from persecution while conserving their mannerisms and the emotions conveyed in their facial expressions.

Speaking in a new documentary, experts say machines should be classed as an'invasive species' due to their rapid evolution and increased ability to consciously make decisions. And worryingly, the concerns are not for the long-term, with the experts predicting that the robot-takeover could begin'in the next few years.' The experts' main concern lies around robots developing their own unique understanding of the world, and even developing a consciousness. Owen Holland, Professor of cognitive robotics at the University of Sussex added: 'The whole of our society, our law, our education, is based around consciousness, making conscious decisions, and if we show that actually that's quite trivial and we reproduce it in an afternoon in a lab, then it could make you think "Well, how important is human life? 'Ultimately the rewards will be positive but you have to be very, very careful. Socially it might be disruptive.' The chilling warning comes from experts speaking in Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots – a BBC documentary that will air in the UK on Wednesday. Speaking in the documentary, Dr Ben Garrod, an evolutionary biologist at Anglia Ruskin University, said: 'What concerns me is that the impact of robots will be so monumental, they could threaten humanity. 'We've evolved over hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. 'These things are just bulldozing their way through. At what point have we got to stop? 'In the next few years, physically at least, they will be able to out-compete us in many of the things that we can do. 'But for me, the real problem isn't if they move like us or even look like us. The real issue will come if they start to think like us.' Owen Holland, Professor of Cognitive Robotics at the University of Sussex added: 'The whole of our society, our law, our education, is based around consciousness, making conscious decisions, and if we show that actually that's quite trivial and we reproduce it in an afternoon in a lab, then it could make you think "Well, how important is human life?

In the opening installment, Dr. Kaku explains how artificial intelligence will revolutionize homes, workplaces and lifestyles, and how virtual worlds will become so realistic that they will rival the physical world. Robots with human-level intelligence may finally become a reality, and in the ultimate stage of mastery, we'll even be able to merge our minds with machine intelligence. For the first time on television, see how a severely depressed patient can be turned into a happy person at the push of a button - all thanks to the cross-pollination of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. I supply this video with no intention of gaining monetary compensation. Everything you see is strictly for the purpose of teaching and/or enlightenment.

Short 60 min BBC film shows the real life implementation and philosophy behind modern world computer software programming. They talk about Google, IBM, Clay Mathematic Institute(CMI). PageRanking, sorting, matching algorithm and how they are used to solve real world problems such as search engines of www, dating websites, medical and educational needs that saved several lives. Problems and limitations of computer softwares and why CMI has placed 1 Million price on the traveling sales men problem. While speaking on the subject they drawn a subtle attention to the mathematical model that is the center of today's modern science.