The UK's Children's Commissioner is calling for a ban on AI deepfake apps that create nude or sexual images of children, according to a new report. It states that such "nudification" apps have become so prevalent that many girls have stopped posting photos on social media. And though creating or uploading CSAM images is illegal, apps used to create deepfake nude images are still legal. "Children have told me they are frightened by the very idea of this technology even being available, let alone used. They fear that anyone -- a stranger, a classmate, or even a friend -- could use a smartphone as a way of manipulating them by creating a naked image using these bespoke apps." said Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza.

This paper presents an exploratory study that harnesses the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) to mine key ecological entities from invasion biology literature. Specifically, we focus on extracting species names, their locations, associated habitats, and ecosystems, information that is critical for understanding species spread, predicting future invasions, and informing conservation efforts. Traditional text mining approaches often struggle with the complexity of ecological terminology and the subtle linguistic patterns found in these texts. By applying general-purpose LLMs without domain-specific fine-tuning, we uncover both the promise and limitations of using these models for ecological entity extraction. In doing so, this study lays the groundwork for more advanced, automated knowledge extraction tools that can aid researchers and practitioners in understanding and managing biological invasions.

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After losing his wife to colon cancer, a New York man has dedicated his life to fighting the disease and trying to protect other families from the same tragedy. Roy de Souza, now 54, and his wife, Aisha de Sequeira, had three young children when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. At the time, the family was living in India, where de Souza ran a technology company and his wife headed up an investment banking firm.

We are often blind to the truth due to our preconceived notions and beliefs. "We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe." This can be seen in a variety of scenarios in everyday life. For example, if a person holds a negative view on a particular topic, they are likely to only pay attention to information that confirms those beliefs while discounting any evidence that may contradict it.

Recent research has revealed undesirable biases in NLP data and models. However, these efforts focus on social disparities in West, and are not directly portable to other geo-cultural contexts. In this paper, we focus on NLP fair-ness in the context of India. We start with a brief account of the prominent axes of social disparities in India. We build resources for fairness evaluation in the Indian context and use them to demonstrate prediction biases along some of the axes. We then delve deeper into social stereotypes for Region andReligion, demonstrating its prevalence in corpora and models. Finally, we outline a holistic research agenda to re-contextualize NLP fairness research for the Indian context, ac-counting for Indian societal context, bridging technological gaps in NLP capabilities and re-sources, and adapting to Indian cultural values. While we focus on India, this framework can be generalized to other geo-cultural contexts.

This is the first time a highly efficient genomic selection method based on machine learning has been proposed for polyploid plants – in which cells have more than two complete sets of chromosomes. The methodology, published in Scientific Reports, improved the predictive power of machine learning by more than 50%. This means that this model is much more accurate than traditional breeding techniques. Machine learning is a branch of AI that involves computer statistics and optimisation with countless applications. Its main goal is to create algorithms that automatically extract patterns from datasets.

All human beings--even famous movie directors like Federico Fellini--have a finite lifespan. But can their talent live on (and continue to create) with artificial intelligence? Campari Red Diaries: Fellini ForwardCampari Red Diaries: Fellini Forward, a short film and behind-the-scenes documentary, premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 7, and will be featured at the New York Film Festival before an on-demand release in select markets. While there are three humans with directorial credits--Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper for the documentary, and Maximilian Niemann on the short film--the post-human creative force on this movie is AI, masterminded by innovation production studio UNIT9. We spoke with Marc D'Souza, Production Director at UNIT9, to find out more. The question behind Campari Red Diaries: Fellini Forward is whether AI can be trained to not just imitate Fellini's oeuvre, but extend it into new and original work.

Growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life – especially if exposed to two or more languages from birth. UK experts found that adults who were exposed earlier to two languages in their lives were the highest performers in cognitive tests. 'Early bilinguals' – those who learn a second language as an infant or young child – have cognitive advantages over those who learn a second language later, suggesting the earlier we're exposed to two languages, the better for our brains. In the experiments, early bilinguals were found to be quicker at shifting attention and detecting visual changes compared to adults who learnt their second language later in life (late bilinguals). Both early and late bilinguals performed better than those people who spent their early lives in single-language homes.

I've heard that my generation spends about 10 hours online per day. If I'm being honest, that sounds a little conservative to me. When are you not online? Aside from face-to-face social interaction (say, coffee with a friend) or activities that force attention (the movies; gigs) I can't think of a time when I wouldn't at least be passively scrolling or using my phone in some capacity. I recently bought a pop socket – a small device that allows you to grip your phone better – so that it's easier for me to hold while moving.