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Will AI Replace Computer Programmers?

Advances in artificial intelligence tools that can code could improve productivity, but portend disruption.

From ACM News Logan Kugler
Commissioned by CACM Staff | March 30, 2023

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Deepfake 'News' Videos Ramp Up Misinformation in Venezuela

Generative AI technology from Synthesia was used to create recent deepfake videos that attempted to spread misinformation and propaganda in Venezuela. Financial Times
From ACM TechNews | March 21, 2023

From ACM TechNews

What Gucci, Others Learned from the Metaverse

Luxury retailers are capitalizing on the metaverse, with some using the virtual environment to identify trends and roll out new products. Financial Times
From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2023