The key to competitiveness in the new season of work lies in realigning efforts towards high-value, AI-specialized skills and complementary competences. According to a research fellow at the Graduate Institute of Development, Lahore School of Economics, individual agency is crucial in capturing the skills premium in an Age of Generative AI, where human adaptability and the ability to learn and evolve are essential for sustainable growth.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1307260-reaping-the-skills-premiumA software company provides advanced digital analytics tools to over 15,000 users, including prominent clients such as BuzzFeed and Deloitte, offering features like keyword tracking, smart notifications, and backlink monitoring with AI-driven insights and a user-friendly interface.
https://martech.zone/zutrix-ai-driven-seo-alerts-audits-whitelabel-reports/Microsoft plans to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model on its Azure AI Foundry platform, allowing developers to access and utilize the model for hosting, running, and managing AI-driven applications. The move comes after Microsoft had discussions with xAI, Musk's AI startup, in recent weeks. Tensions between Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Elon Musk have escalated over OpenAI's future, with both parties involved in a feud.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/microsoft-to-host-elon-musks-grok-ai-model-report-1876433Researchers have created high-quality deepfake videos that can mimic realistic heartbeats and subtle facial color changes, making them more difficult to detect, according to Peter Eisert, a professor at Humboldt University, as reported by Popular Science.
https://petapixel.com/2025/05/02/scientists-say-deepfakes-can-take-on-human-heartbeats-making-them-impossible-to-detect/Indonesia needs special regulations in its Presidential Regulation on the AI Roadmap to address urgent issues such as generative disinformation, systemic bias in AI for public services, and economic resilience and data sovereignty. The government aims to ensure AI promotes social justice, digital sovereignty, and economic sustainability, favoring the people and promoting ethical innovation while preventing new disparities.
https://en.tempo.co/read/2002901/government-outlines-5-pillars-of-indonesias-ai-roadmapActress Elizabeth Olsen urged the Trump administration to strengthen copyright rules against AI, citing concerns over data theft and fair use. She emphasized the need for nuance in addressing emerging technologies like artificial general intelligence (AGI), warning that a knee-jerk reaction could hinder progress on pressing issues like climate change.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/natasha-lyonne-uncanny-valley-directorial-debut-copyright-clean-ai-1236382007/Bjorn Ulvaeus, an ABBA singer, has expressed concerns over Labour's plans to give tech firms a copyright "exception" to use artists' material for training AI models without their consent. The proposal would allow companies like Google and Facebook to access creative content without permission unless the creator opts out. This move has sparked opposition from Sir Elton John and Sir Brian May, who have launched a campaign against the plans under the Data (Use and Access) Bill. Labour MP Samantha Niblett believes that transparency provisions are necessary to prevent AI firms from exploiting UK citizens' work, while Technology Secretary Peter Kyle aims to find a balance between the tech industry's growth and creators' rights.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14666085/Abbas-Bjorn-joins-calls-profit-seeking-AI-companies-protect-artists-copyright.htmlThe concept of AI agents has become overly complicated due to marketing hype and technical jargon. In reality, an AI agent is simply software that can act independently towards specific goals without constant human guidance. Unlike traditional automation tools, AI agents perceive their environment, make decisions based on observations, and adapt their approach as circumstances change. They possess capabilities such as planning multi-step sequences, learning from mistakes, and improving strategies over time.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/agentic-ai-will-accelerate-social-engineering-attacksA recent Bybit hack has highlighted a growing trend where cybercriminals are combining AI with advanced social engineering techniques like deepfake technology and targeted phishing to execute large-scale financial scams, underscoring the need for continuous innovation in cybersecurity to counter evolving threats.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-is-fueling-the-biggest-financial-scams-ever-cyber-safety-experts-are-fighting-back