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Meta says generative AI deception held in check -- for now
Meta says generative AI deception held in check -- for now
by  AFP

Social media giant Meta says its bid to thwart coordinated disinformation campaigns created through ever-improving generative AI is working, despite widespread concerns. Meta said it had seen "threat actors" put AI to work to create bogus photos, videos, and text, but no realistic imagery of politicians, according to the report.

US Democrats call for criminal probe into Big Oil price-fixing
US Democrats call for criminal probe into Big Oil price-fixing
by  AFP

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats called on the Justice Department Thursday to investigate the oil and gas industry over allegations of price-fixing. The letter came with Democrats escalating a confrontation with so-called "Big Oil" over high prices and greenhouse gas emissions as the presidential election looms in November.

Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty: AfDB
Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty: AfDB
by  AFP

Africa's economy has shown resilience overall despite global conditions but growth needs to be in double digits to truly tackle poverty on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday. "We believe that African economies ought to be growing at double digits for probably the next decade or so to be able to have the kind of transformation that we need as a continent."

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